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Category: Politics
More than 3000 people on public housing waitlist
At last count, the number of people waiting for public housing was the highest it had been for a year. … More
Public housing dwellings sold as construction spruiked
Last financial year, 292 new social housing dwellings constructed by the state government were made available to disadvantaged Tasmanians. However, … More
PM non-committal on housing debt during Tassie visit
Prime Minister Scott Morrison was tight-lipped on whether the government would wipe Tasmania’s housing debt in a visit to the North and … More
Call for independent investigation into Laughs of Launnie grant
Deputy Labor leader Michelle O’Byrne has called for an independent investigation into an $120,000 grant given to the Laughs of … More
Get rid of fixed leases for renters: Union
Get rid of fixed-term leases, freeze rent costs, and let renters have pets. That’s how the Tenants’ Union of Tasmania … More
How to solve Tasmania’s housing crisis
Tasmania is the most unaffordable state, relative to income, to rent or buy a house. With the Select Committee on … More
Anger over landslide risk
A man who bought a property without knowing there was a risk of landslide at the site is calling for … More
Fires, abuse, toileting in buckets as homeless take up lodging with strangers
Homeless Tasmanians have been taking up offers of shelter from strangers, or inappropriate friends and family, and this has created … More
Welfare-to-parliament: Tassie’s battler politicians
In the lobby of the Charles Mantra Hotel, senator Helen Polley’s media advisor returns from the front counter with two … More
Union: NPWS budget cuts affecting wild dogs
The National Parks and Wildlife Service has been under a storm of criticism from local farmers for not funding a … More
Councillors confirmed
The votes have been finalised and the preferences allocated, and you officially have your first ever Snowy Valleys Council: Bruce … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Audrey McKenzie
Audrey McKenzie has served on local government in Tumut for 24 years. She said the stakes have never been higher … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: John Larter
John Larter’s primary occupation as Tumut’s leading paramedic comes through in his priorities for the new Snowy Valleys Council. The … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Andrianna Benjamin
Andrianna Benjamin started her first business when she was 13. Owning and running her own shoe store, while completing her … More
Tumbarumba ‘Meet the Candidates’ meeting
Rail trails and fees debated at Tumbarumba meeting Residents also wanted to know where the candidates stood on the … More
Council to save Khancoban General Store
For over a year now, Khancoban has been without a General Store. It closed its doors in February 2016, and … More
Snowy Valleys Council Election Results
Top two take clear lead Saturday was a historic day in Tumut, Tumbarumba and surrounds. It was the first time … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Julia Ham
Julia Ham is a suitable candidate for the Snowy Valleys based on location alone: she lives smack-bang in the middle, … More
Snowy Valleys Council Candidate: Bruce Wright
Bruce Wright is a familiar face for just about everybody in Tumbarumba. He’s been a member of the Rotary Club … More
Candlelight march in Tumbarumba
An anti-merger protest in Tumbarumba on Thursday saw hundreds of people gather in the Memorial Hall for a public meeting, … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Cate Cross
Cate Cross’s working and community history reads like an ‘100 ways to care for others’ guide. Before moving to Tumut … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Margaret Isselmann
Former Tumut Shire Councillor Margaret Isselmann has decided her work on council isn’t quite done yet – she’s nominated again … More
Premier agrees to meet Save Our Shire
Tumbarumba’s Save Our Shire group will speak in person with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian today (Tuesday), in a meeting secured … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Cor Smit
For Batlow resident and businessman Cor Smit, the Tumut-Tumbarumba council merger is an opportunity. He believes this whole region has … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Geoff Pritchard
You can never have too much of a good thing. Just ask Geoff Pritchard: after 17 years total on the … More
Hospital planning tick
The planning stages for a new Tumut Hospital will begin this year, with the NSW government responding to decades of … More
Paul Broad: Funding drama a “storm in a teacup”
The Snowy Hydro team has been left a little bewildered by the media attention surrounding a senate estimates session last … More
PM announces $2bn expansion of iconic scheme
Five hundred jobs are expected to come to the region starting from next year, with the construction of an expansion … More
Snowy Hydro 2.0
Turnbull drops in to Talbingo Residents of Talbingo were surprised with an uncommon site up in the mountains on Thursday: … More
Shock resignation: General Manager departs
Snowy Valleys Interim General Manager Bob Stewart has resigned, in a surprising move that will leave a vital position unfilled … More
Council hands out $1.4 million
Fifty-nine community groups in the Snowy Valleys Council region will receive a combined $1.4 million in grants over the next … More
Gender Inequality Persists in Local Government Elections
Male candidates significantly outnumber women in up-coming elections, female councillors say bullying could be why.
