Mr BAYLEY question to MINISTER for BUSINESS INDUSTRY and RESOURCES, Mr ABETZ
Your strategic review of Kunanyi/Mount Wellington asked Tasmanians their view on the future of the mountain so as to produce a vision document. According to your website, this part of the process was concluded in April and we understand you have received a vision report. We were informed it would be released publicly on 20 May. Can you confirm you have received the vision document? When will you release it? Can you confirm you are seeking to change the document to undermine the vision of the community as expressed in the consultation process?
ANSWER
The answer to the last part of the question is, of course, no. What I and the department are working hard to do with a vision document is to ensure that it is a true reflection of the views of the people of Tasmania.
The Mount Wellington precinct is a precinct that is owned and belongs to all Tasmanians. It is appropriate that all Tasmanians have an input into that review and that vision document. I have seen a draft of that vision document and I look forward to being able to release it relatively soon, but I wanted to make sure, as the department did, that it was a true and proper reflection of the consultations that were undertaken. That is what I have done and undertaken and will be releasing it in due course.
