Minister Mark Shelton has repeatedly refused to accept that human-induced climate change is increasing Tasmania’s bushfire risk.
It is the case that many, probably most, councils don't have the necessary fire expertise to undertake this role.
The final report from the National Bushfire and Climate Summit this year recommended the establishment and funding of community resilience hubs.
None of us in this state really live in a place where we can be confident that we will not be physically affected by the possibility of bushfires.
The clear and overwhelming evidence is that there is a strong link between logging native forest and increased bushfire risk.
In 2018-19 205 000 hectares of Tasmanian landscape was burnt. Over 40 per cent of that was in the Wilderness World Heritage Area.
We are concerned about the preparedness of the Parks and Wildlife Service to tackle fires in wilderness and remote regions.
Tasmanians will be left feeling disturbed after Minister Jaensch confirmed Parks and Wildlife's current vehicle fleet is unfit for fighting bushfires.
I rise to put on record, concerns at the low attack by a member of the Labor Party at some highly respected and credentialled Tasmanian scientists.
There is apparently no low Resources Minister, Guy Barnett, and his Labor counterpart, Shane Broad, won’t stoop to to defend current logging practices.