The stadium isn't needed. It's not healthcare. It's not education. It's needless entertainment. So why should people like me pay for it? The average cost per Tasmanian is $2000. A fuck ton of people want it, so those people should pay for it. Given how economically unfeasible this project would be, it should not be government funded. But if they want to fund it themselves, they can go right ahead.

Also I know that my first line sounds like ChatGPT (it's not X, it's Y), but I swear that's my own words haha.

Edit: Imagine you were given 1.1 billion dollars to spend on Tasmania. You could use it on our healthcare, education, infrastructure, tourism, anything you want! Would you really spend it on an AFL stadium? Is that truly the best use of this money?

Edit: Totally blown away that nearly 40k have read this, I just hope it starts conversation and opens the eyes of the next generation of potential police recruits to the reality of things. Your life and health are very important and throwing that away is not worth the money let alone the damage this department will continue to cause.

You worry about how to afford to move out of home, well worry about being able to leave that home once PTSD turns you into a recluse that jumps at every loud noise and makes you hate being anywhere near a group of strangers any larger that 4 or 5 people. It turns your own survival systems into a hyper sensitive helicopter parent, sending you into fight or flight in an instant.

Know the whole truth, not just the fluff recruiting tell you. In fact, look them dead in the eye and ask them about their worst day in the job, see them look away and lie or fight back tears as they stop and acknowledge the traumas that they buried and see if they can hand on heart still convince themselves they want to convince you to join, just to fill a quota.

Most importantly, make an informed decision.

Don't ever think it won't be me, I did, I made that mistake... because at a 25% chance would you make that gamble with you own life. 4 chambers, 1 bullet. Russian Roulette has better odds.

OP: Don't buy the hype, don't be fooled by the flashy ads or the promise of a rewarding career.

Look after your children, your brothers and your sisters. If they ever think about giving themselves to a career with Tasmania Police. Tell them not to throw their lives away.

1. Burnout - It's no longer a sustainble career longterm.

The pressures from every direction are burning out staff at unbelievable rates.

Latest stats with staff are 1 in 4 fall over with PTSD within 5 years of their career, the ones there longer than that are ticking time bombs.

A vast percentage are riddled with trauma and just show up and spend more effort avoiding work than getting in and getting it done.

17% are off on work cover with psychological injuries.

1. Terrible pay - Compared to mainland counterparts Tasmania is the worst paid jurisdiction in the nation. 16.8% less than the next lowest mainland jurisdiction. Comparitively there less officers per capita in Tasmania than any other jurisdiction, so they are working comparitivly harder than other jurisdictions with less resources too.

Obviously some stations are quieter than others but rest assured every other agency finds a way to make their work the responsibility of Police.

1. Limited Career progression - due to the comparitivly small police service the specalised jobs are reserved for those that are 'the chosen', the bulk of recruits will never leave general duties or 'the frontline'

When I say 'the chosen' I mean exactly that. Once in, you never interview for a job again, the exception being the panel that decides if you promote to a Sergeant or beyond.

And the ones that get promoted look good on paper, when the ones that would make a geniune difference get knocked back time and time again.

Every other job you apply for is a popularity contest. All applicants are fed in "a matrix" which is supposed to determine the best applicant. The reality is, HR take the names to the Inspector of the area and they take it the sergeants, sometimes even the constables and they pick their favourite.

The only time this doesn't happen is when the Commisioner wants her way and wants more gender diversity in a section and the most popular female applicant is selected.

Oh and feedback, you want to know how you could be a more desirable applicant? Don't dare ask for that. No feedback will be given.

Just keep filling out the webform for a job when it comes up and fire and forget. You may or may not get an email one day.

There is zero regard for merit or ability. Which leads to the next point.

1. Toxic culture - despite what any website, policy or media release says, it's a boys club.

The boys clubs obiously has evolved to include women, but it's the exact same culture.

The 'clique', the ones that fit their mould and the ones that don't. There are officers that have appauling morals and ethics. Adulterous, liars, that do everything include stradling lines that any fresh faced young recruit wouldn't dream a police officer could or would do.

It's just like high school all over again. Gossip culture, people talk behind one anothers backs. Sergeant's share personal staff information with subordinates.

Additionally, the persistent roster trials over the past 5 years, and the promise of 6 on 6 off being ripped away for the backward facing 'ottawa' roster has choked out every sense of comradery.

What used to have a team finish up a block of shifts and go out together for a meal and a drink, and most importantly the team debrief was stamped out.

1. Leadership disconnect - The leadership is so insular and the process takes so log to move from 'the street' level as a Sergeant to a commissioned officer that there is such a disconnect.

Most of the leadership were last on the streets before Body Worn Cameras were a thing and they beat confessions out of people and would throw kids breaking the law into paddy wagons and drive them to the edge of town and make them walk home aftwr a swift kick in the ass.

The accountability and scrutiny officers on 'the frontline' face is exhausting, the paperwork and reporting justify existing is enough to drive officers out of the job.

