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TWO-MONTH PUBLIC FEEDBACK WINDOW CLOSES
October 04, 2018 - Mountain Technology Magazine - PUBLIC feedback on a proposed AUS$50 million project that would connect Mount Wellington in Tasmania, Australia with the city of Hobart via an aerial tramway system has formally closed with over 8000 responses.
LATEST POLL SHOWS SUPPORT HAS GROWN SINCE 2017
September 09, 2018 - A statewide poll found 62 per cent of those surveyed supported the cable car proposal while about 30 per cent were opposed to the project, with 8 per cent undecided. The new poll compares with the result of a ReachTel poll for the Mercury in July 2017, which found 54.1 per cent support for the cable car.
August 23, 2018 - JOHN CLEARY: IT is more than 20 years since the first serious proposal to construct a cable car to the pinnacle of Mt Wellington.
COUNCIL RISK CODE OF CONDUCT BREACH ON CABLE CAR
August 06, 2018 - GAG MOTION: Lord Mayor Ron Christie warns Hobart Alderman risk breaching their code of conduct if they publicly comment or sign a petition on the cable car proposal. The mayor’s warning comes after Ald Anna Reynolds addressed an impromptu rally held by ‘No Cable Car’ groups
SWISS ENGINEERS ARRIVE IN HOBART
August 06, 2018 - The Mercury: Swiss and Australian engineers overseeing the design and construction of Mount Wellington Cableway Company’s $50 million cable car visited the proposed base station site on the edges of Wellington Park yesterday just off Old Farm Rd.
PINNACLE PLAYGROUND
August 05, 2018 - The Mercury: PLANS for a paragliding launch ramp, new mountain bike trails and a 140-seat restaurant have been revealed for the proposed visitors’ centre at the pinnacle of kunanyi/Mt Wellington.
FULL PROPOSAL REVEALED
August 04, 2018 - The Mercury: THE proponents of the cable car project will sell it to the public as a low-impact, environmentally friendly tourism investment that will improve the kunanyi/Mt Wellington experience. After years of speculation, the Mount Wellington Cableway Company will finally reveal today that its proposed $50 million cable car project will launch from a clearing along the main fire trail within Mount Wellington Park.
NET TRAFFIC REDUCTION FOR THE MOUNTAIN
March 31, 2018 - The Mercury - TRAFFIC congestion on Pinnacle Rd could drop by 60 per cent if the Mt Wellington cable car comes to fruition, say its proponents. Mt Wellington is Tasmania’s third most visited attraction, behind Salamanca Market and MONA.
CABLE CAR FACILITATION ACT 2017
September 21, 2017 - The Mercury - A CABLE Car on kunanyi/Mt Wellington has moved closer to reality after the Upper House passed legislation 10:1 without amendment to acquire land at the pinnacle from the Hobart City Council.
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TOURISM CHIEFS BACK MOVE TO ADVANCE PROJECT
February 26, 2017 - The Herald Sun - TASMANIAN leaders have thrown their support behind plans for a cable car on Mt Wellington and backed State Government moves to compulsorily acquire land on Mt Wellington to advance the $54 million project.
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STATE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES LAND ACQUISITION
February 26, 2017 - Government Media Release - After careful consideration, the Government has decided to prepare new laws to acquire the public land on kunanyi/Mt Wellington necessary for the project to proceed.
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