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=>'I am prepared at this stage to give an 'in principle' commitment to make available the necessary Crown land at a price reflecting pre-development market value' - Judy Jackson MHA, Tasmanian Minister for the Environment, March 4, 2004 in a letter to Kevin Hunt, Walker Corp regarding the proposed Ralphs Bay development.
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Report from Hobart Airport - 15km NE of Ralphs Bay

Temperature: 8°C (46°F)
Feels Like: 6°C (42°F)
Dew Point: 6°C (43°F)
Humidity: 87.3%
Barometer: 1001 hPa (29.56 in. Hg)
Sky Conditions: scattered clouds
Conditions: clear
Wind: from the NNW at 6 knts
Visibility: greater than 10 km (greater than 6.2 mi)
Last Updated: 31/07/2010 5:00 am
Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

THANK YOU for all your help and support over these many years. Without your help (however big, however small) the bay would not be safe today.

Sale: Ralphs Bay photos from our gallery at celebration prices. Check them out.

Boat trips on Ralphs Bay: You're not too late. Register your interest via email now. Check out the web site of Underwater Adventures who are running the trips for us.

What we have achieved between us:
What a wonderful way to celebrate this International Year of Biodiversity! With your help, we have protected so much; shorebird feeding and roosting habitats, the denitrification process carried out by sandflat microbes removing excess nitrates from the water, the spotted handfish and of course our beautiful views of Mt Wellington across the Bay.

Follow the links below to read the Report and the Planning Commission's reasons for rejected the project. The Recommendation is on pages x, xi and xii.

The Tasmanian Planning Commission's Report

What the media are saying


 Marine Life, "a magazine for Marine and Marine Life enthusiasts"
including an article on Handfish species.

Biodiversity and coastal issues

From Bird Life International: Global outlook for biodiversity: massive loss likely - but avoidable

Climate change and sea level rise

Link to a series of interesting perspectives on these issues. Sea level rise. What's in store? Nature, May 2001.

About Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

Save Ralphs Bay Inc. (SRB) is a community action group with a strong regional support base. SRB was formed in March 2004 in response to the Walker Corporation's proposal to excavate the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area at Lauderdale and construct a canal style housing estate in the bay.

SRB's constitutional objectives are to oppose this and any other inappropriate developments at Ralphs Bay, to work towards enhanced protection of the natural, aesthetic and community values of Ralphs Bay and to promote an approach to coastal planning in Tasmania that will prevent future inappropriate developments in coastal areas.

SRB provides well researched information to appropriate bodies and maintains an open information base for supporters with up-to-date information on the progress of decision making regarding the proposal.

In support of its stated objectives, SRB has networked widely, researched many issues and maintained a strong public information campaign through media liaison, public information evenings with expert speakers, community expo days, rallies in City Hall, information stalls in the community and at the Coast to Coast Conference, newsletters, political lobbying at all governmental levels and preparation of numerous submissions.

SRB was the Community Groups Project winner for the 2005 Dr. Edward Hall Environment Awards and was inducted into the Hobart City Council Hall of Fame.

This web site holds information pertaining to Save Ralphs Bay Inc. activities since its inception in 2004. To locate information, check the Site Navigation menu above or scroll for chronological postings.

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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Video - Campaign highlights March 2004 - June 2010

written by: Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

A photographic documentation of campaign highlights March 2004 - June 2010

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Posted by GM on 18/07/10
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Thursday, July 01, 2010

SRB Newsletter Issue 20 - Saved! Thanks to you, Ralphs Bay’s future is secure

written by: Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

To all who supported the campaign to save Ralphs Bay: THANK YOU for all your help and support over these many years. Without your help (however big or small) the bay would not be safe today.

Download a pdf version of the newsletter. 

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Posted by GM on 01/07/10
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Walker Corp.’s additional submission has landed

written by: Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

The Walker Corporation’s additional submission on the Draft Integrated Assessment Report (DIAR) for its proposed canal estate reveals the company’s bafflement and confusion.

Walker Corp. seems unable to conceive that, after reading its almost 7000 page Draft Integrated Impact Statement (DIIS), reading 547 submissions on the DIIS, Proofs of Evidence and Response Proofs and listening to submissions in daily hearings from June 17th – July 17th last year, the Tasmanian Planning Commission had heard enough when it wrote the DIAR.

Download pdf at: http://www.saveralphsbay.org/pdf/SRBMedia30Mar10A.pdf

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Posted by GM on 30/03/10
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

SRB Media Release - Franklin Candidates Forum a triumph for Ralphs Bay

written by: Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

ELEVEN of the seventeen candidates running in Franklin attended or were represented at the Save Ralphs Bay Candidates Forum in Lauderdale Hall last night.  A lively crowd of Save Ralphs Bay supporters packed the hall, standing three deep at the back.

NONE of the candidates indicated any support for the proposed Ralphs Bay canal estate.

Download a pdf version at: http://www.saveralphsbay.org/pdf/SRBMedia18Mar10A.pdf

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Posted by GM on 18/03/10
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

SRB Video - Ralphs Bay Candidates Forum Lauderdale Hall

written by: Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

Ralphs Bay Candidates Forum Lauderdale Hall. Candidates for November 2010 State elections participate in a forum held by Save Ralphs Bay Inc.


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Posted by GM on 17/03/10
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Franklin candidates respond to Save Ralphs Bay questionnaire

written by: Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

NO Franklin state election candidate has expressed any support for canal estates in Tasmania, in responses to a pre-election questionnaire sent out by Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

Replying to the first question, “Do you support the construction of a canal housing estate inside Ralphs Bay?”, Ross Butler MHA stated categorically, “No.  The very concept is abhorrent.”

Download as pdf file: http://www.saveralphsbay.org/pdf/SRBMedia16Mar10A.pdf

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Posted by GM on 16/03/10
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

SRB Media Release - Save Ralphs Bay Inc 6th Anniversary - Candidates Forum and Survey

written by: Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

Next Wednesday, March 17th, Save Ralphs Bay Inc. will mark the SIXTH ANNIVERSARY of the campaign to save Ralphs Bay from a proposed canal estate development.  Back in 2004, the campaign to save Ralphs Bay began with a packed public meeting at the Lauderdale Hall on this date.

Download as a pdf file at: http://www.saveralphsbay.org/pdf/SRBMedia11Mar10A.pdf

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Posted by GM on 10/03/10
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Saturday, March 06, 2010

SRB Newsletter Issue 19 - It’s not over yet!

written by: Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

The bay is not yet safe and the Walker Corporation has certainly not given up its plans.  There will be NO DECISION on Ralphs Bay before the 2010 state election.

We invite you to our Franklin Candidates Forum, Lauderdale Hall, 8 - 9pm, Wednesday March 17th.

Download a pdf version of the newsletter. 

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Posted by GM on 06/03/10
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