Now, a frontline is a term used primarily by military, in warfare. The area of combat that faces the enemy. Tasmania police is satisfied with calling the public the enemy, and directs its officers on that front.

Points them at danger and then turns their back on them when they inevidbly fall over.

No allowances, no bonuses, just a cold shoulder.

Now if you have made it this far and would still send one you love off to be fed through a meat grinder to be chewed up and spat out the other end, instead of Tasmania Police, maybe suggest they join the military and let them deploy to one of another U.S initiated desert wars. That way when they come home to Tasmania they won't be haunted and triggered by all the environmental associations with their trauma.

Don't buy into the serving the community or saving lives rhetoric. You need to save yourself first and foremost.

Hi - a visitor to Tassie here -

Am I losing the plot or do most drivers here tend to drive slow (say, 90km/h in a 110km/h zone) and then speed up (say, 110-115km/h) when an overtaking lane emerges?

Overtaking anyone on the highways is always such a pain... I hope I'm not the only one thinking this. I'm finding this to be the case on the Midland Hwy for the most part.

All observations are much appreciated. And thank you for welcoming me to your state.

Well we may be back to the polls shortly. At least there will be sausages

With the recent confirmed cases of bird flu in Tassie, I thought I'd give a heads up to fellow cat owners about the risk to their cats.

Cats are highly susceptible to the H5N1 virus (bird flu), and unfortunately, it has a mortality rate of up to 70%. Symptoms include loss of appetite, lethargy, fever, eye or nose discharge, sneezing, struggling to breathe, blindness, and neurological symptoms such as tremors, seizures and loss of coordination. There is no vaccine for cats, and not much in the way of treatment for the virus. However, you should still take your cats to the vet if they start showing symptoms.

What else you can do:

• keep your cats contained; indoors or in a catio to keep cats separated from potentially infectious animals and animal droppings

• avoid feeding uncooked meat and dairy products

• disinfect yourself and clothes/shoes before entering your home/interacting with your cat if you've been in contact with livestock or sick animals, or have been in areas where birds gather, such as bird feeders

• report sick or dead birds (and other animals suspected of carrying bird flu) to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888 or report online at https://nre.tas.gov.au/biosecurity-tasmania/animal-biosecurity/animal-health/poultry-and-pigeons/bird-flu/report-sick-or-dead-birds

Please keep your pets safe!

Source: https://www.webmd.com/pets/cats/bird-flu-in-cats

I have been actively going to interviews for Xmas hires in town and outer Suburbs.
The unfortunately I’ve been rejected 15/20 interviews
The other five I’m waiting on hearing back from .
I was Trying to get additional funding for my sick pet.
Which today I had to put down after I pawned the last of my childhood toys.
To the employers honestly you don’t give people a chance!
I lost my best friend after 6 years which is so young we could have had more time if you fkers hired me!!!

And on top of that my job provider has nothing but snide with me!
And I kept telling them give me a job!
But tonight I’m sitting in her bed hugging her blanket.
Their selfishness has cost my best friends life!

I am tired of hiring tradies rated 4.9 stars on Google, only to find they are completely incompetent.

I understand the reluctance of leaving negative reviews, particularly with tradies who know your address, however you are doing your neighbours, friends and family a disservice.

My recent experiences include:

- Gutter cleaner - rated 4.7 stars on Google: attended and instantly demanded more money than the quote. When I politely said no, he became abusive and violent, and literally threatened to smash the windows of my home.

- Fencer - rated 4.8 stars on Google: Promptly attended and gave a quote, saying he could start in 'max 3 weeks'. I accepted and never heard back from him. After 4 months of chasing him up for updates, he said 'Actually, I can't do the job anymore - we got a big contract in Launceston'. No apology, no attempt to remediate, just pure arrogance.

Reviews mean nothing unless we as a collective leave bad reviews when needed.

Discuss

The roads in Hobart are already incredible congested and slow. AFL games are predicted to attract 20,825 attendees. Even if only 40% of people drive, that's an extra 8330 cars on the road. Do you think our road infrastructure is actually fit to support this, or will the stadium cause traffic problems*?

*Me calling it "traffic problems" is putting it VERY lightly.

First off tassie labor are just a useless party and have been for nearly two decades.

A major thing I see happening here is tassie have some big projects going on, we just finished the bridge build and with a possible stadium build it actually shows some progess happening down here. Tassie is slow, we barely build and we barely innovate. Young people are driven out of the state because of this, why stay stuck in a state that doesn't do anything or really offer anything for young people unless you're into outdoor activities. If you aren't into that stuff it makes tassie seem pretty boring overall, especially during winter. The nightlife here is crap and the daylife isn't much better in terms of entertainment and activities.

