The Latest Breaking News from Hobart City Council

'Real action': historic step for Aboriginal land return

A capital city council has voted to support the return of parkland to the Aboriginal community, in what could lead to the creation of a cultural centre.

AAP · Jul 28

Capital city turfs e-scooter hire over safety worries

E-scooter shared hire has been ended by a capital city council after ongoing concerns about rider behaviour and inappropriate parking.

AAP · Apr 21

Colonial premier's statue toppled, spray-painted

A statue of former Tasmanian premier William Crowther, which a council had voted to taken down, has been spray painted and cut off at the ankles.

AAP · May 15, 2024

Hobart council changing rules for nature strips but strict rules to be in place

Hobart's rules for nature strip are changing. Here is what you can and cannot do with the grassy patch out the front of your house.

ABC News · Dec 20, 2022

Hobart council calls on UTAS to pause campus move to CBD until new community consultation done

The Hobart City Council will write to the University of Tasmania calling on it to pause "all activities pertaining to its proposed campus relocation" from Sandy Bay into the Hobart CBD.

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff encourages kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car proponents to keep proposal alive

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff says he would be "pleased" to receive an updated kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car proposal after the company behind the project hit a major snag in the state's planning tribunal.

ABC News · Dec 8, 2022

Hobart's kunanyi/Mount Wellington cable car proposal fails as company declines to lodge appeal

Almost a decade of planning, lobbying and debate come to an end as the Mount Wellington Cableway Company confirms it will not appeal against its defeat in the state planning tribunal.

ABC News · Dec 5, 2022

Hobart cable car project dealt blow as company loses appeal over council refusal

Tasmania's planning authority rules the controversial kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car project should not go ahead, upholding Hobart City Council's original refusal of the project.

ABC News · Nov 2, 2022

Council results coming in for Tasmanian local government elections

Bitter enemies in the same chambers, a golliwog defender firming as mayor in one municipality, and other political careers shredded — who said Tasmania's council elections would be boring?

ABC News · Oct 26, 2022

William Crowther's statue is coming down – but is that the only way reckon with our history?

As a Tasmanian council moves to take down a statue of the state's former premier, an expert says we can expect more challenges to colonial figures to come.

ABC News · Aug 19, 2022