The Clark Greens

07/04/2026

We’re hosting this on Thursday! If you’ve got any questions you’d like us to put to Kevin, throw them in the comments here.

💭 Have a burning question about Tasmanian politics?
🤔 Wondering about the impact of the proposed redistribution of Tasmania's electoral boundaries?
💚 Interested in meeting some likeminded people?

Well, Clark Talks might be the event for you 🎙️

Hosted by the Clark Greens, featuring special guest Dr Kevin Bonham, Clark Talks is a night of political discussion where all your questions are welcome.

Thursday 9 April, 7pm at the Tasmanian Greens Party Office in North Hobart.
Register here: bit.ly/ClarkTalks

13/03/2026

Feral, stray and domestic management is very challenging but there are ways to improve cat management. Compulsory de-sexing and microchipping domestic cats already exists but containment was rejected last time. Make sure it's included this time. Have your say here.

Help shape Tasmania’s new Cat Management Plan

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas) has released the Cat Management in Tasmania - Discussion Paper.

The discussion paper is the first stage in developing the new Tasmanian Cat Management Plan, which will guide cat management across the state for the next five years.

Consultation is now open. Submissions close at 5pm Friday 15 May 2026.

To read the discussion paper and find out how to have your say, visit the NRE Tas website:
https://nre.tas.gov.au/cat-management

10/03/2026

Local Council elections are later this year. Think carefully about how you vote and support your local Greens candidates.

07/03/2026

A nice innovation launched in Hobart to replace those plastic take-away soy fish containers with a home compostable alternative. ✅

02/02/2026

These terrible poisons need to be banned. Ask your local council and businesses what they are using?

City of Hobart banned the use of second generation rodenticides at council owned facilities a couple of years ago, once it became aware of this issue. Some other councils have done the same. Sadly, these deadly poisons have not been banned nationally. Check with your council if they are still using them. It would be great to hear from the Local Government Association of Tasmania to see if they can ensure all 29 councils are aware. It's just not good enough, that products like this are still on the shelves. The article is in the comments and also some info from Landcare Tasmania. Second gen rodenticdes are still unfortunately available at Bunnings Warehouse Australia and Mitre 10.

01/02/2026

One Nation is looking to get a foothold in Tas in the upcoming local council elections. Let's not let that happen.
Vote Greens ✅💚

Looks like Hanson's One Nation is targeting local council elections in October 2026 with their populist policies. Let's make sure this Trump supporting party get nothing. Stay woke Hobart.

Hobart Votes 2026

Merc P19, The Cartoons of Christopher Downes

13/01/2026

It's hard not to think this review is just a push for a cable car.

"In short:

When the Tasmanian government launched a review into Kunanyi/Mt Wellington in 2024, opponents saw it as an attempt to revive the divisive debate about building a cable car to the summit.

As the review progresses, those concerns have continued to grow, with documents showing the Wellington Park Management Trust arguing mountain access issues have been exaggerated by the government, and 'all-weather' solutions could pose safety risks for visitors.
What's next?

The Wellington Park Management Trust will deliver a business case for a 'user-pays' model for the mountain, which could take the form of a pass system."

Respect the Mountain - No Cable Car
Link below.

06/01/2026

New report from the Climate Council on the vulnerability of our major cities to catastrophic fires. Hobart is right up there as highly vulnerable. This is the future as the effects of climate pollution worsen.

The The Climate Council has released their latest report on how vulnerable our major cities are. I'm sure most of us already realize how vulnerable City of Hobart is. Council clearly recognises our vulnerability and is investing heavily in preparedness and is not complacent. There's a link to the CC report in the comments as well as links to council pages FYI.

Key Findings of the CC report:

1 The shocking 2025 wildfires that ripped through Los Angeles neighbourhoods in the middle of winter were supercharged by climate pollution.

2 Many Australian cities share dangerous characteristics that made the LA fires so destructive, and many of our worst bushfires have also exhibited unstoppable fire behaviour.

3 Just like in LA, more people than ever are living in harm’s way on the fast-growing urban fringes of Australian cities.

4 Climate pollution is turbo-charging Australian fire conditions, and it’s making fires more frequent, costly, intense - and less predictable.

5 Climate-fuelled fires are increasingly exceeding the limits of modern firefighting. Investment in community preparation and urgent cuts to climate pollution are both critical to saving
Australian lives and communities.

19/12/2025

We are thrilled to announce that Hobart Councilor, and Deputy Lord MayorDr Zelinda Sherlock, has joined the Greens and will now sit on council as the third Greens councilor for Hobart with Bill Harvey Cr City of Hobart and Gemma Kitsos.
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Hobart Deputy Lord Mayor Dr Zelinda Sherlock has joined the Greens 💚

Drawn by courage, conviction and values-led leadership, Dr Sherlock’s decision reflects a commitment to politics that serves the greater good and protects the communities and environment we all share.

“I felt compelled to join the Greens. This is a party grounded in values I align with.”

We’re proud to welcome a leader who believes politics should connect people, stand for justice and lead with integrity.

Welcome, Zelinda 💚

09/12/2025

New w**d to look out for. Keep and eye out for this w**d and report it to Clarence City Council.

22/10/2025

The Greens have campaigned to end plastic pollution for a very long time. But there's still not the wide spread support amongst our politicians to take it seriously and introduce urgent regulations to end the production of harmful plastics. We need to stay focused on upstream solutions and industry needs to be held accountable.

What do you think? I've been trying to avoid exposure to plastics since the mid 80s when one of my uni lecturers informed us that they thought it would become a significant issue, and how right they were. We are all exposed to a massive cocktail of chemicals including the PFAS family.

"Australia has banned three PFAS groups, but authorities in Europe have proposed a ban on the entire class because of health concerns and how they contaminate and stay in the environment." Link to article in comments.

This report from the ABC is informative, and there's a growing body of evidence that our exposure is having a variety of impacts to human health. Plastic production will continue to grow, and we have no solution to dealing with it and are deliberately distracted and led to believe in bu****it solutions schemes such as soft plastics recycling. These schemes have only ever recovered a small fraction of what gets put on the market. Now, waste to energy plants are touted as a 'renewable' solution. It's not, it's burning waste so that we can continue to produce waste with a clearer conscience and the polluting waste makers win.

Thanks for listening. We need to urgently get plastics off the shelves, out of production and out off our lives.