Letter To The Editor
Winning decision
It would be a wise and potentially vote-winning choice for the State ALP to change tack and, instead of supporting the building of a hugely expensive Aussie Rules Stadium in Hobart, to redevelop the existing stadium in Launceston.
This would not only deliver a long hoped for AFL team for Tasmanians but at the same time protect Hobart-heritage-values and the state’s financial condition.
As a lifetime Collingwood supporter I do understand that “football isn’t a matter of life or death. It’s much more important than that!”But this has to be balanced by sensible fiscal and environmental considerations.
Professor Ross Fitzgerald AM, Redfern, NSW
The Hobart Mercury, 17 June 2025