ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

Tuesday 31 May 2022, Question without notice Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding the proposed legislative changes enabling local government authorities to rate independent living units owned and managed by charitable organisations, can the Leader please advise: (1) what consultation has been conducted to date with the public and with stakeholders? (2) what themes, issues, and criticisms have been brought d

Wednesday 31 May 2022 Budget Papers and Appropriation Bills (No. 1 and No. 2) 2022 - Noting [4.43 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - You probably could have a chance, Mr President. You could come down to the Floor. Mr PRESIDENT - That is fine, thank you. Ms ARMITAGE - I welcome the opportunity to provide my input into the 2022‑23 Budget and all fiscal and policy measures it contains. This is the first budget handed down by Tasmania's new Treasurer, Michael Ferguson, and we are

Tuesday 31 May 2022 Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I will not go to the lectern because I do not want to turn my back to the friends and family of Peter MacFie, whom I am speaking about today. I will stand here in my place. Peter H. MacFie - social historian, researcher, person of letters, composer and musician. Peter was born in Launceston 6 November 1943. Peter's paternal grandparents were from Devonport. Hector MacFie II was the MLC for Mersey in this House f

Thursday 26 May 2022, Second reading speech [12.32 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, a further comment to the member for Nelson, if people do want to find out more about these children, they can also join the independent persons register I am on to meet them personally and go and sit with them when they are charged. You certainly do get a new insight into the young people before the justice system. As I have mentioned in the past, the youngest I have sat with is

Wednesday 25 May 2022, Question without notice Ms ARMITAGE question to DEPUTY LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms PALMER [2.41 p.m.] I am seeking whether the Deputy Leader might have answers to my questions on the independent living units. I think she was asking behind her. I did ask it on 3 May and it was a follow-up to questions I had asked previously. They were quite simple questions about how much consultation had been done, what themes there were, w

Wednesday 25 May 2022, Second Reading Speech [12.53 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - As has been said, $441 739 000 is an awful lot of money, particularly on top of the previous budget. I note this funding, it is money that was obviously unknown budget government commitments, or, as we have been told, unavoidable costs at the time the previous budget was brought down, such as the $12 million for the redress scheme and the $8 million Prison Service pressures, as well as addit

Wednesday 25 May 2022, Second reading speech [3.40 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, domestic violence and abuse are a hidden and most insidious scourge in our society. I will not regurgitate statistics but everyone in this room would likely know someone who has been directly or indirectly affected by it. Women and children are particularly vulnerable and we, as lawmakers, need to do what we can to ensure that vulnerable classes are protected and that we enact

Tuesday 24 May 2022 The Legislative Council - (1) Recognises Ukrainian territorial sovereignty and its right to peace, freedom, and democratic rule. (2) Notes - (a) That Tasmania is home to both Ukrainian and Russian communities who have received this news with deep concern for their loved ones, and we stand with all Tasmanians in wishing to provide care and support for those communities; and (b) Tasmania stands with the Australian Government in affirmin

Tuesday 24 May 2022 [2.42 p.m.] Regarding the availability of emergency service volunteers around Tasmania: (1) Have vaccination rates or lack thereof significantly affected the available numbers of volunteers for Tasmanian emergency services? (2) What are the impacts and risks for more remote communities if volunteer services cannot be manned as a result of volunteers not being vaccinated? ANSWER (1) Regular reporting as part of implementing the Department of Pol

Tuesday 24 May 2022, Special Interest Matter [11.13 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, today I speak about a couple of fantastic community gardens in my electorate. Community gardens are such wonderful assets for people to connect with others, to share a cup of tea or coffee, get their hands dirty and grow something beautiful and tasty. I discovered recently that there is a huge community garden at Punchbowl tucked away in the Punchbowl Reserve. Managed by pres