MEDIA
Triple M Breakfast Radio Interview – Re-elected Meg Webb talks Mac Point Stadium
Re-elected Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb speaks on Triple M Hobart Breakfast with Kaz and Tubes on Tuesday 27 May 2025, discussing her re-election to the Legislative Council and the controversial Macquarie Point AFL stadium. Listen to Meg's interview...
ABC Mornings Radio Interview – Meg Webb Re-elected to Nelson
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb speaks on ABC Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Monday 26 May 2025, following her successful re-election at the Saturday 24th of May's Legislative Council elections, and also discusses the controversial Macquarie Point AFL...
ABC TV News Tasmania – More Independents Returned to Upper House
Watch the ABC TV News story of Sunday the 25th of May 2025, reporting on the initial results of the three Upper House elections, with Independent Meg Webb MLC easily returned in Nelson.
7 Nightly News Tasmania – Webb Dominates in Nelson
Watch the 7 Nightly TV News bulletin of Sunday, 25th of May 2025, reporting on the outcome of the Upper House elections, with Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC dominating the polls.
Online Article-Meg Webb re-elected to Legislative Council – third seat a tighter race
Meg Webb attends Mt Nelson polling booth on 24 May 2025. Photo: Caroline Tan, published by the Mercury online The Mercury Online | Sunday 25 May 2025. Luke Edmunds and Meg Webb re-elected to Legislative Council – third seat a tighter raceJust three weeks after the...
ABC Digital News-Meg Webb and Luke Edmunds expected to be returned, third Legislative Council seat still unclear
Photo: ABC News - Luke Bowden Scout Wallen | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 25 May 2025Â Meg Webb and Luke Edmunds expected to be returned, third Legislative Council seat still unclearIn short:Elections were held on Saturday in three of Tasmania's 15 Legislative Council...
Media Release: Nelson Sends Loud Message to Government
Meg voting at the Mt Nelson polling booth, Saturday 24 May 2025. Nelson Sends Loud Message to GovernmentSunday, 25 May 2025Meg Webb, who is set to be returned as the Member for the Legislative Council seat of Nelson, described the result as a resounding vote for an...
ABC TV News Tasmania – Polls Close for Three Upper House Elections
Watch the ABC TV News story of Saturday the 24th of May 2025, reporting on the close of polls for the three Upper House seats, including that of incumbent Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC.
7 Nightly News Tasmania – Upper House Polls Close
Watch the 7 Nightly TV News bulletin of Saturday, 24th of May 2025, reporting on the closing of the polls of three Upper House seats, including that of incumbent Independent Member for Nelson, Meg Webb MLC.
Article-Shaping to be a Devil of a Fight in Nelson
The Mercury | 22 May 2025; pg 5. Shaping to be a Devil of a Fight in NelsonThe proposed AFL stadium at Macquarie Point looms large over this Saturday’s Legislative Council election battle in the nearby division of Nelson.Stretching from Sandy Bay in the north to...
Article: Governments are Pressing Ahead with Stadium Plans to the Detriment of Our Revered Cultural Institutions
The Mercury, 19 May 2025; pgs 16 & 21.Governments are Pressing Ahead with Stadium Plans to the Detriment of Our Revered Cultural Institutions Elsewhere in the World, a Symphony Orchestra Would Not Come Second to Sport nor Receive Merely Lip Service, writes Greg...
ABC Mornings Radio Interview – Meg Webb MLC: Nelson Candidates Panel
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC speaks on ABC Radio Mornings program with Leon Compton on Thursday 15 May 2025, as part of the ABC Radio's series of Meet the Candidates, and during the Nelson Candidates Panel. Listen to Meg's individual interview below, the...
Article-Chronicle Presents the Nelson Candidates
Kingborough Chronicle | 13 May 2025: pg 18.Meet the Candidates: 2025 Tasmanian Legislative Council election - Division of Nelson Contribution by Meg Webb, Independent Candidate for Nelson.  1. Can you introduce yourself and explain why you are running for Legislative...
Article: My Voters Don’t Want This Stadium
Photo: Conor Castles-Lynch Sunday Tasmanian, 11 May 2025; pg 6My Voters Don’t Want This Stadium11 May 2025Amelia SwanAnti-stadium politicians joined together to hit out at the major parties for their support for the proposed Macquarie point stadium, accusing them of...
ABC TV News Tasmania – Thousands Rally Against AFL Stadium at Macquarie Point
Watch the ABC TV News report of Saturday the 10th of May 2025, during which Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC - addresses the thousands-strong rally objecting to the AFL demanded stadium at Macquarie Point.
