The key takeaway for environment in this year's Tasmanian budget was the allocation of $15 million to establish Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania, with the CEO answerable directly to the climate change and energy and emissions reductions ministers.
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It will be established by October this year, and will guide investment advice for renewable energy projects, climate change adaptation, hydrogen opportunities, Marinus Link and the Battery of the Nation projects.
The budget also includes $10 million across four years to deliver on the government's Climate Change Action Plan 2021-26, which is yet to be released.
A majority of this spending is set for the 2022-23 financial year.
Already announced was an additional $100 000 for the Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone, but this has not been allocated until the 2022-23 financial year.
The crumbed rubber roads project will get the promised $3 million funding, with the construction of a plant set to turn end-of-life tyres into road products.
Following the government's bid to create a circular economy, $10 million will be split across two years to construct better infrastructure able to collect and sort recyclable waste.
Down the line, Freycinet National Park will be able to welcome their new visitor gateway, but funding for this is not allocated until 2024-25.
Flinders Island doesn't have to wait so long, welcoming funding for three new projects aimed around protecting biodiversity and drawing in new tourism opportunities.
Meg Whitfield
Journalist at the Advocate Newspaper, Burnie, proudly covering Tasmania's North-West and West Coast. Got a tip?
Journalist at the Advocate Newspaper, Burnie, proudly covering Tasmania's North-West and West Coast. Got a tip?
