ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

Mrs Armitage (Launceston) to the Acting Leader of Government in the Legislative Council, Hon Leonie Hiscutt MLC - I would be grateful to have the cost to date of the locums, not how much per day, but what we have paid to date for the locums. We have 10 registrar locum positions vacant. Are these positions vacant because the applications were a month late in the north of the state? I believe current registrars who wanted the remain in positions needed some certainty, but we

Mrs Armitage (Launceston) to the Acting Leader of Government in the Legislative Council, Hon Leonie Hiscutt MLC - Leader, could you advise, firstly - I realise you may have to take these questions on notice - how long have the four positions been vacant? Are they vacant registrar, resident or intern positions? With the issue last year with late advertising of registrar positions, meaning that doctors were not able to accept positions until it closed, many doctors took positio

ASKED BY: The Hon. Rosemary Armitage MLC ANSWERED BY: The Leader of the Government QUESTION: In relation to the answers provided by the Acting Leader to my questions about costs for interstate Board members of Government Business Enterprises and state-owned Boards (specifically, Aurora Energy, Hydro Electric Commission, Tas Networks, TT-Line and Forestry Tasmania) can the Acting Leader please advise - (1) How many meetings were attended per Board ANSWER: Board Number of meeti

Mr President, in its 150th year as a recognised town, Hadspen is going from strength to strength and is one of Tasmania's sought-after places in which to live. Hadspen's current population is just over 2000 people, but it is forecast to grow to more than 5000 by 2031, according to the Meander Valley Council. It is always inspiring to learn about the people and the community to appreciate its strength and Hadspen is full of incredible residents who give their time to help the

Mrs Armitage (Launceston) to the Honourable Leonie Hiscutt MLC, Acting Leader of the Government - A supplementary to the question I asked in relation to elective surgery, for that extra care for that patient, is that included in the $435 391 or is there an extra cost for that? Hon Leonie Hiscutt MLC - The information provided in the previous answer related to transport and accommodation only, and any such costs relating to that patient would be included in that figure. With r

Mrs Armitage (Launceston) to the Honourable Leader of Government in the Legislative Council, Dr Vanessa Goodwin - While I appreciate the answer the Leader gave, there actually was not an answer to my first question, when are these urgent patients going to be seen? Not who we are telling and what we are doing, but when is the money going to be there for urgent patients who should be seen within 30 days but who at the moment are waiting up to six months, when are they going to

Mr President, in 2017 Launceston College principal, Keith Wenn, will mark his 45th year working in the Tasmanian education system, 40 of those as principal. Keith started working as a teacher when he was 21. The early years saw him teach at primary schools in Campbell Town, Railton, Rossarden, Waverley, Ravenswood, Punchbowl and Central Launceston. Later he worked at West Launceston Primary School and Exeter Primary School. Keith's first principal job was at King Island's

Mrs Armitage (Launceston) - Mr President, I move - That a select committee be appointed, with power to send for persons and papers, with leave to sit during any adjournment of the Council, and with leave to adjourn from place to place to inquire into and report upon the benefits and challenges associated with the Tasmanian Government's proposal to take control of TasWater under state Government ownership. The select committee is to commence its work once draft legislation is