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Glenorchy City Council held its fifth Ordinary Council Meeting for 2025 on Monday 26 May 2025. 9 Elected Members were present. Highlights from the meeting include: Announcements by the Chair The Glenorchy War Memorial Pool  Repair and reopen  Council is in final stages of contract negotiations with the preferred contractor for the repair of […]

[…] Independent Member for Clark in the recent State election. Effective Friday 14 May 2021, Kristie has resigned her position as both Mayor of Glenorchy and as Glenorchy City Council alderman. What happens next? Firstly, Deputy Mayor Bec Thomas will take on the role of Acting Mayor of Glenorchy, effective immediately. Bec performed this role […]

New planning scheme for Glenorchy The critical step to bring all planning schemes into line across the state has been made by Glenorchy City Council. From today, the Tasmanian Planning Scheme – Glenorchy is in effect. Council has been working towards this since the State Government introduced the concept for a single planning scheme […]

The Greater Hobart Plan is a 30-Year, whole-of- city guide to assist the development of transport, housing and employment centres across the four Greater Hobart council areas, and how they relate to each other in the long term. Consultation closes at 5pm this coming Monday, 20 June 2022. For more information, and to view […]

Glenorchy City Council has released its proposed budget estimates and Annual Plan for the 2022/23 financial year. The budget and Annual Plan take a ‘back to basics’ approach, with a focus on affordability and responsibility. Mindful of the cost-of-living pressures being faced by its ratepayers, Council will receive a recommendation limiting its rate revenue […]

Glenorchy City Council is asking interested parties to submit an expression of interest to licence car parking spaces (total of 19) within title Volume 113182 Folio 1, being 345 Main Road, Glenorchy, as shown below: The relevant terms of the licence are: Term of 12 months Fee of $660.00 pa per space (including GST), […]

Glenorchy City Council granted planning permits for more than 60 multiple dwelling developments and 108 permits for single dwellings last financial year as council continues to work to increase housing stock in the municipality. Glenorchy Mayor Bec Thomas said the council’s annual report on housing showed between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022, […]

Glenorchy City Council is excited to announce that the ‘Plastic Free Places’ program has come to Tasmania! The FREE program works with our local food retailers as they adapt to a single-use plastic free future, ensuring Tassie remains clean and green. With the Tasmanian State Government announcing a proposed ban on some single-use plastic […]

Glenorchy City Council met for the final time for 2022 on Monday 19 December. Please find listed below highlights from the final meeting of the calendar year; Benjafield Park Playspace Upgrade After much planning work over the past year and responding to our community telling us that our parks and playspaces need attention, Council […]

[…] been released following several rounds of community engagement. View the skatepark designs here The Montrose skatepark project is funded by The Department of Communities Tasmania and Glenorchy City Council. The final designs are now being made ‘construction ready’, with works to begin in May or June 2022. Arriving at the right design has proved […]