Nov 10, 2009
Opinion Poll #2
Which aspects of Tasmania do you believe we should focus most on developing/expanding?
- Tourism (46%, 32 Votes)
- National Parks (41%, 29 Votes)
- Cultural Institutions (26%, 18 Votes)
- Education System (19%, 13 Votes)
- Healthcare Services (19%, 13 Votes)
- Employment (10%, 7 Votes)
- Fair Treatment of Others (10%, 7 Votes)
- Other (please specify via comments and we will add to list) (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 70
Mention of environmental protection (or even celebration of the natural world?) seems a glaring ommission and probably a sad indication of the lack of prevelance placed on such a thing in Tasmania… This is despite the fact we love heralding how clean and green we are. How can we be clean and green when we log rainforests for woodchips?
One thing you have missed, and that is industry. I am not referring to pulp mills, or forestry, but to manufacturing, assembly and packaging, including such commodities as electronics and food. Tasmania has (or had) a reputation for the best food and wine in Australia, and Tasmania is failing dismally to capitalise on it. Sure Tasmania can rely on tourism, but there needs to be much longer term goals in play for the future which will not negatively impact on its reputation for being pure.