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No Election Threat To Wood Fires

July 10, 2025 5:44 pm in by

Labor’s leader has poured cold water on the notion the party supports a ban on wood heating in Tasmania ahead of the state election campaign on July 19th.

Social media lit up in outrage when it circulated that a Shadow Minister mentioned on a broadcast yesterday (Wednesday) that a ban on wood fires was inevitable.

Opposition leader Dean Winter insisting there’s no need for wood fire fans to worry.

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“I love my fireplace and I’ll have mine running when I get home tonight and I know so many will, we have a great Tasmanian tradition of having fireplaces and we have got no plans to change that.”

Photo by John Fabris

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