The sad reality is that behind every crash statistic is a family devastated and impacted by the loss or serious injury, of a loved one. In 2017 36 people died and another 263 were seriously injured on Tasmanian roads. This is the same number of fatalities and 19 fewer serious injuries than 2016, and compares…
The Hodgman Liberal Government’s Community Infrastructure Fund is helping local communities around Tasmania update vital infrastructure to the benefit of everyone in the community. The residents of the West Tamar and Tamar River boat users are the latest to feel the benefits, with the Government committing $30,000 from the Fund on top of $125,000 from…
The Hodgman Liberal Government is committed to supporting vulnerable Tasmanians and organisations like the Salvation Army who help give those in need a hand-up. That is why we are providing the Salvos with $110,000 to continue the Street Team project in Hobart and run a trial in Launceston. The safety initiative operates in the Hobart…
The Hodgman Liberal Government is committed to reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on Tasmania’s roads to zero by 2050. Accordingly, we are actioning our Tourist Road Safety Strategy to reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads involving visitors to Tasmania with a campaign now underway on the big screens at Hobart…
Tasmania Police will be out in force this holiday season with Operation Crossroads once again in effect to deter dangerous driving behaviours. Our commitment to increase police numbers means there will be more police on our roads, so if you do the wrong thing, you are more likely to be caught and have to face…
The Hodgman Liberal Government will deliver two new, purpose-built Spirit of Tasmania vessels in 2021, two years ahead of schedule. The next generation vessels will be more than 30 per cent larger than the current Spirits, with an even bigger increase in passenger and freight capacity. Premier Will Hodgman said passenger capacity would increase by…
A massive black hole has emerged in Labor’s All Aboard policy which proves, yet again, you simply cannot trust Labor with money. Labor’s so called ‘free fares’ policy for students has been costed at $9 million over an unspecified timeframe, although most other concepts in the policy are costed over 10 years. However, the Department…
I am very disappointed the Government’s legislation to extend mandatory sentencing provisions for serious assaults against off-duty police officers has been voted down in the Legislative Council today. This means a loophole in the legislation will remain where a police officer enjoys mandatory protections against serious assault when they’re on duty, but as soon as…
Tenders are being called for $5.43 million in safety upgrades of major Bass Highway junctions in Latrobe and Wynyard. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said the upgrades would address community safety concerns arising from the intersections’ poor crash records. “Investing in infrastructure upgrades to provide safer roads is part of the Australian…
The Hodgman Government is very concerned about the cost of living for Tasmanian families. We know that even a small increase such as this has an impact on the family budget. That’s why I’ve told the department there will be no student bus fare increase in 2018- instead, fares will now increase by 10 cents…