PROMISE WATCH: Every election promise and party tab so far

Having trouble keeping tabs on all of the promises made this election by our politicians? See our huge list of every election promise made from the major parties during the 2021 Tasmanian state election campaign >>

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Having trouble keeping tabs on all of the promises made this election by our politicians? Don’t worry … you’re not alone.

We however have spent weeks following the campaign and crunching the numbers.

Below is the full extensive list of election promises from Liberal, Labor and The Greens during this year’s state election campaign.

Oh, and grab a seat … this will probably take you a while.

Liberals: $1268.68 million

HEALTH:

• Statewide health, $220 million (5/4/2021)
• Northern health, $44.5 million (5/4/2021)
• Far South, $6.43 million (6/4/2021)
• Southern health, $149 million (6/4/2021)
• NW health, $92.9 million (7/4/2021)
• Premier Peter Gutwein said the expanded $200 million second stage of the RHH redevelopment included a further $110 million investment to provide new facilities and health services, and forms part of the new 30-year Master Plan for the RHH precinct. (6/4/2021)
• $154m over four years to tackle the state’s out-of-control elective surgery waiting list would deliver an additional 22,300 elective surgeries and endoscopies. 8,300 extra surgeries statewide, bringing our total volume for that year to more than 22,800 surgeries in one year – almost twice the size of the waiting list, and the largest year of surgery ever in Tasmania. More than 180 staff: 112 nurses, 14 doctors, 16 allied health staff as well as more than 40 hospital support staff. (120m is new) (6/4/2021)
• SECOND stage of the Kingston health Centre $30 million (6/4/2021)
• $7 million to build a brand-new second angiography suite at the Royal Hobart Hospital (6/4/2021)
• $1 million over two years to significantly upgrade the Dover Medical Centre. (6/4/2021)
• -Commencing the next stages of the Launceston General Hospital redevelopment masterplan, with a $580 million investment over 10 years to meet future demand. (5/4/2021)
• -Two new additional paramedics will be recruited for the West Coast region at a cost of $1.2 million across four years. 13/4/21
• -An additional $560,000 over four years for extra staff at the West Coast District Hospital. $400,000 over four years to upgrade equipment at the West Coast District Hospital 13/4/21
• -$300,000 commitment in 2021-22 to the RFDS to support the provision of oral health services in regional Tasmania, with an initial focus on the West Coast, Huon Valley and Central Tasmania. (8/4/21)
• -Establish a new Health Staff Recruitment Taskforce.
• -Move to enable pharmacist immuniser access to the National Immunisation Program for the first time in Tasmania (no meny attached) (22/4/2021)
• 48 new permanent paramedics will be recruited over two years (24/4/2021)
• Invest $9 million in the Ambulance Tasmania vehicle fleet (24/4/2021)
• New Helipads in regions that need them for aeromedical services including on the East Coast near the new St Helens Hospital and at Dover to support the Esperance Multi-Purpose Centre. $600,000 to deliver both helipads. (24/4/2021)
• $500,000 over two years for another 180 defibrillators (24/4/2021)
• A $3.5 million refurbishment of the Midlands Multipurpose Centre at Oatlands (24/4/2021)
• A boost of $3.4 million for rural hospital staffing, and a further $5 million for new equipment for our rural hospitals (24/4/2021)
• -$600,000 over three years to secure the future of Tasmania’s only Children’s Cancer Clinical Trials Unit (29/4/2021)

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING:

• Invest an additional $56 million to continue the transformation of the mental health system, alcohol and drug services, and boost preventative health measures (24/4/2021)
• New funding of $26 million will be invested in mental health including a new initiative, an Emergency Mental Health Co-Response Team.
• $8.5 million over two years for a Mental Health Hospital in the Home pilot in the north-west.
• $500,000 will also be invested to commence the roll-out of Rethink 2020, Tasmania’s new overarching mental health plan, including a focus on suicide prevention.
• $10 million for the growing demand for alcohol and other drugs (AOD) services
• Provide funding to the Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Council to employ an AOD Reform Agenda Project Officer for three years, and provide more support for the Drug Education Network to continue their response to the impact of COVID-19 in our community.
• Empower Tasmanians to improve their own health and wellbeing with a major boost of $20 million. This new investment includes $4.5 million to trial three Tasmanian Community Health and Wellbeing Networks.
• Backing the next Healthy Tasmania 5 Year Strategic Plan with $10 million, and providing a further $8 million in grants to support community based projects that promote good health and wellbeing.
• Fund an expansion of the Heart Foundation’s Walking program, and Diabetes Tasmania’s successful COACH program for type 2 diabetes.
• Provide $2 million to The Hobart Clinic towards its $19 million redevelopment at its Rokeby site (28/4/2021)
• Providing $52 million for in-home palliative and community-delivered health services and incentives for GPs, pharmacies and other primary health services to extend after hour services (5/4/2021)

Veronicas concert, Hobart. Picture Supplied

EVENTS AND FESTIVALS:

• -Will provide a 50 per cent increase in operational funding for Tasmania’s cultural and creative industries. (9/4/2021)
• -Provide $21.5 million to secure Tasmania’s iconic events, multi-year agreements with the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Dark Mofo, Festivale, Mona FOMA, Targa Tasmania and the Junction Arts Festival. (19/4/21)
• $6 million into infrastructure upgrades for the Dover and far South community.
• This includes $3 million for the Thermal Pool at Hastings and $3 million for Stage Two of the Cockle Creek camping grounds and road upgrade. – 06/04/21
• -Secure the future of the Unconformity Festival on the West Coast for the next four years by increasing funding to $525,000. (13/4/21)
• Will offer an additional $1.2 million each year over four years in operational assistance to support artists and arts organisations. (9/4/2021)
• -$600,000 to complete the Horsetail Falls walk. (13/4/21)
• Tasmanian Liberal Government will invest $500,000 to extend the Agricultural Grants Fund (which supports rural and regional shows) (16/4/21)
• -$200,000 for a small grants program to support Tasmanian artists returning to the ‘gig economy.’ (9/4/2021)
• -$150,000 per annum over the next four years to support the West Coast Heritage Centre. (13/4/21)

ARTS AND OUR CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

• Deliver a 50% increase in annual funding to arts organisations to support vibrant artists to engage and inspire audiences and to deliver certainty and confidence for cultural and creative industries.
• Provide $8 million for a new Events Support and Attraction Fund to secure existing events and festivals, and attract new, exciting events for Tasmania.
• Invest an additional $200,000 for small grants program of up to $2000 to support Tasmanian artists returning to the ‘gig economy.’
• An additional $4.5 million to re-invigorate our arts and cultural sector, including –
• An additional $3 million to Screen Tasmania’s Screen Innovation Fund to showcase Tasmania as a destination for film and production;
• Invest an extra $1 million for the Live Performance Reactivation Program to deliver new large-scale professional live performance productions and help artists, theatre venues to get back up and running; and
• Provide $500,000 in extra support to arts organisations to help its ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Boosted support to the arts and cultural sector by an additional $7.5 million, including -
• a further $2 million to support Tasmania’s Live Performance Support program and share the risks of holding a live event;
• $2.5 million over two years for a new Arts and Cultural support Fund to help performers and artists bounce back and produce new work;
• $1 million over two years to support a new program of Community Arts and Cultural Development for social health and wellbeing partnerships between the arts and community sectors;
• $1.5 million in new funding under our Cultural and Creative Industries stimulus package; and
• $500,000 over two years to Screen Tasmania’s Screen Innovation Fund.

