Climate Action Protests
I rise to show my very strong support for the 16 people who were peacefully protesting outside Parliament House earlier this evening.
I rise to show my very strong support for the 16 people who were peacefully protesting outside Parliament House earlier this evening.
The Premier today dealt young people another slap in the face with confirmation 356 000 hectares of forests will be opened to logging.
In a clear signal they are afraid of Parliamentary scrutiny, the Liberals' gagged debate on their destructive and divisive logging legislation.
Legislation to allow logging in some of the most high conservation value, carbon rich forests on the planet was tabled in State Parliament today.
The Hodgman Government's plans to extend the Great Eastern Drive by upgrading Wielangta Road are threatened by their own political agenda.
The government's plan to upgrade the Wielangta Forest Drive and extend the Great Eastern Drive offers real tourism potential for the East Coast.
The Tasmanian Greens look forward to the Liberals ruling out logging in the Wielangta forest as they have with the Tasman forests near the Three Capes Walk.
The conservation movement stands united to protect Tasmania's high conservation value forests and precious clean, green brand from the Hodgman Government.
Forests in places like Bruny Island, Wielangta, the Blue Tier, North East Highlands and the Tarkine are now under direct threat from Will Hodgman's government.
The Government has announced plans to let loggers into 400 000 hectares of high conservation value, carbon-rich forests.