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Second Reading Speech
DRAFT SECOND READING SPEECH HON WILL HODGMAN MP Constitution Amendment (House of Assembly Electoral Boundaries) Bill 2018 *check Hansard for delivery* I move – That the Constitution Amendment (House of Assembly Electoral Boundaries) Bill 2018 now be read for the second time. The Commonwealth recently reviewed the House of Representatives boundaries in Tasmania. This review was part of an independent redistribution of federal electoral boundaries, required under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. The previous redistribution of the federal electoral boundaries in Tasmania was completed in 2009. The redistribution of electoral boundaries usually reflects population changes to ensure an even and fair allocation of voters among the electorates. Having even electorates is an important element of retaining ‘fairness’ in our voting system and indeed our democracy. On 14 November 2017, the Commonwealth augmented Electoral Commission for Tasmania announced new boundaries for the federal electorates in Tasmania. The augmented Commission consisted of the three members of the Australian Electoral Commission, the Australian Electoral Officer for Tasmania, Mr David Molnar, the Surveyor-General of Tasmania, Mr Michael Giudici, and the Auditor-General of Tasmania, Mr Rod Whitehead. The augmented Commission also announced that the division of ‘Denison’ be renamed to the division of ‘Clark’. This name change recognises the role of Andrew Inglis Clark in the creation of the Australian Federation. The new name and boundary changes will apply from the next federal election. However, these Commonwealth changes do not automatically apply as State electoral boundaries in Tasmania. In the past, the Tasmanian Parliament has chosen to adopt the Commonwealth House of Representatives boundaries for the purposes of House of Assembly divisions by amending the Constitution Act 1934 to ensure they coincide. -
MEDIA RELEASE Pill Testing Australia Welcomes Meetings with the Tasmanian Government
MEDIA RELEASE Pill Testing Australia welcomes meetings with the Tasmanian Government The Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Council of Tasmania will be facilitating discussions between Pill Testing Australia and the Tasmanian Government over the next two days. Gino Vumbaca, President of Harm Reduction Australia and co-founder of Pill Testing Australia will be in Hobart and attending meetings, including a briefing with the Premier, the Minister for Health, the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management on Thursday afternoon. ATDC chief executive Alison Lai said she was looking forward to the discussions as an opportunity to speak directly to the Premier and his parliamentary team. “I recently had the opportunity to directly brief Minister Jeremy Rockliff and answer his questions on how pill testing services operates as a health service, and this was a highly productive discussion,” Ms Lai said. “It will be incredibly beneficial to have all the relevant Ministers in the room alongside the Premier to receive information direct from Pill Testing Australia. “Tasmania did not have a parliamentary representative at the pill testing demonstration provided by the ACT Government in April this year, so we’re grateful for opportunities like this, particularly given the current level of national attention pill testing is receiving.” Mr Vumbaca said that he would focus on explaining how pill testing services operate, and the evidence supporting the outcomes it could provide for Tasmania. “For many, using pill testing services will be the first opportunity for them to talk to a health professional about their drug use and in some cases will lead to them deciding not to consume the drug or moderate their behavior to reduce the likelihood of harm, “Mr Vumbaca said. -
DIVISION FINDER 2019 Division Finder