SPORT

• An initial contribution of $65 million for the UTAS major development (25/4/2021)
• $6 million in required works for Blundstone Arena (25/4/2021)
• $5 million in works at the Silverdome (25/4/2021)
• $5 million to establish a Stadiums Tasmania Trust (25/4/2021)
• Association clubroom (includes contemporary women’s facilities) (19/4/2021)
• Provide $8 million toward the planning, design and construction of a new multi-sports facility at Rokeby on the Eastern Shore. This investment is dependent upon matched funding from Local Government and the Australian Government (21/4/2021)
• -$10 million for soccer facilities (3/4/2021)
• (14/4/2021)
• $2 million towards stage one of the Queenborough Oval redevelopment (11/4/2021)
• $3M infrastructure upgrades across longford racecourse, Brighton Training Centre and Devonport Racing Club
• 16 per cent stakes increase over the next 4 years, 6 per cent increase over 2021-22.
• -Provide $1 million towards stage one of the New Town Sports Precinct Masterplan redevelopment. The total cost of the Masterplan redevelopment is an estimated $20 million (22/4/21)
• -$500,000 towards the proposed expansion of the Hobart Gymnastics Academy
• -$150,000 commitment towards a permanent Tasmanian Football Umpires
• -A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed between Premier Peter Gutwein and the Northern Tasmanian Netball Association, will ensure a re-elected Liberal Government will invest in a dedicated netball hub in Northern Tasmania (no money attached) (22/4/21)
• – $5 million to set up a Stadiums Tasmania Trust to maximise community and economic benefits of venues to host national-level sport and entertainment. (24/4/21)

ENVIRONMENT

• Liberal Government will invest $40.2 million into Tasmania’s world-renowned National Parks and Reserves as part of the Parks Powering Regional Economies program. (23/4/21)
• A re-elected Gutwein majority Liberal Government will invest a further $18 million to ensure communities are bushfire safe and to support volunteers. 17/4/2021
• Gutwein Liberal Government will invest $11.7 million into Tasmania’s forest industries 17/4/2021
• $2 million across four years, supported by up to $3 million from the Australian Government’s Exploring for the Future Program, for a new Geoscience Initiative that will provide new data to underpin the next generation of mineral exploration. 13/4/21
• Invest $1.5 million to extend the co-funded Exploration Drilling Grants Initiative to 2025. (13/4/21)
• $4.5 million to improve organics collection and reprocessing infrastructure across Tasmania. (29/4/2021)
• $3 million of our Circular Economy Fund to partner with industry to invest in a rubber crumbing plant to support this commitment and provide an additional $4 million over four years to help the industry transition. (29/4/2021)
• Provide $1 million over four years to implement our commitment to phase out single use plastics, including $100,000 to drive innovation from small businesses to start this journey (29/4/2021)
• Provide $200,000 for a second Business Resource Efficiency Program (29/4/2021)
• Invest an additional $1.34 million for the ongoing protection of Tasmania’s threatened species. This includes $1 million towards the implementation of actions identified in the Swift Parrot Recovery Plan, as well as funding for the Raptor Refuge to run their dedicated telephone hotline for injured birds. (29/4/2021)

CLIMATE

• A majority Gutwein Liberal Government will get more Tasmanians behind the wheels of electric vehicles by:
• Delivering a two-year Stamp Duty waiver for the purchase of new and second-hand electric vehicles;
• Delivering a further $600,000 in grants to grow our electric vehicle charging network in the regions and at tourism attractions; and
• Supporting tourism to become a carbon neutral destination by waiving registration for electric vehicles purchased by car rental companies and coach operators for two years.
• Also encourage farmers and other businesses to participate in the growing carbon market through a $250,000 Carbon Farming Advice Pilot Program.
• The program will provide a rebate of up to $10,000 for farmers and businesses to seek carbon farming advice from experts to create carbon credits for sale in national and international markets.

Brooker Highway at Austins Ferry looking towards Granton. Picture: Chris Kidd

ROADS/TRANSPORT/TRAFFIC

• Deliver four new 10 Year Strategic Action Plans, for the Bass, Channel, Huon and Tasman Highways. This builds on the Government’s $565 million Midland Highway 10 Year Action Plan. Extend our investment into transport infrastructure with a further $416.5 million over seven years, including targeted investments across all regions of the state to secure Tasmania’s future. Adds to the $5 billion infrastructure program, which includes $2.4 billion for our road transport network, with (27/4/2021):
• $100 million in upgrades to the East and West Tamar Highways
• $14 million towards $70 million in further upgrades of the Tasman Highway at the Sideling.
• Upgrade Palana Road with an investment of $2 million
• A further $25 million for the Great Eastern Drive program
• $50 million to upgrade the Arthur Highway.
• $60 million to deliver a major upgrade to the Algona Roundabout and the Kingston Bypass.
• $55 million to duplicate South Arm Road from Pass Road to Oakdowns, and to upgrade the Acton Road intersection.
• A further $8.5 million towards the Huon Link Road, bypassing Huonville to the Channel Highway.
• $5 million to Huon Valley Council to complete the construction of Mary Street in Cygnet
• $25 million to deliver targeted improvements along the primary tourist approach to Cradle Mountain, including Sheffield Road, Claude Road, Cethana Road and Cradle Mountain Road
• $10 million in safety upgrades to the Stanley Highway
• Upgrade cycling infrastructure across Tasmania, with an additional $6 million over four years.
• -As part of a $115 million package, the Gutwein Liberal Government will commit to Stage 3 of the Rokeby to South Arm Road project and the Algona Road Interchange and Kingston Bypass Duplication. Within the first 100 days of office, we will put forward a strong bid backed by the recently completed Corridor Plan, seeking $44 million to co-invest $11 million towards a dual carriageway to manage growth and safety between Rokeby and South Arm. 18/4/21
• $1m for road upgrades to the Glenora Road in the Derwent Valley. (8/4/21)

MANUFACTURING/INFRASTRUCTURE

• $100m loan to Incat to build a new 120-metre catamaran for future sale or lease. Cost to taxpayers $6m over three years, reverting to commercial terms after that for two years before repayment is due. Matched by Labor. Promised 31/3/21
• Provide an additional $10 million over four years to support advanced manufacturing and defence industries to collaborate. 19/4/21
• Invest $1 million – matched by the West Coast Council – to complete the Strahan Waterfront Precinct Plan. 13/4/21
• $145 million redevelopment of the Port of Burnie as a dedicated Bulk Export Terminal. $240 million modernisation of the Port of Devonport, in preparation for new vessels being purchased by TT Line and SeaRoad. (14/4/2021)

HOUSING

• Invest an additional $315 million into social and affordable housing and homelessness initiatives across the State, bringing the total investment to over $615 million over seven years, including the current year – a record investment by any government in Tasmania. (20/4/2021) This includes:
• Extending our social housing building pipeline to 2027, by investing an additional $280 million. This will mean 2000 extra homes, on top of the 1500 already being built over the next three years. That is 3500 new social houses.
• Investing $20 million for new supported accommodation facilities for older Tasmanians in the North and North-West of the State.
• Providing $15.3 million for innovative new youth housing and homelessness initiatives, including an Under-16 Lighthouse Project, modular youth housing for 16 to 24-year-olds, and a Dispersed Youth Foyer model.
• $42.15 million for the Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania’s multimillion-dollar plan to build 450 homes at the showgrounds site in Glenorchy. Promised 30/3/21.
• A boost in the First Home Owners Grant from $20,000 to $30,000 ($10,000) should a majority Gutwein Liberal Government be re-elected. 17/4/21
• $250,000 per year over four years to the Housing Industry Association (HIA) (29/4/2021).

