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Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
Wilderness Defenders Will Never Give Up on Lake MalbenaThe development at Halls Island in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park is a travesty of proper process. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 28 Jul 2020 |
Hapless DPIPWE Secretary Reduced to Pleas for Departmental LoyaltyDPIPWE Secretary, Tim Baker, has been reduced to begging disaffected staff to show loyalty to Parks Manager, Jason Jacobi. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 24 Jul 2020 |
Liberals' Feral Deer Mismanagement a Growing ThreatTasmania’s feral deer numbers are increasing due to State Government policy that encourages population growth. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 27 Apr 2020 |
Liberals Must Release Details of All EOI ProposalsTasmanians have a right to know what their government is doing on their behalf – especially when it comes to public lands. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 29 Jan 2020 |
Illegal Clearing in TWWHA Must Be InvestigatedThe illegal tracking cutting on the shores of Lake Malbena in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park and adjoining lakes is a scandal and a crime against nature. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 17 Jan 2020 |
Lake Malbena Decision a Mess of the Liberals' MakingThe Federal Court’s has decided to set aside the determination that the Lake Malbena proposal was not a ‘controlled action’. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 13 Nov 2019 |
Reserve Activity Assessment Process for Developments in ParksUnderstands Tasmania’s National Parks and Reserves are protected for their outstanding natural and cultural values. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 Oct 2019 |
EOI Process in National Parks and ReservesCassy O'Connor speaks against the Liberals' motion to support the Liberals' EOI Process for tourism developments in Parks and Reserves. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 Oct 2019 |
Commonwealth Funding for Bushfire ProtectionCassy O'Connor questions the Premier over why he has failed to request additional firefighting funding from the Australian Government. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 Oct 2019 |
TWWHA Tourism Master Plan Under Conflict of Interest CloudThe Liberals’ corrupted EOI process for tourism development within Parks and Reserves is under yet another cloud. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 2 May 2019 |
Climate-Related Fire Events - ResourcingLast Friday, an estimated 8000 passionate, frightened young Tasmanians gathered on parliament's lawns to demand action on climate. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 20 Mar 2019 |
Private Developer Given Tick for Development in the Walls of JerusalemThe Liberals’ planned death by a thousand cuts for Tasmania’s wilderness took a step forward today. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 3 Sep 2018 |
Redneck Liberals Open National Parks and World Heritage Area for HuntingIt’s clear the Liberals have once again kowtowed to the powerful shooting lobby. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 23 Aug 2018 |
Address in ReplyWe are committed to working constructively and being part of a reformist, energised and visionary parliament for the people of Tasmania. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 May 2018 |
TWWHA Tourism Master PlanThe U.N. World Heritage Committee’s has expressed strong concern over commercial exploitation of the TWWHA. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 May 2018 |
Environment and Parks Last in State BudgetThe State Budget, like the Liberals’ previous Budgets, has an obvious loser - our environment and Parks. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 26 May 2017 |
Salmon Farming - Damage to World Heritage Area in Macquarie HarbourHuon Aquaculture revealed evidence that the Macquarie Harbour salmon farming dead zone has spread one kilometre into the TWWHA. Andrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Mar 2017 |
Groom's Refusal to Confirm Salmon Destock After World Heritage DamageMinister Groom refused to confirm Tassal will meet the EPA deadline of April 15 and have all their fish out of Franklin lease in Macquarie Harbour. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 13 Apr 2017 |
Liberals Required to Act on TWWHA Damage to Macquarie HarbourEnvironment Minister, Matthew Groom must protect the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area from further damage from salmon farming. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 15 Mar 2017 |
2017 State of the State Address in ReplyWe are now living through a time when the environmental challenges we are facing as an island and as a community are very, very significant. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Mar 2017 |
One Year After Devastating Fires, Sluggish Response from Hodgman GovernmentCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 13 Jan 2017 |
TWWHA Bushfire Report Confirms Urgent Need for Fire Fighting InvestmentThe Greens welcome Dr Tony Press’ Report into last January’s fires in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 20 Dec 2016 |
Liberals Prioritise Presentation over Preservation in the TWWHARosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 10 Dec 2016 |
Call for No Commercial Tourism in Protected AreasRecognition of the outstanding universal value of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) and its globally significant natural and cultural values. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 Sep 2016 |
Greens Release Sensible Guide for Tourism in Protected AreasCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 11 Sep 2016 |
