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Elective Surgery Today, after three and a half years of majority Liberal Government, is Where we • Waiting lists reduced by 36% since June 2014 Tasmania is heading in the right direction. More Tasmanians than ever are in • Now 5,453 Tasmanians waiting for elective surgery work, with over 10,000 new jobs created since the election. are today • Down from 8,528 in June 2014. heading in the Our hospital elective surgery waiting lists are at record lows and we’ve right direction Unemployment rate Education employed more than 250 nurses and are opening over 100 additional • Unemployment down to 5.8% • Students achieving their Tasmanian Certificate of hospital beds. • Down from 7.5% at the March 2014 State election Education up 8.6% since 2013 Our agriculture, aquaculture and tourism sectors are booming, creating vital and our long term • Tasmania now has the 3rd lowest unemployment • 30 schools now extended to Year 12 and rate of any State enrolments since 2014 up 58% jobs in regional Tasmania. More young Tasmanians are completing Year 12, Plan, including giving them the best possible start in life. Jobs – number of employed Police numbers And our budget is back in balance, meaning we can afford to invest more key targets, • Now 245,600 Tasmanians employed • Police numbers now up to 1204 FTE • Up from 235,100 employed at March 2014 • 84 FTE more than at March 2014 into essential services such as health. State election • Previous Government axed 108 police officers in is on track. But we know that this isn’t as good as it gets; far from it. • 10,500 jobs created under majority Liberal 2011-2013 Government We know that not everyone is feeling the benefits of the stronger economy, But we know there is more to • Highest employment level ever in Tasmania Nurse numbers • The number of nurses employed in the Tasmanian or shorter waiting lists and we know that rising costs of living are a real issue. be done. That is why in addition Health Service is 3,603 FTE, an increase of more Young people in jobs So now, we’re focused on building your future. to the existing targets, we are • Now 38,800 young Tasmanians employed than 250 since June 2014 setting 43 new targets to help • Up 2,700 from 36,100 young Tasmanians Under our Plan to Build Your Future we will: employed at 2014 election Visitor numbers • Visitors numbers now at 1.26 million, up 19% - Deliver a stronger economy and create even more jobs build Tasmania’s future. These - Take action on cost of living Budget position from 1.05 million in March 2014 are 43 specific actions that - Invest even more into health, education, and Tasmanians in need • Improved $1.3 billion since 2014 election • Visitor spending up 33% since 2014 will help improve the lives of • In 2014, faced $1.1 billion in - Keep Tasmanians safe Tasmanians and which you can cumulative deficits - Protect the Tasmanian way of life • Now $200 million in cumulative surpluses - Build the infrastructure of the 21st century measure us against and hold us to account to deliver. Between now State population In fact, our new Plan contains 43 specific ways we’ll improve your life and • Now 519,100 people living in Tasmania that of your family. and the election we will release • Up from 513,900 in the March 2014 quarter new policies that outline how • Population now growing at fastest Today, Tasmania is a prouder, stronger and more confident place to live. rate in 6 years a majority Liberal Government • Previous government saw 16 straight Under our new Plan to Build Your Future, we’ll make Tasmania an even will deliver these targets. This is quarters of negative interstate migration better place to live, and put Tassie at the front of the pack. beginning in June 2011 all part of our Plan to Build Your MP Future and make Tasmania an Private investment Tasmanian Premier even better place to live. • Up 19.6% on the level at the 2014 election

