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Media Release: Stadium Design Confirms Worst Fears
Media Release18 September 2024 Our Place spokesperson Roland Browne has described the latest plans for Macquarie Point stadium as terrifying. “We predicted it would blow out on cost and even before they start building, it’s gone up 8%—and it won’t be the last time or...
ABC NEWS: Hobart’s Macquarie Point stadium project cost increases to $775 million as planning documents submitted
The development application for a proposed multi-purpose stadium in Hobart has been lodged, with construction expected to cost $60 million more than previously estimated. The 23,000-seat, roofed stadium at Macquarie Point was one of the AFL's key requirements for the...
ABC NEWS: Tasmania’s treasurer ‘open’ to selling state-owned assets to temper ballooning debt
The treasurer has maintained Tasmania is on a path towards surplus by the end of the decade — but the claim has been met with scepticism. One option to improve the bottom line could be selling off one, or some, of Tasmania's government-owned businesses, which Mr...
Call to Action Explainer: Why Our Place wants to you to tell the Treasurer to step up
Has Treasurer Ferguson’s budget left you feeling let down? Frustrated? Hopeless? Angry? Do you have an empty feeling of dread in the pit of your stomach as you consider the future of our state, as observed through that budget lens?The budget includes infrastructure...
ABC NEWS: Elm tree stands in way of redevelopment of Launceston’s York Park stadium
In short: A Launceston City Council motion to remove an old elm tree to make room for the redevelopment of the city's football and cricket stadium, York Park, has failed. Some community members and councillors have argued the elm should be protected, while others say...
ABC NEWS: Tasmanian treasurer Michael Ferguson announces record infrastructure spend for 2024 state budget, despite Eslake review warning
In short: Tasmania will spend a record $5.1 billion on infrastructure over the next four years, which the treasurer says is a balanced decision to support jobs. A recent review of the state's finances questioned the size of its public infrastructure program — larger...
Call to Action Explainer: Why Our Place wants to you to tell AFL CEO, Andrew Dillon, to renegotiate the deal
For over a year now, Tasmanians have been speaking up to oppose the construction of a new stadium at Macquarie Point in Hobart. And, over recent weeks, Tamanians have given generously to help spread the word on the big island to the north.At Our Place, we know there...
ABC NEWS: Much has changed in Tasmania’s political landscape, so what does it mean for the minority state government?
A lot can change in a few days in Tasmanian politics....What does it mean for the stadium?
ABC NEWS: As Jacqui Lambie looks to widen her party nationally, its Tasmanian branch is imploding
The Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN) has kicked out two of its three Tasmanian MPs. Bass MP Rebekah Pentland and Braddon MP Miriam Beswick announced on Saturday they were reconsidering their future, after becoming frustrated at senator Jacqui Lambie's intervention in state...
ABC NEWS: Jacqui Lambie Network unhappy with major parties’ response to grim report on Tasmania’s finances
On Monday, a leading economist gave a pretty dire warning about the state of Tasmania's finances — but within hours, both major political parties had ruled out implementing its main recommendations. The economist projected Tasmania was on track to be in the worst...
ABC NEWS: New images show heritage-listed Goods Shed in new home near Hobart AFL stadium at Macquarie Point
New renders have been released of the heritage-listed Goods Shed in its new location on the site of the proposed Hobart AFL stadium at Macquarie Point. Two new images show the interior and the exterior of the more than 100-year-old shed, which will need to be moved...
ABC NEWS: Tasmania’s financial position on track to become worst in the country over next three years, Saul Eslake’s independent review finds
Tasmania's financial position is on track to "become worse than that of any other state or territory over the next three years", and the deterioration is "entirely attributable" to state government policy, an independent review of the state's finances has found....