We congratulate the Clarence City Council for voting against the construction of a 67 metre private jetty on Crown Land at Ralphs Bay.
Ralphs Bay is public land, saved from private development by a fierce and dedicated community once before.
In March 2004 there was a very large community campaign that commenced in southern Tasmania.
As a child, I remember some part of me just knew that that was a possibility. If all else failed, I could go to the streets to make my voice known.
Whatever we call it, this is a dog of a bill that is designed to take away the freedoms that Tasmanians have enjoyed to peacefully protest.
Diamond Offshore's Ocean Monarch oil rig has been drilling for gas in Bass Strait and is now anchored in the Derwent River near the entrance to Ralphs Bay.
The foundational and geographical story of Tasmania's brand is the fact we are a chip off the old Gondwanan block.
The Derwent Estuary Program is a partnership between a number of government business scientists and community groups.
There has been much criticism from the Greens and of course members of the Opposition about the Office of the Coordinator-General and the role it plays.
