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Glenorchy City Council held its eleventh meeting for 2023 on Monday 27 November. All 10 Elected Members were present.  Highlights from the meeting are as follows: Community and Volunteer Awards Council endorsed the continuation of an annual Community and Volunteer Awards, next scheduled for May 2024.  Call for nominations will soon be made.  Categories […]

[…] infrastructure for the community, particularly for younger people. “We know that riding skateboards, scooters and bikes is popular among children and young adults, which is why Glenorchy City Council is investing in these types of facilities to ensure we are helping keep young people active and engaged in healthy pastimes. “Importantly, this new facility […]

[…] Howlett, MP announced at an event held at Tolosa Park, the successful projects from the Community, Sport & Recreation’s (CSR) Improving the Playing Field grant program. Glenorchy City Council submitted two applications and both of them were funded, receiving $250,000 each towards their respective budgets. What are the Glenorchy projects? The first project is […]

Glenorchy City Council’s Economic Development team Glenorchy City Council has achieved national recognition, beating over one hundred entries from across the country to win two awards in the 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 […]

Glenorchy City Council is one step closer to becoming the premier sporting and entertainment hub for Tasmania, following Council’s endorsement of the Glenorchy Park Masterplan, at its February meeting on Monday night. This comes after a lengthy community and stakeholder consultation period. The hub includes MyState Bank Arena (formerly Derwent Entertainment Centre), Elwick Racecourse, […]

Bicycle Network Tasmania is teaming up with Glenorchy City Council to offer Free ‘Back on your bike’ sessions in June. If it’s been several years since you last rode a bike and you’d like to get back on but feel a bit nervous, then these free sessions are designed just for you. As part […]

On 29th June 2022, the Governor of Tasmania, The Honourable Barbara Baker AC (Her Excellency) and the Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers visited the City of Glenorchy, experiencing its vibrant, diverse, resilient community whilst touring key sites and meeting with community groups, schools and businesses to share their achievements and programs. Her Excellency and the […]

Nation-wide workforce shortages in the education and care sectors have forced Glenorchy City Council to make changes to the operating hours of its Benjafield and Berriedale childcare centres. Both centres will move to a Monday to Thursday operating model and will be closed Fridays effective Friday 2 September and each Friday thereafter until the […]

Glenorchy City Council held its fifth meeting for 2023 on Monday 29 May. At the meeting 9 Elected Members were present.  Highlights from the meeting are as follows: Land Disposals Acutely aware of the housing crisis in Tasmania and across the country, Council developed a Statement of Commitment on Housing to set out its […]

[…] construction activity at Tolosa Park as work gets underway to decommission the old dam and transform the site into parkland.  Today, TasWater, in partnership with the Glenorchy City Council, announced the contract for the Tolosa Park Dam redevelopment project has been awarded to Tasmanian company Gradco.  The $6.2 million project, which is set to […]