HOME - TASMANIAN TIMESTASMANIAN TIMESLOCAL GOVERNMENTINTERNATIONALMURALSWHAT'S ON 53. Tasmania’s Film History. 94. Heartlands Need a Tasmanian Rural and Regional Art Gallery. 69. Book Review – ‘The Winter Road: A Story of Legacy, Land and a Killing at Croppa Creek’ (2021) 143. 2021 Archibald Shortlist – from Grace Tame to Craig Foster. 272. VOTING NOW OPEN FOR TOP TOURISM TOWNS 2021 Winners will be announced on Monday 7 June 2021. By voting you also go into the draw to win one of three prizes. One lucky voter will win a weekend winter break worth $1,000 in the town judged Tasmania’s Top Small Tourism Town for 2021. Two runner-up voters will each win $500 breaks in the towns judged second and third. BARBARA BAKER NAMED AS NEXT STATE GOVERNOR Media release – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 20 May 2021 Tasmania’s 29th Governor I have received approval from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for Ms Barbara Baker to be appointed Tasmania’s 29th Governor. Ms Baker will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role following a distinguished career as a Judge of the Federal MIRAMBEENA SET FOR FINAL FERRY RUN The MV Mirambeena will officially retire from the Bruny Island ferry service on 25 May 2021 after 30 years of ferrying both locals and visitors between Kettering and Roberts Point. Built in Launceston in 1991, the Mirambeena will depart Bruny for the final time at 8:00am on Tuesday. The Mirambeena has now outlived its designed safe service

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Code of Conduct. Tasmanian Times is dedicated to independent, lively debate about politics, media, business, culture and society, with a particular emphasis on Tasmania.We welcome your participation in this discussion, but we ask that you help us keep the MARIA ISLAND: A SHORT HISTORY Maria Island is located off the east coast of Tasmania. It is usually accessed by a ferry service from Triabunna, although some private yachts call in directly. Early history The island operated as a convict penal settlement (the second to be established in Van Diemen’s Land) between 1825 and 1832. The aim of the settlement ACTIVISTS BLOCK WORKS AT TARKINE MINE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 17 March 2021 Activists block mine works at Tasmania’s takayna mine site. Bob Brown Foundation is calling for the controversial Tarkine new mine at Riley creek to be halted. This morning, takayna defenders have blocked access to Venture Minerals’ Riley Creek mine site in an effort to prevent works NEW WATERFALL VALLEY HUT Bushwalkers trekking the Overland Track within the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park can now rest overnight in a new, simple, energy efficient hut at Waterfall Valley. The hut was designed and built Tasmanian companies Green Design Architects and AJR Construct. It features improved bushfire protection, thermal efficient design, solar power and low emission lighting. CHANGES TO CONTROLLED ACCESS SCHEME FOR MEDICINAL CANNABIS Media release – Sarah Courtney, Minister for Health, 16 March 2021 Improvements to Tasmania’s Controlled Access Scheme for medicinal cannabis We’re investing more into the essential services Tasmanians need, including our health system, so Tasmanians can get the care they need when they need it. In the first term of the current Liberal Government, Tasmania NEW SUPPORT FOR TASMANIANS BATTLING ICE ADDICTION Tasmanian construction workers and their families now have a new ally in the war against ice, with the launch of a service for those struggling with addiction. Construction industry entitlement fund Incolink has built a specialised drug addiction support service, run by qualified professionals trained to provide families in the building and construction sector with HOME - TASMANIAN TIMESTASMANIAN TIMESLOCAL GOVERNMENTINTERNATIONALMURALSWHAT'S ON 53. Tasmania’s Film History. 94. Heartlands Need a Tasmanian Rural and Regional Art Gallery. 69. Book Review – ‘The Winter Road: A Story of Legacy, Land and a Killing at Croppa Creek’ (2021) 143. 2021 Archibald Shortlist – from Grace Tame to Craig Foster. 272. VOTING NOW OPEN FOR TOP TOURISM TOWNS 2021 Winners will be announced on Monday 7 June 2021. By voting you also go into the draw to win one of three prizes. One lucky voter will win a weekend winter break worth $1,000 in the town judged Tasmania’s Top Small Tourism Town for 2021. Two runner-up voters will each win $500 breaks in the towns judged second and third. BARBARA BAKER NAMED AS NEXT STATE GOVERNOR Media release – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 20 May 2021 Tasmania’s 29th Governor I have received approval from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for Ms Barbara Baker to be appointed Tasmania’s 29th Governor. Ms Baker will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role following a distinguished career as a Judge of the Federal MIRAMBEENA SET FOR FINAL FERRY RUN The MV Mirambeena will officially retire from the Bruny Island ferry service on 25 May 2021 after 30 years of ferrying both locals and visitors between Kettering and Roberts Point. Built in Launceston in 1991, the Mirambeena will depart Bruny for the final time at 8:00am on Tuesday. The Mirambeena has now outlived its designed safe service

