Northern Stimulus too Little, too Late
Any plan to address the economic and employment decline in the North needs to look at long term sustainable growth.
Any plan to address the economic and employment decline in the North needs to look at long term sustainable growth.
The Sixth Junction Arts Festival opened on 7 September and another incarnation of Launceston's only arts festival began.
CEO of TasWater, Miles Hampton, has publicly stated that the ailing water infrastructure in Launceston is the community's problem.
Nine of eleven specialists and six senior nursing staff have resigned, retired or significantly reduced their hours.
Launceston's crumbling water and sewerage infrastructure has not been allocated funds in this year's Budget.
The Treasurer and Member for Bass, Peter Gutwein, again refused to take responsibility for Launceston's ailing water and sewerage infrastructure.
Liberal backbencher Sarah Courtney MP's claims that Greens have forgotten northern Tasmania in our Alternative Budget is rubbish.
Launceston’s aging infrastructure has been abandoned by another Treasurer. Bass' own Treasurer, Peter Gutwein, has ignored Launceston in the State Budget.
Last week's flash flooding has exposed the poor state of the TasWater infrastructure in and around Launceston.
It's comforting news that the government has put on hold any plans to move the City Campus Big Picture school until further discussions are had.