ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

[7.41 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, it has been difficult and it would have been very easy to be emotional about this. I think we all have friends in the LGBTI+ community. As the member for Murchison knows, we have an employee who is transgender, and I know the difficult path he has had and it has not been easy for him. Even when you talk about it, it does make you become emotional. It is really sad the misinformation that has been out there and it has ca

[3.48 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the Leader for the briefing last night. It was at a late hour but it was still very useful to have the briefing. I also commend the Brand Tasmania Council and all those who have acted on the board in an honorary capacity for quite some time and for the work they did prior to this new bill for Brand Tasmania. I certainly agree with the Leader that our brand is one of our state's greatest assets and we must ensure we

[8.14 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I accept that the aim of this bill is to protect cemeteries and to allow people access to them. I do not really know whether I have any of these churches within my electorate, but there is one I recall from when I was an alderman - St Peter's church at St Leonards. I am sure the member for Windermere has been there on a couple of occasions. I have been there on several occasions. This little church was first opened in 18

[2.43 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT On 22 August 2018, in answer to a question without notice, I was advised work has commenced to identify interim options to deliver pain management services in the north and north-west, and it is the Government's intention these services are operational within six months, subject to recruitment. Can the Leader please advise in regard to the establishment of these pain manageme

[11.50 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the member for Hobart for bringing this forward and also the committee for the time it spent putting it together. I note the comments by the member for Windermere that it has been going on for a very long time. I would think that most people in the community would assume we already have a code of conduct. I really believe they would. It is something they would take as a given, that there would be a code of condu

[3.29 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Madam Deputy President, I, too, support the recommendations and the noting of the report. I thank the Chair and other members of the committee, the committee secretary and the other staff for their assistance. It was certainly an interesting committee. Originally, I thought, 'What am I going to learn about blueberry rust?' It did not seem it would be enthralling, but I learned a lot about blueberry rust. I learned a lot about biosec

[5.00 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, first I thank the Leader for the substantial briefings we had today, and also Mr Dale Webster, who has answered most of the questions I had raised with some practitioners in Launceston. I hope the Leader and the President will bear with me while I ask some of these questions again so that I can have the answers on Hansard. I had thought of asking them separately, but I think it is good, particularly for the practitioners,

[11.36 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I speak today about a special tourist destination on Launceston's doorstep - Ms Rattray - Tamar River Cruises. Ms ARMITAGE - Cataract Gorge, and in particular a series of talks that provide participants with an insight into the many features and the history surrounding this stunning Tasmanian icon. Entitled 'Gorgeous Walks and Talks', the specially designed guided tours, which depart from the Basin Cottage within the gorge

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