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Our new targets to deliver a stronger Our new targets to take action on Our new targets to keep Continuing targets Under our plan to economy and more jobs the cost of living Tasmanians safe • To grow the Tasmanian population to 650,000 by 1. Reduce the unemployment rate to the best State 19. Ensure Tasmania has the lowest regulated 32. The lowest serious crime rate in the nation across 2050 Build Your Future in the country by 2022 electricity prices in the country throughout the all victimisation measures by 2022 • Grow the annual farm gate value of the agricultural next four year term of Government 2. Reduce the youth unemployment rate to at or 33. The lowest use of crystal methamphetamine sector to $10 billion per year by 2050 we will: below the national average by 2022 20. Keep cost of living increases for Government (ice) of any state by 2022 • Double the annual value of our salmon industry to services, on average, at or below the rate of 3. A 40% increase in apprentices and trainees in 34. Reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries $1 billion by 2030 inflation for the next four years of government > Deliver a stronger the private sector by 2025 on Tasmania’s roads to zero by 2050 • Grow our tourism industry to 1.5 million visitors per economy and more jobs 4. No new or increased taxes for Tasmanians year by 2020 Our new targets for health, 35. A 33% decrease in the risk to Tasmanian lives 5. We will remain net debt free and properties from bushfire by 2022 • To have the healthiest population by 2025 > Act on the cost of living 6. Over the next four years, we will continue to education and Tasmanians in need • By 2020, be at or above the national standard spend less than what we earn 21. Reduce smoking rates to below the national Our new targets to protect the in every single NAPLAN measurement and meet > Invest in health, education average by 2025, and halve the gap between 7. Double the amount of water available through national benchmarks in reading, writing, maths State and national youth smoking rates (for Tasmanian way of life and Tasmanians in need Tasmanian Irrigation Schemes by 2025 and science under 25s) 36. Sustain home ownership rates of 5% above the 8. All fin-fish farming to be 100% compliant with national average • 50% representation of women on Government > Keep Tasmanians safe environmental regulations 22. Reduce Tasmania’s rate of obesity to below the national average by 2025 37. No more land lock-ups Boards by 2020 9. An 85% clear-up rate on reported red tape by 23. A 20% reduction in the suicide rate by 2022 • 50% female Liberal representation by 2022 > Protect the Tasmanian 2022 38. The lowest incidence of litter in the country by 24. 90% of Tasmanians will be treated within 2023 way of life 10. 90% of all Government contracts to be awarded clinically-recommended timeframes for their Targets set in 2014 already achieved to Tasmanian-based businesses by 2022 39. Zero net emissions for Tasmania by 2050 > Build Tasmania’s elective surgery by the end of the next four year • Reduce the unemployment rate to at least the 11. A 10% increase in small business employment term of Government national average infrastructure for the by 2022 25. 90% of emergency presentations will be in and Our new targets to build Tasmania’s 21st century • Return the budget to surplus within six years 12. 50,000 tourism-related jobs by 2022 out of the Emergency Department within four infrastructure for the 21st century 13. A 50% increase in the average per visitor spend hours by 2022 40. Over the next four years, increase the long-term • Reduce red and Green tape by 20% by 2022 26. Reduce emergency ambulance response times to average investment in public infrastructure by 14. 70% of all visitors to stay overnight in regional national average waiting time by 2025 20% areas during their trip to Tasmania by 2022 27. Ensure the retention rate of students from Years 41. Make Tasmania energy self-sufficient with an 15. A 25% increase in people employed in the 10-12 is at or above the national average by additional 1,000 gigawatt hours of on-island building and construction sector over the next 2022 renewable generation by the end of 2022 five years 28. 75% of all students in Year 12 to complete their 42. Bring all Tasmania’s primary freight and TCE by 2022 16. A 50% increase in new mining ventures over five passenger roads up to a minimum three-star years 29. Triple the number of new affordable houses by AusRAP safety rating by 2040 17. Double the forest, fine timber and wood fibre 2025 43. Complete TasWater’s 10 year capital program industry value-add to $1.2 billion by 2036 30. A 10% increase in housing available for young people at risk by 2025 (from 1 July 2018) in five years 18. Double production from Tasmania’s hardwood plantations by 2022 31. A 50% reduction in serious child abuse by 2022