EDUCATION

• $133 million in funding to support teachers and over 62,000 State School students in Tasmania (23/4/2021)
• $100 million to undertake an extensive program to revitalise learning spaces in our schools and colleges right around the State. (23/4/2021)
• Increasing the number of in-school quality literacy coaches to work in our classrooms by 50 per cent. (23/4/2021)
• Invest $9.2 million in additional professional support staff and provide free access to speech pathologists, psychologists and social workers in every Child and Family Learning Centre. This funding will also allow for additional school nurses. (23/4/2021)
• Extend the l mental health program Stay ChaTY in schools, with a further investment of $750,000 until 2026 (23/4/2021)
• Investment in trauma support for students with behavioural challenges and professional development for all teachers and teacher assistants, with an additional $8 million. (23/4/2021)
• Invest $6.3 million in anti-bullying measures in secondary schools by making student bathrooms safer (23/4/2021)
• Provide $5 million to deliver a Renewable Energy Schools program that will see solar panels rolled out in all Government schools, with all energy savings to be re-invested back into the Renewable Energy Schools Fund. (23/4/2021)
• Invest $4.7 million to start building or licensing a secure, reliable, fit-for-purpose online assessment platform that connects to existing student management systems. (23/4/2021)
• 100 new TAFE teachers. $98.5 million over four years, $45 million for critical facility and equipment upgrades, new buildings and new student accommodation, $16 million to increase access for rural and regional students, $7M for new student accommodation at Clarence. Promised: 29/3/21 and 01/4/21.
• Invest $20 million to upgrade facilities at Ogilvie and New Town High Schools (22/4/2021)
• Cambridge Primary School $15.1 million upgrade (23/4/21)
• $7.1 million to renovate Montello Primary School in Burnie (21/4/2021)
• Extend School Lunch pilot to 30 schools, with a $1.4 million investment. 17/4/2021
• JOBS
• $13.8 million Jobs Tasmania package (over four years) including new Jobs Hubs in Huonville, Burnie, Brighton, St Helens a pilot Youth Connectors program to operate in conjunction with the existing hubs in Sorell, Glenorchy and the George Town Launchpad Hub and $1.5 million to establish the Jobs Tasmania Partnership fund. Promised 30/3/21.

FISHING/AGRICULTURE

• $49 million million to propel the sector towards our bold target of an annual farmgate value of $10 billion by 2050, supporting rural and regional communities and creating even more jobs (16/4/2021).
• $15 million for an agricultural facility at University of Tasmania’s Newnham campus.
• -Gutwein Liberal Government will invest $3 million to support the fishery sector. 12/04/21
• $3 million in new funding to support recreational sea and inland fishers (3/4/2021):
• $2 million towards a dedicated recreational sea fishing fund for important improvements
• Provide the Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) with $1 million over four years for new and upgraded facilities
• An additional $100,000 towards Tagged Trout Promotion.
• $350,000 over two years to implement Tasmania’s first ever 10-year Recreational Sea Fishing Strategy (24/4/2021)
• -$150,000 to extend the East Coast Rock Lobster Translocation Program and accelerate development of a new East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone Strategy (24/4/2021)
• -$400,000 over three years to support peak industry body TARFish (24/4/2021)

HIGH VIS ARMY:

• $1 million to both organisations (Master Builders Tasmania and the Civil Contractors Federation) each year over four years ($8 million) to attract more workers to the industry and improve skills development (11/4/2021)

LAND TAX:

• FOREIGN investors will pay more land tax if the Liberals are re-elected, Premier Peter Gutwein says. The Premier said the government would introduce a Foreign Investor Land Tax Surcharge on residential properties, but said the rate for locals would fall. $58.4 million. (15/4/2021).

FOOD:

• Deliver over $3 million in emergency food relief and food security. 17/4/2021

KING ISLAND:

• Supporting the King Island community and its plans for economic growth and job creation through its high-value brand, while showcasing its unique island attractions as a key tourist destination. $2.1 million (12/4/2021)

TAMAR BRIDGE:

• $80 million into a new Tamar Bridge and within 100 days of the election put forward a strong case to the Commonwealth to fund the remaining $320 million required. (Labor has committed to a “feasibility study”) (22/4/21 and 23/4/21)

HMAS Sheean sails down the Tamar River

• Provide funding of up to $4 million over the next 2 years ($8 million) for a site specific dredging program to be established immediately (11/4/2021)

MULTICULTURALISM:

• A multicultural hub will be established in northern Tasmania for newly arrived and established migrants as part of our plan to support our multicultural communities ($474,000) (12/4/2021)

DIGITAL/TECH:

• Increase investment in the digital economy by an additional $8 million (20/4/21)
• $1.68 million to continue to support skills development through extending funding to the long running Digital Ready for Business program, as well as the Enterprise innovation hubs in Hobart and Launceston, and Project Springboard.
• $330,000 initiative to position Tasmania as a significant contributor to the nation’s ambitions in space research and development. ‘Team Tasmania’ partnership.
• Contributing $300,000 towards a $1.1 million project to transition nine regional school sites from limited bandwidth wireless to high speed optical fibre connections.
• Invest $4.3 million to begin development of a digital Service Tasmania
• Double the funding to our digital inclusion program; Digital Ready for Daily Life to $700,000 through to 2025

LEGAL/JUSTICE:

• Invest $15.3 million over four years to provide better access to justice while ensuring the safety of our communities (20/4/21)
• Boost police numbers by 50 over five years to the highest in the state’s history (24/4/21)

HOSPITALITY:

• $8 million Hospitality package over four years to ensure Tasmania’s world class industry continues to grow and provide outstanding visitor experiences (23/4/21)

VETERANS:

• $1.4 million for Tasmania’s veterans and ex-serving personnel (23/4/21)
• Includes:
• Providing peak body funding with annual indexation to RSL Tasmania, as well as special projects funding of $50,000 per year;
• Providing $100,000 per year to the Teddy Sheean VC Memorial Grants Program;
• Providing $30,000 to the Tasmanian Headstone Project to enable the program to extend to regional Tasmanian communities;
• Providing $100,000 for a training centre and additional facilities at the Dago Point Veterans Retreat;
• Providing $200,000 to make Health and Wellbeing Vouchers available to veterans and ex-service personnel for gym or sporting club membership;
• Creating a Veterans Employment Strategy with targets for public sector employment
• Continuing funding the Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize.

