Liberal Tasmania
Dean Young
Government Whip, Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Industry, Member for Franklin
Labor is refusing to back plans for ferry terminals at Lindisfarne, Wilkinsons Point and Sandy Bay.
Labor is only pledging a terminal at Bridgewater.
Labor is failing to back prioritising sites according to key independent criteria.
Sites were assessed according to 18 criteria including water depth, demand, and if a ferry would be quicker than a car.
Bridgewater is ranked 27 out of 33 potential sites for a terminal.
Official studies have revealed for Bridgewater, a journey by car or bus would be quicker than a ferry service.
Still, Labor says it will spend $7 million on the project.
A re-elected majority Liberal Government will build the ferry network Hobart needs, and not a piecemeal, ill planned scheme that’s doomed to fail.
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