2019 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 2019 DIVISION FINDER Division Finder Tasmania TAS EF54 EF54 i © Commonwealth of Australia 2019 This work is copyright. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, scanning,2018 recording or otherwise, without the written consent of the Australian Electoral COMMONWEALTHCommission. OF AUSTRALIA All enquiries should be directed to the Australian Electoral Commission, 2018 DIVISION FINDER Locked Bag 4007, Canberra ACT 2601. Division Finder Tasmania TAS EF54 EF54 ii iii Contents Instructions For Use And Other Information Pages v-xiii INTRODUCTION Detailed instructions on how to use the various sections of the Division Finder. DIVISIONAL OFFICES A list of all divisional offices within the State showing physical and postal addresses, and telephone and facsimile numbers. INSTITUTIONS AND ESTABLISHMENTS A list of places of residence such as Universities, Hospitals, Defence Bases and Caravan Parks. This list may be of assistance in identifying institutions or establishments that cannot be found using the Locality and Street Sections. Locality Section Pages 1-9 This section lists all of the suburbs, towns and localities within the State of Tasmania and the name of the corresponding electoral division the locality is contained in, or the reference ... See Street Section. Street Section Pages 13-19 This section lists all the streets for those localities in the Locality Section which have the reference ... See Street Section. Each street listing shows the electoral division the street is contained in. iv v Introduction The Division Finder is the official list used to Electors often do not know the correct identify the federal electoral division of the federal division in which they are enrolled, place an elector claims to be enrolled at. -
Tasmania: Majority Or Minority Government? *
AUSTRALASIAN PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW Tasmania: Majority or Minority Government? * Michael Lester and Dain Bolwell PhD Candidate, Institute for the Study of Social Change, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Tasmania Associate, Institute for the Study of Social Change, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Tasmania * Double-blind reviewed article. INTRODUCTION While the outcome of the March 2018 Tasmanian State Election was predictable,1 the controversies that dogged the campaign were not. Yet it was the aftermath of the election that was most astonishing—not only to the public but also to members of Cabinet. Tasmania is different. Its parliamentary institutions are unusual and its electoral system is distinctive. So were the issues on which the March 2018 state election was fought. In the lead up to the election both major parties campaigned to govern alone or not at all—neither in minority nor in coalition with the Greens. As well as this apparently overarching concern, there were three other major issues prominent during the campaign—an acute housing shortage, the thousands of poker machines in pubs and clubs, and the surprise matter of gun control. Health, education, law and order, the economy and who would best manage the budget were, as usual, also policy battle grounds; however, the minority government fear campaign, a television blitz on the benefits of poker machines and considerable 1 N. Miragliotta, ‘As Tasmania Looks Likely to Have Minority Government, The Greens Must Decide How to Play Their Hand’, The Conversation, 26 February 2018. Accessed at: https://theconversation.com/as-tasmania-looks- likely-to-have-minority-government-the-greens-must-decide-how-to-play-their-hand-91985. -
Tasman Bridge Disaster: 25Fianniversary Memorial Service $29 by Rod Mcgee and Lynn Young Vh Understanding Employee Responses to Disaster 3Uc\'Y by Thomas E
Management Produced by Emergency Management Australia Vol 15 No 4 Summer 2000-2001 In this issue... % Cost-effective spillway designheview for small dams in Victoria: avoiding dam failure emergenciesy by Dr John D. Pisanielio, Wrof Jennifer M. Mckay and Mr Siraj Perem Tasman Bridge disaster: 25fianniversary memorial service $29 by Rod McGee and Lynn Young vh Understanding employee responses to disaster 3uc\'y by Thomas E. Dmbek "1 Community mapping-an aid to emergency management 3uc CAY by Rick McRae and Alan Walker vh Landslips-a moving story (a Municipality's perspective) $25 by Lex Ritchie & Glenn Hunt vh East Timor-emergency risk management $25 by ~gtnlr Turketo "1 New guidelines aim to support older people in emergencies %$ by Lesley-Anne Knight "1 Lines that divide, ties that bind: race, class, and gender in 3 C women's flood recovery in the US and UK by Elaine Enanon and Maureen Fordham 3 The Brisbane-Gladstone transport corridor: identification of risk KAYC and vulnerability for the bulk transport of dangerous goods by lmphne R.W. Childs,Ralph D. Carlisie, and Peter A. Hastings vh Direct and vicarious experience of volcanic hazards: 3csCKAY implications for risk perception and adjustment adoption by Douglas Paton, David M. Johnston, Mark S. Bebbington, Chin-Diew Lai and Bmce F. Houghton Plus ... Book reviews 53 Conferences and other announcements 8, 32, 36, 42, 52, 57, 63, 64 Disaster Events calendar 64, 65 EMA Update Centre pages Cover: Spatial data collection at a local level (community mapping) can be used to fill the gap between available datasets and those required by emergency managers. -