TOURISM:

• $83 million package tourism package (23/4/2021)
• Includes:
• Providing a $50 million interest free loan program that will allow our tourism businesses to develop their products so that Tasmania is the most sought after destination in the country as we rebuild from COVID and travel returns to normal;
• Investing up to an additional $6 million per annum to extend Tourism Tasmania’s marketing funding beyond its current 2022 expiry, in recognition of the fact that we need to continue selling our Island state as the best place in the world to visit as we continue to recover from the pandemic;
• Showcasing our maritime heritage by investing $1.25 million to the Wooden Boat Centre to enable it to expand its training and tourism interpretation capacity;
• Providing a further $2.7 million towards the Transformer project at Ida Bay Reserve;
• Recognising our convict history, we will invest $1.25 million to establish a Convict Heritage Hub in the Penitentiary Chapel in Hobart, providing a central point for tourists and locals to learn about Tasmania’s fascinating convict trails and our existing attractions including Port Arthur, Maria Island and Sarah Island;
• Recognising the opportunity for Tasmania to establish a world class tourism rail experience, we will provide $2 million over two years for the Don River Railway to acquire and upgrade necessary infrastructure – allowing them to expand further and establish a world class tourism rail experience;
• Developing a world-class Visitor Information Technology model, with a $1 million investment over two years, with the East Coast and the West Coast pilots;
• Investing $750,000 over three years to build the tourism potential of Tasmania’s Aboriginal Heritage through the ground breaking wukalina walk, operated by palawa Enterprises;
• Waiving registration for electric vehicles purchased by car rental companies and coach operators for two years, supporting our goal to become a carbon neutral destination for visitors; and
• Elevating the attraction of Tasmania as a preferred destination for business events, with a $2.4 million Business Events Attraction Fund.
• $300,000 for Flinders Island Council to develop a new tourism plan for the island (24/4/21).

COMMUNITY:

• Funding for Men’s sheds, carers recognition legislation, volunteering, active ageing, young leaders and the LGBTIQ+ community (21/4/2021)

Maria Island on Tasmania’s east coast

EAST COAST:

• $35 Million Into Parks Infrastructure And Supporting The East Coast (21/4/2021)
• $14 million towards the development of a new Visitor Gateway adjacent to Freycinet National Park.
• Invest $6.8 million for Stage 3 of the Maria Island Re-Discovered project
• Invest $7.5 million to build a new Police Station at St Helens, while the region’s health system will benefit from a $2.1 million investment over four years to boost the number of permanent paramedics on the East Coast by 40 per cent.
• In addition, a $200,000 investment will be provided for upgraded equipment at both St Mary’s Community Health Centre and May Shaw at Swansea, as well as an additional $560,000 for staffing at May Shaw.
• Increase aeromedical support by providing $300,000 for a new helipad for the East Coast, to be located near the St Helens Hospital. While a further investment of $560,000 over four years will be committed for additional staffing at St Helens District Hospital, with $400,000 to be provided for equipment upgrades at the Hospital.
• Wielangta Road, $1 million towards re-surfacing the road
• With more electric vehicles on our roads than ever before, deliver $600,000 in grants towards a state-wide electric vehicle charging network
• $1 million over two years to develop a new Visitor Digital Information Model that is consistent with our existing visitor information centres and easily accessible on all technology channels.
• $50,000 towards a master plan to achieve the best outcomes for both locals and visitors.
• $30 million investment in the Great Eastern Drive upgrade program.

DISABILITY

• Establishing a Tasmanian Disability Services Commissioner, for continuous improvement in delivery of services for people with disability, with an investment of $1.2 million over four years (22/4/2021)
• Invest $1.4 million over four years to boost the Tasmanian Autism Diagnosis Service, with three additional assessors to meet demand. (22/4/2021)
• Continuing our investment of more than $1 million in annual funding for independent advocacy organisations (22/4/2021)
• $150,000 over three years to Paraquad Tasmania to continue its Physical disability Sports Programs (22/4/2021)
• Tasmania has reached its full NDIS roll-out and is now supporting more than 10,000 participants, and this year the Liberals will invest $254 million as Tasmania’s contribution to the Scheme, increasing to $276.6 million in 2022-23. (22/4/2021)
• Have already committed over $100 million over the next four years in supports and initiatives to directly or indirectly benefit people with disability. (22/4/2021)

EXPORTS:

• Invest a further $6 million for a range of strategies and initiatives to back export businesses so they can invest and create local jobs (22/4/2021)

NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSES:

• Gutwein Liberal Government will invest $5.7 million into Neighbourhood House Network and community facilities (26/4/2021)
• $2.8 million over two years to Neighbourhood Houses to employ new Family and Community Support workers to increase the capacity of houses to address complex issues such as mental health, addictive behaviours and relationship breakdowns.
• A $400,000 investment over four years to improve Neighbourhood House Tasmania’s capacity to support the House Network and the important work they do in our communities.
• $2 million to extend the Capital Improvement Program, allowing for a further round of improvements to the network beyond 2022.
• $500,000 for a new purpose-built facility for Kentish House in Sheffield, the funding is on top of the $580,000

SMALL BUSINESSES:

• $20 million to support small businesses (26/4/2021):
• A new $2 million Small Business Incubator and Accelerator Pilot Program
• Provideup to $75,000 per year to continue the No Interest Micro Business Loan Program run by the No Interest Loans Scheme
• Double the Building Projects Support Program with an additional $10 million
• $5 million to lower headworks costs for new subdivisions on top of the $10 million committed by our Government
• $1.2 million Small Business Financial Counselling and Advice Support Program
• Funding of $300,000 will be provided over three years for Regional Chambers of Commerce
• $50,000 per year over three years will be committed to the Tasmanian Small Business Council to support its members.

FLINDERS ISLAND (24/4/2021):

• Extend underwritten direct flights between Hobart and Flinders Island until the end of March 2022. This represents a further commitment of around $1 million, with the ultimate goal of these services becoming commercially sustainable.
• $350,000 over four years to strengthen biosecurity by ensuring all biosecurity positions on the Island are made full-time and permanent.
• $900,000 to revitalise parks assets on the island, including improvements to campground facilities and access roads for RV access to camp facilities, and replacement of stairs at Trousers Point Breach.
• Invest in a range of infrastructure improvements on the Island, including:
• $2 million to upgrade Palana Road to commence the staged sealing of priority sections of the road;
• $120,000 to construct an additional boat ramp and upgrade current boat ramps;
• $60,000 to the Flinders Island Sports and RSL club towards new toilets and showers; and
• $39,400 to the Furneaux Island Community Shed for maintenance, including a dust extraction system, fencing, portico and range of equipment.
• Veterinarian facility
• $980,000 to the Flinders Island Council towards the establishment of a new veterinarian facility on Flinders Island.
• $200,000 to the Flinders Multi-Purpose Centre for upgraded equipment.
• $300,000 to the Flinders Island Council to develop a Regenerative Tourism Plan

NORTH EAST:

