ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

Thursday 10 April 2025 [7.00 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, first, I also wish the members for Nelson and Pembroke all the best. I should not say it, but there is Ben in the background who always tells me how terrible I looked at my election. I did reprimand him last time because he has told me so many times. I know how it feels and just how stressful it is.   Ms Rattray  - I think they look alright.   Ms ARMITAGE  - You will have to share that sort of inform

Wednesday 9 April 2025 [4.53 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I have a little paperwork here. There were many notes to take today with regard to the briefing.   I am pleased to speak about this bill and I thank the Leader for the comprehensive briefings that were arranged for us to better understand it. I would like to thank Reid's mother, Laraine, and hopefully this does not bring back too many memories through our comments.   I thank you sincerely for coming

Wednesday 9 April 2025 [4.53 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I have a little paperwork here. There were many notes to take today with regard to the briefing.   I am pleased to speak about this bill and I thank the Leader for the comprehensive briefings that were arranged for us to better understand it. I would like to thank Reid's mother, Laraine, and hopefully this does not bring back too many memories through our comments.   I thank you sincerely for coming

Tuesday 8 April 2025 [11.28 p.m.] Ms THOMAS  (Elwick) - Mr President, I move -   That the Legislative Council: (1)     Considers and notes the Basketball Tasmania State Facilities Strategy 2025-2035, highlighting the urgent need for substantial investment in community basketball infrastructure across the state; (2)     Notes that, in Tasmania, basketball is the number one team sport for adults and number three team sport for children (source: 2024 Ausplay data); (3)     Notes

Tuesday 8 April 2025 [12.41 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the member for bringing the motion forward. As we know, sport is extremely important for all ages. It does not really matter whether you are young old, or in the middle, it is something that is important. I thank the member for Mersey, too. It was very interesting to hear that you actually played a game for Brazil.   Mr Gaffney  - No, I know, they were nuts. They were desperate - they were fun

Thursday 3 April 2025 [11.41 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - I believe it is an important step forward to ensure that people are able...

Thursday 3 April 2025 [3.46 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, as we have probably noted, it is quite a substantial bill. I...

Wednesday 2 April 2025 [3.46 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I extend my thanks to the minister for bringing on this very important bill today and know how hard she, her staff, department and those who helped form the policies underpinning this bill have worked.   Following the passing of the Disability Rights, Inclusion and Safeguarding Act 2024 , we saw in parliament the resounding support for the bill, the policies and thus those in our community who live w

Wednesday 2 April 2025 [11.21 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, first, I thank the Leader and her advisers for the briefings this morning; they were very interesting. Obviously, there are a lot of questions. Some questions were answered, some not quite to our satisfaction, but obviously you can only work with the answers you have.   I did appreciate the supporting information for the appropriation bill, the pages that actually outline the areas; I thought that w

Thursday 13 March 2025 [5.08 p.m.]   Ms O'CONNOR  (Hobart) - Mr President, I move - That the Council: (1)   Notes the stated intention of...