It is now more than four months since the Liberals announced that Hobart's port would be turned into a woodchip and log export facility.
While encouraging the use of Metro transport through a three week free fare trial is a sound enough initiative, congestion will only be marginally improved.
Today's government announcement TasPorts will be entering into a partnership to facilitate log and woodchip exports out of Macquarie Wharf.
The potential of Hobart's railyards site is in jeopardy as a result of a hands-off Minister and failure prioritise the transformation of Macquarie Point.
The world renowned Eden Project has expressed interest in establishing its first Southern Hemisphere base in Hobart at Macquarie Point.
Hobart's traffic woes will only be remedied sustainably for the long term if all three tiers of government make a commitment to investing in public transport.
The Liberals have commissioned and received the result they wanted on Hobart Light Rail, effectively killing off this important public transport reform.
More than 50 of Hobart's properties were listed for removal from the Heritage Register in the latest swathe announced in the public notices of the Mercury.
The people of Hobart will wake up to the initial list of properties to be removed from the Heritage Register tomorrow morning.
'Open for business' means private developers can be assured they will be given ready access to public assets under this Liberal Government.
