The State Liberals’ push to privatise wilderness has been exposed on the international stage - and repudiated by the UN’s governing body.
UNESCO have growing concerns about the Liberals’ ‘management’ of wilderness and cultural values in the TWWHA.
On 19 January 2018, just before the last state election, the Government signed off on the leases over Reg Hall's Hut and over the entirety of Halls Island.
On 19 January 2018, just before the last State Election, the Liberals secretly signed off on the leases over Reg Hall’s hut and the entirety of Halls Island.
One of the problems is that in the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995, there is no provision for preserving streetscapes that add to our culture.
Dr David Young, who is a very significant heritage expert, submitted the nomination for Reg Hall's hut in March 2019.
The decision to progress the proposal to lease and licence was made in 2015, and a level three RAA was sent to the Commonwealth in September 2017.
There is huge public unrest over the Government's decision to privatise Halls Island and Reg Hall's Hut for a total to the proponent of $115 per week.
The Greens today proudly tabled a petition signed by nearly 2,000 people to protect Tasmania’s National Parks and Reserves from privatisation.
The Greens have a leaked internal Parks briefing note indicating the proposal is a $6.97 million investment - on a tiny island inside the TWWHA.