Nominations for the 2025 Tasmanian Training Awards now open!
The Tasmanian Training Awards are back for another year, celebrating the innovation and excellence in Tasmania’s vocational education and training (VET) sector.
Home Builder Panels to deliver ambitious pipeline of works
A new Home Builder Panel established by the Tasmanian Government will enable more homes to be built, faster.
Giving young Tasmanians a voice on jobs and skills
The Tasmanian Government has established a Youth Jobs and Participation Taskforce, aimed at supporting more young Tasmanians into education, training, and employment.
Transformation of student accommodation set to begin
Work is just days away from beginning on the construction of new, modern student accommodation at TasTAFE’s Burnie campus.
Thanking our amazing fire crews as response efforts continue
Some of our interstate support crews are returning home today, as the Tullah base camp is packed down.
Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games bringing our heroes together
Emergency service workers and volunteers from around the world are today joining together in Hobart to kick off the 19th Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games.
Slashing red tape across the construction industry
The Tasmanian Government is ensuring homes can be built faster by slashing red tape for the construction industry, allowing houses to be completed sooner.
Building stronger consumer protections for Tasmanians
The Tasmanian Government is coming down on dodgy builders like a tonne of bricks, with plans to introduce strong new protection measures for Tasmanians building or buying a new home.
Earthworks Academy delivering for industry
Work is underway to deliver the Tasmanian Government’s first live Earthworks Academy, a purpose-built training site to help more Tasmanians become job-ready in the civil construction industry.
Streamlining subdivision approvals to get more homes built, faster
The Tasmanian Government is continuing to make Tasmania’s planning system simpler, faster, and fairer - today announcing plans to repeal the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 to streamline the approvals of subdivisions.
Emergency grants to support Tasmanians impacted by West Coast fires
The Tasmanian Government has activated Emergency Assistance Grants to support those impacted by fires on the West Coast.
Applications open for housing grants
Applications are now open for the Tasmanian Government’s $10 million Density Incentive Grant Scheme to turbocharge the construction of additional homes across Tasmania.
Ensuring a fair go in Tasmania’s planning system
Major reforms to the appeals process in planning decisions will be introduced to Parliament, ensuring the Tasmanian planning system is fairer, faster and simpler.
New agreement puts focus on more housing
A new agreement with Tasmania’s building and construction industry will help drive the delivery of more homes for Tasmanians.
Major Projects to power major renewables
The Tasmanian Liberal Government has declared the Cellars Hill Wind Farm a Major Project under its landmark major project legislation, also announcing changes that will get renewable energy projects out of the ground faster and simpler.
