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Mercury Opinion Piece: Plea to consider view on coastal policy changes
Most submissions are against draft laws, write Peter McGlone, Sophie Underwood and Eric Woehler. Published in The Mercury 18 September 2024.
Joint Media Release: Decade-late State of the Environment Report should be immediately released
Today, 28 organisations have signed an open letter to the Rockliff Government calling for the immediate publication of the first State of the Environment Report
Media Release: Tasmanian community overwhelmingly rejects proposed retrospective changes to State Coastal Policy
With just over 400 submissions made in the briefest of public comment periods, 97% of submissions received by the Tasmanian Government were opposed to the
Mercury Opinion Piece: Department of Justice confirms mistake in draft Bill but govt won’t budge on timeline
Due to PMAT’s work with a range of community groups, it became apparent that proposed changes to our planning appeals tribunal (TASCAT) would have significantly
Mercury Opinion Piece: It’s wild, diverse & special: our coast’s define us
Policies should be protecting, not threatening, our island coastline, write Dr Larelle Bossi and Dr Eric Woehler. Published in The Mercury 15 August 2024.
Joint Media Release: Proposed changes to Tasmania’s Coastal Policy touches community nerve
A coalition of community groups concerned for Tasmania’s coasts have welcomed the hundreds of public submissions made in response to the Tasmanian Government’s proposed legislation
Background Report & Joint Media Releases: Scrap proposed legislation to weaken State Coastal Policy
PMAT, and other Tasmanian conservation organisations, are calling on the State Government to halt plans to retrospectively amend the Tasmanian State Coastal Policy, commit to
Joint Media Release: State Government must scrap its proposed legislation to weaken the Tasmanian Coastal Policy
Tasmanian conservation organisations repeat their call for the State Government to scrap their retrospective legislation to amend the Tasmanian State Coastal Policy, commit to not
Mercury Opinion Piece: “Cease bids to interfere with coastal policies”
“If there are genuine concerns about the state’s coastal policy, then let’s follow an informed consultative process, not rush through retrospective legislation with minimal opportunities
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