Tasmania trades heavily on its reputation for having an unspoilt environment, with tourists told to: 'Come down for air.' So, at the upcoming election, what is being promised to protect that?
Tasmania's environment has long been used to entice visitors to the island state, and its beauty and diversity are things all Tasmanians agree on.We asked voters across Tasmania about the issues that are most important to them and speak to experts on how the political parties will target their campaigns.But in this state election, the big issues of cost of living, housing, and health have been the focus.
Tasmania trades on perceptions its environment is unspoilt, luring tourists to the island with the slogan: "Come down for air."If elected, Labor says it'll deliver a container refund scheme by the end of the year — legislation supporting this has already passed state parliament, but the scheme is yet to start.
A 50 per cent reduction in food waste and a 50 per cent reduction in organic waste sent to landfill by 2030Doubling Tasmania's renewable energy production by 2040"While the Liberals' environment policy is non-existent, unfortunately Labor's is mostly a rehash of existing commitments, and is full of gaping holes," Bayley said.
"Not only that, but their environment policy is mostly made up of measures committed to by the Liberals and already underway."While you can see there's a resemblance between the environment policies of Labor and the Liberals, Labor says: "We have lived through 10 years of a Liberal government that's had no interest in protecting our environment.
But both major parties tried early to win over one industry that has had a contentious history with environmentalists — forestry.The latest photo of a large tree on the back of a Victorian truck driven through the centre of Hobart dismays opponents to Tasmania's native forest logging practices, who describe it as "outrageous" — but it's completely legal.It will also stop the current plantation sawlog expression of interest process being conducted by Sustainable Timber Tasmania.
While other issues have dominated the campaign, the environment could shape up to be a contentious topic in the new parliament.Liberals plan to give more Tasmanian native forest to loggers. But the industry isn't on sideTasmania's salmon farm industry has lost its 'social licence', minister says, but it wants it backPolice stopped Brad on his morning walk for wearing a hoodie. Ten minutes later, he was deadAudrey closed the doors of a Canberra day spa at 4pm.
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