“Not all coastal development is inappropriate.  The abomination planned for Ralphs Bay is.” (James Crotty, independent candidate for the seat of Pembroke).
SIX of the eight candidates in tomorrow’s by-election for the Legislative Council seat of Pembroke have stated they do NOT support the proposed canal estate in Ralphs Bay, in response to a joint Save Ralphs Bay Inc/Environment Tasmania questionnaire.
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Download a pdf of full candidate responses to the questionnaire.

* On the Precautionary Principle:

- A standard reference to the Precautionary Principle, which includes the concept of public participation and public views should not be adopted by the RPDC panel assessing the development because, “in our submission, it is the wrong approach to the Precautionary Principle”!  [we wonder why that might be??]

- “There are no environmental risks which invoke the Precautionary Principle in this case.”

Today, Thursday July 16th, Roland Browne, barrister for Save Ralphs Bay Inc. will give his Closing Submission in the RPDC Hearings on the proposed Ralphs Bay canal estate.

The submission will review Save Ralphs Bay’s many concerns in relation to the proposed development, including destruction of internationally significant bird habitat, disturbance of heavy metals, visual impacts, loss of community cohesion, traffic problems, and lack of a strategic planning basis for the proposed development.
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“It’s the philosophical issue that there’s something special, unique about this place.  It’s a very fragile commodity, so the negative impact of this proposal was worthy of comment.”

Award-winning Hobart architect, Professor Robert Morris-Nunn, appeared on Friday at the Hearings in relation to the proposed Ralphs Bay canal estate.

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Dear Letters Editor,

The Walker Corporation believes $600 000 is a reasonable price tag for the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area at Lauderdale.

In the RPDC hearings currently underway, Walker Corp. has acknowledged the area is a shorebird habitat of International Significance.

Ralphs Bay canal estate hearings continue
In new road and traffic plans hastily submitted, without any prior notice, last week, the Walker Corporation now proposes 3 new roundabouts along the proposed canal estate strip, causing further inconvenience for residents of the South Arm Peninsula. Any future road widening, required as a result of increased traffic, would be constructed at the Tasmanian taxpayer’s expense.
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