In a letter to The Examiner today (16 July 2012), my Labor opponent refers to the $2.5 million dredging promise I have secured for the Tamar River as a “political stunt.” But in the very next paragraph says he is “seeking $1.5 million for dredging” (Letters 16 July). Interesting logic! I don’t consider it a ‘stunt’ [...] Continue reading » » »
Tasmanian Labor Party’s funding hypocrisy
On 4 July I was proud to announce with Shadow Minister Greg Hunt an unconditional $2.5 million promise to help restore the health of the Tamar River. The Mayor of Launceston, the Head of the Launceston Flood Authority, and many others quickly welcomed this commitment. But Deputy Premier Bryan Green’s criticism reaches new heights of [...] Continue reading » » »
Bryan Green & Geoff Lyons contradict each other on Tamar dredging
Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage (Greg Hunt) and Liberal Candidate for Bass (Andrew Nikolic), today committed the Coalition to $2.5 million for dredging and raking of the Tamar River, which is no longer conditional on matched funding from the State Labor Government. Andrew Nikolic said “Labor’s conflicting responses to our announcement show [...] Continue reading » » »
Tamar Silt
The State Labor Government has been very quiet about their Tamar River silt dredging promises, which can best be described as ’paralysis by analysis.’ So let me remind you of their specific undertakings and the recent history of this issue: In March 2010, Minister Michelle O’Byrne promised Labor would spend ‘an additional $6.65 million over three years [...] Continue reading » » »
