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Sign Our Petition to Bridget Archer MP

Sign our Petition to Tasmanian Health Minister, Bridget Archer.

Join us in calling on Minister Archer to invest in real-time monitoring, to protect the health of Tasmanians and reduce our exposure to sewage pollution. Sign the petition today!

What We Are Asking For

We are calling on Bridget Archer MP to take urgent action by working with TasWater and the Tasmanian Government to:

  • Fund the roll out of real time monitors – such as the Event Duration Monitors used widely across the United Kingdom – on all Level 2 sewage treatment plants across Tasmania by June 2027.
  • Alert the public in real-time, when these sewage pollution events are occurring, so that Tasmanian’s can make their own decisions about their exposure to this sewage pollution. 
  • Prioritise the health of Tasmanians‘ and their waterways over short-term cost considerations, recognising that the environmental and public health cost of inaction far outweighs the cost of investment.

Tasmania’s rivers, lakes and estuaries are not a sewage outlet. They are a source of life and they deserve a government that fights for them.

Add your voice

Every signature on this petition sends a clear message: Tasmanians have the right to make informed decisions about their health. Sign above and share this page with your family, friends and community.

Together, we can make sure the government hears us. Click here to read more about The Issue.

In the last 150 years, toilets and vaccines have exceeded all other interventions in saving human lives – estimated at one billion each, with antibiotics at 200 million. Why would we allow untreated waste back into the environment to undo these benefits? Inadequately treated or untreated sewage contains pathogens (bad bugs) that are a major health risk to people. Sewage entering waterways also creates risk for toxic algal blooms which threaten human health.  When sewage enters our waterways without adequate treatment, anyone swimming, fishing, or boating risks getting sick. As a GP and Occupational & Environmental Medicine registrar, I support calls for real-time public monitoring of sewage bypass events so Tasmanians can make informed decisions about when it is safe to enter our waterways

Dr Fiona Beer

Health Practitioner – FRACGP-RG, OEM registrar
“Fishers and Walkers Tasmania are in full support of Environment Tasmania’s call for state funding to introduce real-time monitoring of all sewage bypass releases. It’s clear that real-time monitoring will help Tasmanians make informed decisions around health risks when entering waters contaminated by under-treated sewage.”

Greg French

President, Fishers and Walkers Tasmania