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Report from Hobart Airport - 15km NE of Ralphs Bay

Temperature: 10°C (50°F)
Feels Like: 7°C (45°F)
Dew Point: 4°C (39°F)
Humidity: 66.6%
Barometer: 0995 hPa (29.38 in. Hg)
Sky Conditions: mostly cloudy
Conditions: clear
Wind: from the SSW at 13 knts
Visibility: greater than 10 km (greater than 6.2 mi)
Last Updated: 22/11/2008 7:30 am

Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

Support our Family Fair: Sunday 30th Nov., 10.00am - 2.00pm, Lauderdale Hall. There will be something for everyone; information, free sausage sizzle, face painting, Ralphs Bay merchandise, trade table and lots about birds.
Contributions to the trade table (jams, cakes, plants etc) will be gratefully received. If you would like to help in other ways please email Save Ralphs Bay.

Walker Corp's recent display: Check out the Mercury article (14/11/08) for an artist's impression of the development and respond with your views.
Tell Walker Corp. what you think. Visit their Lauderdale project web site for information about their community consultation.

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.

Read our Dr. Edward Hall Environment Award Entry for 2008.

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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