buildingyourfuture.com.au 5 Delivering a stronger economy and more jobs

1. Reduce the unemployment rate 3. A 40% increase in apprentices 4. No new or increased taxes for Jobs remain to the best state in the country by and trainees in the private sector by Tasmania’s 2014 Budget Tasmanians 2022 2025 economy has had target achieved Since the election, we have imposed no new or our number In 2014, we came to office with a target to reduce the There has been a decline in apprentices in the building increased taxes on Tasmanians. We will continue that unemployment rate to at least the national average. and construction industry of around 40% in Tasmania 12 successive approach during the next term of Government. one priority, At the time, Tasmania’s unemployment rate was since 2012, beginning under the previous Labor-Green In 2014, we inherited $1.1 7.9% compared to a national average of 5.8%, and government. quarters of billion in cumulative deficits and 5. We will remain net debt free particularly for the highest of all states. While numbers are now growing again, at 30 June 2016 there were still just 7693 apprentices in the promised to fix the budget mess. Net debt, predicted to be $400 million under the We achieved that target. Today, Tasmania’s economic growth previous Government, is now in positive balance and young people unemployment rate is 5.8% – the third lowest in private building and construction sector. Our target to Our target was to return the increase numbers by 40%, backed by Government forecast to be $452 million in 2017-18. We will ensure the country – and there have been 10,500 new jobs and the 2017 budget to surplus within six years. that net cash and investments will remain positive created. incentives to help businesses employ apprentices and trainees, will see numbers grow to 10,755, providing CommSec Report We have achieved that target. and exceed borrowings. While the unemployment rate Tasmania’s unemployment rate has equalled the jobs for the next generation of young Tasmanians. national average on three occasions, in October and has dropped significantly since November 2015, and again in March 2017. In April has confirmed our After more than three years of strict financial 6. Over the next four years, we will we came to Government, we 2017, Tasmania’s unemployment rate was lower than discipline, the budget is now back in surplus four years continue to spend less than what we the national average. Employment growth economic revival ahead of schedule, with a forecast cumulative surplus earn know not everyone is feeling We believe we can do better still, and take Tasmania of more than $200 million over the next four years. We will ensure that annual growth in general from having the highest unemployment rate of all This means we have more money to invest in essential the benefits of our stronger under Liberals Government operating expenses is lower than the states under the previous Labor-Green government, to services, such as health. long-term average growth in revenue. economy. Job creation will the lowest by 2022. Our game-changing, job-creating remain a key focus of a re- budget package supports this target. elected Hodgman majority Liberal Government. 2. Reduce the youth unemployment rate to at or below the national average by 2022 Currently, Tasmania’s youth State-wide unemployment rate is around 15%, down from 17% three years ago but still higher than the national average of around 13%. Our 2017-18 Budget contains a $25 million Youth Employment Strategy, including incentives to help 235,100 Employed 245,600 Employed young people into apprenticeships and training. We have extended 38 schools to year 12 and there Under Labor Under Liberals is more support than ever to keep young people in school to get a good education and create a job-ready 10,500 jobs have been created under the Hodgman generation for Tasmania’s future. Liberal Government between 2014 and 2017. 10,000 jobs were lost while Labor and Greens were in Government between 2011 and 2014.

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7. Double the amount of water 9. An 85% clear-up rate on reported 11. A 10% increase in small business Growing available through Tasmanian Backing small red tape by 2022 employment by 2022 Irrigation Schemes by 2025 The Government has significantly reduced red and Confidence amongst Tasmania’s 36,000 small Agriculture and business Green tape since being elected, by removing over businesses remains high, with many businesses Currently less than 10% of the State’s agricultural 140 unnecessary or inefficient regulations in the past intending to increase their employee numbers over land is irrigated, yet produces over 50% of the gross Aquaculture All businesses start small, and two years, including planning reforms, faster council the next two years. value of Tasmania’s agriculture production. approvals and reduced permit requirements for home we want small businesses, who A 10% increase in employment would see another Tasmanian farmers are the Irrigation development is therefore a key plank in building and renovations. We will continue our focus 10,000 Tasmanians employed in the sector over the achieving the Government’s long-term targets for the employ over 100,000 Tasmanians, on red tape reduction by acting decisively and clearing next four years, providing jobs in all regions of the most confident in the nation agricultural sector. to continue to have confidence to up reported incidences of red tape. State. according to the latest Our target will deliver an increase in available water through irrigation from 75,000 mega litres to 150,000 grow and create jobs. Rabobank Survey, and we want mega litres, and is supported by a $50 million 10. 90% of all Government contracts to keep it that way. Government commitment to the Tranche 2 Irrigation to be awarded to Tasmanian-based Program, with three of the five proposed schemes businesses by 2022 now under construction. We are already working on Tranche 3 Irrigation Schemes. “Top spot” in Our Local Benefit Test, put in place in 2014, is working. Existing targets: Over the last 12 months, 81% of contracts have been country for small awarded to Tasmanian-based businesses - up from Grow the annual farm gate 8. All fin-fish farming to be 100% the 63% (3rd qtr 2013-14) awarded to Tasmanian- value of the agricultural sector compliant with environmental business and based businesses under the previous Government. to $10 billion per year by 2050, regulations We are backing our small businesses and helping them to win Government business through tendering and double the annual value of With new legislation to strengthen the environmental growth planned workshops, business mentoring, personalised business our salmon industry to $1 billion regulation of fin-fish farming in Tasmania, including advice and one-stop-shop support. demerit points and significantly tougher penalties by 2030 for breaches of licence conditions, combined with Tasmania’s first Sustainable Industry Growth Plan, we The 2017 Sensis Business Index We are on track to meet our existing are confident in our target of 100% compliance with has ranked the Hodgman Liberal long-term targets for agriculture and environmental regulations. aquaculture. The latest ABS data shows the Government as “’s most value of agricultural production growing to popular government at a state, almost $1.5 billion, with cherries, apples, territory or Federal level and beef, wool and dairy the outstanding the only government to hold a growth areas. Similarly, the value of farm gate product for salmon has reached over positive approval rating among $700 million. business owners”. More importantly, small business confidence in regional Tasmania was up 23 points.