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Code of Conduct. Tasmanian Times is dedicated to independent, lively debate about politics, media, business, culture and society, with a particular emphasis on Tasmania.We welcome your participation in this discussion, but we ask that you help us keep the MARIA ISLAND: A SHORT HISTORY Maria Island is located off the east coast of Tasmania. It is usually accessed by a ferry service from Triabunna, although some private yachts call in directly. Early history The island operated as a convict penal settlement (the second to be established in Van Diemen’s Land) between 1825 and 1832. The aim of the settlement ACTIVISTS BLOCK WORKS AT TARKINE MINE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 17 March 2021 Activists block mine works at Tasmania’s takayna mine site. Bob Brown Foundation is calling for the controversial Tarkine new mine at Riley creek to be halted. This morning, takayna defenders have blocked access to Venture Minerals’ Riley Creek mine site in an effort to prevent works NEW WATERFALL VALLEY HUT Bushwalkers trekking the Overland Track within the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park can now rest overnight in a new, simple, energy efficient hut at Waterfall Valley. The hut was designed and built Tasmanian companies Green Design Architects and AJR Construct. It features improved bushfire protection, thermal efficient design, solar power and low emission lighting. CHANGES TO CONTROLLED ACCESS SCHEME FOR MEDICINAL CANNABIS Media release – Sarah Courtney, Minister for Health, 16 March 2021 Improvements to Tasmania’s Controlled Access Scheme for medicinal cannabis We’re investing more into the essential services Tasmanians need, including our health system, so Tasmanians can get the care they need when they need it. In the first term of the current Liberal Government, Tasmania NEW SUPPORT FOR TASMANIANS BATTLING ICE ADDICTION Tasmanian construction workers and their families now have a new ally in the war against ice, with the launch of a service for those struggling with addiction. Construction industry entitlement fund Incolink has built a specialised drug addiction support service, run by qualified professionals trained to provide families in the building and construction sector with VOTE VOTE, WHO'S THERE? Code of Conduct. Tasmanian Times is dedicated to independent, lively debate about politics, media, business, culture and society, with a particular emphasis on Tasmania.We welcome your participation in this discussion, but we ask that you help us keep the TAKAYNA PROTESTS CONTINUE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 20 May 2021 TASMANIAN TOURISM OPERATORS PROTEST IN TARKINE Bob Brown Foundation calls for mining company MMG to cease plans to build a heavy metals acid tailings dam in Tasmania’s Tarkine rainforest wilderness as the third day of protests commences. This morning in takayna/Tarkine two tourism operators have attached ACTIVISTS BLOCK WORKS AT TARKINE MINE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 17 March 2021 Activists block mine works at Tasmania’s takayna mine site. Bob Brown Foundation is calling for the controversial Tarkine new mine at Riley creek to be halted. This morning, takayna defenders have blocked access to Venture Minerals’ Riley Creek mine site in an effort to prevent works PAUL KELLY RETURNS TO HOBART IN JULY Paul Kelly Returns to Hobart in July. Veteran troubadour Paul Kelly is set to make his return to the touring circuit with the announcement of a 24-date, nationwide tour. Taking place from the very beginning of July to halfway through August, Kelly and friends (including Vika and Linda Bull, Bill McDonald, Peter Luscombe, Ash Naylor and Cameron NEW GLEBE HILL VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTRE PRE-LEASED Glebe Hill Village is moving ahead with plans to start construction in 2021 on Hobart’s eastern shore. Property development and investment group Tipalea Partners has announced its new $30 million retail centre Glebe Hill Village in Hobart is now 80 per cent leased. Eight leases have been negotiated during COVID-19 including locking in an anchor RAPE IN A SMALL COMMUNITY Rape in a Small Community. In August this year, Timothy Leslie Brown, a convicted rapist from the Huon Valley, will be eligible for parole after serving just half of his four-year sentence. There are of course those in the tight knit community of the Valley who feel he will have

done his time.

