The Greens’ Alternative Budget restores frontline funding to education, and state Government's share of responsibility for sewerage and water infrastructure.
The Greens today tabled the terms of reference for an joint House inquiry into water governance, which we will debate this week.
It is disappointing to see the number of questions that were put on notice some time ago that have not yet been answered by ministers.
As recently as last week residents of Rosebery have reported dirty and brown drinking and bathing water running from their taps and sinks.
Minister Rockliff confirmed that regular testing for chemical contamination in our water catchments has ceased following cuts of $39.7 million.
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.
It is unacceptable that towns in the State’s north-east have the worst water quality in the nation.