New government documents uncovered by the Tasmanian Greens reveal disturbing details about the Liberals’ shonky approach to the Macquarie Point Stadium.
I acknowledge that planning is a very dry and complex matter. It is not easy to understand and it is all too easy to dismiss.
Even though we have seen two premiers and countless ministers move on since then, the Lake Malbena proposal still hangs over us.
The stadium is demonstrably contrary to the interests and aspirations of the Tasmanian people. It is unnecessary, it is unpopular, and it is unsustainable.
I want to touch quickly on the stadium, the kunanyi cable car and, if I get time, the Lake Malbena development.
Mr Speaker, the matter of public importance today is political interference in planning laws. What a perfect opportunity it is to lay out the situation.
Shandong Chambroad have put the Clarence Council community through the mill over the last seven years.
The purpose of the legislation was a short term way to fast track the rezoning process for eligible government land for use under the Homes Act 1935.
There has not been a lot of clarity about where all members stand on the stadium.
Can you please tell me what you are doing with that referral? What the time line for action is? What the process will be?