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marked for

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by Emily Baker, ABC A high-profile Tasmanian Liberal candidate has been accused of tricking a love interest into believing he was a man named Terry who worked as an engineer and lived in Melbourne. In reality, the man was Adam Brooks, a former member of the Tasmanian Parliament who resigned after the Integrity Commission found

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HOME - TASMANIAN TIMESTASMANIAN TIMESLOCAL GOVERNMENTINTERNATIONALMURALSWHAT'S ON 53. Tasmania’s Film History. 94. Heartlands Need a Tasmanian Rural and Regional Art Gallery. 69. Book Review – ‘The Winter Road: A Story of Legacy, Land and a Killing at Croppa Creek’ (2021) 143. 2021 Archibald Shortlist – from Grace Tame to Craig Foster. 272. VOTING NOW OPEN FOR TOP TOURISM TOWNS 2021 Winners will be announced on Monday 7 June 2021. By voting you also go into the draw to win one of three prizes. One lucky voter will win a weekend winter break worth $1,000 in the town judged Tasmania’s Top Small Tourism Town for 2021. Two runner-up voters will each win $500 breaks in the towns judged second and third. MIRAMBEENA SET FOR FINAL FERRY RUN The MV Mirambeena will officially retire from the Bruny Island ferry service on 25 May 2021 after 30 years of ferrying both locals and visitors between Kettering and Roberts Point. Built in Launceston in 1991, the Mirambeena will depart Bruny for the final time at 8:00am on Tuesday. The Mirambeena has now outlived its designed safe service

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BARBARA BAKER NAMED AS NEXT STATE GOVERNOR Media release – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 20 May 2021 Tasmania’s 29th Governor I have received approval from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for Ms Barbara Baker to be appointed Tasmania’s 29th Governor. Ms Baker will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role following a distinguished career as a Judge of the Federal TAKAYNA PROTESTS CONTINUE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 20 May 2021 TASMANIAN TOURISM OPERATORS PROTEST IN TARKINE Bob Brown Foundation calls for mining company MMG to cease plans to build a heavy metals acid tailings dam in Tasmania’s Tarkine rainforest wilderness as the third day of protests commences. This morning in takayna/Tarkine two tourism operators have attached

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Code of Conduct. Tasmanian Times is dedicated to independent, lively debate about politics, media, business, culture and society, with a particular emphasis on Tasmania.We welcome your participation in this discussion, but we ask that you help us keep the ACTIVISTS BLOCK WORKS AT TARKINE MINE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 17 March 2021 Activists block mine works at Tasmania’s takayna mine site. Bob Brown Foundation is calling for the controversial Tarkine new mine at Riley creek to be halted. This morning, takayna defenders have blocked access to Venture Minerals’ Riley Creek mine site in an effort to prevent works PAUL KELLY RETURNS TO HOBART IN JULY Paul Kelly Returns to Hobart in July. Veteran troubadour Paul Kelly is set to make his return to the touring circuit with the announcement of a 24-date, nationwide tour. Taking place from the very beginning of July to halfway through August, Kelly and friends (including Vika and Linda Bull, Bill McDonald, Peter Luscombe, Ash Naylor and Cameron HOBART TO HOST HISTORIC ONE-OFF TEST AGAINST AFGHANISTAN Hobart to Host Historic One-off Test Against Afghanistan. Afghanistan is set to play their first-ever Test against Australia in Hobart. In what will be a warm-up of sorts for the iconic Ashes, Cricket Australia is planning to release the schedule for the upcoming summer next week. It is expected to be a jam-packed calendar with dates