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Existing target: 12. 50,000 tourism-related jobs by 2022 Grow our tourism industry to 1.5 In 2016, there were 20,000 direct and 20,200 indirect million visitors per year by 2020 tourism-related jobs. In line with growing tourism numbers, our goal is to see that increase to 45,000 jobs by 2022 - an increase of 16.6% or 4,800 new We are on track to achieve jobs for Tasmanians, right around the State. the target we set in 2014. Tasmanian tourism is leading 13. A 50% increase in the average the nation in visitor growth, and per visitor spend by 2022 breaking Tasmanian records: Currently, visitors on average stay 7.5 days in our State > 1.26 million visitors – a new all-time and spend around $1,698 each, but we want visitors to stay longer, see more of our State, and spend more. 15. A 25% increase in people visitor high • 7% higher growth in housing We will achieve that through targeted marketing and Building Tasmania employed in the building and new investment in visitor attractions right around finance commitments to May > $2.23 billion in visitor spending - construction sector over the next Tasmania. A 50% increase would see the average per – supporting our 2017 - the strongest in the A booming another record for the State person visitor spend at $2,892, and bring total visitor nation five years. spending in Tasmania to $4.33 billion per year. > 14% increase in visitors from construction industry Compared with the average over the previous five Tourism and year period, this target will see the number of people interstate – the highest of any State • 11.6% increase in the value of Tasmania’s building and employed in the construction industry reach 28,500 Hospitality or Territory 14. 70% of all visitors to stay engineering construction work people by 2022 – up from the 22,800 employed in overnight in regional areas during construction sector is now to March 2017, and the industry today. > 16% increase in international their trip to Tasmania by 2022 growing again. industry visitors – highest for all States and With significant Government spending on All regions of Tasmania are sharing in the growth in • Tasmania had the second infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, and Territories tourism, with visitors to the East Coast up 12%, to the strongest growth of any state new incentives for first home builders, as well as a Tasmanian tourism is leading North up 11%, to Cradle Coast up 7%, to the south There has been: substantial increase in private investment expenditure, > Five gold, seven silver and two in first home buyer finance we believe this ambitious target is achievable. the nation in visitor growth. bronze awards at the 2017 national up 5%. • 24% increase in business Qantas tourism awards – the most of In 2016, close to 53% of our visitors travelled and commitments for the year to stayed overnight in our regional areas (outside investment in buildings and Our next-term priorities are to any State or Territory. May 2017 and Launceston). structures in the year to March get tourists to stay longer, see We want to see an increase in the number of visitors 2017 more of our State and to spend staying overnight in our regional areas to 70%, meaning more visitors to our regions and a boost to more. our regional economies and local jobs. • 20% increase in dwelling approvals for the year to June 2017