Centenary of National Parks Highlights Failures of MinisterCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 27 Aug 2016 |
Support for Great Western Tiers National Park Inside TWWHACassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Aug 2016 |
World Heritage Committee Request Must be HeardThe Greens welcome the World Heritage Committee's request to implement the recommendations of their expert mission. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 15 Jul 2016 |
Groom Can't Ignore Planning Commission on TWWHACassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 13 Jul 2016 |
State Budget: Address in ReplyCassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 31 May 2016 |
State Budget 2016: Parks Funding Slashed and BurntCassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Jun 2016 |
Parks Minister Exposed for Gutting PWS Bushfire FundingCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 1 Jun 2016 |
Tasmanian Greens' Alternative BudgetCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 31 May 2016 |
Government Must Provide More Time for Consultation on State Planning ProvisionsThe Draft State Planning Provisions (SPPs) fail to prioritise the interests of the community, and protection of the environment, ahead of development interests. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 31 May 2016 |
Fire Management and Planning Need Adequate Resources for Remote FireysCassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 May 2016 |
Sustainable Tourism Way Forward for TassieThe Greens welcome the visitors that are coming to our shores, but warn the government to protect our wild places and regional communities from ruin. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 12 May 2016 |
Call for Hodgman Liberal Government to Reject Committee Recommendation on DGR Status for Environmental GroupsRosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 5 May 2016 |
Federal Budget 2016: Libs Cut TWWHA Management Funding by $3.4mCassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 5 May 2016 |
Savage Cuts to Protection of Tasmanian WildernessCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 4 May 2016 |
Liberals See Tasmania's Wilderness Only For its Economic ValueThe budget papers show a massive cut to Commonwealth funding for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 4 May 2016 |
No Respect From Disinterested Liberal MinistersCassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 May 2016 |
State Fire Commission ReportRosalie discusses the report on the inquiry into the State Fire Commission, and the Greens' dissenting report. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 27 Apr 2016 |
Liberal Member for Braddon Shows Ignorance on Forestry BurnsCassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Apr 2016 |
Bushfire Inquiry A WhitewashThe Bushfire Inquiry findings paint over the devastation of the summer bushfires in the World Heritage Area. It's as though they never existed. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 27 Apr 2016 |
Greens' Response to Announcement of New Political GroupThe beauty of a democracy is that any group of concerned citizens can speak up and establish organisations to represent their concerns. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 4 Apr 2016 |
TWWHA Still in LimboCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 21 Mar 2016 |
Hodgman Liberals in Embarrassing World Heritage BackdownCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 20 Mar 2016 |
Burning Questions Unanswered over TWWHA FiresCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 17 Mar 2016 |
State of the State Address in ReplyCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 15 Mar 2016 |
Premier Fails to Address the Biggest Issue in State of the StateCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 9 Mar 2016 |
Has Groom Breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct?Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 9 Mar 2016 |
Premier Misses Opportunity to Replace GroomThe Premier has missed a golden opportunity to place the Energy portfolio in the hands of a competent Minister in this time of energy crisis. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 18 Feb 2016 |
A 'Review' into TWWHA Fires is a Cop OutCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 4 Feb 2016 |
Significant Resourcing Needed to Save Alpine WildernessCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 25 Jan 2016 |
Groom's EOI Process a ShamblesParks Minister, Matthew Groom, again has egg on his face, this time over his headlong rush to develop in Tasmania's National Parks and World Heritage Area. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 29 Nov 2015 |
Liberal Greenwash Won't Fool Lonely PlanetCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 6 Nov 2015 |
Lonely Planet Hits Out at Hodgman GovernmentTravel Bible Lonely Planet has advised travellers to get in quick or miss out on Tasmania's pristine wilderness, "before compromises are made". Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 5 Nov 2015 |
Groom Content to Pillage TWWHAMinister Groom's obfuscating and empty statements about 'traditional industries' in question time reveal a stunning disregard for Tasmania's protected places. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 17 Sep 2015 |
Harriss in Denial on TWWHA LoggingResources Minister, Paul Harriss, has made it clear the government plans to blunder on and log in protected areas. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 16 Sep 2015 |
Liberals Caught in World Heritage Bind of Their Own MakingThe Hodgman Government is delusional if it believes it can negotiate with the UNESCO World Heritage committee to allow logging and mining in the TWWHA. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 5 Sep 2015 |
