A secret plan to revive the cable car

As has been reported here for years there has been a long community campaign against plans by a developer to build a cable car up the face of Mt Wellington / kunanyi. It has long been supported by the Tasmanian government.

Whenever it seems like the battle has been won, the proposal resurfaces like a zombie at the end of a horror movie.

Now, it appears that it is back once more, and Respect the Mountain – no cable car is asking people to send a submission opposing the proposal.

Respect the Mountain – no cable car say:

‘After the Mt Wellington Cableway Company (MWCC) non-compliant cable car proposal was rejected by TASCAT in 2022, Premier Rockliff wrote a private letter to then MWCC chief Chris Oldfield saying, “my government continues to support a cable car project and in light of your recent advice will look thoroughly at how this may be best achieved”.

‘Last week documents obtained through a right to information request revealed the government’s “secret plans to revive the rejected Kunanyi / Mt Wellington cable car project” and now the Rockcliff government is trying to resurrect its deeply flawed DAP Bill – already rejected twice by every council, hundreds of Tasmanians, and the upper house.

‘This third version of the Bill is barely changed from the first two versions with the intent of taking controversial projects away from elected councils and giving them to Development Assessment Panels (DAPs) selected by the Tasmanian Planning Commission appointed by the State Government.

‘The proposed legislation removes the right of appeal on merits and If passed could be used to assess a cable car on Kunanyi / Mt Wellington (or any one of a number of inappropriate private developments the community don’t want on public land, including World Heritage Areas, National Parks and Reserves).

 

ACT NOW – MAKE YOURSELF HEARD AGAIN

Please follow the link to the PMAT website for more information and a submission guide here

https://planningmatterstas.org.au/take-action-daps/

As always, the more personalised your submission, the more effective it will be (submissions close on Friday 12 December).

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