Prison friction over drilling and woodhooking
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Prison friction over drilling and woodhooking

Woodhookers caught cutting down trees on the Birralee reserve proposed for the state government’s new prison are being investigated by Tasmania’s Parks and Wildlife Service compliance unit. They may be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions to determine whether a prosecution should begin, a spokesperson said.

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Gutwein admits reserve is ‘sensitive’ while pursuing offset strategies
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Gutwein admits reserve is ‘sensitive’ while pursuing offset strategies

Federal environment minister Sussan Ley has written to the Tasmanian government as a reminder of its responsibility to refer the Northern Regional Prison to her department. Having received no referral from the Tasmania Government, she wrote in response to reports from Tasmanians that several listed threatened species are potentially present on the Brushy Creek Reserve site and may be significantly impacted by the proposal.

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Council meeting on fire over prison public meeting
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Council meeting on fire over prison public meeting

Anti-prison campaigners are concerned Meander Valley councillors will gag themselves in an August 11 public meeting on the Northern Regional Prison planned for Birralee. WRAP spokesperson Linda Poulton said, ‘If councillors are going to sit with tape over their mouths it will be a difficult meeting for everyone’.

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Prison drilling starts again
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Prison drilling starts again

Work on the Northern Regional Prison on Birralee Road has ramped up now the State Government’s self-imposed election gag on the issue is over, but the State Government could yet find that its chosen site is illegal.

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