The Greens offer our deepest thanks to all those who continue to work so hard to protect communities and our globally unique environment.
The Greens are deeply grateful for the ongoing tireless efforts of our extraordinary emergency response personne
Minister, I want to go to the position of the new Fire and Emergency commissioner, in a statement that you made in January where you said, 'It's really important we put our operational leaders in charge of what they are doing.
Minister, I'm enjoying this conversation in a strange way we're having about climate. This goes again to a similar question of resourcing.
Mr President, this is just a quick follow-up question to the Minister for Parks and the Environment. You made reference to the resourcing for Parks and you said they are resourced sufficiently for a typical fire season. What happens? What are the arrangements should this fire season turn out to be atypical?
This is a follow-up question following our conversation in this Chamber yesterday. Does the minister have more information relating to the coming fire season in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and reserve lands, and possibly some more information on what kind of fire conditions our emergency services and Parks is expecting this season?
What can Tasmanians who will be visiting parks and the TWWHA (Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area) in coming months and over summer best do to make sure the risk of an accidentally lit fire within the TWWHA is mitigated to the greatest extent possible?
Minister, you would be well aware of the devastating fires that went through the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area in 2016 and again in 2019. You would also be aware that we have just endured the hottest year on record.
Fire Minister Felix Ellis wouldn't tell Tasmanians how many of the 20 private aircraft he claims are available for fighting fires are grounded
Tasmania's nationally contracted aerial firefighting fleet is potentially on the mainland for months.