This is the text of an email I sent to Members of the State Parliament on 2 August 2024.
VC Black’s cynical $500 million STEM con job
STEM staff need to reject the con and demand that STEM facilities at Sandy Bay be upgraded immediately (at a cost of c$110 million) Section…
VC Black’s coup complete – Chancellor Watkins abrogates the UTAS Council’s authority
The relocation of UTAS’ College of Business and Economics from purpose built accommodation in the Centenary Building at Sandy Bay to rented accommodation in the…
UTAS is failing Tasmania
(NB: When I refer to UTAS in my writings I am referring only to the management clique who make the big decisions for the University,…
UTAS, the election and voting in Clark
1. UTAS’ proposed move to the Hobart CBD is an unfolding financial disaster and a FIRST ORDER ELECTION ISSUE On 12 March I published a…
A UTAS move to the Hobart CBD would cost at least $1.19 billion more than refurbishment of the Sandy Bay campus
(NB: this blog post serves as the second part to Deloitte reports should sound death knell for UTAS relocation – Part 1). Section 1 –…
Whatever you do, vote no to Hickey!
Sue Hickey is, like VC Rufus Black, an acolyte of Peter Rathjen and fanatical supporter of UTAS’ CBD move (see the letter to Rathjen at…
Whatever you do in this election, vote no to Rufus and his relocation plan for UTAS!
UTAS Vice-Chancellor Rufus Black has presided over a series of fiascos since he unquestioningly picked up VC Peter Rathjen’s plan to move UTAS into the…
UTAS, RTI & Me – UTAS’ Failure on Transparency
Introduction In response to a Question on Notice from the Legislative Council Select Committee Inquiry into the Provisions of the University of Tasmania Act 1992,…
Mt Nelson & Sandy Bay Neighborhood Plan – Submission to the City of Hobart
Following is a copy of my submission to the City of Hobart on the Mt Nelson & Sandy Bay Neighbourhood Plan Discussion Paper. This includes…