Now you have a Premier who seems all full into progressing the state and building up and wanting to put us back up there with other states. And this is what I think appeals to a mass of people, I believe there are a shitload of people who are aware how expensive the stadium will turn out but are still pro for it because they just wanna see something actually get done down here instead of everything ending it the usually motions against it and tassie stays the same as it has been for the last few decades apart from a few hotel builds and the new myers, I'd say hobart city is pretty much exactly the same as it was 20 year ago.

Meanwhile compare Sydney and Melbourne or even some smaller cities to how they were 20 years ago, launceston is pretty much just as worse in this regard.

We have had constant chances to develop the cities and bring some world class stuff here like the cable car, futuristic looking hotels and all that stuff and it all gets rejected.

Maybe it's not a money related issue, maybe tasmanians are just sick of everything getting rejected with no growth in this state.

I'm at a loss with the stadium myself, I don't particularly care about footy or cricket and idk how much entertainment will happen there outside of them but the potential is there to make use of the ground especially if they can be covered/converted for car shows/experiences that make use of the space. It will cost a lot of money yeah, but the potential actually is there and in a way it will be nice to actually see a major change to the city after decades of nothing with barriers like height limits, looks on style and all that. Maybe this stadium will actually break down these barriers and bring even more development and progress into the state and the capital of hobart.

There a shortage at the moment especially in Hobart I can count 4 businesses off the top of my head looking for qualified mechanics.

So on the off chance there's some either qualified or newly qualified people browsing the sub and considering it, please do!

Hey I just became aware (a day too late) about the meeting regarding the AI Data Centres that are being built. I feel very strongly against these money/resource pits and would've loved to know when and where the discussion/protests are taking place so I can attend. I am hoping someone on here can provide me with information on when the next meeting is scheduled, what can we do and what is being done about them and where we can be to help out.

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The Mercury is reporting that Glenorchy alderman and current mayoral/councillor candidate Peter Ridler was reprimanded, ordered to undertake training and suspended from office for one month following a Code of Conduct investigation.

According to the reported findings, upheld conduct included:

• using the N-word in the expression involving a “woodpile” during a council workshop;

• telling a female council employee words to the effect of “stick to your knitting and get back to the kitchen”;

• putting an arm around a female employee’s waist;

• rubbing another employee’s back while asking her for juice;

• telling a female employee he would have to “crack the whip” to get an annual report produced sooner;

• pulling a female employee’s clothing towards himself to read her name badge; and

• putting his hands on another woman’s shoulders and turning her around so he could read the back of her shirt.

Importantly, not every allegation against Ridler was upheld. The panel dismissed some complaints, including allegations of bullying.

But the panel reportedly found that other conduct brought the office of councillor into disrepute, and described Ridler as displaying a “lack of awareness of modern Australian society, particularly in a workplace.”

Ridler had apparently already been spoken to by the acting CEO about his behaviour in December 2024 and said it would not continue. The panel subsequently described his behaviour as showing “wilful disregard” for that advice.

The determination dates from July 2025, but has only now become public following delays associated with appeals and medical issues.

Ridler is currently asking Glenorchy electors to return him as a councillor and elect him mayor.

Whatever your view of him, this is information Glenorchy voters are entitled to know while voting is underway.

The Mercury story is paywalled, unfortunately. The official TEC candidate statements confirm Ridler is standing for both mayor and councillor.

Hi all, I’m from the UK and potentially looking to move to Ulverstone for sport. I’ve spent time in Melbourne and Perth, which are obviously very different places.

I adore a quiet, beachy, laid-back, slow paced lifestyle and the outdoors. I’d love to hear from anyone who lives in/around Ulverstone, and can offer their perspective on the town day-to-day, the people/social life, weather, beaches/outdoors etc etc.

Honest opinions, good or bad are welcome. Thanks!

Hi all

I have been working towards the goal of getting work.
I have enrolled in three courses “short ones”
And completed two other courses in the meantime.

I have been applying through agencies,seek,indeed, job hubs and walk ins through in person hand ins.

But today really got me kinda gave me a let down.

I applied for two jobs yesterday and it was an immediate rejection.
Both were fast food.
I actually thought with my new resume with my new skills I acquired would have at least would have given me a head start in that position not to be immediately denied.
Especially when it was a no experience positions.

But I’m still trying to be positive and keep upskilling till I get somewhere.

it came up with a mate over the stadium and i was curious what you all might think

So i'm a 19yr old female ,1 year out of school, looking for work in Hobart. I have scoured Seek, indeed, gumtree, jora etc for months. I have landed a couple interviews but no employment. How do you get job here? idk if im doing something wrong, but its been super hard.

There aren't many jobs, heaps of applicants and everyone wants experience for the most entry level jobs. Didn't realise PHDs were needed to flip burgers. Additionally, any places I have had a successful interview with have been too flaky and unreliable to employ me.

A friend of mine said to walk into places with your resume, but i feel like thats not applicable since the majority of hiring is online these days.

I honestly don't know what to do, like I can't do anything until I have stable income. The solution of 'get a job' seems to be the exact freakin problem.

Any tips?