marked for

BROOKS COOKED

by Emily Baker, ABC A high-profile Tasmanian Liberal candidate has been accused of tricking a love interest into believing he was a man named Terry who worked as an engineer and lived in Melbourne. In reality, the man was Adam Brooks, a former member of the Tasmanian Parliament who resigned after the Integrity Commission found HOME - TASMANIAN TIMESTASMANIAN TIMESLOCAL GOVERNMENTINTERNATIONALMURALSWHAT'S ON 53. Tasmania’s Film History. 94. Heartlands Need a Tasmanian Rural and Regional Art Gallery. 69. Book Review – ‘The Winter Road: A Story of Legacy, Land and a Killing at Croppa Creek’ (2021) 143. 2021 Archibald Shortlist – from Grace Tame to Craig Foster. 272. VOTING NOW OPEN FOR TOP TOURISM TOWNS 2021 Winners will be announced on Monday 7 June 2021. By voting you also go into the draw to win one of three prizes. One lucky voter will win a weekend winter break worth $1,000 in the town judged Tasmania’s Top Small Tourism Town for 2021. Two runner-up voters will each win $500 breaks in the towns judged second and third. MIRAMBEENA SET FOR FINAL FERRY RUN The MV Mirambeena will officially retire from the Bruny Island ferry service on 25 May 2021 after 30 years of ferrying both locals and visitors between Kettering and Roberts Point. Built in Launceston in 1991, the Mirambeena will depart Bruny for the final time at 8:00am on Tuesday. The Mirambeena has now outlived its designed safe service

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BARBARA BAKER NAMED AS NEXT STATE GOVERNOR Media release – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 20 May 2021 Tasmania’s 29th Governor I have received approval from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for Ms Barbara Baker to be appointed Tasmania’s 29th Governor. Ms Baker will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role following a distinguished career as a Judge of the Federal TAKAYNA PROTESTS CONTINUE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 20 May 2021 TASMANIAN TOURISM OPERATORS PROTEST IN TARKINE Bob Brown Foundation calls for mining company MMG to cease plans to build a heavy metals acid tailings dam in Tasmania’s Tarkine rainforest wilderness as the third day of protests commences. This morning in takayna/Tarkine two tourism operators have attached

INDUSTRIAL SALMON

Code of Conduct. Tasmanian Times is dedicated to independent, lively debate about politics, media, business, culture and society, with a particular emphasis on Tasmania.We welcome your participation in this discussion, but we ask that you help us keep the ACTIVISTS BLOCK WORKS AT TARKINE MINE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 17 March 2021 Activists block mine works at Tasmania’s takayna mine site. Bob Brown Foundation is calling for the controversial Tarkine new mine at Riley creek to be halted. This morning, takayna defenders have blocked access to Venture Minerals’ Riley Creek mine site in an effort to prevent works PAUL KELLY RETURNS TO HOBART IN JULY Paul Kelly Returns to Hobart in July. Veteran troubadour Paul Kelly is set to make his return to the touring circuit with the announcement of a 24-date, nationwide tour. Taking place from the very beginning of July to halfway through August, Kelly and friends (including Vika and Linda Bull, Bill McDonald, Peter Luscombe, Ash Naylor and Cameron HOBART TO HOST HISTORIC ONE-OFF TEST AGAINST AFGHANISTAN Hobart to Host Historic One-off Test Against Afghanistan. Afghanistan is set to play their first-ever Test against Australia in Hobart. In what will be a warm-up of sorts for the iconic Ashes, Cricket Australia is planning to release the schedule for the upcoming summer next week. It is expected to be a jam-packed calendar with dates

marked for

BROOKS COOKED

by Emily Baker, ABC A high-profile Tasmanian Liberal candidate has been accused of tricking a love interest into believing he was a man named Terry who worked as an engineer and lived in Melbourne. In reality, the man was Adam Brooks, a former member of the Tasmanian Parliament who resigned after the Integrity Commission found

NEW CABINET

Statement – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 18 May 2021 Statement on new Cabinet I want to thank Tasmanians once again for voting for a majority Liberal Government. They voted for stability and for certainty, at the time Tasmania needs it most. We have laid out a clear plan to secure Tasmania’s future. To continue building on 'INSUFFICENT STUDY OF LISTED SPECIES' AT TAILINGS DAM SITE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 24 May 2021 MINER CONCEDES INSUFFICIENT STUDY OF NATIONALLY LISTED SPECIES –TARKINE PROTESTS CONTINUE A new threat to Australia’s largest temperate rainforest in takayna / Tarkine is erupting as Chinese state-owned miner MMG concedes the company has not conducted all environmental studies needed to determine the project’s 'STOP EATING TASMANIAN SALMON' Transcript of media conference with Andrew Wilkie (Federal Independent MP for Clark), Laura Kelly (Environment Tasmania), Peter George (TAMP), Essie Davis (Bruny Island), Sheenagh Neill (sailor), Mark Bishop (commercial fisher), Hobart dockside, 22 April 2021. Essie Davis This machinery operates probably 24 hours a day outside our home. It’s like having a huge semi trailer RAPE IN A SMALL COMMUNITY Rape in a Small Community. In August this year, Timothy Leslie Brown, a convicted rapist from the Huon Valley, will be eligible for parole after serving just half of his four-year sentence. There are of course those in the tight knit community of the Valley who feel he will have

done his time.