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16. A 50% increase in new mining Over half the State’s forest is in reserves, and we need 19. Ensure Tasmania has the lowest 20. Keep cost of living increases for Backing our to ensure efficient use of our timber resources through Acting on ventures over five years innovation, investment and value-adding, ensuring we regulated electricity prices in the Government services, on average, at Tasmania’s mining and mineral processing sector have a sustainable, strong timber industry to support the cost of living country throughout the next four or below the rate of inflation for the resource sectors is a key pillar of our economy, accounting for 50%, thousands of jobs in regional Tasmania. year term next four years or $1.95 billion of the value of the State’s exports. We have taken action to reduce power prices by We have taken action to keep power prices low, reduce Confidence is growing, with mining royalties We understand that Tasmanians legislating a cap on increases in electricity prices for car registration costs and reduce fares on the Spirit of increasing to $39.4 million, up from $15 million are being hit with ever-increasing The Liberals have been the 18. Double production from households and small business to 2% for 2017-18. Tasmania, and we will address water and sewerage received in 2015-16. The sector employs more than Tasmania’s hardwood plantations costs. That’s why keeping prices This puts Tasmania into the lowest range of prices in prices with our takeover of TasWater. only consistent supporter of 2,000 people across regional Tasmania. by 2022 Australia, according to the independent Economic We want to ensure our State remains one of the most Tasmania’s resource sectors Compared to the previous five years, mining now has down and taking decisive action Regulator. affordable places in the country to live, work and raise a bright future in Tasmania, backed by a Government Production from Tasmania’s privately-owned to address cost of living pressures By 2018-19 Tasmanian residential customers will have a family, especially for the elderly and those on low of mining and forestry. Both that is a strong and consistent supporter of the hardwood plantations has grown dramatically, with will be a key priority for a the lowest prices of any Australian region. We want to and fixed incomes. industry, and supported through a range of programs the harvest of pulpwood increasing from a low of are key pillars of our economy, keep it that way. to help industry innovate and invest in exploration and 222,054 tonnes in 2012-13 to 1.72 million tonnes in re-elected Hodgman majority employing thousands of new mines. 2015-16. Liberal Government. We are also providing Tasmanian families and small Tasmanians across regional With a significant interest in wood from these businesses with interest-free energy efficiency loans plantations, we are confident we can double to purchase solar panels, double glazing, heat pumps, Tasmania. 17. Double the forest, fine timber production. hot water systems and home insulation, and providing a 50% subsidy on energy efficient appliances for low and wood fibre industry value-add Power Prices income Tasmanians. to $1.2 billion by 2036 This is a target supported by industry in its Strategic 25 Growth Plan for Tasmanian forests, and is backed by a 20 majority Liberal Government. 15

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buildingyourfuture.com.au 13 Investing in health, education and Tasmanians in need

