Elise Archer,Minister for Building and Construction
Guy Barnett,Minister for Primary Industries and Water
The Tasmanian Government understands the important role farming families and rural communities play in our State.
As part of the Agricultural Workforce Resilience Package announced in September 2020, our Government has extended funding to continue the work of the ground-breaking Safe Farming Tasmania program for a further 12 months to 30 June 2022.
Funding has also increased by $150 000 per year in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 financial years to provide for the appointment of a second Senior Safe Farming Work Health and Safety Advisor to help make Tasmanian farms safer, ensure they are ready for a large influx of new seasonal workers, and to ensure that appropriate COVID-safe measures are in place.
Guy Barnett,Minister for Primary Industries and Water
I encourage Tasmanians to support our fishers by buying a cray for Australia Day.
Tasmanians will have seen increased numbers of southern rock lobsters, or crays as we often call them, for sale locally as a result of the challenges in overseas markets, including COVID-19 disruptions.
The State’s natural environment provides ideal conditions for the southern rock lobster, and our commercial fisheries are an important part of Tasmania’s landscape.
Our fisheries create jobs, underpin communities, and importantly they provide us all with delicious local seafood.
Supporting our local fishers helps our workers stay in business, and it gives you something sensational to put on the table.
Elise Archer,Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
Three Acting Judges have been reappointed to the Supreme Court for a further two years as part of the State Government’s plan to provide access to justice and reduce court backlogs.
Justice David Porter, Justice Shane Marshall and Justice Brian Martin AO were initially appointed as Acting Judges in 2017.
Justice Porter is a former full-time judge of the Supreme Court who was in office between May 2008 and May 2016.
Justice Marshall was a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia and the Industrial Relations Court of Australia until November 2015.
Justice Martin AO is a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the No