Wondering how you can help? Here are some ideas … 

 

State Government Mountain Review – complete the survey by 4/12/24
The state government is completing a “holistic strategic review” of kunanyi/Mount Wellington – you can read the discussion paper here https://mountainreview.tas.gov.au/discussion-prompts

The first step of the review is to understand the community’s vision for the future of the park through a survey. It is important the government gets as many responses as possible to this survey from people who know and care about the mountain – please complete the survey here by 4/12/24
https://mountainreview.tas.gov.au/have-your-say/survey

The comment fields in the survey are very limited, if you would like say more, you can also make a written submission here : https://mountainreview.tas.gov.au/have-your-say/written-submission

The survey has been constructed to gauge how people use the park, how people feel about existing and possible future infrastructure – especially at the Pinnacle and Springs, how they access the park, and what they value about the park.

Part of the argument the pro cable car lobby have used is the increasing motor vehicle traffic on the Pinnacle Road. We think it is important to show support for the more viable and truly sustainable alternative in the proposal to develop Halls Saddle as a gateway to the mountain with parking and bus services. This would also be the ideal location for a visitor/interpretation centre so that visitors are able to see there is more to the park than the Pinnacle. This is an area where government funding will make a real and positive difference to the management of kunanyi/Mount Wellington.

Wellington Park Management Plan Review

The Wellington Park Management Trust undertook a review of Wellington Park Management Plan & members of the public were invited to make their comments in the first phase of the review which was addressing Park Values. This survey closed for comment 15/09/24

Further input into Management Zones & Specific Area Plans was planned to be undertaken in the near future with proposed completion of a draft management plan expected in 2025. Plans for updating the Wellington Park Management Plan may be delayed now the State Government are undertaking their own review of Management of Wellington Park.

 

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MEMBERS:

We suggest you start with emailing your thoughts on the proposed cable car development to Clark Liberal Members & cc the Premier Jeremy Rockliff & Labour leader Rebecca White.

simon.behrakis@parliament.tas.gov.au
madeleine.ogilvie@parliament.tas.gov.au
jeremy.rockliff@parliament.tas.gov.au
rebecca.white@parliament.tas.gov.au

Other state parliament members for Clark(Labor, Green & Independent) include:
Vica Bayley (Greens), Helen Burnet (Greens), Ella Haddad (Labor), Kristie Johnston (Independent) & Josh Willie (Labor).

If you don’t live in the Clark electorate consider also contacting your local members.  Key points you might like to include are that:

– the development has been through the proper, statutory process, including the developer exercising its right to appeal and the cable car was comprehensively rejected on many diverse ground;
· the cable car proposal assessed in the appeal before the independent planning tribunal was described by the proponent as its ‘best effort’ and all alternative routes and options had been thoroughly investigated and dismissed;
· prolonging the cable car saga with special approval for the Premier’s mates will not succeed and simply further delay progress on genuine solutions to the tourist and visitor pressure facing the mountain;
· the cable car proposal is not a green “ecotourism” venture.  It involves clearing of large areas of native reserve & habitat at both the base & pinnacle stations, it is not a traffic solution and may in fact increased traffic due to visitations to the summit in private vehicles to visit pinnacle facilities

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

GET OUR GEAR OUT:     

  • get your No Cable Car signs back out ! Continue to make a noise about kunanyi, show what she means to you and what you think of special political deals for a flawed, toxic proposal put forward by people who consistently show incompetence and a complete contempt for the interests of others. Haven’t got a sign? Go to the ROCC Shop & choose between No Cable Car & Save the Organ Pipes signs.
  • Wear your no cable car Tshirts & bags –  available from the ROCC website see here

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