Every Tasmanian Waiting lists now at 21. Reduce smoking rates to below 23. A 20% reduction in the suicide the national average by 2025, and rate by 2022 deserves to have access historic record lows halve the gap between State and Our targeted and comprehensive Suicide Prevention to the best health national youth smoking rates (for Strategy and Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy > Elective surgery waiting lists under 25s) are now being implemented with new services and services available, be are down 36% – from 8,528 programs to support all Tasmanians from the young Our long-term target is to have the healthiest to the elderly, with better community mental health able to achieve their in June 2014, to 5,453 in June population by 2025. Smoking is a significant services through to programs in schools to combat contributor to poor health outcomes, and we are bullying and provide support to young Tasmanians. 2017 – the lowest since 2005. supporting more targeted quit smoking campaigns full potential through Currently the five year age-standardised rate of at the point of sale in our five year Healthy Tasmania suicide in Tasmania is 14.5 per 100,000 people. A education and be able > There has been a 78% Strategy. 20% reduction would make the rate in Tasmania to rely on extra support reduction in people who While Tasmanian smoking rates have reduced approximately 11.4 per 100,000, more in line with have waited longer than the 5.5% since 2013, we are committed to improving the national average. health outcomes by further reducing the number of if needed. A re-elected recommended time for their Tasmanians smoking, to 10% of the population by Hodgman majority surgery. 2020 (currently 16.1% against a national average of 24. 90% of Tasmanians will Liberal Government will 11.9%), and to 5% of the population by 2025. be treated within clinically- > There has been an 86% We are also committed to seeing the gap halved recommended timeframes for their continue to invest in between State and national youth smoking rates reduction in children waiting through a mix of preventative health measures, elective surgery by the end of the essential services. too long for their surgery. including improved education and awareness, and next four year term of Government public health legislation that increases penalties for For the past decade or more Tasmania has had the > Elective surgery admissions selling or supplying smoking products to a child. worst performing health system in the nation. While we have made significant improvements (people having surgery) have in elective surgery since coming to office with an increased 24%, from fewer 22. Reduce Tasmania’s rate of investment of an extra $76 million, and waiting lists than 15,400 in 2013-14 to obesity to below the national have come down 36%, we know there is more to do. average by 2025 We believe Tasmanians deserves a health system that more than 19,000 in 2016-17. Our five year Healthy Tasmania Strategy includes is at least on par with the rest of the country, and we more funding to help individuals make positive aim to bring Tasmania into line by treating nine out healthy changes and choices in their lives. of 10 patients on time for their surgery (currently 68%). With 24 actions targeting smoking and obesity, our Strategy is targeted at all Tasmanian age groups across their life span, from birth to older age.

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Existing target: 25. 90% of emergency presentations 26. Reduce emergency ambulance will be in and out of the Emergency response times to national average At the end of the first six years, Department within four hours by waiting time by 2025 to be at or above the national 2022 Over the past seven years, the use of ambulance standard in every single NAPLAN Despite a significant increase in presentations, services has grown 14 times faster than 64.7% of emergency presentations are currently Tasmania’s population, which has resulted in a measurement and meet in and out of the Emergency Department (treated 13% increase in the median waiting time over national benchmarks in reading, and discharged, admitted to hospital or transferred that period. to another hospital) within four hours, which is the By employing more paramedics, we have set writing, maths and science. national target. an ambitious target to reduce our emergency Our goal to lead the nation We want to do better and are employing more response times to the national average median staff and providing new hospital beds to help waiting time by 2025. remains unchanged. We are reach 90%. investing record amounts of 27. Ensure the retention rate of funding into education to improve students from Year 10 -12 is at or educational outcomes, including above the national average by 2022 more teachers. The latest NAPLAN Our current retention rate is 73.4% - a long way results show we are improving and from the national average of 80%. However, we have seen great improvement since coming to narrowing the gap, but we have a Government and extending schools to Year 12, long way to go. with a significant increase in retention from the previous Government when it was as low as 67.1% in 2012.

28. 75% of all students in Year 12 to complete their TCE by 2022 Currently just 56.4% of young Tasmanians complete their TCE. While this is a significant improvement on the 2012 results under the previous government – at just 46.5% – we need to do better.

