Brand Tas

"Everyone knows about Tasmania and its relationship to Antarctica, that Hobart is one of the five Gateway cities, that leading scientists are here. This is the place to be."

"We were surrounded by trees. It was very beautiful but we were very exposed to fire. We had absolutely no data to tell us about our level of exposure. This is something that changes all the time, evolves, but if you don’t know…"

"The turbines are like part of the furniture now... but I do take a bit of time, especially on a nice day, to look out across it and think, ‘Yeah, we’ve done something good.'"

"The one source of emissions in Tasmania that keeps going up is transportation emissions. In this transition to electric, we’re a long way behind."

"I started hearing about hempcrete buildings, and looking into environmental building products and carbon sequestration. Hemp does so many things that are great, you almost can’t believe it.”

"We’re known for our commitments to sustainability and renewable electricity. It only makes sense that this is where the technology is coming from."

"I believe we need to move away from factory farming, and towards more sustainable and responsible food systems. I see hemp as an exciting planet-based alternative."

"We just thought it was crazy that someone in Tasmania would be using a salt from the other side of the world, when you could be eating salt from Tasmanian water."

"In places like Japan, I saw the impacts these giant piles of woodchips were having, juxtaposed with images of ancient forests. Step number one was to stop this from happening."

"When I started my job, I wouldn't say that I knew Tasmania was a renewable energy generator. But as I continued to grow in my career, renewable energy and decarbonisation of the economy is one of the key reasons why I'm still there."