What the Tasmanian Liberals will do: Make Tasmania free of non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags within two years. Coles Bay on Tasmania’s East Coast was the first town in Australia to go “plastic shopping bag free” and a Hodgman Liberal Government will move to remove non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags from across Tasmania. Why this policy is [...]
Bus It Challenge
Michael fires the starter’s gun for the Bus It Challenge in Bass I can still remember working late at night several months ago when a mysterious email arrived from two young Tasmanians wanting me to commit to travelling only on public transport for 24-48 hours during the first week of February. Making a commitment to [...]
Statement from Will Hodgman: Liberal Government to capitalise on broadband
Today in a major speech to the Launceston business community I again emphasised that a Hodgman Liberal Government will support the NBN roll-out in Tasmania.
Making our roads safer
Tasmanian roads are the most deadly in Australia. Think about that for a moment: “The most deadly roads in Australia”. The national road fatality rate for 2008 was 6.85 deaths per 100,000 people. In Tasmania last year the rate was 12.8 deaths per 100,000 people. That’s almost double.
Liberals to safeguard and invest in new health services with RFDS
The Royal Flying Doctor Service base at Launceston Airport is a vital part of the northern Tasmanian community and health system and must not be downgraded or moved south. In 2007-08, the Flying Doctors helped 1,654 patients. But last September we discovered that the Bartlett Labor Government had the highly-respected RFDS in its sights – [...]
