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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 […]

The Glenorchy City Council will table a report into the condition of the Glenorchy Memorial Pool at its meeting on Monday night. Glenorchy Mayor Bec Thomas said the report was the catalyst for the council’s general manager to determine the pool needed to remain closed this coming season due to the identified issues, which […]

Glenorchy City Council’s Berriedale childcare facility has exceeded national childcare quality standards during a review by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority. Glenorchy Mayor Bec Thomas said the National Quality Standards Assessment and Rating Report found the facility exceeded national standards across all seven assessed criteria. “This is a tremendously exciting result […]

Glenorchy City Council held its fifth meeting for 2024 on Monday 27 May. 8 Elected Members were present.  Highlights from the meeting include: Announcements by the Chair – Council Condemns Race-Based Violence Following a recent spate of violent attacks on Glenorchy residents, the Acting Mayor expressed the Council’s collective view that violence has no […]

Glenorchy City Council held its sixth Ordinary Council Meeting for 2024 on Monday 24 June. 10 Elected Members were present.  Highlights from the meeting include: Announcements by the Chair The Mayor spoke about youth crime and antisocial behaviour in the municipal area. She acknowledged the fear that community members, shop owners, and even Council […]

Glenorchy City Council held its ninth Ordinary Council Meeting for 2024 on Monday 30 September.    8 Elected Members were present.  Highlights from the meeting include: Announcements by the Chair The Mayor provided several updates on important issues to the Council and community, including: Glenorchy War Memorial Pool The $5M in funding promised by the […]

Glenorchy City Council held its first Ordinary Council Meeting for 2025 on Tuesday 28 January. 8 Elected Members were present. Mayor Hickey was absent and the meeting was chaired by Acting Mayor Yaxley. Highlights from the meeting include: Announcements by the Chair The Acting Mayor provided several updates on important issues to the Council […]

[…] $8.8 million to provide up to 30,000 eligible families and carers with school age children, and no internet at home, with a free National Broadband Network (NBN) service until 31 December 2025.  To be eligible, a family must: Have a school age student at home (full or part time), enrolled in an Australian school (up […]