Tasmania’s tourism, events and creative industries will be brought together under one roof, as Premier Jeremy Rockliff fleshes out his plan to overhaul the state’s public service under the Building Tasmania banner.
Rockliff announced the latest details on the changes to come when State Growth is dissolved this week following talks with stakeholders.
He said Building Tasmania would “supercharge” the rollout of housing, roads, schools and hospitals.
“Building Tasmania is ambitious, it will build the next generation of infrastructure and housing Tasmanians deserve,” the premier said.
“We have spent the past decade transforming Tasmania and now we are taking delivery to the next level and ensuring greater efficiency.”
Under the changes, Brand Tasmania, Screen Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) will be brought together under one roof alongside tourism and events.
The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) will take charge of economic development, trade, major investment, community and business services, Workforce Tasmania and the broader public service shake-up.
“This is a streamlining of the public services to allow us to prepare for Building Tasmania and help supercharge the delivery of housing, roads, schools and hospitals for Tasmanians,” Rockliff said.
Independent Clark MP Helen Burnet was less impressed, saying the announcement made no mention of public transport or the climate change office within ReCFIT.
“The government must outline a clear position on the future of public transport,” Burnet said.
“This is an opportunity to measure and understand the economic, social and environmental benefits of reducing our dependency on private vehicles.”
Labor said the government still could not explain how cutting 250 jobs would deliver the homes Tasmanians need.
Shadow housing minister Meg Brown said there was so far “zero detail” on how this would happen.
“If this was a serious plan, Premier Rockliff and Eric Abetz would be able to explain how it will work and have modelling to prove it. But they can’t,” she said.
