Macquarie Wharf 6 – Upgrade
I have here a copy of the Macquarie Point Urban Redevelopment Federation funding agreement between the Commonwealth and the state of Tasmania.
I have here a copy of the Macquarie Point Urban Redevelopment Federation funding agreement between the Commonwealth and the state of Tasmania.
Premier, your obstinate pursuit of a billion-dollar Macquarie Point stadium at the expense of critical infrastructure upgrades at the Port of Hobart is already having real consequences.
Major upgrades for the wharf at Macquarie Point, especially Wharf 6, which is in disrepair, is a condition of your $240‑million funding deal for the precinct with the federal government.
Almost a year has passed since the heavy congestion and traffic chaos which led to the government-commissioned Midson report.
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.
The Tasmanian Greens welcome the vision within the MONA Macquarie Point cultural plan, and the focus on Truth and Reconciliation.
Today's government announcement TasPorts will be entering into a partnership to facilitate log and woodchip exports out of Macquarie Wharf.
Last year, the travellers' bible, Lonely Planet, warned international travellers to visit Tasmania's wild places 'before compromises are made.'
Do you acknowledge accepting a massive commonwealth taxpayer subsidy is the only way the export of woodchips from Macquarie Wharf can be feasible?
The Minister for Forests is dreaming if he believes there is a viable future in native forest woodchip or whole log exports.