I rise tonight to congratulate two friends of the Meander Valley community for taking the stage at last week's Great Western Tiers Tourism Association Award.
The whole process in relation to this proclamation has been disrespectful of Tasmanian Aboriginal people and disrespectful of the Aboriginal Land Council.
In March last year the Aboriginal Land Council formally claimed ownership of the kooparoona niara-Great Western Tiers area.
The point is, we are not here speaking for ourselves. We are here on behalf of ALCT bringing their concerns to this place.
Cassy O'Connor moves a motion to protect the 356 000 hectares of Tasmanian Forest Agreement second tranche reserve forests.
The Premier today dealt young people another slap in the face with confirmation 356 000 hectares of forests will be opened to logging.
In 2015, the first FFC audit was handed down and it found that Forestry Tasmania was critically non-compliant in a number of areas.
The foundational and geographical story of Tasmania's brand is the fact we are a chip off the old Gondwanan block.
We are committed to working constructively and being part of a reformist, energised and visionary parliament for the people of Tasmania.
In a clear signal they are afraid of Parliamentary scrutiny, the Liberals' gagged debate on their destructive and divisive logging legislation.