PMAT Submission: Future of Local Government Review – Final Report
The Future of Local Government Review – PMAT submission on the Final Report, October 2023
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Local Government Review
PMAT Media Release: Government Commitment on Council Mergers a Welcome Relief
Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s new commitment that no councils in Tasmania will be forced to amalgamate with their neighbours is a welcome development in a Local Government Review process that has stoked community concern and a widespread campaign to protect the integrity of local government representation and planning decision making.
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PMAT Media Release: Local Government Reform for Discussion in Northwest Tasmania
Planning Matters Alliance are continuing the rollout of public community meetings to discuss mooted changes to local government, including forced amalgamations and the removal of planning from local Councils.
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PMAT TCT Media Release: Close to one half of all councils are opposed to amalgamation and almost no support from councils for the state government to take over planning
Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania and the Tasmanian Conservation Trust today called on the state government to respond to the recent Council submissions to the Future of Local Government Review and rule out forced amalgamations and major changes to planning.
Talking Point: Changes to Councils Require Care
Published as a double page spread in The Mercury, Talking Point: Changes to Council Requires Care, 16 February 2023.
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PMAT Submission: Future of Local Government Review Stage 2
Removing councils as a Planning Authority and forcing amalgamations could kill Local Government in Tasmania and with it local representation, accountability and core services.
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Defending Tasmanian’s Right to Have a Say
During the Tasmania 2021 state election PMAT urged voters to call on all political candidates to defend the right of every Tasmanian to have a say over their own future.
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Contact Your Local Council Now
If you want better planning laws in Tasmania now is the time to speak up. Please contact your local mayor and councillors asking for a review of the residential standards of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme.
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