Tasmanian Labor strongly welcomes today’s Supreme Court decision in favour of the Robbins Island windfarm.

Robbins Island is one of the most important economic projects in the state for 20 years. The approval process has taken far too long, with red tape and government uncertainty placing undue pressure on the project.

It is gobsmacking that Minister Nick Duigan continues to try and pass the buck for delays to this project.

The Robbins Island wind farm has been stuck in the Tasmanian planning system for eight years.

Instead of trying to rewrite history, Minister Duigan should concentrate on his job - getting a single energy generation project built and getting Tasmania out of the energy crisis we are in.

Renewable energy is Tasmania’s superpower and holds the key to supercharging our economy for decades to come. We need to be doing everything we can to take advantage of the incredible opportunities available to us, but the Liberals have dropped the ball.

Labor is determined to get moving on the big projects that will set up our economy for decades to come, and create thousands of safe, secure, well-paid jobs.

Janie Finlay MP
Shadow Minister for Energy & Renewables