Cultural History Plan 2018–2023 Contents
CULTURAL HISTORY PLAN 2018–2023 CONTENTS BACKGROUND 3 KEY STATEMENT 3 REVIEW 4 WHY IS A CULTURAL HISTORY PLAN NEEDED? 4 WHAT DID THE 2009 PLAN ACHIEVE? 5 WHAT DIDN’T THE 2009 PLAN ACHIEVE? 6 OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE OF THE 2018 PLAN 7 ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS 8 KEY STRATEGIES CAPTURE AND RETELL STORIES 9 ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION 13 IMPROVE COLLECTION MANAGEMENT 16 DEFINING CULTURE, HERITAGE AND HISTORY 17 SCOPE 18 CONSULTATION 19 SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS 21 STRATEGIC CONTEXT 23 IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND REVIEW 24 APPENDIX A 25 APPENDIX B 26 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 26 Clarence City Council 38 Bligh Street, Rosny Park TAS 7018 Postal PO Box 96 Rosny Park TAS 7018 Telephone (03) 6217 9500 Fax (03) 6245 8700 Email [email protected] www.ccc.tas.gov.au CULTURAL HISTORY PLAN 2018–2023 BACKGROUND In 2008 Council endorsed the Clarence Cultural History Plan 2009-2013 (2009 Plan). The 2009 Plan was developed following comprehensive community consultation. This ensured that it had a specific focus on the areas of cultural history that were identified by the community as having the greatest importance and relevance. KEY STATEMENT The purpose of the Cultural History Plan 2018–2023 (2018 Plan) is to provide strategic direction for Clarence City Council (CCC) for the recognition, management and promotion of cultural history within the City. The focus of the 2009 Plan was on sharing the stories, both indigenous and non-indigenous, that are important to the history and development of Clarence. As a result of the 2009 Plan a Cultural History Advisory Committee (CHAC) was formed in 2009 to assist with implementation, monitoring and review of the strategies and actions contained within the plan. -
Huon Valley Council Community Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Footprint Summary Report May 2019
HUON VALLEY COUNCIL COMMUNITY ENERGY USE AND GREENHOUSE GAS FOOTPRINT SUMMARY REPORT MAY 2019 PUBLISHING DETAILS The Southern Tasmanian Regional and Municipal Energy and Emissions Project 2018, was endorsed in the Regional Climate Change Initiative (RCCI) Action Plan 2017-2019, by the Board of the Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority (STCA) in June 2017. First published by Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority, Regional Climate Change Initiative April 2019. STCA RCCI PO Box 503 Hobart TAS 7001 stca.tas.gov.au This work is copyright and may be reproduced in whole or part for study, training and project purposes subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source, but not for commercial sale or use. Reproduction for purposes other than those listed requires permissions from the Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority. © Copyright Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority 2019 CITING THIS REPORT: Johnson, A. 2019 ‘Huon Valley Council Community Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Footprint’, Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PROJECT MANAGER Katrina Graham, Climate Change Officer, City of Hobart, Coordinator Regional Climate Change Initiative LEAD ANALYST Alison Johnson, Energy and Greenhouse Climate Consultant The STCA acknowledges organisations that assisted with the finalisation of the community greenhouse gas and energy profile: City of Hobart developed and piloted the initial methodology for community emissions TasNetworks provided residential and commercial/industrial sector electricity data Australian Government, Clean Energy Regulator for commercial/industrial data to fact check final results DISCLAIMER While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of the Report are correct, the Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of its contents and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the report. -
