WRAP media releases
- Government's ignorance of environmental assessments laid bare
8 December 2020 - Department of Justice loses environmental consultant at critical juncture
25 November 2020 - Department of Justice one of worst offenders with RTIs
18 November 2020 - Disturbance of wedge-tail eagles at Lake Malbena sends a clear message to State Government on Northern Regional Prison
17 November 2020 - Bushfire Mitigation Measures Bill should be a concern not just for prison opponents
29 October 2020 - Government ramps up steps to scare off eagles
23 October 2020 - Elise Archer's scar
21 October 2020 - WRAP calls on Government to ensure flora and fauna are protected during drilling
20 October 2020 - Government sends in chainsaws to Brushy Reserve
20 October 2020 - State Government acknowledges presence of Tasmanian Devil on Brushy Creek reserve
20 October 2020 - Government botches first attempt to access Brushy Rivulet reserve
19 October 2020 - Government needs to stop misleading the public
16 October 2020 - Prison proposal predictably stalls at first hurdle
15 October 2020 - Attempt to influence DPIPWE processes referred to Integrity Commission
13 October 2020 - Minister Archer needs her own Welcome Back(Pack)
9 October 2020 - Government paves way for prison development application through destruction of Wedged‑Tail Eagle nest
8 October 2020 - Westbury Reserve should not be carved out of the National Reserve System
5 October 2020 - Anniversary of the Northern Prison Announcement
30 September 2020 - Greg Barns will give a presentation at Deloraine
25 September 2020 - Government wasted taxpayer money on postal survey of former site for prison
14 September 2020 - Council paves way for anticipated growth in Westbury
6 September 2020 - Final draft of Major Projects legislation targets prison at Westbury
19 August 2020 - Ratepayers' Petition to the Meander Valley Council knock back
16 July 2020 - One rule for Government & Co - another for the rest of us
6 July 2020 - Mayor calls for jail debate
20 June 2020 - Government caves to community backlash but remains fixated on Birralee Road
19 June 2020 - Government's Planning Application for Westbury was being prepared in August 2019
17 June 2020 - WRAP calls on the Government to release the SGS study report
10 June 2020 - The Government needs to listen to TCCI advice to scrap prison at Westbury
3 June 2020 - Petition to Council
1 June 2020 - Westbury Prison not the right egg for the basket
16 May 2020 - WRAP calls on Planning Minister to rule out fast-tracking Westbury Prison
12 May 2020 - WRAP calls on government to release survey results immediately
24 April 2020 - Greg Hall’s call for the survey to be redone
21 April 2020 - State Government must confirm its commitment to the planning approval process for prison site
6 March 2020 - Did Mark Shelton declare a conflict of interest?
5 March 2020 - WRAP calls on government to release interim report
27 February 2020 - State Government has not been open about survey
9 February 2020 - Phone survey
7 February 2020 - Remand Centre potential for Prospect Vale
29 January 2020 - Meander Valley Council released personal information
27 January 2020 - State Government is attempting to stifle Westbury
22 December 2019 - Minister Archer denies commitment made to WRAP
27 November 2019
