Mount Wellington Cableway Company waiting on final feedback on bushfire plan from Tasmania Fire Service

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THE Mount Wellington Cableway Company is still awaiting feedback from the Tasmania Fire Service on its bushfire plan for the divisive project to complete its application to council.

The company lodged documents with the council on January 6 to address a series of questions arising from its original development application, which was made last June.

But further information was required by council on Aboriginal heritage, traffic impacts, bushfire planning, biodiversity impacts, sewage management and geotechnical assessments.

On August 7, the cable car proponents provided much of this extra information on the project to the council.

Artists impression of the proposed development of a cable car on Mt Wellington / kunanyi by MWCC.

MWCC chair Chris Oldfield said on Wednesday the company was still waiting for the final feedback from the TFS on its bushfire plan.

“There’s a couple of other matters with council we are clarifying and both parties are very keen to get this into the public arena as soon as possible,” Mr Oldfield said.

HCC general manager Nick Heath said earlier this month the new information received would be given to the external consultants who were assisting the council with the assessment.

He said on Wednesday the council “looked forward to receiving all outstanding information from the proponent so we can move on to the next phase in the process and put the application out for public comment.”

“A further submission of information was received on August 7 and the external assessment panel determined further information was still required on a number of matters including traffic impacts, sewage management, Aboriginal heritage and biodiversity impacts,” he said.

“The required Bushfire Management Plan also remains outstanding.”

Residents Opposed to the Cable Car spokesman Vica Bayley called for the extra information to be made publicly available now.