• $650,000 to the Dorset Council for the redevelopment of Victoria Street, including beautification projects and major underground infrastructure works;
• $2.8 million investment towards turning Ben Lomond into a year-round destination;
• $465,000 to upgrade assets in National Parks and Reserves in the North East, including at Waterhouse, Eddystone Point and Mathinna Falls;
• $10 million to improve berthing and landside infrastructure to support exports at the Port of Bell Bay;
• $5 million for improvements to the Bridport foreshore, including a new boat ramp and jetty;
• Increasing the number of permanent paramedics for the North East with the recruitment of two additional paramedics;
• An extra $840,000 over four years for additional staffing at the North East Soldiers Memorial Hospital at Scottsdale, with an additional $600,000 for upgraded equipment, helping in its response to trauma patients. In addition, we will provide $200,000 to the George Town District Hospital for upgraded hospital equipment
• $1.2 million for sporting upgrades in the region, including:
• $276,000 for the Hillwood Recreation Hub
• $350,000 to the Lilydale Football Club
• $190,000 to the Lilydale Bowls Club
• $80,000 to the Bridport Football Club
• $280,000 to the Scottsdale Football Club
• $170,000 for RSL upgrades, including
• $50,000 to the Scottsdale RSL
• $120,000 to the Bridport RSL Community Club
• $40,000 per annum for three years to Bowls Tasmania to ensure Tasmania has its own team in the Bowls Premier league.
• $20,000 to the North-East Community House at Scottsdale to undertake a youth needs analysis.

HUNTING (24/4/2021):

• $50,000 towards a study into the economic and social value of recreational hunting and sport shooting in Tasmania.
• $250,000 over two years to implement a new Wild Fallow Deer Management Plan for Tasmania, reinvigorate Property-based Game Management Plans and expand deer and wildlife population monitoring.
• Develop a new Wildlife Impact Action Plan in conjunction with the TFGA, and also provide $50,000 to subsidise training through TasTAFE for hunters to obtain the safe harvesting and meat handling certification to enable wild shot deer to be processed for personal use at accredited facilities.

REGIONAL PHONE COVERAGE:

• Increase investment in the digital economy by an additional $8.5 million, as part of Science and Technology election policy (24/4/2021)
• The Commonwealth will contribute $5.4 million towards the King Island telecommunications upgrade, combined with a $1 million contribution by a re-elected majority Gutwein Liberal Government (24/4/2021)
• $300,000 commitment to transition nine regional school sites from limited bandwidth fixed wireless to high speed optical fibre connections (24/4/2021)

WATER SAFETY:

• Invest $2 million over four years for ongoing support for surf life saving services (25/4/2021)
• Invest $1 million over four years towards marine rescue vehicles, trailers and vessels (25/4/2021)

CHILDREN:

• $5 million across four years to ensure children and young people who enter out-of-home care and cannot return home (24/4/2021)
• $1.75 million to extend supports for Informal Kinship Carers, who play a crucial role in the lives of many Tasmanian children who are unable to live with their parents (24/4/2021)

MERCURY cartoon

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

• $81.5 million over four years into new buses and supporting infrastructure to secure Tasmania’s future and keep the economy moving (26/4/2021)
• $10 million to upgrade all-access and all-weather bus stops at priority locations. This will provide comfortable, modern shelters to protect commuters from the weather and enhance passenger experience, which will boost patronage and reduce traffic congestion.
• $20 million to deliver additional school buses on routes experiencing high levels of demand, and introduce additional commuter buses on busy commuter routes.
• $20 million will be invested to develop new park and ride facilities for commuters south of Rokeby, in Sorell and the southern beaches community, and in Hobart’s northern suburbs.
• $31.5 million through Metro Tasmania to deliver a modern common ticketing solution across public transport with real-time information for commuters.

CRIME/POLICE:

• Additional 50 police officers will be recruited over five year (24/4/2021)
• $12.5 million to upgrade the Bridgewater Police Station, and $7.5 million to deliver a new Police Station at St Helens to accommodate the increase in police numbers at this station. (24/4/2021)
• $4 million into a CCTV grants program for local councils to deter offenders and ensure that police have the evidence they need to identify and prosecute offenders. (24/4/2021)
• An additional $1.5 million annually into the Health and Wellbeing Program, which will take the funding to $3 million per annum. (24/4/2021)
• $100,000 in funding to support Crime Stoppers to undertake additional community engagement and adopt anti-theft measures, such as the Bikelinc Program. (24/4/2021)
• Introduce legislation for mandatory blood testing of individuals who deliberately expose our frontline workers to blood or other bodily fluids. (24/4/2021)

WOMEN/GIRLS(27/4/2021):

• Providing an additional $350,000 each year over the next three years to boost attraction, recruitment and retention of women in non-traditional fields
• Doubling funding for the Tasmanian Women in Leadership Scholarship Program to $100,000 per year and extending the program to 2024-25;
• Expanding funding for the International Women’s Day Small Grants Program, providing $20,000 each year over the next four years to support more events
• Working with industry to develop a Women in Building and Construction Strategy, with $75,000 to help raise awareness of career options in the field
• Providing $25,000 to support a Tasmanian Girls in Property Pilot program in partnership with the Property Council of Australia

ENERGY:

• $700 million investment in Tasmania’s Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Future. The $700 million project is expected to commence in 2022 subject to negotiations which are already underway with the Australian Government to provide up to $65 million in funding and an underwriting agreement for the project. An additional $100,000 will be invested in the Tasmanian Hydrogen technology cluster initiative led by Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone (27/4/2021)
• A $30 million over 2 years for TEELS program (27/4/2021)
• Boosting the highly successful NILS Energy Saver Loan and Subsidy Scheme with funding of $2 million across the coming four years (27/4/2021)
• Accelerate the rollout of advanced meters by 2026, in line with national electricity laws, to facilitate modern products that empower customers to lower their energy costs (27/4/2021)
• $125 per household for concession customers winter energy bill relief (28/4/2021)
• The energy bill supplement will apply from this winter for eligible concession card
• Re-launching the $30 million Energy Efficiency Loans Scheme Program (28/4/2021)
• Providing $2 million to boost the No Interest Loan Scheme’s Energy Saver Loan and Subsidy Scheme (28/4/2021)

BUSINESS:

• $30,000 per annum for an expanded Tasmanian Survey of Business Expectations (28/4/2021)

SORRELL AND THE SOUTH-EAST REGION:

• Additional funding of $50 million towards the upgrade of the Arthur Highway. This will include upgrades along the length of the highway between the connection with the new Sorell Southern bypass and Port Arthur (29/4/2021):
• Provide $1.5 million towards the $3 million Tasman Arch-Devil’s Kitchen Stage 2 Project, including an iconic suspension bridge across the chasm, seeking an Australian Government contribution for the remaining funding for this exciting project;
• Provide three new paramedics for Dodges Ferry, establishing it as a double branch, providing 24/7 paramedic coverage;
• Provide funding of $2.5 million towards the construction of a function centre at Pembroke Park;
• Invest $1.5 million towards the expansion of facilities at the Sorell Trade Training Centre, seeking an Australian Government contribution for the remaining funding for this $3 million project;
• $400,000 for the Carlton Park Surf Life Saving Club to complete the redevelopment of their clubhouse and training room.

