Recruitment is now underway for up to 30 Correctional Officers within the Tasmania Prison Service as part of the Hodgman Liberal Government’s commitment to keeping Tasmanians safe. This is the latest round of recruitment in a program which has seen 94 Correctional Officers recruited since May 2016. To be successful, [...]
The Hodgman Liberal Government will tomorrow open a tender process for a managing contractor for the new Southern Remand Centre, in what is a significant milestone for the $70 million project. Early site works commenced this month at the Risdon Prison complex, and once complete, the Centre will house more [...]
Legislation which criminalises acts of serious bullying, including cyberbullying, was tabled in Parliament today to protect victims of serious online bullying, particularly children and young people. The Criminal Code Amendment (Bullying) Bill 2019 will expand the existing crime of stalking to address serious bullying behaviour, which includes targeting those who use the [...]
Opposition Leader Rebecca White needs to follow through on her previous support for the Electoral Reform Bill and commit to not indulging in the Greens’ political games when the Bill is debated today. Debate on the Bill today provides the opportunity for the new laws to be in place for [...]
The Hodgman Liberal Government has tabled the first stage of Electoral Reform legislation today in State Parliament. The Bill incorporates a number of amendments to modernise and streamline the electoral process, including the removal of the election day media coverage ban and other straight-forward technical amendments to improve the operation [...]
Keep Australia Beautiful today released the results of its 2017-18 National Litter Index survey, which show an impressive decrease of littering in Tasmania. The survey found a decrease of 6.4% in litter items and 6.2% in volumes of litter compared to the previous year, across most litter categories. The largest [...]
Congratulations to Tasmania’s favourite filly, Mystic Journey, for her outstanding victory in the inaugural $5 million All-Star Mile held today at Flemington. Today’s success has cemented Mystic Journey’s growing reputation as the Winx of Tasmanian racing, and comes after her record-breaking win at the Australian Guineas earlier this month. The [...]
I am pleased to announce the Tasracing board has appointed Mr Paul Eriksson to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Tasracing. Mr Eriksson has extensive leadership and financial management experience in a number of roles, including as General Manager- Finance and IT for Racing NSW and as the inaugural [...]
I am pleased to announce that the Governor of Tasmania, Kate Warner, has today formally appointed Ms Leanne Topfer to the Devonport and Burnie Magistrates Courts in accordance with the Magistrates Court Act 1987. This appointment follows a rigorous selection process governed by the Protocol for Judicial Appointments, including consultation [...]
The 2019 TAB Summer Racing Carnival has been a boon for Tasmania with 85 percent ($2.37 million) in feature race stakes won by Tasmanian horses. And it was only the global might of the Godolphin trained team that prevented Tasmanian trained horses from securing a clean sweep of the 26 [...]
