Kingborough Chronicle | 3 December 2024: pg 12.Parliament Celebrates SaltbushIndependent member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC took the opportunity to commend Kingston’s Saltbush Child and Family Learning Centre (CFLC) in Legislative Council recently.The contribution made to...
Motion to Establish a Joint Select Committee to Inquire into the University of Tasmania Act 1992
**Check against video for final delivery**Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, thank you for the debate just now on the amendment. It was enlightening and did draw out some extra elements relating to what we are discussing. Thank you to the member for Hobart for...
Question – University of Tasmania City Deal & Law School
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 14 April 2022 and answered by the Minister for Education, Children and Youth on 4 May 2022. QUESTION 1. Can the government clarify any specific elements of the Hobart City Deal that relate to the University of Tasmania,...
Risks hidden as schools reopen
Kingborough Chronicle | 8 February 2022 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb has called for the release of Public Health Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) advice in relation to the Tasmanian Government’s approach to the reopening of schools before public school students...
Students COVID testing discrepancy still raising concerns
Adam Holmes | Advocate | 8 February 2022 PUBLIC Health has outlined why it chose not to recommend Tasmanian school children undergo mandatory rapid antigen testing, describing their risk as "very low" and that other states had higher rates of transmission.Tasmania...
Tasmania goes own way on rapid antigen tests for students as school returns
ABC Tasmania |7 February 2022Tasmania's public health authority has defended its decision not to recommend Tasmanian school students undertake twice weekly rapid COVID tests, in contrast to Australia's most populous states.Key points:- Students in NSW, Victoria and...
Criticism of schools RAT plan; Why wait for symptoms, asks MP
Helen Kempton | Mercury | 7 February 2022 HERE are claims Tasmania's Education Department is out of step with its interstate counterparts which require students and teachers to test negative to Covid-19 b- efore they return to school, after a holiday period dominated...
Calls grow for greater oversight
Adam Holmes | Examiner/Advocate | 7 February 2022 AN INDEPENDENT upper house member will continue a push this year to have Tasmanian public health officials and ministers face parliamentary hearings to answer questions about the COVID response, fearing they face less...
Tasmania out of step with other states on student testing: Meg Webb
Helen Kempton | Mercury | 6 February 2022 A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council says Tassie is out of step with interstate student and teacher testing guidelines and wants a rethink to stop school restart outbreaks.There are claims that Tasmania’s Education...
TasTAFE (Skills and Training Business) Bill 2021
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - At the outset I place on the record my thanks to the Leader for organising the series of briefings that were made available to the Council on this matter before us.I also acknowledge and thank the leader of Opposition business who also circulated...