Tasmania’s moratorium on destructive hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’ has strong community support and strengthens our clean, green brand.
The Auditor-General's Report into Local Government Authorities and TasWater released today confirms TasWater's financial situation.
TasWater have said they will likely raise charges by 10% in the next two years. This fee hike will hit disadvantaged Tasmanians the hardest.
The Liberals' relentless war on councils risks local service delivery and increases in rates for Tasmanians.
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.
We welcome the news TasWater have committed to fixing the water supply to all 24 towns currently on "do not consume" and "boil water" alerts within two years.
The permanent 'boil water' alert for Scamander should prompt immediate action from the State Government.
Launceston's crumbling water and sewerage infrastructure has not been allocated funds in this year's Budget.
Launceston’s aging infrastructure has been abandoned by another Treasurer. Bass' own Treasurer, Peter Gutwein, has ignored Launceston in the State Budget.
After a long, dry summer and one water situation after the next, we are keenly aware of how precious our water resources are to Tasmania.