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.
Launceston's crumbling water and sewerage infrastructure has not been allocated funds in this year's Budget.
After our long, dry summer it's clear that water management in Tasmania needs addressing, and it needs addressing now.
As recently as last week residents of Rosebery have reported dirty and brown drinking and bathing water running from their taps and sinks.
Last week's flash flooding has exposed the poor state of the TasWater infrastructure in and around Launceston.
Not one of TasWater's 80 treatment plants meet modern standards and communities across Tasmania are facing contaminated water supplies.
Across Tasmania there are communities who are being told not to drink their water because it is not safe or to boil it before drinking.