UTAS UNVEILS DRAFT MASTERPLAN FOR CITY SWITCH Featured image above: an artist’s impression of the rejuvenated Forestry building in Melville St, one of the first buildings to be revamped for students and staff. UTAS has unveiled a draft masterplan for its future campus in the centre of Hobart. The draft masterplan steps out the principles that identified as being important in the 2021 STATE ELECTION CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED Media release – Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 8 April 2021 2021 State election Candidates announced A list of candidates for each division can be found here. Registered parties and groups are shown in ballot paper order, with ungrouped candidates to appear in the last column. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order within each

column.

VAN DAIRY FULL OF SHIT ABC: Audit finds Van Dairy Group farms failed to meet operating effluent requirements. Australia’s largest dairy farming business is facing fresh questions over its farm standards, after it was issued with environment protection notices and had an operating licence suspended because of overflowing effluent systems. Officers from the Tasmanian Dairy Industry Authority (TDIA) visited all WARATAH RENEWABLE HUB Waratah Renewable Hub. With the ongoing dialogue about climate change and the need for Australia to proceed rapidly to a renewable future and away from the fossil fuel age here is an amazing solution in a unique part of Tasmania. But first a little bit of history. The history of Waratah holds a preeminent position in Tasmania. LET'S BE HONEST, SCOTT MORRISON IS A TERRIBLE PRIME Let’s Be Honest, Scott Morrison is a Terrible Prime Minister. Andrew P Street describes himself as ‘an author, journalist, columnist and failed indie rock star.’. He puts together a very readable two/three-times-a-week Australian politics newsletter. You can find how to subscribe on Patreon; Tasmanian Times encourages readers to

vote with

MINING PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Mining Problems and Possible Solutions. Mining, Part 3: In his three-part series, Dr Buck Emberg presents a balanced examination of both the need for mining and the environmental consequences of extracting minerals. He explains that mining has been a human activity since before the Stone Age and will remain so in the future. HOME - TASMANIAN TIMESTASMANIAN TIMESLOCAL GOVERNMENTINTERNATIONALMURALSWHAT'S ON 53. Tasmania’s Film History. 94. Heartlands Need a Tasmanian Rural and Regional Art Gallery. 69. Book Review – ‘The Winter Road: A Story of Legacy, Land and a Killing at Croppa Creek’ (2021) 143. 2021 Archibald Shortlist – from Grace Tame to Craig Foster. 272. VOTING NOW OPEN FOR TOP TOURISM TOWNS 2021 Winners will be announced on Monday 7 June 2021. By voting you also go into the draw to win one of three prizes. One lucky voter will win a weekend winter break worth $1,000 in the town judged Tasmania’s Top Small Tourism Town for 2021. Two runner-up voters will each win $500 breaks in the towns judged second and third. MIRAMBEENA SET FOR FINAL FERRY RUN The MV Mirambeena will officially retire from the Bruny Island ferry service on 25 May 2021 after 30 years of ferrying both locals and visitors between Kettering and Roberts Point. Built in Launceston in 1991, the Mirambeena will depart Bruny for the final time at 8:00am on Tuesday. The Mirambeena has now outlived its designed safe service

life

BARBARA BAKER NAMED AS NEXT STATE GOVERNOR Media release – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 20 May 2021 Tasmania’s 29th Governor I have received approval from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for Ms Barbara Baker to be appointed Tasmania’s 29th Governor. Ms Baker will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role following a distinguished career as a Judge of the Federal TAKAYNA PROTESTS CONTINUE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 20 May 2021 TASMANIAN TOURISM OPERATORS PROTEST IN TARKINE Bob Brown Foundation calls for mining company MMG to cease plans to build a heavy metals acid tailings dam in Tasmania’s Tarkine rainforest wilderness as the third day of protests commences. This morning in takayna/Tarkine two tourism operators have attached

