- 6.30 - 8pm
- Moonah Arts Centre
Glenorchy #SCRAPTHEDAP Public Meeting
Event Details
Tuesday, 04 March
6.30 – 8 pm
Moonah Arts Centre
Performance Studio
23-27 Albert Rd, Moonah
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A huge thank you to the 50 people who attended Glenorchy’s #SCRAPTHEDAP public meeting! Your support and time are greatly appreciated. Big shoutout to our incredible speakers for sharing their insights and to our supporting organisations.
PMAT would like to acknowledge our elected Parliamentarians who made the effort to attend our public meeting. It is very much appreciated and noted.
- Andrew Wilkie – Independent Federal Member for Clark
- Helen Burnett – Greens Member for Clark
- Kristie Johnson – Independent Member for Clark
- Vica Bayley – Greens Member for Clark
- Councillor Molly Kendall of Glenorchy City Council
Public Meeting Motions:
Motion 1: The meeting requests Glenorchy City Council to instigate community public meetings on their resident and ratepayer position on the proposed changes to planning appeal rights.
Unanimously carried. Motion passed through show of hands.
Unanimously carried. Motion passed through show of hands.
Event information:
Your democracy is under threat. The Tasmanian Liberal Government wants to pass laws to remove your voice. Planning appeal rights at risk!
The Tasmanian Liberal Government wants to remove planning appeal rights and replace them with a “developer-friendly” assessment and approval process (DAPs – Development Assessment Panels) across private and public land, including our World Heritage Areas and National Parks.
It is critical for transparency, democracy and good planning that checks and balances are in place, ensuring property developers and decision makers are kept to account. DAPs and removal of appeal rights put these at risk and take local councillors, voters, and communities out of planning.
The Government has released a draft DAP Bill with public comment closing 24 April 2025.
Event speakers:
MC: Sophie Underwood – State Director, PMAT
Nicole Sommer – Legal Practice Director (Principal Lawyer), Environmental Defenders Office
Peter McGlone – CEO, Tasmanian Conservation Trust
Jan Bryan – Glenorchy Residents Action Information Network (GRAINPower)
Andrew Wilkie – Independent Federal Member for Clark
Molly Kendall – Councillor, Glenorchy City Council
Event contact:
Sophie Underwood
sophie_underwood@hotmail.com
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