Jeremy Rockliff

Premier of Tasmania



6 January 2017

Guy Barnett, Liberal Member for Lyons

Too little too late

The so-called "disclosure" by the shadowy group "Let's Grow Tasmania's Future" is simply not good enough.

This Green front group, which appears to be funded by the anti-salmon activist Graeme Wood, continues to treat the public, particularly those living on the East Coast and working within the salmon industry, with callous contempt.

After being dragged kicking and screaming to owning up to some of the people behind the secretive Let’s Grow Tasmania’s Future organisation, this anti-fish farm group has still not revealed who actually runs the group, or how much money millionaire Graeme Wood is pumping it their misleading TV ads.

Nor does their website disclose that Environment Tasmania is a key backer of the group.

It's time for LGTF to be open and fully transparent about their backers, so a full and fair debate can be had about their claim.

The questions still to be answered:

  • Who is funding the slick website and TV ads? How much is Mr Wood contributing?
  • Who is actually running the so-called “Let’s Grown Tasmania’s Future” campaign?
  • What other organisations are directly and indirectly involved in this secretive anti-jobs campaign?


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