Labor is flying the flag for local food and beverage producers to be represented at the new Macquarie Point stadium.

We don’t want the stadium to be another venue with $15 plastic cups of mainland beer and $20 hotdogs. Tasmanian producers make some of the best food and drinks in the world – both alcoholic and non-alcoholic – and we should take every opportunity we can to show them off.

Rather than signing away full rights to one of the big brewing companies, we want to see a section of the new stadium set aside as a Tasmanian dedicated area.

Labor has already called on the Liberals to implement a proper local jobs plan for construction of the stadium.

Ensuring Tassie beverage producers like the Albert Brewery can show-off their wares at the stadium once it’s built is the next step of this local content plan, and also complements Labor’s bold Night-Time Economy strategy.

I’ve been clear that under my leadership Labor stands for safe, secure and well-paid Tasmanian jobs and we’ll always back in opportunities and businesses to support that vision

Dean Winter MP
Labor Leader