A Mount Wellington Cable Car Company (MWCC) public meeting for ‘South Hobart residents only’ has been suddenly cancelled despite significant local resident interest and the imminent closure of public consultation on the Hodgman Government’s proposed Major Projects legislation.
Mount Wellington Cable Car Company Pulls Public Meeting as ‘Major Project’ Read More »
The participation of Labor Leader Rebecca White and Greens planning spokesperson Rosalie Woodruff in a public forum on Planning reforms in Bicheno this weekend highlights the significance of the issue as parliament finishes its last sitting before the 2018 state election.
Media Alert: Planning Scheme Public Meeting Draws Political Leaders Read More »
The Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania will host a forum featuring candidates vying for the Legislative Council seat of Pembroke at this weekend’s by-election. The forum will focus on issues relating the Statewide Planning Scheme and the candidates’ vision for how planning affects development decisions for Pembroke in the future.
Media Alert: Pembroke by-election: Candidates Forum Read More »
A weakening of planning laws and community engagement, undemocratic ‘major project’ legislation and a taxpayer funded PR campaign are all targets of a community action today outside the potential Fragrance high rise hotel site in Collins Street.
In August 2017 Sophie Underwood from Planning Matters Tasmania joined three other panelists at a Tasmanian Leaders Conference to talk about ‘disruptive development’ and how to engage rather than polarise community views.
Tasmanian Leaders Conference – Disruptive Development Read More »
Much-loved Tasmanian and international actor Essie Davis helped launch the Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania in July 2017 at the beautiful Brooke Street Larder on Hobart’s waterfront.
Essie Davis Joins Fight to Protect Tasmanian Heritage Read More »
Forty-six community groups encompassing a wide cross section of interests will formally launch an alliance that will take a positive agenda for planning scheme reform to the next state election, and seek to reverse the weakened and undemocratic regulations being introduced by the Hodgman Government.
Community Groups Launch Election-Focused Appeal on Planning Laws Read More »
Australian states have deregulated their planning systems using a national blueprint advanced largely by the development industry. Tasmania is the latest.
Talking Point: Planning reform the Trojan horse Read More »
