Labor commits $30m to Cradle Mountain cableway plan if elected
LABOR has thrown its support behind the push for a cableway at Cradle Mountain with a multi-million dollar pledge to revamp tourist facilities.
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LABOR will throw in $30 million to get a proposed Cradle Mountain cableway project up and running if it wins majority government at the coming state election.
The cableway has been identified by Tasmania’s peak tourism body as a “game changer” and is a key part of the $160m Cradle Mountain Masterplan released last year to drastically upgrade visitor facilities.
At the party’s Braddon campaign launch yesterday Labor leader Rebecca White announced the policy that forms the centrepiece of Labor’s campaign to win seats in the North-West electorate at the state election in March next year.
“Progress on the redevelopment has been frustratingly slow at a time when the North West needs significant investment in infrastructure,” Ms White said.
“Labor is determined to see the Masterplan become a reality with estimates it could attract an additional 60,000 visitors a year to Cradle Mountain.”
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