Apr 17, 2024
The Rockliff Liberal Government is working hard to make Tasmanian roads safer and more efficient.
Minister for Infrastructure, Michael Ferguson, said the Government is now inviting feedback from the community on ways to improve the Tasman Highway between Sorell and Launceston.
“Tasmania’s increasing population, strong economy and prudent budget means we can upgrade more roads and bridges for Tasmanians.
“The consultation will help us identify a priority list of opportunities to improve this 390-kilometre section of the highway to meet the future needs of local communities, visitors, and industry,” the Minister said.
“Opportunities may include improving safety and traffic flow issues, active and public transport options and upgrades that would support economic growth.”
A community consultation period will run until 20 May 2024 and will include a variety of ways in which the public can share their views.
These include an online survey and interactive map and public displays at Sorell, Launceston, Dorset, Break O’Day and Glamorgan Spring Bay council offices from Friday, 19 April.
There will also be 10 consultation sessions at various locations and dates where members of the project team will be available to answer questions and people can provide feedback.
Full details of how you can be involved, including through the survey, map, displays and sessions, are available on the Transport website at www.transport.tas.gov.au/tasman_highway_corridor.
Minister Ferguson said the feedback received will be used to identify what is important to the community and help us prioritise projects in developing the strategy and a list of short, medium and long-term improvement opportunities that can be put forward for funding.
“The Tasmanian Liberal Government is delivering safer roads for Tasmanians so they can get to their destinations safer and more efficiently.”
Apr 27, 2019
The Hodgman Liberal Government greatly values the contribution of our 5500 emergency service volunteers, which is why we are supporting them with a $2 million Volunteer Support Fund.
The extra funding for volunteer Tasmania Fire Service brigades and State Emergency Service units allows them to apply for non-essential equipment, training, recruitment activities and station upgrades.
Today we can announce that $256,000 has been allocated in Round 1 of the 2018-19 grants program with 66 volunteer brigades and 9 SES units successful in gaining funding for items like high pressure cleaners, microwaves, generators and white goods to make volunteer stations more functional and comfortable.
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Apr 25, 2019
Returned service men and women; Families of service personnel; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen; Boys and Girls –
Love has the power to cause a genuine response in every human heart.
You may have heard these
words: “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three. But the greatest of
these is love.”
In the hateful theatres
of war in Western Europe, North Africa, South East Asia and the Middle East,
each conflict came at a huge cost to peace-loving Australian communities during
every quarter of the 20th Century.
And yet, those many
Australians and her allies caught up in the defence of our freedom, have been
people who loved their country and loved their families back home.
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Dec 20, 2018
As the Liberal Majority Government continues to increase police numbers, I today heartily congratulate the newest Police Constable graduates, who begin their careers next week.
We welcome the 20 recruits – eleven women and nine men, who have completed a rigorous 28-week course at the Police Academy and three weeks of practical experience in various stations around the state. 7 new constables will be stationed at Launceston, 8 at Hobart, 3 at Devonport and 2 at Burnie.
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Dec 19, 2018
Continuing Industrial action ordered by ANMF bosses is impacting on patient care and is unacceptable.
Today we have seen action to disrupt surgery at the Launceston General Hospital, and last week patient care was directly undermined by nurses at the Royal Hobart Hospital who refused to staff surgical theatres.
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Dec 14, 2018
The Hodgman Liberal Government values the contribution of our 5500 emergency service volunteers in keeping Tasmania safe. That’s why we have provided an injection of $2 million over four years for volunteer Tasmania Fire Service brigades and State Emergency Service units.
The extra funding sets up a grants system – the Emergency Volunteer Support Fund – to apply for non-essential equipment, training, recruitment and engagement activities and station upgrades. (more…)