LABOR: $1501.70 million

EDUCATION

• $95.5 million training package, which will rebuild TasTAFE. $4 million plan to establish Apprenticeships Tasmania, a government body devoted to bolstering apprentice numbers across the state (7/4/2021).
• A Majority Labor Government will allocate $50 million in a Neglected Schools Fund to repair and rebuild critical school infrastructure (21/4/2021)
• Literacy program, more than 350 additional teachers will be employed over the next six years to provide small group and one-on-one teaching to students who need extra help. Labor’s $45.5 million plan, at full rollout, will also include the hiring of 20 additional speech pathologists to work with students as well as $1 million each year in professional development for teachers (21/4/2021)
• $31.8 million healthy lunch initiative will feed all government primary school children (19/4/2021)
• Will make TAFE free in areas of skill shortages: $22.5 million to grow the TAFE teaching workforce by nearly 20 per-cent, along with investing a further $40 million to help provide free training. Promised: 29/3/21.
• Promising it will bring back maternity and birthing facilities at the Mersey Community Hospital ($7.5 million) (12/4/2021)
• The installation of solar panels at state schools, there will be a $5 million Solar Schools Fund to encourage state schools to encourage them (06/04/21).
• $1.35m for Speak Up Stay ChatTY for mental health programs in schools and sporting clubs. Re-announced $40 million plan for mental health workers in every Tasmanian public school. (3/4/2021)

BUILDING/INFRASTRUCTURE:

• Will spend $2 million on upgrading boat ramps and other recreational facilities (3/4/3021)
• $500,000 to deliver upgraded park for Gagebrook kids and families in partnership with Brighton Council, Centacare and MONA – promised 04/04/41
• Will spend $155,000 on Prince of Wales bay sports grounds
• Will create the offence of aggravated trespass and put in place timber harvesting safety zones backed up with fines of $10,000 and up to 2 years in jail for individuals and up to $100,000 for entities. Promised: 29/3/21
• Will not build Northern Prison in Westbury but find another site (31/3/21)

Ambulances at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Picture: Chris Kidd

HEALTH:

• $390 million committed over four years to redevelop the Repatriation Hospital site. (9/4/2021)
• $197 million to upgrade 17 rural hospitals (13/4/2021)
• Ambulance strategy includes 144 new full-time paramedics, 24/7 coverage across Tasmania and two new stations in high growth areas. $167 million (11/4/2021)
• $52 million for emergency housing. $40 million to build six new emergency accommodation centres and $12 million for support staff to help people into housing (16/4/2021)
• 25 additional permanent nurses and 12 new permanent specialist doctors would be employed at a cost of $23.4 million over the next four years at the North West Regional Hospital (13/4/2021).
• $5 million for capital works at the Mersey along with $2.5 million to help establish Integrated Maternity Care and the National Centre for Rural Health (27/4/2021)
• $3.5 million for capital works at the West Coast District Hospital at Queenstown, as well as upgraded 24/7 emergency care. Around the clock ambulance coverage by paramedics will additionally be extended to Queenstown, Rosebery, Strahan, Zeehan and Tullah (23/4/21)
• $5 million towards the build of a ten-bed hospice at the Launceston General Hospital precinct and provide $2.8 million p.a. for running costs. Also provide $3.5 million for capital works upgrades to upgrades at small rural hospitals which can be used to upgrade palliative care suites (28/4/2021)
• $5 million to ensure patients can book appointments with specialists online, GPs will be able to make electronic referrals to their patients’ local hospitals and will have electronic access to information about their patients’ treatment in the public health and hospital service (29/4/2021)
• $5 million Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure Fund to tackle blackspots and improve mobile and internet reception across the state, leveraging contributions from governments and industry to invest in crucial infrastructure (29/4/2021)
• $6 million to urgently provide dental care to Tasmanians in residential aged care facilities via public private partnerships (29/4/2021)
• $5.1 million to recruit 510 volunteers, as well as appointing two full-time recruitment and volunteers support officers. We will ensure that all volunteer ambulance officers are supported with the latest equipment and uniforms. (29/4/2021)

FAMILY VIOLENCE:

• $28 million package will help women and assist prevention of family violence (17/4/2021)
• PACKAGE includes:
• regulations to the Residential Tenancy Act, with the current act not allowing women to stay in shelter accommodation after three months without a residential agreement.
• $3.4 million to employ 10 case workers
• $6 million to provide another 150 private rentals for rapid re-housing
• $6 million of grant funding for specialist family violence support services to meet unmet demand
• $2.8 million for Women’s Legal Service Tasmania.

LAND TAX CUT (15/4/21) ($7.5 million)

• abolish land tax at $100,000 and below
• cut land tax by 60 per cent between $100,000 and $150,000
• cut land tax by 40 per cent between $150,000 and $350,000
• cut land tax by 35 per cent between $350,000 and $500,000
• and cut land tax by 20 per cent between $500,000 and $1 million

JUSTICE/CRIME

• 77 extra officers with half to be employed in Launceston and seven to backfill officers in rural areas, including a 24-hour police presence at New Norfolk (24/4/21).
• Maintain the commitment to the full rollout of an extra 125 police officers (24/4/21).
• Hire seven additional police officers to put an end to regional backfill issues to keep rural communities safe (24/4/21).
• Provide three general duties police dogs – one each for the North, South and Western districts – delivering on a failed 2018 Liberal Government commitment (24/4/21).
• Remove police from court duties and prisoner transport in the North West, delivering on another failed Liberal commitment (24/4/21).
• Provide a permanent police presence for New Norfolk with an additional two police officers to the New Norfolk station and a further four to the Bridgewater station (24/4/21).
• Fund police station upgrades, including $7.5 million for a new police station in St Helens and upgrades to the Bridgewater station (24/4/21).

HOMELESSNESS/SOCIAL HOUSING:

• Will spend more than $195 million to build an additional 2,000 new social houses over the next six years in addition to what is already funded in the budget. (14/4/2021)
• Homelessness, $52.2 million package to build additional emergency accommodation and employ additional case workers (16/4/21)

TOURISM:

• An additional $18 million in funding to Tourism Tasmania. $40 million program to fund infrastructure upgrades at some of Tasmania’s Parks (17/4/2021)

COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICE:

• Increase permanent funding to the Community Legal Assistant Sector in Tasmania by $1.75 million annually. (14/4/2021)

MENTAL HEALTH:

• Labor Government would form a Suicide Prevention Commission, funding of $1 million a year would be given to the Commissioner (13/4/2021)

SOLAR BATTERIES:

• $20 million to fund loans of up to $15,000 to buy batteries and solar for homes and businesses (6/4/2021)

ARTS:

• $2.5 million over four years in a Creative Kids Voucher Scheme (20/4/21)
• $2.5 million upgrade to Princess Theatre and Earl Arts (20/4/21)

DISABILITY:

• This commitment builds on the $6 million Labor has committed to investing in supported disability accommodation to help ensure people living with disability can get access to housing (20/4/2021)
• Labor’s $2 million in funding to restore vital disability services was part of a wider package to support Tasmanians living with a disability (20/4/2021)
• $2 million in funding to Guide Dogs Tasmania (20/4/2021)
• Labor will also reinstate a $1000 taxi subsidy (20/4/2021)