INDUSTRIAL SALMON

Code of Conduct. Tasmanian Times is dedicated to independent, lively debate about politics, media, business, culture and society, with a particular emphasis on Tasmania.We welcome your participation in this discussion, but we ask that you help us keep the ACTIVISTS BLOCK WORKS AT TARKINE MINE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 17 March 2021 Activists block mine works at Tasmania’s takayna mine site. Bob Brown Foundation is calling for the controversial Tarkine new mine at Riley creek to be halted. This morning, takayna defenders have blocked access to Venture Minerals’ Riley Creek mine site in an effort to prevent works PAUL KELLY RETURNS TO HOBART IN JULY Paul Kelly Returns to Hobart in July. Veteran troubadour Paul Kelly is set to make his return to the touring circuit with the announcement of a 24-date, nationwide tour. Taking place from the very beginning of July to halfway through August, Kelly and friends (including Vika and Linda Bull, Bill McDonald, Peter Luscombe, Ash Naylor and Cameron HOBART TO HOST HISTORIC ONE-OFF TEST AGAINST AFGHANISTAN Hobart to Host Historic One-off Test Against Afghanistan. Afghanistan is set to play their first-ever Test against Australia in Hobart. In what will be a warm-up of sorts for the iconic Ashes, Cricket Australia is planning to release the schedule for the upcoming summer next week. It is expected to be a jam-packed calendar with dates

marked for

BROOKS COOKED

by Emily Baker, ABC A high-profile Tasmanian Liberal candidate has been accused of tricking a love interest into believing he was a man named Terry who worked as an engineer and lived in Melbourne. In reality, the man was Adam Brooks, a former member of the Tasmanian Parliament who resigned after the Integrity Commission found HOME - TASMANIAN TIMESTASMANIAN TIMESLOCAL GOVERNMENTINTERNATIONALMURALSWHAT'S ON 53. Tasmania’s Film History. 94. Heartlands Need a Tasmanian Rural and Regional Art Gallery. 69. Book Review – ‘The Winter Road: A Story of Legacy, Land and a Killing at Croppa Creek’ (2021) 143. 2021 Archibald Shortlist – from Grace Tame to Craig Foster. 272. VOTING NOW OPEN FOR TOP TOURISM TOWNS 2021 Winners will be announced on Monday 7 June 2021. By voting you also go into the draw to win one of three prizes. One lucky voter will win a weekend winter break worth $1,000 in the town judged Tasmania’s Top Small Tourism Town for 2021. Two runner-up voters will each win $500 breaks in the towns judged second and third. MIRAMBEENA SET FOR FINAL FERRY RUN The MV Mirambeena will officially retire from the Bruny Island ferry service on 25 May 2021 after 30 years of ferrying both locals and visitors between Kettering and Roberts Point. Built in Launceston in 1991, the Mirambeena will depart Bruny for the final time at 8:00am on Tuesday. The Mirambeena has now outlived its designed safe service

life

BARBARA BAKER NAMED AS NEXT STATE GOVERNOR Media release – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 20 May 2021 Tasmania’s 29th Governor I have received approval from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for Ms Barbara Baker to be appointed Tasmania’s 29th Governor. Ms Baker will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role following a distinguished career as a Judge of the Federal TAKAYNA PROTESTS CONTINUE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 20 May 2021 TASMANIAN TOURISM OPERATORS PROTEST IN TARKINE Bob Brown Foundation calls for mining company MMG to cease plans to build a heavy metals acid tailings dam in Tasmania’s Tarkine rainforest wilderness as the third day of protests commences. This morning in takayna/Tarkine two tourism operators have attached

INDUSTRIAL SALMON

Code of Conduct. Tasmanian Times is dedicated to independent, lively debate about politics, media, business, culture and society, with a particular emphasis on Tasmania.We welcome your participation in this discussion, but we ask that you help us keep the ACTIVISTS BLOCK WORKS AT TARKINE MINE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 17 March 2021 Activists block mine works at Tasmania’s takayna mine site. Bob Brown Foundation is calling for the controversial Tarkine new mine at Riley creek to be halted. This morning, takayna defenders have blocked access to Venture Minerals’ Riley Creek mine site in an effort to prevent works PAUL KELLY RETURNS TO HOBART IN JULY Paul Kelly Returns to Hobart in July. Veteran troubadour Paul Kelly is set to make his return to the touring circuit with the announcement of a 24-date, nationwide tour. Taking place from the very beginning of July to halfway through August, Kelly and friends (including Vika and Linda Bull, Bill McDonald, Peter Luscombe, Ash Naylor and Cameron HOBART TO HOST HISTORIC ONE-OFF TEST AGAINST AFGHANISTAN Hobart to Host Historic One-off Test Against Afghanistan. Afghanistan is set to play their first-ever Test against Australia in Hobart. In what will be a warm-up of sorts for the iconic Ashes, Cricket Australia is planning to release the schedule for the upcoming summer next week. It is expected to be a jam-packed calendar with dates

