I want to speak very warmly on behalf of the many residents I know in the Huon Valley who highly respect Mayor Coad for what he has done for our community.
The withdrawal of a second councillor from the Huon Valley Council’s mediation process should send a strong message to the Local Government Minister.
Peter Gutwein’s call for the Mayor of the Huon Valley Council to stand down is a shameful attack on the man elected to change the broken culture of the council.
The Liberals' relentless war on councils risks local service delivery and increases in rates for Tasmanians.
Since taking office the Government has waged a relentless war on councils and have refused to intervene and do their job as umpire in council disputes.
Peter Gutwein has passed the buck on our aging water and sewerage infrastructure to councils, and in the same breath told them they shouldn't raise rates.
CEO of TasWater, Miles Hampton, has publicly stated that the ailing water infrastructure in Launceston is the community's problem.
We welcome the news TasWater have committed to fixing the water supply to all 24 towns currently on "do not consume" and "boil water" alerts within two years.
It's disappointing that both the Liberals and Labor voted against the Greens' move to defer the statewide planning scheme bill.
The Greens will move to defer the bill that enables a statewide planning scheme until the government releases the full scheme.