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Every Tasmanian deserves to 29. Triple the number of new 31. A 50% reduction in serious child 33. The lowest use of crystal Tasmanian Road Safety Strategy 2017-2026 is affordable houses by 2025 abuse by 2022 Keeping methamphetamine (ice) of any aiming towards zero. It may be aspirational, but have access to the best health the Strategy and our target is supported by a services available, be able to We are already committed to building over 900 There is no higher priority than protecting our State by 2022 10-year evidence-based approach to road safety, new homes under our Affordable Housing Strategy children. While ideally there would be no child Tasmanians safe Latest available illicit drug data shows Tasmania including upgrading our roads, licensing, training achieve their full potential four year Action Plan, which commenced in 2015. abuse, through our $50 million investment into has the second highest usage of “ice” of all States and legislation to make sure road users take We are continuing this investment, and our new the child protection system over the next four which leads not just to increased crime, but responsibility for their actions. through education and be target will bring the total of new affordable houses years, including earlier intervention, we believe we All Tasmanians deserve to live in pressure on other services, including Emergency Interim targets include zero fatalities per year able to rely on extra support if to 2,700 by 2025. can make real and positive change to the lives of safety and free from the impact Departments. Serious illicit drug use is a scourge on children, by supporting vulnerable families and on the Midland Highway at the completion of These homes will be affordable for low-income of crime. We make no apology for our community and needs to be eradicated - not the 10 year Action Plan in 2023; zero fatalities needed. A re-elected Hodgman Tasmanian individuals and families, including those intervening before there is serious risk or harm to normalised. The Government does not support a child. being tough on crime and a on Category One State Roads by 2030; and zero majority Liberal Government will who are elderly on fixed incomes. decriminalisation of illicit drugs, and instead will fatalities on Category One-Four State Roads by We will also be re-submitting our legislation to re-elected Hodgman majority take a holistic approach to reducing the use of ice, 2040. continue to rebuild our essential provide for a minimum 4-year mandatory jail Liberal Government will take including focusing on the supply chain and drug services. 30. A 10% increase in housing terms for serious child sex abuse, which was traffickers, while providing health support and available for young people at risk by recently blocked in the Parliament by Labor. further important steps to make it rehabilitation for users. 35. A 33% decrease in the risk to 2025 clear that criminal activity will not Tasmanian lives and properties by Young people are over-represented among the 32. The lowest serious crime rate in be tolerated. 34. Reduce the number of deaths bushfire, by 2022 homeless population, with 25% of homeless the nation across all victimisation and serious injuries on Tasmania’s Since elected in 2014, we have spent and Tasmanians aged between 12 and 24 (ABS). measures by 2022 roads to zero by 2050 committed $55 million (to 2020) on protecting We are helping young people in each region of lives and property from the risk of bushfires By rebuilding police numbers, we have already the State by building supported youth facilities, Restoring In 2016, there were 279 people seriously injured through a cross-tenure Fuel Reduction Program. made Tasmania the safest State in the nation. We and helping young people re-engage in education, and 38 people killed on our roads. This toll is Recent remodelling of the bushfire risk shows have almost fully restored police numbers slashed training and employment. Police Numbers not just numbers; in a small state like Tasmania, this investment has reduced the risk to lives and by the previous Labor-Green government, and as it is highly likely that one of these people was property by an overall 4.5% over the last three a result, in 2017, Tasmania recorded the lowest or somebody we know or love. No deaths on our years, with some communities having their equal lowest victimisation rate in Australia for eight roads should be acceptable. That’s why our bushfire risk halved since the start of the Program. of 11 serious crime categories. We want to do better still, having the lowest or equal lowest in all categories of serious crime.

