Tasmanian Air Quality Strategy
The Tasmanian Air Quality Strategy was officially launched on 4 June 2006 by the Minister for the Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Paula Wriedt.
Development of the strategy was a collaborative effort between representatives of various Government departments, the Local Government Association of Tasmania and councils, with public consultation and input from a range of other organisations, both within and outside government.
It has a strong focus on airborne particles, seen as the primary issue for populated areas of Tasmania, while continuing to address other pollutants of concern, as identified in the National Environment Protection Measures for Ambient Air Quality and Air Toxics, and in the schedules of the Environment Protection Policy (Air Quality) 2004.
The strategy presents fifteen objectives covering topics relevant to the effective management of air quality in Tasmania, including:
- Information and data gaps - covering monitoring and forecasting, air pollution potential mapping, sources of pollution and public access to air quality information.
- Residential sources- such as the design, sale, installation, use of and fuel quality for woodheaters, alternative fuels and energy efficiency of homes, community education and equity issues.
- Industrial sources – effective regulation of activities and effective enforcement, airshed capacities, appropriate training and cleaner production.
- Planned burning – establishing smoke management procedures, improving coordination of planned burning, minimising smoke impacts and responding to complaints.
- Vehicle emissions – smoky vehicles, national fuel quality programs, alternative fuels, environmental aspects of fleet management and utilisation of public transport systems.
- Planning – promoting better integration of environmental considerations into planning processes.
Download the Tasmanian Air Quality Strategy
Contents include:
- Introduction
- Information and Data Gaps
- Residential Sector
- Industrial Sector
- Planned Burning
- Transport Sector
- Integration of Planning
This a Portable Document Format (PDF) file and requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Reader is easy to download and is free of charge.
Download the Draft Tasmanian Air Quality Strategy Public Consultation Report
The Draft Tasmanian Air Quality Strategy Public Consultation Report was complied from comments received during the public consultation programme conducted in late 2005.
This a Portable Document Format (PDF) file and requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Reader is easy to download and is free of charge.
Further Information
For further information, please contact:
Air Specialist
134 Macquarie Street
GPO Box 1751
Hobart TAS 7001
Phone: 03 6233 3373
Fax: 03 6233 3800
Email: EnvironmentEnquiries@environment.tas.gov.au
