The month in review: Tasmania
By Herron Todd White
November, 2009
The big infrastructure topic in the north are the state
of the roads. While the Midland Highway is shaping as
a major election issue for the state poll in March, the
condition of many of our main roads has attracted a lot of
publicity recently. Readers on the “big” island (mainland)
might have forgotten what rain is but we down south
have started building arks! The very wet winter/early
spring has caused damage to many of the roads; the
ongoing rain has meant they have not been able to dry
and thus be repaired.
Talking about the Midland Highway..... The liberals want
4 lanes, labour (state government) “say me too” (where
needed....) but no one is actually saying when it will
happen. Life in the apple isle is laid back.
Launceston is the home of university and maritime
tertiary campuses. The students these facilities attract
(many overseas students to the maritime college) under
pins pricing for investment units and residential housing
within the sub $300,000 price bracket through the
Mowbray (especially) and Newnham, Alanvale, Invermay
and Mayfield suburbs.
Just to the south of the CBD is the regions public
general hospital. Its work force ensures the surrounding
suburb of South Launceston similarly has little problem
attracting tenants. While its upgrading announced by
the government will result in short term employment,
it is doubtful whether any relief will be felt within the
stretched public sector.
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