Today’s a great day because, Levi House in Launceston has won a tender to receive a $4m grant from the Commonwealth Government to refurbish a building for housing the homeless (see an excerpt of the announcement below). As a volunteer at the current Levi House shelter, in fact today I’m feeling pretty tired because I was [...]
Linking responsibility at school and on the roads: Major statement from Will Hodgman and Jeremy Rockliff
The number of young drivers killed or hurt on the roads each year is far too high We need to link responsibility at school to responsibility on the road A Liberal Government will do that, and much more to make our roads safer We need to build a culture of responsible driving in Tasmania and [...]
Our young people: not just our future, also our present.
Today I served the Lions Club as a volunteer judge for their annual event Youth of the Year. I’m so glad I did. I was given an incredible opportunity to get a look into the lives of three of our exceptional young people from Northern Tasmania, to talk with them about their achievements and to [...]
The sexualisation of children
Fortunately there is a better realisation today that the sexualisation of children in Australia is a problem that must be challenged. This sexualisation is the result of pressure from many quarters including daily imagery, fashion, music and entertainment industries. Not surprisingly, most of the evidence points to commercial drivers as causes – today I’m writing [...]
