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:: Ralphs Bay weather ::

Report from Hobart Airport - 15km NE of Ralphs Bay

Temperature: 6°C (43°F)
Feels Like: 6°C (42°F)
Dew Point: 4°C (39°F)
Humidity: 87.2%
Barometer: 1017 hPa (30.03 in. Hg)
Sky Conditions: mostly cloudy
Conditions: light showers of rain
Wind: from the NW at 3 knts
Visibility: greater than 10 km (greater than 6.2 mi)
Last Updated: 07/07/2008 6:00 am

Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

Mustering for early morning protest at Ralphs Bay. Friday, June 27th 08

Save Ralphs Bay Inc. (SRB) is a community action group with a strong regional support base. SRB was formed in March 2004 in response to the Walker Corporation's proposal to excavate the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area at Lauderdale and construct a canal style housing estate in the bay.

SRB's constitutional objectives are to oppose this and any other inappropriate developments at Ralphs Bay, to work towards enhanced protection of the natural, aesthetic and community values of Ralphs Bay and to promote an approach to coastal planning in Tasmania that will prevent future inappropriate developments in coastal areas.

SRB provides well researched information to appropriate bodies and maintains an open information base for supporters with up-to-date information on the progress of decision making regarding the proposal.

In support of its stated objectives, SRB has networked widely, researched many issues and maintained a strong public information campaign through media liaison, public information evenings with expert speakers, community expo days, rallies in City Hall, information stalls in the community and at the Coast to Coast Conference, newsletters, political lobbying at all governmental levels and preparation of numerous submissions.

SRB was the Community Groups Project winner for the 2005 Dr. Edward Hall Environment Awards and was inducted into the Hobart City Council Hall of Fame.

This web site holds information pertaining to Save Ralphs Bay Inc. activities since its inception in 2004. To locate information, check the Site Navigation menu above or scroll for chronological postings.

SRB Media Releases

Media statements from SaveRalphsBay.org

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

MEDIA RELEASE - Walker Corporation continues to defy community opposition

written by: Cassy O’Connor

The community group Save Ralphs Bay Inc. believes the announcement by Sydney-based canal estate proponent, Walker Corporation, that it would this week begin drilling works in Ralphs Bay, demonstrates the developer’s continuing and apparently willful lack of understanding of the area’s fragile environment and the River Derwent’s slow recovery.

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Posted by GM on 18/06/08
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Friday, June 06, 2008

Ralphs Bay community reassured by Premier’s commitment to RPDC

written by: Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

Save Ralphs Bay Inc. welcomes Premier David Bartlett’s assurance this morning that the assessment of the proposed Walker Corporation canal estate in Ralphs Bay rests with the Resource Planning and Development Commission, and the RPDC’s decision on the matter will be respected by the State Government.

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Posted by GM on 06/06/08
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Sunday, September 02, 2007

Community calls on Premier to guarantee interference free RPDC process

written by: Bill Edmunds, SRB Chair - Cassy O'Connor, SRB Communications - Jane MacDonald, SRB Submissions' Coordinator

The community group formed in March 2004, Save Ralphs Bay Inc (SRB), congratulates the RPDC for its rigorous and comprehensive guidelines for the assessment of the Walker Corporation’s proposed canal estate development and calls on to the Walker Corporation to make a public commitment to the PoSS process and the Premier, Paul Lennon, to allow the RPDC to conduct a comprehensive, rigorous assessment of the proposed development without interference.

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Posted by Lang Webmaster on 02/09/07
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Saturday, August 18, 2007

State government excises Ralphs Bay from RPDC Bruny Bioregion inquiry

written by: SRB Inc.

To further its inappropriate development agenda, the Lennon Government has directed the Resource Planning and Development Commission NOT to consider Ralphs Bay as part of its current Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in the Bruny Bioregion.
On the 8th of August, Planning Minister Steve Kons directed the RPDC to remove the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area from its recommendations on the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Bruny Bioregion

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Posted by Lang Webmaster on 18/08/07
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Saturday, June 09, 2007

COMMUNITY GROUP TO REDOUBLE ITS EFFORTS AS WALKER CORPORATION FACES TOUGH ASSESSMENT TEST

written by: SRB Inc.

The community group charged with preventing Tasmania’s first canal housing estate from being constructed inside the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area today expressed its belief that the Walker Corporation can be defeated in the Resource Planning and Development Commission (RPDC).

Responding to the release late yesterday of the RPDC Draft Scope Guidelines and the developer’s Project Scope, Save Ralphs Bay (SRB) Inc. said while the group still did not believe the Walker proposal should even be in the formal planning system, now that the assessment is underway SRB Inc. will invest all its available time, money and human resources in beating billionaire Lang Walker’s plan.

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Posted by Lang Webmaster on 09/06/07
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Friday, March 16, 2007

PULP MILL CORRUPTION OF DEMOCRACY AND INDEPENDENT PLANNING SYSTEM ALARMS RALPHS BAY COMMUNITY

written by: SRB Inc.

The Lennon Government’s total contempt for State and Commonwealth environmental law, democracy and Tasmania’s independent planning system has set the alarm bells clanging for the Ralphs Bay community as it should for communities all over the state, Save Ralphs Bay Inc. said today.

SRB Inc Acting Chair Jane MacDonald said any confidence the group had in a fair and just assessment for the Walker Corporation canal estate proposal was fast evaporating.

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Posted by Lang Webmaster on 16/03/07
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Tuesday, January 09, 2007

GOVT. CAN EXPECT BACKLASH IF IT FAILS TO APPOINT PERSON OF INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE TO HEAD RPDC

written by: Tasmanian Conservation Trust, Save Ralphs Bay Inc., & Tasmanian Beekeepers’ Association

The debacle over Julian Green and Dr Warwick Raverty’s resignations from the Resource Planning and Development Commission (RPDC) has thrown serious doubt over the integrity of the RPDC process not just for the pulp mill assessment, but for residents opposed to the destruction of the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area, and other community groups representing their concerns before the Commission.

In a joint statement today, the Tasmanian Conservation Trust, Save Ralphs Bay Inc. and the Tasmanian Beekeepers’ Association said the Lennon Government had corrupted the planning process by meddling in the work of the Commission, while at the same time assuring concerned communities to have faith in the ‘independent umpire’.

Download a PDF version of the media release here (65kb)

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Posted by Lang Webmaster on 09/01/07
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Monday, January 08, 2007

MINISTER REJECTS INDEPENDENT UMPIRE’S ADVICE

written by: Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

Planning Minister Steve Kons has demonstrated his lack of understanding of the damage caused by canal estate developments, a careless disregard for coastal values in Tasmania, and a clear willingness to ignore the advice of the State Government’s independent umpire, Save Ralphs Bay Inc. said today.

SRB Inc. Chair Bill Edmunds said the Minister has rejected the Resource Planning and Development Commission’s (RPDC) recommendation that it should assess SRB Inc.’s Draft Planning Directive proposing a statewide canal estate ban in local planning schemes.

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Posted by Lang Webmaster on 08/01/07
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