marked for

BROOKS COOKED

by Emily Baker, ABC A high-profile Tasmanian Liberal candidate has been accused of tricking a love interest into believing he was a man named Terry who worked as an engineer and lived in Melbourne. In reality, the man was Adam Brooks, a former member of the Tasmanian Parliament who resigned after the Integrity Commission found

NEW CABINET

Statement – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 18 May 2021 Statement on new Cabinet I want to thank Tasmanians once again for voting for a majority Liberal Government. They voted for stability and for certainty, at the time Tasmania needs it most. We have laid out a clear plan to secure Tasmania’s future. To continue building on 'INSUFFICENT STUDY OF LISTED SPECIES' AT TAILINGS DAM SITE Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 24 May 2021 MINER CONCEDES INSUFFICIENT STUDY OF NATIONALLY LISTED SPECIES –TARKINE PROTESTS CONTINUE A new threat to Australia’s largest temperate rainforest in takayna / Tarkine is erupting as Chinese state-owned miner MMG concedes the company has not conducted all environmental studies needed to determine the project’s 'STOP EATING TASMANIAN SALMON' Transcript of media conference with Andrew Wilkie (Federal Independent MP for Clark), Laura Kelly (Environment Tasmania), Peter George (TAMP), Essie Davis (Bruny Island), Sheenagh Neill (sailor), Mark Bishop (commercial fisher), Hobart dockside, 22 April 2021. Essie Davis This machinery operates probably 24 hours a day outside our home. It’s like having a huge semi trailer RAPE IN A SMALL COMMUNITY Rape in a Small Community. In August this year, Timothy Leslie Brown, a convicted rapist from the Huon Valley, will be eligible for parole after serving just half of his four-year sentence. There are of course those in the tight knit community of the Valley who feel he will have

done his time.

UTAS UNVEILS DRAFT MASTERPLAN FOR CITY SWITCH Featured image above: an artist’s impression of the rejuvenated Forestry building in Melville St, one of the first buildings to be revamped for students and staff. UTAS has unveiled a draft masterplan for its future campus in the centre of Hobart. The draft masterplan steps out the principles that identified as being important in the 2021 STATE ELECTION CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED Media release – Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 8 April 2021 2021 State election Candidates announced A list of candidates for each division can be found here. Registered parties and groups are shown in ballot paper order, with ungrouped candidates to appear in the last column. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order within each

column.

VAN DAIRY FULL OF SHIT ABC: Audit finds Van Dairy Group farms failed to meet operating effluent requirements. Australia’s largest dairy farming business is facing fresh questions over its farm standards, after it was issued with environment protection notices and had an operating licence suspended because of overflowing effluent systems. Officers from the Tasmanian Dairy Industry Authority (TDIA) visited all WARATAH RENEWABLE HUB Waratah Renewable Hub. With the ongoing dialogue about climate change and the need for Australia to proceed rapidly to a renewable future and away from the fossil fuel age here is an amazing solution in a unique part of Tasmania. But first a little bit of history. The history of Waratah holds a preeminent position in Tasmania. LET'S BE HONEST, SCOTT MORRISON IS A TERRIBLE PRIME Let’s Be Honest, Scott Morrison is a Terrible Prime Minister. Andrew P Street describes himself as ‘an author, journalist, columnist and failed indie rock star.’. He puts together a very readable two/three-times-a-week Australian politics newsletter. You can find how to subscribe on Patreon; Tasmanian Times encourages readers to

vote with

MINING PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Mining Problems and Possible Solutions. Mining, Part 3: In his three-part series, Dr Buck Emberg presents a balanced examination of both the need for mining and the environmental consequences of extracting minerals. He explains that mining has been a human activity since before the Stone Age and will remain so in the future.

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