SFLW season launch at North Hobart. Picture: Chris Kidd

SPORTS:

• $10 million to improve women’s sporting facilities state-wide as part of the Improving the Playing Field grants (27/4/2021)
• Labor will match the Liberals $10 million base camp commitment for soccer facilities (23/4/2021)
• Labor is backing and funding the building of a rectangular stadium. The stadium will be built in Hobart for a capacity of 10,000 to 15,000 fans and capable of hosting concerts as well. If elected, Labor would fund a task force that would find the ideal location, ownership structure, size and exactly how much it would cost. This taskforce would cost $1 million (23/4/21)
• $1 million in funding over three years to help fund a Tasmanian WNBL side (27/4/2021)
• $1 million per annum for a Tasmanian Suncorp Super Netball team (28/4/2021)
• $500,000 over three years for Reclink (27/4/2021)
• $250,000 to provide Netball Tasmania with a clear facility need analysis assessment (28/4/2021)
• $200,000 a year, over two years for a ‘Safer Clubs’ campaign (27/4/2021)
• $2 million to upgrade the Kingborough Sporting Precinct (29/4/2021)
• $500,000 for pitch replacement at Southern Hockey Centre (29/4/2021)
• $500,000 for the redevelopment of the Northern Hockey Centre (29/4/2021)

FISHING:

• “Labor will invest $4 million to establish a Seafood Industry Taskforce that will work with the sector to develop a 10-year industry plan to address current market disruption and uncertainty, develop strategies to support the industry’s expansion into new markets, improve skills training within the industry and support emerging marine industries. (23/4/2021)
• Labor will provide $500,0000 in grants for IMAS research and commercialisation projects to grow existing industries and support the emergence of new industries. (23/4/2021)
• Provide $350,000 in fee relief for the oyster industry, which has been particularly affected by recent market disruptions (23/4/2021)
• $150,000 over three years to the Tasmanian Seafood Trails website, and they will develop Aboriginal cultural fisheries with $250,000 over the next two years. (23/4/2021)
• “Labor will create a $1.5 million fund to buy back commercial net fishing licences, allowing commercial fishers to exit the industry if they wish. (23/4/2021)
• Labor will not introduce any new taxes or levies on recreational fishing and will invest $2 million in better boat ramps and associated facilities (22/4/2021)
• $1.5 million fund to buy back commercial net fishing licences (22/4/2021)
• invest $750,000 in a Flathead Recovery Plan to make sure future generations don’t miss out on the great Tasmanian tradition of catching a flathead (22/4/2021)
• Labor will provide $1 million for four years for TARFish to provide an independent voice for the recreational fishing sector (22/4/2021)

TAMAR RIVER:

• Will commit $8 million to improving the health of the Tamar River estuary to encourage more locals, tourists and native species back to the river (22/4/2021)

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

• Passenger Transport Taskforce to fix public transport (22/4/21).

Tasmania Fire Service. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES

FIRE SERVICE:

• New firefighters and emergency services policy. Establish two new permanent fire crews in Burnie and Devonport with 40 additional firefighters and an additional fire truck. More than $3.15 million would be invested to install life-saving halo systems on all firefighting vehicles and 12 additional field officers to provide support to volunteer brigades across each fire district (22/4/21).

ARTS:

• Invest $2.5 million over four years in a Creative Kids Voucher Scheme. Parents, guardians and carers can apply for a voucher with a value of up to $100 per calendar year for each student aged 4.5 to 18 years old enrolled in school (20/4/2021)
• Provide an additional $3 million to Screen Tasmania’s Screen Innovation Fund to and invest an extra $1 million for the Live Performance Reactivation Program (20/4/2021)
• Provide $500,000 in extra support to arts organisations to help their ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (20/4/2021)
• The ALP has also pledged money to Wide Angle Tasmania as part of their screen policy.

WEST COAST PLAN (23/4/2021):

• $40 million for sealing the Western Explorer
• A $1.75 million Jobs Hub in Queenstown to help locals into jobs with a focus on readiness for work and additional support services such as career advice and social work
• $1 million to upgrade the Strahan Port Precinct
• A creative and cultural industry package, including $525,000 each year for four years for the Unconformity Festival and a commitment to underwrite $10,000 for insurance costs to provide certainty to event organisers
• $150,000 per year for the West Coast Heritage Centre in Zeehan
• $600,000 to complete the Horsetail Falls Walk and $600,000 to upgrade the Confluence Walk
• $250,000 each year for four years to tackle gorse weed
• An in-principle agreement with Council to undertake a housing stock assessment within the first year of government to tackle the housing shortage on the West Coast
• A commitment to the Next Iconic Walk project
• $100,000 to reinstate flights between Hobart and Strahan

AGRICULTURE:

• Labor will build $10 million Centre of Excellence in Agriculture (27/4/2021)
• Labor commits $15 million towards Ag research centre in Launceston (27/4/2021)
• $5 million in a Drought Relief and Resilience Taskforce (27/4/2021)
• $2 million to support collaborative research projects, $3.4 million for fermentasmania’s Fermentation Hub proposal and will increase funding to each of Tasmania’s three NRMs by $100,000 per year to assist in the fight against weeds and other invasive species (27/4/2021)

MANUFACTURING:

• $55 million Jobs and innovation Fund to help manufacturing businesses grow and thrive (27/4/2021)
• Rebuild TAFE and invest $15 million to create 500 apprenticeships for people over 35 (27/4/2021)
• $150 million in our northern ports to increase efficiencies and allow bigger ships to dock, which will help to bring down freight costs and keep our exports competitive (27/4/2021)

COST OF LIVING:

• $3.2 million investment into community services that will create jobs, address skills shortages in the sector, and ease cost of living pressures for Tasmanians (27/4/2021)
• NILS Energy Saver Loan and Subsidy Scheme by doubling the current funding from $1 million to $2 million over four years (27/4/2021)
• Partner with TasCOSS on a range of measures to support the sector’s growth, this includes (27/4/2021):
• Provide $100,000 for a recruitment campaign to attract workers and retain workers in the sector; and
• Strengthen governance for community sector organisations, with an investment of $50,000 a year for three years into a scholarship fund

Turk Warrior (Ismail Toker) winning the $150,000 Gold Sovereign Stakes in Launceston

RACING:

Labor will cap State Government revenues from the Point of Consumption Tax at $7 million per year and provide 100% of revenues above this back to the industry (25/4/2021)

Invest an additional $1.6 million into the TasBred scheme over the next four years (25/4/2021)

$3 million in the Devonport Racing Club, Longford Racecourse and Brighton Training Centre (25/4/2021)

COMMUNITY:

• Increase the Tasmanian Men’s Shed Association Grants program to $175,000 per year for the next three years. (25/4/2021)
• Provide $30,000 per house for 35 Neighbourhood Houses throughout Tasmania for capital works. This includes 18 houses in the South, 10 in the North and seven in the North West. (25/4/2021)
• -Labor will provide $1 million per year over the next three years to FoodBank Tasmania (FBT) and Loaves and Fishes Tasmania (LFT). (25/4/2021)
• -$200,000 for upgrading the West Moonah Community House’s courtyard and fire exit. (29/4/2021)

MINING:

• $3 million to the Exploration Drilling Grants scheme (28/4/2021)
• Invest in Tasmania’s ‘Sea Highway’ to increase port capacity and help trigger growth and jobs in the mining sector (28/4/2021)

SURF LIFE SAVING:

• $886,000 for 30 fully equipped inflatable rescue boats on trailers with a spare motor and low light response kits to be circulated to Surf Life Saving clubs in Tasmania. (28/4/2021)
• $370,204 for inland, inshore and coastal personal protective equipment, with the funding providing 110 x wet weather PPE response kits, an additional 32 x flood rescues PPE kits for training and response and a further $27,000 for three rapid response water rescue crafts (28/4/2021)

SMALL BUSINESSES:

• $18 million over four years to help improve access to training and legal support and cutting the cost of doing business, in addition to providing more training through TAFE and creating vibrant regional business precincts with a main streets revitalisation package (28/4/2021)

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

• $150,000 to the Cradle Coast Authority to support the development of a fit-for-purpose planning framework for the Cradle Coast region (29/4/2021)
• Increase funding for each of the three NRMs to $450,000 per year to provide a significant boost for the state and look after our natural environment (29/4/2021)

Barilla Bay Oyster Farm. . Picture: RICHARD JUPE

SORELL AND THE SOUTH-EAST:

• $15 million for the Sorell School on top of the existing $27.75 million (29/4/2021):
• Provide 24/7 access to urgent nursing care in Nubeena for the community and $3.5 million for infrastructure upgrades
• $50 million neglected schools fund to upgrade infrastructure on the priority list
• 350 more teachers and 20 speech pathologists as part of an ambitious plan to increase literacy
• $14 million Arthur Highway safety upgrades from Sorell to Nubeena
• $250,000 Wielangta Road upgrade
• $40 million for transformative ‘Parks for Jobs Now and Into the Future’ upgrade of priority regional visitor infrastructure including the Tasman Arch & Devil’s Corner infrastructure upgrade and the Remarkable Cave infrastructure upgrade
• $5 million for the South East Irrigation Integration Program
• $2.5 million to assist in construction of a function centre above the clubrooms at Pembroke Park to give all sporting clubs a place to hold events and fundraisers
• $9000 for new uniforms for South East Junior Football Club players

GREENS

HOUSING: $1,119m for social and affordable homes

ENVIRONMENT: Extreme weather adaptation: $31m, Safe Climate Act $15m.

DEMOCRACY: $33m towards more MPs in the House of Assembly.

SOLAR: $31m for rooftop solar installation subsidies

RIGHTS: $3.4m for the implementation of a Human Rights Act.

CLIMATE: $15m to support a Safe Climate Act with binding annual targets.

TRANSPORT: $4m for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

TAXES: $1.2bn in new taxes on miners, fish farmers, developers and the defunding of forestry.

CLIMATE POLICY: $15.05 million

• A Safe Climate Act will set binding annual emissions reduction targets, including sectoral targets. It will require a plan to meet these targets, a sequestration plan, and an adaptation plan. The Act will also establish a parliamentary Standing Committee on a Safe Climate, and a Safe Climate Commission. Targets of a 4% reduction every 4 years. (LINK HERE) (1/4/2021)

HOUSING: $1,119.72 million

• THE Greens have announced a plan to build more than 8,000 new homes in the next decade to address the current shortfall of 11,000 affordable houses. link
• 250 full time construction jobs
• 8356 new houses by 2030, with an early investment in 4000 public housing dwellings and 2000 rent-to-buy homes for low-to-middle income earners (9/4/2021)

ANIMAL WELFARE: $105.25 million

• End the $30 million annual subsidies for TasRacing, and provide funding to animal welfare organisations (19/4/2021)

HEALTH: $38.2 million

• Fund an additional 50 allied health professionals in areas of critical need in community health centres across Tasmania. Allocate $3 million each year towards a grants program for community-based preventative health initiatives around the state. (14/4/2021)
• Employ an extra 224 paramedics, invest in 34 new vehicles, build 4 more ambulance stations and establish a formal trauma support program for paramedics. (16/4/2021)

GUN LAWS: $4 million

• Gun laws, repeals minors’ permits, bans 3D printing of weapons, improves safety by increasing resources to Firearms Services for thorough background checks and development of a mental health assessment protocol with medical practitioners. (13/4/2021)

Tarkine. Picture: Rob Blakers/Bob Brown Foundation

FORESTS TRANSFORMATION POLICY: $42.23 million

• End native forest logging and for Tasmania to be a global leader in carbon banking. (20/4/2021)
• The plan delivers a transition for skilled forestry workers to help better manage forests, rewild Tasmania, become carbon bankers and bushfire mitigation specialists. (20/4/2021)

MARINE ENVIRONMENT: $13 million

• We need to have confidence that the salmon industry’s growth is sustainable and doesn’t damage the Tasmanian brand or the environment. That can only be done with better regulation.
• The only future for a salmon farming industry that addresses impacts on the marine environment and on light and noise pollution is to adopt the approach of other countries and move to land-based, closed-loop systems.
• Under the Greens’ plan, all new fish farms would be land-based and closed-loop, and the Greens would transition the industry and the workers it employs to this sustainable pathway.
• Our plan creates a truly sustainable industry – which secures regional jobs into the long term (23/4/21)

POVERTY: $1,288.63 million

• It is because of government priorities that Tasmanian children are now going without. Tackling poverty must be a first priority of the new Parliament. Tackling poverty through emergency measures when Parliament returns is essential.
• People need crisis accommodation, rent relief, fresh food, help with their energy costs, school and transport costs (23/4/21)

BUILDING BACK GREENER & FAIRER: $81.13 million

• We can and must do better by our incredible protected areas. They underpin our sense of identity and wellbeing, our tourism sector and regional economies, and our clean, green brand.
• The Greens’ plan, ‘lutruwita/Tasmania – A Wild State’ sets out the path forward for stronger protection and management of public protected areas, wilderness and cultural heritage values.
• We will end the secretive EOI process and replace it with a transparent licensing process for all commercial activities inside protected areas.
• We will restore the Parks and Wildlife Service to its original purpose of protecting values rather than tourism industry interests, and bring the agency under a stand alone Environment Department. The Greens will also increase Parks staffing for more rangers, Parks managers and rapid response, remote area firefighting.
• The corruption of Management Plans to facilitate development will be reversed and the protection of wilderness will be reinstated as an overarching management objective.
• The future reserve forests (FPPF) are now classified as informal reserves. We will enact their formal reserve status and work with palawapeoples towards realising the kooparoona naira/Great Western Tiers as an Aboriginal owned and managed National Park (27/4/2021)

THE ARTS

• $250,000 in funding per year to Wide Angle Tasmania to deliver screen sector representation; to employ an impact producer, and produce and market 6 films a year; and to fund three trainees.
• $100,000 per year to support the important work of Theatre Tasmania.
• $200,000 per year for the establishment of an ‘emerging artists’ grant program, to encourage a new generation of Tasmanian artists.
• A $1 million per year grants program for small and medium arts organisations in regional Tasmania.
• $80,000 per year for the Premier’s Literary prize to include the creation of genre categories and increase the prize money.