Daniel Ortlepp 4 Pages
Objection 26 Daniel Ortlepp 4 pages 2020-21 Western Australian redistribution – objection to redistribution proposal Att: WA Redistribution Secretariat Australian Electoral Commission Locked Bag 4007 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Submitted electronically 16 April 2021 Dear Commissioners, Objection to redistribution proposal – names of proposed Divisions of Moore and Pearce I write to propose that the Federal division names Moore and Pearce be retired, and that new names commemorating significant Indigenous figures be given to these Divisions. Historical context Since the abolition of the Division of Kalgoorlie in the 2008 redistribution, no Western Australian division has been named for an Indigenous person or word. While I welcome the Commission’s proposal to acknowledge Sadie Canning MBE in the name of the Division of Canning, this change only raises the proportion of Western Australian divisions named for an Indigenous person or word to 1 in 15, or 6.7%. This is well below the current national figure of 15.2%. In its history, Western Australia has only had two divisions named for an Indigenous word, the geographic names of Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie (now both retired). No Western Australian division has ever been named for an Indigenous person. As only 19 names have ever been used for Western Australian divisions, it is clear that the current pace of change cannot be relied upon to provide acknowledgement, in the Federal electoral system, of Western Australia’s past and present Indigeneity. Recent precedent exists for retiring a divisional name in order to honour a neglected historical figure, as when the Tasmanian Division of Denison was renamed the Division of Clark in that state’s 2019 redistribution. -
Tasman Bridge Disaster: 25Th Anniversary Memorial Service
Tasman Bridge disaster: 25th anniversary memorial service Introduction growth in both after the opening of the The collision of the vessel ss Lake Illa- by Rod McGee, Manager Asset Strategies, bridge warra with Tasman Bridge on 5 January The bridge however suffered storm and Department of Infrastructure, Energy and 1975 had a major impact on the lives of corrosion damage and increasing traffic the people of southern Tasmania The Resources, Tasmania and Lynn Young, congestion, especially during the opera- event had a number of unique charac- State Recovery Coordinator, Department tion of the lift span As a result, consultants teristics and occurred at a time when the of Health and Human Services, Tasmania were commissioned in 1956 to investigate effects of disasters on communities were options for a bridge to replace the floating less well understood Assistance to the arch A number of bridge and tunnel community in this regard was thus stream Population growth on the eastern options were considered during the limited shore had been slow to that time, but preliminary design stage and review by An approach to the Tasmanian State accelerated after the opening of the the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Government by a local Lions Club led to a bridge generating increasing traffic Public Works Navigation issues, including memorial service to mark the 25th anni- demand Figure 1 shows population on the possibility of ship collision, were versary of the disaster This paper the eastern shore and cross river vehi- assessed comprehensively While -
Upgrade of Jefferys Track a Feasibility Study for the Huon Valley Council November 2020
[Title] Upgrade of Jefferys Track A feasibility study for the Huon Valley Council November 2020 1 Commercial-in-confidence Contents Glossary i Executive summary ii 1 Introduction and Background 1 1.1 Study background and objective 1 1.2 Jefferys Track 1 1.2.1 A brief history of Jefferys Track 1 1.2.2 Ownership, management and road condition 2 1.2.3 Land Tenure issues 3 1.2.4 Usage 4 1.2.5 Ecology and environmental issues 4 1.2.6 Weather 5 1.3 Huon and Derwent Valley Council areas 5 1.3.1 Huon Valley 5 1.3.2 Derwent Valley 6 1.3.3 Traffic flow estimates 6 1.4 Alternative road projects 7 1.4.1 The Plenty Link Road (Southern Explorer) Feasibility study 8 2 Options 9 2.1 Selection of indicative routes 9 2.2 Indicative routes 10 2.2.1 All weather access track / fire trail 10 2.2.2 Indicative light vehicle route 10 2.2.3 