SPECIAL INTEREST
Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, today I rise to celebrate the hard work and success of the Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania, better known to many as PMAT. PMAT is a growing network of community groups from across the state advocating for a strategic, sustainable...
Diverse Tassie’s First Anniversary
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, today I am pleased to congratulate Diverse Tassie on its first anniversary. Diverse Tassie is a monthly newspaper serving Tasmania's diverse communities with news, views and events. It was started by three friends - Mohan Mattala,...
Women’s Health Tasmania
Women's Health TasmaniaMr President, Women's Health Week was celebrated last week from 7 to 11 September. It is an Australia-wide campaign centered on improving women's health and supporting healthier choices.Now in its eighth year, recognition of Women's Health Week...
Disability Voices Tasmania
Mr President, today I would like to recognise a fairly new, but growing organisation in our state, Disability Voices Tasmania. This organisation was created to give Tasmanians with disability a powerful collective voice. Disability Voices is an organisation that aims...
Generosity in the Nelson Community during COVID-19
COVID-19 has affected all of us. But for some, this pandemic has been particularly difficult. Alongside the challenges, it has been heartening to see that hard times can bring out the best in people. I have observed people in the Nelson community demonstrating...
International Women’s Day
International Women's Day Special Interest Speech 24 March 2020 Mr President, as we are still in the month of March, I am taking the opportunity to speak today in the context of International Women’s Day. March 8th was International Women’s Day. It is a global day to...
Kingborough Dog Owner’s Handbook
I would like to begin by paying my respects to the palawa people, of lutruwita/Tasmania. In particular, the mouheneener people, the traditional owners and custodians of the land that we are on today. I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging.Mr...
Indigenous Cultural and Educational Exchange Programme
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I am delighted as my first special interest matter speech in this place to talk about the Tasmanian Aboriginal community and the University of Tasmania.I begin by paying my respects to palawa people of lutruwita/Tasmania, in particular...
