Monumental madness

THE burning of Notre Dame has shown the world what we have become. We have thousands of people at a vigil singing to a building as if it has a heart and soul. There has been a fundraising effort to rebuild a building to the tune of a billion dollars in a matter of a couple of days. If humans can afford to give a massive amount of money to a heartless, soulless man-made object, how is it they can’t do that for humanitarianism? The rich obviously want to build a monument to themselves instead of helping millions of suffering women, men and children displaced by war and famine out in the real world. plans. The Department of State Growth website has links to documents including financial modelling. Considering the above statements by the developer, most people would assume this to mean the information is available for public comment. passengers expect new destinations to provide facilities of world-class standard in every respect. This means comfortable lounge areas, appealing food and beverage outlets, airconditioning and airbridge access for safe, comfortable all weather access. A Boeing 747 can have 500 passengers, including seniors, parents with young children and some people with disabilities. All passengers expect a safe and comfortable way to enter the aircraft, not a set of steep two-storey high steps to cope with in the rain or strong wind. Numerous airports have featured airbridges for many years, and with 60 per cent of visitors to Tasmania arriving in Hobart, we need to ensure a world-class experience. As we are now planning airport upgrades through to 2030, we must ensure we do justice to Tasmania’s tourism reputation.

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