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[…] through to Sunday 17 September 2023. Highlights for the month included: Met with Andrew Wilkie, MP to discuss the Glenorchy Memorial Pool Participated in the Southern Tasmanian Regional Waste Authority meeting Attended Glenorchy Jobs Hub Jobs Pledge with Allyson Warrington, CEO Community Based Support Participated in Moonah Black Spot Funding Announcement with Senator Carol […]

[…] Monday, 28 February. Council meetings are currently being conducted via video link due to COVID safety requirements, but are live streamed on Council’s Facebook and YouTube pages. Regional Sport, Recreation and Entertainment Masterplan Glenorchy is one step closer to becoming the premier sporting and entertainment hub for Tasmania, following Council’s unanimous endorsement of Regional […]

At its August Council meeting, Council voted to prioritise and pursue the completion of the proposed multi-million dollar regional playspace at Giblins Reserve, Goodwood. While this does mean a change to the original plan, which included both Giblins Reserve and Montrose Foreshore park developments under the Federal Government playspaces grant, it is one that […]

A new $3.4 million regional playspace featuring play equipment found nowhere else in Tasmania has been officially opened at Giblins Reserve in Glenorchy. Glenorchy City Council Mayor Bec Thomas said redevelopment of the reserve was funded with $2 million in Federal Government funding and $1.4 million funding from the council. “We have made this […]

[…] Economic Development Australia 2021 Awards for Excellence. The Glenorchy Economic Recovery Program won the award in the Economic Recovery and Resilience category. Other shortlisted nominees were Cairns Regional Council and Melbourne Innovation Centre. The Glenorchy Economic Recovery Program was established in response to COVID-19. The approach developed by Council’s economic development team was to […]

Glenorchy Council is one step closer to establishing its regional playspace at Giblins Reserve, Goodwood. A tender has been called for the construction of the much anticipated new play facility will include new state of the art equipment with a focus on accessible equipment to allow inclusivity for all, nature & water play areas, […]

[…] break from Chambers to take a workshop tour, inspecting three renewed sport and recreation sites across the municipality. Their first stop was the newly unveiled $3.4 million regional playspace at Giblin’s Reserve in Goodwood, which has play equipment that can’t be found anywhere else in Tasmania. Already attracting an influx of enthusiastic youngsters and […]

Election Caretaker Period Council moved into the Election Caretaker Period on 3 September. Under its recently-adopted Election Caretaker Period Policy, this means that Council avoids making major decisions that might bind a new Council in the lead-up to the local government elections in October. As a result, a smaller number of agenda items were […]

Regional sport and recreation hub (Glenorchy Park Masterplan)

[…] Management Council (SFMC) which has developed an agreed set of principles and strategies that are used by all Tasmanians, including the Council. Read Tasmanian Vegetation Fire Management Policy 2017. Council is a member of the Hobart Fire Management Area Committee (HFMAC) which provides a forum for effective bushfire risk management for the Greater Hobart […]