"Travelling throughout the vast electorate of Lyons, people want to know, if the State’s economy is doing so well, why they are on public hospital waiting lists, why their work conditions are less than their national counterparts, where is the public housing, why literacy and numeracy levels are falling behind, why big business receives government assistance instead of regional employment, and why they are still having to boil their water – working to resolve these is the Greens’ priority ." - Tim Morris MHA
Tim Morris has represented the people of Lyons in Tasmania’s House of Assembly since July 2002.
Our Alternative Budget Statement 2007-08 outlines our priorities in advance of the State Budget. This year we have pointed out the accumulated cost of at least $375 million of Lennon's Lemons - Labor's misguided splurges on the Hawthorn football club deal, racing facili...More »
A Forest Transition Strategy to Protect Forests and Create Sustainable JobsThe need to resolve Tasmania’s forests debate in favour of both forest protection and sustainable jobs has led the Greens to critically examine the forest industry and develop an outline for a process of transformation to alt...More »
The Tasmanian Greens are disappointed and outraged that their attempt to save popular tourism icon, South Sister, near St Marys from logging, has been defeated by the combined efforts of both the State Labor and Liberal parties in Parliament today.
Greens Member for Lyons, Tim Morris MHA, sa...More »
The
Greens have led the way in calling for a total ban on
smoking in enclosed public spaces. As long ago as March
2001 the Greens moved amendments to the government's Public
Health Amendment Bill ...More »