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Bureaucracy, Professional with Paperwork

Parks – Maria Island Management Plan

Will the public submissions made the Parks and Wildlife Service in to the development of the draft Maria Island Management Plan be made available to the public?

Cassy O'Connor MP  |  Parliamentary Activity  |  9 Jun 2022


Fish Farm in Okehampton Bay, Tasmania

Barnett’s Fish Farm Coast Grab

Tasmanians in coastal areas woke up this morning to news that their communities are potentially under threat from a massive expansion of fish farming.

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Media Release  |  18 Nov 2020


Port Arthur, Historic Convict Site, Tasmania

2019 Government Businesses Scrutiny Committee - Port Arthur

Full transcript of the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority hearings in the 2019 Government Businesses Scrutiny Committee.

Cassy O'Connor MP  |  Parliamentary Activity  |  3 Dec 2019


Overland Track, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Tasmania

Another Opaque EOI Proposal, More Public Funds

The Greens questioned Parks Minister Gutwein about another secretive EOI project in a protected area and the apparent expenditure of public monies to enable it.

Cassy O'Connor MP  |  Media Release  |  3 Dec 2019


Three Capes Track, Tasmania

Proposal to Privatise Encampment Bay

Cassy O'Connor questions the Minister for parks over the proposal to privatise Encampment Bay in Maria Island National Park.

Cassy O'Connor MP  |  Parliamentary Activity  |  14 Nov 2019


Legislation, Clause Being Highlighted

Maria Island Pledge

The Liberals’ pledge to keep Maria Island ‘wild and pristine’ is hypocritical in the extreme.

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Media Release  |  21 Dec 2018


Fish Farm in Okehampton Bay, Tasmania

Massive Opposition to Fish Farm Expansion on East Coast

People in Orford are rightly outraged at the lack of communication and respect for the community to not have an open and transparent conversation about it.

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Parliamentary Activity  |  26 Apr 2016


Richmond Bridge, Tasmania

Barnett Appointment Purely Political

Heritage Minister Matthew Groom was unable to point to any experience the new Chair of the Maria Island Working Group has in natural or cultural management.

Cassy O'Connor MP  |  Media Release  |  2 Dec 2015