Members of the State
Liberal team visited the April meeting of Glamorgan Spring Bay Council,
Tuesday 22 April, 2008. Pictured for posterity, above,
on the front steps of the Swansea Council offices are (left to right)
Cr Cheryl Arnol, Cr Howard Harris, Sue Napier MP, Cr R Parker
(obscured), Jeremy Rockliff MP, Will Hodgman (Leader of the
Opposition), Cr Geoff Whitton, Mayor Bertrand Cadart, Cr Jan Bacon,
Peter Gutwein MP, Brett Whitely MP, Michael Hodgman MP QC, Deputy Mayor
Jeni Crawford, Cr Mick Fama, Cr Craig Johnston, Rene Hidding MP Member
for Lyons, Council's General Manager David Metcalf.
Mr Hidding, said the Lyons tour was a good opportunity for
members of the State Opposition to see first hand the key regional
issues
around his electorate such as health, water and productivity in primary
industries.
"The PLP is visiting business, schools and community facilities in the
region and also examining issues relating to the difficulties of
managing significant
heritage properties in private ownership," Mr Hidding said.
"We will use this opportunity to visit local businesses."
The Liberals have committed to visiting at least 1000 small businesses
by the end ofthe
year.
“As part of this two-day tour, it is vital that members of the State
Opposition have the opportunity to meet businesses and community
members to hear
first hand what is on their minds and how they think Tasmania should
develop
into the future,” Mr Hidding said.
Kons departure regretted
The Liberal entourage discussed local matters with Council in the
chamber before taking tea.
In a reply to a councillor's question, Brett Whitely said that the
departure of the State Deputy Premier, Steve Kons, was "regretted" by
the Liberal team.
"His door was always open to us," Mr Whitely said.
No member of the Liberal team mentioned the scandal surrounding Mr Kons
departure.
Peter Gutwein volunteered information apropos of a recent tour of
inspection - with Sue Napier - of pulp mills in Brazil and Europe.
"No mill we saw was a pollutant, "Mr Gutwein said. "You could eat off
the floor they were so clean.
"An outlet pipe ran excess water from the mill into a river in Brazil.
Some of the workers fished at the outlet because the water from the
mill was warm and attracted fish.
"One of the mill's engineers said he fished every weekend, but not at
the mill. He went several miles down the coast to where water used in
the nuclear power plant entered the sea. 'The fish are bigger and
better there,' he said."
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