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Find out more about how Glenorchy City Council advocates on behalf of its residents and ratepayers for funding and other initiatives that help make lives better in our City.

Glenorchy City Council Delivers Debt-Free, Sustainable Budget for 2025/26 Glenorchy City Council has adopted its 2025/26 budget, delivering a strong focus on financial sustainability, eliminating debt, and boosting investment in key community priorities. Council’s mission is to provide a wide range of services to businesses and the community, many of which are supported by […]

Glenorchy City Council encourages events across our City to activate spaces, bring people together and create community connections. If you are holding a public event on Council owned land (including parks, roads and facilities) you are required to get permission from Council by completing an event on Council land form. You will also need […]

Thinking of decluttering? Hosting a garage sale or second hand market has never been easier. Australia’s biggest second hand treasure hunt is coming back to Glenorchy’s municipality for two massive weekends of money-making, planet-saving and bargain-hunting fun! With a free listing on the national map, handy sale tips and promotional tools provided, Garage Sale Trail…

Glenorchy City Council is seeking investment partners to deliver important community projects that will provide significant economic and social benefits to the people of Glenorchy and Greater Hobart.  Investment in these projects will provide lasting benefits to our city and ensure it continues to grow and thrive with the rest of the region.  Council […]

[…] dedicated bushfire mitigation program for Council-managed land. This program works with other like-minded organisations coordinated through the Hobart Fire Management Area Committee. This includes the Tasmania Fire Service, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service and local government agencies in Greater Hobart, who contribute to a consistent, comprehensive and collaborative effort known as a ‘tenure blind’ […]

Our Customer Service Centre is located at 374 Main Road Glenorchy.  You can generally talk to a Planning Officer between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm, Monday to Friday, however unexpected staffing matters, such as illness, can change this service. You can also send us an electronic enquiry at any time.  Please put as much […]

The following charges are applied to your rates every year. They are effective from 1 July 2024.     Standard Service – Fortnightly Collection      Charge Garbage 140L $ 123.60 Recycling 140L and 240L $ 121.30 Food Organic Garden Organic (FOGO) 140L and 240L $ 93.80 TOTAL CHARGES: $338.70 Bin Upgrades (Garbage only) – Fortnightly Collection […]

Glenorchy is Tasmania’s fourth largest city, located in the Greater Hobart metropolitan area in Southern Tasmania. Glenorchy has an estimated population of 47,969 people, living in 19,558 households. Glenorchy offers fantastic potential for residential development. We have land available and the Glenorchy community, and indeed Greater Hobart, is currently experiencing a critical shortage of […]