Indicative heavy vehicle route 12 2.2.4 Indicative costing and travel time savings 13 3 Stakeholder and Community Engagement 15 3.1 Overview of the consultation process 15 3.2 Online survey submissions 16 3.3 Themes identified – reflecting what people said to us 19 3.3.1 Strategic case for a link between the two Valleys 19 3.3.2 Impacts on local communities and property 20 3.3.3 Role in Hobart traffic congestion 20 3.3.4 Road conditions and reliability 20 3.3.5 Environmental issues including noise and landslips 20 3.3.6 Current condition and use of the track 20 3.3.7 Emergency service access 21 3.3.8 Funding priorities 21 3.3.9 Plenty Link Road as an alternative link 21 Deloitte Access Economics is Australia’s pre-eminent economics advisory practice and a member of Deloitte's global economics group. -
Summer Reading 2019–2020
Maritime Times Summer Reading 2019–2020 Maritime Times Summer Reading 2019–2020 | 1 Summer Reading Welcome to the Maritime Times of Tasmania's Summer Reading 2019–2020 digital supplement. You'll find a mix of articles, short notes and reviews of selected books that you might enjoy reading this summer. Check out more books in Rolph's Nautical Gift & Book Shop Rolph's Nautical Gift & Book Shop OPEN 7 DAYS — 9am–5pm 10% DISCOUNT for MMT members (+ postage & handling) [email protected] Lots of gifts and books in the Maritime Museum’s shop! CALL IN to browse and see the full range of BOOKS Clocks DVDs Barometers GLOBES Mugs SHIPS MODELS etc. 2 | Maritime Times Summer Reading 2019–2020 Contents NEW BOOKS page Curious Voyages by Russell Kenery (2019) 6 Exploring the South Land (2nd edn) by Libby & John McMahon 9 Cook's Endeavour Journal: the inside story by Lt. James Cook/ 10 NLA (2008, but relevant to Exploring the South Land) Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang by Simon Barnard (2019) 10 Shipwrecks in Australian Waters by M Nash and G Broxam (2019) 89 LIGHTHOUSES Treasure Island by RL Stevenson 11 The Lighthouse Stevensons by Bella Bathurst 12 Building the Currie Lighthouse by Luke Agati 13 Tasman Island Lighthouse by Erika Shankley 17 Carnegie library boxes for lighthouses 25 Maatsuyker through our eyes: Caretaking on ... Maatsuyker Is. 27 by Paul Richardson and Amanda Walker Maritime Times Summer Reading 2019–2020 | 3 Contents cont. page TUGBOATS and SHIPS Heroic, Forceful and Fearless by Randi Svensen 29 Warrawee by Mike Trimble 30 Erebus: the story of a ship by Michael Palin 35 Circus at Sea by Leaver Cross 36 Officer of the Deck by Herbert Kriloff (new edition) 39 From Felon to Freedom by Walter B. -
Australian Illicit Drug Policy Timeline
The Australian (illicit) drug policy timeline: 1985-2019 The Australian (illicit) drug policy timeline provides a list of key events, policy and legislative changes that have occurred in Australia between 1985 and 31 December 2019. Events are listed by jurisdiction, at the federal and state/ territory level. The first table includes events at the federal level. Events in the state and territories are split into two parts. The second table includes events from the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory. Events from South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia are listed in the third table. The timeline will continue to be updated bi-annually. Please email through comments or suggested inclusions. Suggested citation: Hughes, Caitlin. (2020). The Australian (illicit) drug policy timeline: 1985-2019, Drug Policy Modelling Program, UNSW and Centre for Crime Policy and Research, Flinders University. Last updated 15 January 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/sprc/research/drug-policy-modelling-program/drug-policy-timeline Year Federal 2019 Large increase in peak bodies – including the Australian Medical Association, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and the Ambulance Union State Council - formally endorsing a pill testing trial (Jan-Feb). QandA host a special episode on pill testing, drug law reform and drug policy. Panelists included Dr Marianne Jauncey, Dr David Caldicott, Acting Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith, Former AFP Police Commissioner Mick Palmer and Kerryn Redpath (Feb 18). New report released: “Alcohol and other drug use in regional and remote Australia: consumption, harms and access to treatment” in the aim of identifying trends in alcohol and other drug use in Regional and remote Australia.