Reports the public weren't informed immediately of Huon Aquaculture’s use of antibiotics in the River Derwent hatchery are profoundly alarming.
We only need to cast our minds back to 2020, when the proponents of the water licence variation caused two major environmental incidents on the Plenty River.
The Liberals have once again let down communities demanding safe water along the River Derwent / timtumili minanya.
In a big win for community advocates and the Greens, the Rockliff Government will move to establish a catchment management authority for the Derwent River region.
The Greens are extremely disappointed at the revelation that Cadbury Mondelez deliberately hid vital information from TasWater and the Tasmanian community.
Following on from Ms Finlay's line of questioning, it is rather putting the fox in charge of the henhouse with the system we have now. It was always the intent when these self‑managed community‑run irrigation schemes were set up that they were just that, community‑run irrigation schemes. Can you, minister, specifically point to what is legislatively standing in your way from returning the RWE to WISL or the Winnaleah scheme?
We know that water availability is going to change across the state as the climate changes and the change isn't necessarily going to be uniform.
I start by thanking officials for the briefing yesterday. I note this bill was tabled in the House on 18 October 2023.
Has any work been done in the five years since that report to track river health?
Can you update the committee on what steps you will be taking as minister to stop a system which effectively gives away some of the best water in the country?
