No guarantee horses will be safe
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- No guarantee horses will be safe
- Grapes of wrath in wine country
- Tas horse racing industry safe from influenza outbreak
- f Cousins and others in the family
No guarantee horses will be safe
Sydney Morning Herald – Aug 25, 2007
Events and meets around the state also had been cancelled for at least 72 hours in line with other states around the country Tasmania Racing Club chairman Geoff Harper said on Saturday. But the blanket ban on all movements and meetings could last as long as 30 days and potentially put a sizeable dent in the state’s economy Mr Harper said. “There has been no detection whatsoever of equine flu in Tasmania and there are absolutely no movements in or out” Mr Harper said. “The first thing to establish is whether we have a problem with the virus here and that will be proven by the natural incubation from the mainland. “We are looking at a complete ban on activity for up to 30 days depending on what the state’s veterinary service tells us – they have the power to ensure that if it looks like a horse or moves like a horse it won’t be going anywhere. “Mr Harper said the crisis was “not just a racing problem but a horse problem” and it was critical the issue was carefully and quickly managed. He warned the cost to the state could run to the millions of dollars.
Grapes of wrath in wine country
The Age – Aug 25, 2007
So when the Tasmanian Government assessed a proposal by timbergiant Gunns to build a pulp mill in the state’s premierwine-growing region the Tamar Valley the Government set acondition. Ten locals must keep diaries on the stench and reportannually as part of an “odour management strategy”. Gunns hated the idea and tried to have the condition removed. According to the company there was a “very low prospect” offorming a panel of at least 10 local residents who were “willingand objective” for such a role. The story gives some sense of thestate of confidence in Australia’s largest forestry project… Each extra day the project was delayed would cost thecompany $1 million in unfulfilled contracts according to theForest Industries Association of Tasmania. But in the face of these restrictions on comment publicantagonism grew. The Professional Fishermen’s Association ofTasmania opposed the 73 million litres of effluent that would pourinto Bass Strait each day the mill was operating. The state tourism council found 58 per cent of members thoughtit would negatively affect the Tasmanian “brand”. The AustralianMedical Association had health concerns particularly over airpollution. When attitudes began to change in the West Tamar (home of theBeaconsfield gold mine) Mayor Barry Easther said a motion ofsupport for the mill was rescinded to be succeeded by a motion ofno confidence in the process. Loss of faith in the state’s assessment was underlined by theGovernment’s admission that Gunns saw and demanded changes topermit conditions before they were shown to Parliament.
Tas horse racing industry safe from influenza outbreak
ABC Regional nline – ABC Regional nline – Aug 25, 2007
All race meetings in New South Wales have been cancelled today because of the equine influenza crisis. It is the first outbreak of equine influenza in Australia and it is feared it could cost the industry millions of dollars. The Chairman of the Tasmanian Racing Club Geoff Harper says the horse disease will not have an impact in Tasmania. “We’re an island state we don’t have any overseas stallions coming into Tasmania at the moment and the only real point of entry for our horses would be Devonport and the horses are well monitored and there is a plan in place touch wood should anything happen” Mr Harper said. Tags: animals horse-racing tas.
f Cousins and others in the family
Sydney Morning Herald – Aug 25, 2007
We know this because he says so. The telling this weekmade for great election year theatre. Asked by reporters onWednesday what he thought of the Sydney businessman GeoffreyCousins’ wondrous bucket of Tasmanian effluent all over him thatmorning Turnbull responded with a fine sense of courtroommelodrama: “If I succumb to this sort of bullying politicalpressure bullying business pressure … I’ve been abusinessman I understand this world and I’ve seen plenty ofbusiness bullies in my time [but] I am not a minister that will bebullied by anybody let alone Mr Cousins …”What I’m doing is going about this job that I have honestlydiligently taking into account all the relevant considerationsseeking input from [the Government's] chief scientist invitingsubmissions from the public comments from the public for thethird time. This is a very transparent process and for a wealthybusinessman to say ‘I don’t care about any of that I’m just goingto use my money to bully a minister into acting contrary to [thelaw]‘ that is highly improper …”Let me tell you the people of Wentworth [Turnbull's highlymarginal eastern suburbs electorate] expect their member who isthe Minister for the Environment to act honestly fearlesslycourageously and with integrity and that’s what I’m doing. I willnot be bullied by Geoffrey Cousins. I will do my duty to the peopleof Australia in accordance with the law.
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