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[…] to gain resources and offer specific expertise on program design and development.  Child and Youth Safety Community Survey – Report and Fact Sheets In November 2023, Glenorchy City Council held a community engagement survey with two main aims: To inform and involve community in the development of Council’s response to the Child and Youth […]

At all times, we: Have a strong desire to help our customers Seek feedback from customers to help improve services and tell us when we are getting it right Commit to our Customer Service Charter Respect and support our customers Deliver quality customer service in a professional manner Our Customer Service Charter (PDF) outlines how we […]

[…] and type in your address. Standard garbage service Our standard garbage service applies if you live in an individual house, or some of the units in the city. The standard garbage bin is 140 litres, with a dark green lid and is collected fortnightly. Shared garbage service If you live in a flat, multi-occupancy […]

Glenorchy City Council holds different types of meetings including ordinary and special meetings.  Meetings of Council are governed by the procedures set out in Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015. Council has a Meeting Procedures Policy which fills in the procedural gaps that the Regulations don’t cover. Meetings of the Glenorchy Planning Authority are […]

The Glenorchy City Council’s Natural Areas Engagement Program is dedicated to creating opportunities for community involvement in preserving and enriching our local natural areas within Council-managed reserves. This program actively supports various groups in undertaking a diverse array of tasks and activities. From habitat restoration and weed removal to engaging ‘walk & talks’ focusing […]

[…] In Glenorchy, these burns are planned and delivered as part of a tenure-blind, state-managed Fuel Reduction Program which is funded, coordinated and implemented by the Tasmania Fire Service, Parks and Wildlife Service and Sustainable Timber Tasmania. The tenure-blind approach recognises that bushfire risk and bushfires don’t recognise property boundaries, so the program operates on […]

Glenorchy City Council sees housing as a basic human right and supports more safe, liveable and affordable housing in our City. With over 4700 applications on the waiting list for public or community housing, it’s clear that many Tasmanians are under pressure. At the last Census, 1550 households in Glenorchy needed affordable housing and 2224 […]

Glenorchy City Council has voted to retain and invest in its two childcare centres. Glenorchy Mayor Bec Thomas said Council voted to make funding available to improve the Benjafield and Berriedale centres and get the service on a sustainable footing. “I know this will be an immense relief to over 140 families that use […]

Work to transform the former Tolosa Reservoir site into an open parkland will soon begin after Glenorchy City Council and TasWater reached an agreement to jointly fund remediation works for the area. Following TasWater’s construction of two above-ground reservoir tanks, the Tolosa Reservoir was removed from the water network and emptied in 2018 to […]

Glenorchy City Council has become the first “b kinder” council in Australia after a decision at Monday’s Council meeting. This follows Council’s participation in b kinder day earlier this year and the integration of the b kinder program into Council’s childcare facilities. The b kinder foundation was established in honour of 12-year-old Billie Kinder, […]