Under Labor Under Liberals Police cut from Police now up 1228 to 1120 to 1204

buildingyourfuture.com.au 19 Protecting the Tasmanian way of life

36. Sustain home ownership rates of 40. Over the next four years, A safer road network will significantly reduce The Tasmanian 5% above the national average Building increase the long-term average deaths and serious injury on our roads across Tasmania’s national highway network. Tasmania has always enjoyed high rates of home Tasmania’s investment in public infrastructure way of life is the ownership, around 5% above the rest of the by 20% nation. 43. Complete TasWater’s 10 year envy of the world infrastructure for The long-term average spend on public We want to sustain that lead, by seeing more infrastructure, including roads, bridges, schools Capital Program (from 2017) in five young Tasmanians able to achieve home st and hospitals, is $350 million per annum over years ownership. We are helping them enter the housing the 21 Century Whether it’s being able to visit the past 15 years. A 20% increase would mean Tasmania’s water and sewerage infrastructure is market with a range of incentives so they can build an additional average spend of $70 million per our wilderness areas, throwing their first home. As Tasmania’s population and deteriorating faster than it can be fixed. annum on vital infrastructure, creating jobs and We cannot allow this to continue. a line in to catch dinner, economy grows, it is putting providing the infrastructure Tasmanians deserve. That’s why the Government is stepping in to take camping, four-wheel driving, or 37. No more lock-ups increasing pressure on our over TasWater, to keep prices lower for Tasmanian simply appreciating our historic More than 50% of Tasmania is already locked up essential infrastructure. 41. Make Tasmania energy self- households, deliver better infrastructure sooner, architecture and low-rise cities, in World Heritage and other Reserves. A re-elected Hodgman majority sufficient with an additional and still guarantee payments to councils. That’s more than three times the average level of 1,000 gigawatt hours of on-island By 2023, the Government will have completed our laid back lifestyle is special. Liberal Government will invest a 10 year capital program in just five years, reservation across Australia and more than three renewable generation by the end of A re-elected Hodgman majority times the world average. more to ensure we have safe and creating more jobs in regional Tasmania from 2022 this accelerated works program, and ensuring Liberal Government will protect We want to protect what makes Tasmania special, efficient infrastructure, allowing The Government has recently announced a 144 customers are paying less. what makes Tasmania unique. but we don’t believe any more of Tasmania needs Tasmanians to spend more time to be locked up. megawatt wind farm at Wild Cattle Hill and a 112 with their family and friends. megawatt wind farm at Granville Harbour. These will contribute in excess of 840 gigawatt hours of 38. The lowest incidence of litter in power annually and will help Tasmania to become the country by 2023 39. Zero net emissions for Tasmania more self-sufficient in renewable energy. by 2050 The Keep Australia Beautiful National Litter Index shows that while Tasmania has been one of the Tasmania is already a world leader in low 42. Bring all Tasmania’s primary better performing States in recent years for litter, emissions; at 1.7 tonnes of carbon dioxide it has never reached number one. We want to equivalent, our per capita carbon emissions are freight and passenger roads up to a change that and keep Tasmania beautiful with among the lowest of any reporting jurisdiction in minimum three-star AusRAP safety new policies that will provide potential to halve the the developed world. rating by 2040 litter index over five years. Our new long-term target aligns with the Paris This includes the entire length of the Midland Agreement to limit global warming to well below Highway and all remaining parts of the State’s two degrees above pre-industrial levels. The target National Network. is supported by our Climate Action 21 Plan, which focuses on new renewable energy and upgrading We are spending $830 million over the next four the State’s existing renewable hydro-electricity years on upgrading our road network, including the assets. The target will be legislated and reported Midland Highway, and funding this year alone is on annually. nearly double that of the previous Government in their last year.

buildingyourfuture.com.au 21 Your local Liberal members

State Members Bass MP The Hon. Michael Ferguson MP The Hon. MP 2 Willis Street Level 1, 53 St John Street Ground Floor, 53 St John Street Launceston, Tas, 7250 Launceston, Tas, 7250 Launceston, Tas, 7250 (03) 6777 1013 (03) 6777 1032 (03) 6777 1007 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Braddon MP MP The Hon. MP Joan Rylah MP 80B Wilson Street 80B Wilson Street 65A Emmett Street 80B Wilson Street Burnie, Tas, 7320 Burnie, Tas, 7320 Smithton, Tas, 7330 Burnie, Tas, 7320 (03) 6477 7530 (03) 6477 7538 (03) 6478 9545 (03) 6477 7536 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Denison The Hon. Matthew Groom MP The Hon. MP 237 Sandy Bay Road 62 Main Road Sandy Bay, Tas, 7005 Moonah, Tas, 7009 (03) 6165 7835 (03) 6212 2210 [email protected] [email protected] Franklin MP The Hon. Will Hodgman MP The Hon. MP Suite 7, 16 Main Street Shop 96, Channel Court 27 South Arm Road Huonville, Tas, 7109 Shopping Centre, Kingston, Tas, 7050 Rokeby, Tas, 7019 (03) 6121 7020 (03) 6165 7830 (03) 6165 7825 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Lyons The Hon. Guy Barnett MP The Hon. MP MP 76 Emu Bay Road 9 Gordon Street 10a Marlborough Street Deloraine, Tas, 7304 Sorell, Tas, 7172 Longford, Tas, 7301 (03) 6777 1002 (03) 6165 7840 (03) 6324 2080 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Legislative Councillors The Hon. Dr MLC Leonie Hiscutt MLC Liberal Member for Pembroke Liberal Member for Montgomery 3/90 Clarence Street 36 King Edward Street Bellerive, Tas, 7018 Ulverstone, Tas, 7315 (03) 6212 2304 (03) 6425 8300 [email protected] [email protected]

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