Heritage No Excuse for Logging the TWWHASenator Colbeck's comments supporting selective logging in the World Heritage Area are offensive, and use of heritage as a transparent disguise is laughable. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 7 Jul 2015 |
Minister Harriss being Deliberately Deceitful over WHA LoggingResources Minister, Paul Harriss’s ridiculous claim that the Greens supported logging in the World Heritage Area does not stand up to scrutiny. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 4 Jul 2015 |
Mining Ban needs to be in WHA Management Plan as Government Ignores United Nations on Logging and TenureThe government’s claim that it is not planning to conduct ‘broad-scale logging’ in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area does not stand up to scrutiny. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 3 Jul 2015 |
United Nations Slaps Down Groom on WHA Logging and MiningThe United Nations has humiliated the state government by slapping down its plans to log and mine inside the TWWHA. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 2 Jul 2015 |
Liberals Forest Council in DisarrayForests Minister Paul Harriss has been exposed by members of his own Ministerial Advisory Council on Forestry as having no plan for Forestry Tasmania. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 19 Jun 2015 |
Hunt Leaves State Government Isolated on World Heritage Area Logging and MiningThe Commonwealth Environment Minister Greg Hunt has left the Tasmanian government completely isolated in its plan to allow logging and mining in the TWWHA. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 27 Jun 2015 |
Premier's Claims on Wilderness Logging & Mining Beggar BeliefPremier Will Hodgman has claimed today in Budget Estimates that logging and mining can be conducted in wilderness areas without compromising wilderness values. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 9 Jun 2015 |
Tasmanian Wilderness World HeritageThe World Heritage Committee demonstrated a complete lack of trust in the government's capacity to protect the Outstanding Universal Values of the area. Nick Mckim | Parliamentary Activity | 4 Jun 2015 |
TWWHA Draft Management PlanThe draft management plan for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area has embarrassed Tasmania on the international stage. Nick Mckim | Parliamentary Activity | 3 Jun 2015 |
Minister Should Support Public Hearings on Draft TWWHA PlanMinister Groom should support public hearings into his draft management plan for the TWWHA at the Tasmanian Planning Commission. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 3 Jun 2015 |
World Heritage Committee lacks trust in Hodgman and Abbott GovernmentsThe Tasmanian Government's proposal to allow logging and mining in the World Heritage Area has prompted an extraordinary response from the United Nations. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 30 May 2015 |
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage AreaMinister Matthew Groom has failed to address key concerns about his draft management plan for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 1 Apr 2015 |
Tourism Industry Wilderness Support WelcomeThe Greens welcome many aspects of the TICT’s submission, in particular its opposition to logging and mining. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 20 Mar 2015 |
Secrecy Continues Over Wilderness DevelopmentsMinister Groom has refused to rule out public subsidies or peppercorn lease arrangements for developers in Tasmania's wilderness. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 4 Mar 2015 |
Developments in Parks ConcernsMinister Matthew Groom’s unprecedented attack on wilderness continues as he ignores the current World Heritage Area Management Plan. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 20 Feb 2015 |
No Secret Deals for Tassie's WHA!Minister for Parks Matthew Groom's claim that he is being open and transparent is laughable. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 14 Feb 2015 |
Developments in Parks SecrecyThe government’s secret process to encourage development of Tasmania’s wilderness continues. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 5 Feb 2015 |
Draft WHA Plan DisastrousThe Liberals' Draft World Heritage Area management plan is a disaster for Tasmania's World Heritage Area. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 15 Jan 2015 |
Tasmanian Parks & ReservesThe agreement between the tourism industry and the Parks Service is a dangerous shift in the way Tasmania's World Heritage Area and National Parks are managed. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 7 Dec 2014 |
Threat to National ParksHistory has shown that the Greens were right to champion our protected areas as a key foundation for the tourism sector. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 16 Sep 2014 |
World Heritage Area Decision WelcomeAll Tony Abbott, egged on by his state counterparts, has achieved is turn the glare of the international spotlight on Tasmania. Kim Booth | Media Release | 24 Jun 2014 |
World Heritage AreaThe Federal and State Liberal parties must let go of their ideologically driven push to undermine Tasmania’s internationally acclaimed World Heritage Area. Kim Booth | Media Release | 8 Jun 2014 |
WHA ForestsToday’s public rally sends a loud message to the Federal Liberal government to accept the area’s current protected status. Kim Booth | Media Release | 21 May 2014 |
World Heritage AreaThe two World Heritage expert bodies have each sent an unequivocal recommendation not to delist areas from Tasmania’s World Heritage Area. Kim Booth | Media Release | 19 May 2014 |
Forest ProtectionLast year’s minor boundary extension to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) has been vindicated. Kim Booth | Media Release | 15 May 2014 |