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Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been cancelled for the first time in its history following an outbreak on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
The news follows an announcement by the Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein of a 14 day quarantine for all visitors from greater Sydney.
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia commodore Noel Cornish said, “We are bitterly disappointed to cancel the race this year, especially considering the plans and preparations we had put in place to have a COVID-safe race.
“We were so well prepared to run the race and we’re only six days from the start. This is the first time in 76 years that the race will not be conducted.
Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein announces travel restrictions for Greater Sydney
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Peter Gutwein says anyone coming to Tasmania from Greater Sydney will need to quarantine for 14 days on arrival.
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New rules requiring people entering Tasmania from Greater Sydney will make it very challenging for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race to go ahead this year, Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein says.
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Anyone who travels to Tasmania from Greater Sydney will have to quarantine for 14 days
Premier Peter Gutwein says the restrictions will make it very difficult for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race to proceed, but it is a decision for the organisers
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Tasmanian leaders put the pandemic year behind them, but what s in store for 2021?
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Mr Gutwein says he was driven by honesty and compassion in his handling of the pandemic.
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Not even the sharpest clairvoyant could have predicted the pain and pressures of 2020.
In Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein s own oft-repeated words: I do not have a crystal ball.
Sitting down with the ABC this week, Mr Gutwein said the year had been difficult but that Tasmanians had shown enormous strength.
The Premier says approval ratings skyrocketed this year.
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Energy and emissions reduction deal with Tasmania
Joint media release with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein and Tasmanian Minister for Energy Guy Barnett
The Morrison and Gutwein governments have signed a State Energy and Emissions Reduction Deal that will create thousands of jobs and deliver secure, reliable and affordable power to the state and the broader National Electricity Market (NEM).
Under the agreement, the governments will work closely to deliver Battery of the Nation and Marinus Link projects to better connect Tasmania with mainland Australia and the NEM, while improving energy security, keeping prices low and reducing emissions.