The TNPA opposes a proposed zipline from The Springs to a location near Strickland Falls (upper Strickland Avenue) because it is another example of a private commercial development on protected public land which impacts on both the natural and cultural (Aboriginal and historical) values of Wellington Park and the appreciation of those values by current visitors.
The key natural and cultural values of The Mountain need to be preserved, protected and enhanced. The answer is not to construct additional infrastructure to facilitate even more visitors.
The TNPA urges the State Government to abandon its proposed ‘independent’ Development Assessment Panels for contentious planning matters, in favour of maintaining the current legislation.
The Tasmanian Government has released a Position Paper on its review of the State Costal Policy. The paper raises many issues of public administration, law and earth science. The TNPA opposes the introduction of an Interim State Policy to give immediate effect to the proposals outlined in the Position Paper.
A series of public information sessions conducted by PWS on their ‘Next Iconic Walk Project’ in the Tyndall Range have now concluded. Many detailed computer-generated images of each node were provided. For the first time, these make clear the sheer number of structures proposed at each node.
A budget estimates committee of the Tasmanian parliament has been advised that the state wants the federal government to provide most of the estimated $190 million total cost of the proposed Cradle Mountain cableway. The proposed cableway is a sop to the local tourism industry with serious environmental and social impacts rather than a serious proposal to meet an identified need.