7 Nightly News Tasmania – Thousands Rally against Mac Point Stadium
Watch the 7 Nightly TV News bulletin of Saturday, 10th May 2025, reporting on the thousand-strong No New Stadium Rally at which Meg Webb MLC, Independent Member for Nelson was one of the invited speakers.
Media Release: AFL Stadium is a Case Study of Failed Government Leadership
AFL Stadium is a Case Study of Failed Government Leadership10 May 2025The Rockliff government has demonstrated critical failure of leadership over the public backlash to its secret controversial AFL deal, a rally held today by Our Place No Stadium was told.“There has...
ABC Mornings Radio Interview – Premier’s Deal Risks Kingston AFL High-Performance Facility
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC speaks on ABC Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Thursday 8 May 2025, regarding her initial welcome of the November 2024 announcement the proposed AFL High-Performance Centre will be located in Kingston, and which she has...
Article-Nelson gears up to vote in the Legislative Council election
Kingborough Chronicle | 6 May 2025: pg 7.Nelson gears up to vote in the Legislative Council electionWhilst the federal election may be out of the way, more than 78,000 Tasmanians will have to prepare themselves for the Legislative Council election on Saturday, May...
Article-Tight Fields Lining up for Upper House
The Saturday Mercury | 3 May 2025; pg 4. Tight Fields Lining up for Upper House David KillickThirteen candidates will vie for three seats in the Legislative Council in this month’s second chance to vote for some Tasmanian electors.More than 78,000 voters in...
Media Release: Countdown to Legislative Council Election Day on 24 May
Countdown to Legislative Council Election Day on 24 May2 May 2025The Tasmanian Electoral Commission formally announced today the nominated candidates contesting the three Legislative Council seats facing election, including the Nelson electorate currently held by...
Tasmanian Inquirer – Data gap: hundreds of ministerial meetings potentially not publicly disclosed…
Dear Diary ... Image Courtesy of Tasmanian Inquirer Tasmanian inquirer - Digital Online | 30 April 2025Â Data gap: Tasmanian government document inadvertently highlights hundreds of ministerial meetings potentially not publicly disclosedA review of more than 1700...
Article-Blackmans Bay garden success in Parliament
Kingborough Chronicle | 15 April 2025: pg 8.Blackmans Bay garden success in ParliamentIndependent member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC took the Blackmans Bay Community Association's (BBCA) Edible garden Trail to a recent Legislative Council meeting.“I and my family had such...
ABC Breakfast Radio Interview – Webb Concerns Over Removal of AFL Stadium from PoSS Process
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC speaks on ABC Breakfast Radio with Ryk Goddard on Monday 14 April 2025, during which she raises concerns over the weekend announcement by the premier that he will abandon the current independent Tasmanian Planning...
Article-Premier Bypasses Planning: Macquarie Point Christmas Present
The Mercury | 14 April 2025; pg 11. Macquarie Point Christmas Present Rob InglisConstruction of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium could begin before Christmas if the parliament approves the state government’s newly - announced special legislation to fast-track the...
ABC Digital News-Tasmanian government to introduce ‘enabling legislation’ to pave way for Macquarie Point Stadium
Lachlan Form and Meg Whitfield | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 13 April 2025Â Tasmanian government to introduce 'enabling legislation' to pave way for Macquarie Point StadiumIn short:The Tasmanian government will introduce "enabling legislation" to progress the Macquarie...
ABC TV News Tasmania – Premier Abandons AFL Stadium PoSS Assessment Process for Enabling Legislation
Watch the ABC TV News report of Sunday the 13th of April 2025, during which Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC - and others - react to the Premier's announcement he is abandoning the independent Tasmanian Planning Commission's current Project of State...
7 News Tasmania – Reaction to Premier Pulling AFL Stadium Project from PoSS Assessment Process
Watch the 7 TV News bulletin of Sunday, 13th April 2025, reporting on reactions to the Premier's announcement he will introduce enabling legislation for the AFL stadium project , circumventing the independent Tasmanian Planning Commission Project of State...
Media Release: New Low for the State
New Low for the State13 April 2025Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today condemned as an affront to the Tasmanian people the Premier’s autocratic decision to pull the Macquarie Point stadium out of the Project of State Significance process in order to avoid any...
Article-Stadium Motion Falls Flat
The Mercury | 10 April 2025; pg 6. Stadium Motion Falls FlatDavid KillickA motion calling on the state government to renegotiate its stadium deal with the AFL has been voted down in the Legislative Council.Member for Nelson Meg Webb moved the motion, calling on the...
