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Latest news and information from the Big Picture Tasmania team.

2014 TASMANIAN MINERALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMPETITION

For the first time in its 20 year history, the annual Tasmanian Minerals Emergency Response Competition will be held in Tasmania’s south at Nyrstar, Hobart.

New Partners Join Tasmania’s Big Picture Campaign

Tasmania’s Take a Look at the Big Picture campaign has gone from strength to strength with new major partners MMG Limited and the Elphinstone Group joining supporting partners, Veolia Environmental Services, Nubco, Cromarty Instrument & Electrical Engineering and Lloyds North – uniting under the industry voice.

Renewable Energy Target Damaging Tasmanian Industry

Tasmania’s Big Picture industries believe the current Renewable Energy Target (RET) undermines Tasmania’s competitiveness in energy-intensive industries where our energy resources should make us world leaders.

Major Industry Welcomes Energy Working Group Announcement

The Tasmanian Minerals and Energy Council, through the Big Picture campaign industries, has welcomed the establishment of the Tasmanian Government’s Energy Working Group.

Bell Bay Aluminium calls for further reform to State government-owned network business

One of Northern Tasmania’s major employers has publically called for further reform to Tasmania’s energy sector to exert downward pressure on costs for major industry, business and Tasmanian families

Big Picture Tasmania welcomes commitment to energy working group

Tasmania’s Big Picture industries have welcomed today’s announcement by the Tasmanian Liberals who, if elected on March 15, will establish an Energy Working Group to assist in developing a comprehensive energy strategy for the State.