The Council will be hosting a second public forum on Thursday 4 December 2008 to discuss the implications of the proposed relocation of the Royal Hobart Hospital. Please click here for further details.
In September 2007 the Council decided to pay for the preparation of a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) in respect of the Holy Trinity Church as an important pre-requisite to decisions being taken in relation to conservation works on the Church itself and its surrounds.
Council agreed to fund the CMP from the income generated by its Heritage Account used to make grants to property owners carrying out works on places listed in the Heritage Schedules of any of the City’s planning schemes.
Consultants Peter Freeman, Conservation Architects and Planners, in conjunction with building conservation diagnosis specialist David Young and Architectural Historian Warwick Oakman, were commissioned to prepare the CMP.
The final report was completed in August 2008 following input from the key stakeholders of the Anglican Diocese, the local parish and the church community.
At its meeting of 25th August 2008 the Council passed the following resolutions:
“That: 1. The document titled ‘Holy Trinity Church Hobart - Conservation Management Plan 2008’ and the report attached to item 5 of the Open Finance and Corporate Services Committee agenda of 19 August 2008, be forwarded to the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania and the following key stakeholders:
(i) Wellspring Anglican (Bay West Anglican Church);
(ii) Holy Trinity Support Group;
(iii) Holy Trinity Church Charitable Trust;
(iv) Hobart Bellringers;
(v) Heritage Tasmania;
with the following advice:-
“ (a) The Hobart City Council considers that the Conservation
Management Plan (CMP) document satisfies the following purposes:-(i) it constitutes a definitive statement of cultural significance for the ‘place’, based on thorough research and intellectual analysis – and examining the significance of Holy Trinity Church within a local, state and national context;
(ii) it provides a set of formal conservation policies and strategies, for all aspects of future conservation and management of the Holy Trinity Church Precinct including the Holy Trinity Bells and other moveable heritage;
(iii) it identifies which elements of the structure (and its surrounds) are of cultural significance, and should be retained, and the degree to which these elements adapted or modified without reducing or jeopardising their integrity; and
(iv) it provides a detailed analysis of the options available in relation to the repair/replacement of the stonework and a costed ‘program’ of repair works.
(b) The Council further considers that the CMP and further conservation policy work arising from it should be of paramount importance in decisions relating to the use of the Church and its surrounds, and their conservation.
(c) The Council will regard the CMP as a key reference document in guiding its future decisions in relation to the role and support it can offer by way of its contribution to the conservation of the Holy Trinity Church and its surrounds as a ‘place’ of considerable cultural heritage significance to Hobart and Tasmania.
(d) The Council recognises that it has statutory responsibilities in relation to the use and conservation of the Church and its surrounds.
(e) At this stage Council, however, does not give any unqualified endorsement of Conservation Policies/Strategies 3,5,6,8,9,10,13, 14 and 32 in respect of the specific on-going role (and the commitment of funds or human resources ) which they identify for the Council in relation to the conservation of Holy Trinity Church and its surrounds.
(f) The Council, in-principle, work with the Anglican Synod to facilitate the preparation of a business case for the development of a body of skilled specialist stonemason trades that would contribute, in part, in a constructive way in the establishment and operation of any future management arrangements for the ‘place’ commensurate with the nature of its ownership and use, and to consider the most appropriate contributions it can make to the effective implementation of the Conservation Management Plan overall.”
2. The ‘Holy Trinity Church Hobart - Conservation Management Plan 2008’, along with the above resolutions, be placed on the Council’s website as a matter of significant community interest.
3. A further report be provided detailing the possible options in sourcing federal and state funding for the site and any potential avenues in securing heritage listing.”
A copy of the Holy Trinity Church Conservation Management Plan 2008 is available for your viewing.
The Holy Trinity Church Hobart - Conservation Management Plan 2008 was prepared by Peter Freeman, Conservation Architects & Planners. It should be noted that Council, at this stage, does not give any unqualified endorsement of Conservation Policies/Strategies 3,5,6,8,9,10,13,14 and 32, as contained in the plan, in respect of the specific on-going role (and the commitment of funds or human resources) which they identify for the Council in relation to the conservation of Holy Trinity Church and its surrounds. All the opinions expressed in the plan are those of the individual author and do not reflect the opinions of the Council or those employees of the Council.
Note: 'Those images sourced from the Hobart Bellringers, have come from a pictorial catalogue prepared by the ringers'.
The Hobart City Council is currently preparing a planning application for a reservoir development required to improve the water supply system services in the suburb of Lenah Valley. The reservoir development will include the provision of new pipelines to the reservoirs, providing improved water pressure and a pumping station which would be built in Benjafield Terrace on land owned by Hobart City Council.
The site proposed for the development works is at the existing reservoir site located at 198a Pottery Road.
The submission of the planning application follows the successful completion of environmental investigations works to address risk management issues.
The environmental investigations include:
The project overview can be downloaded here.
An information session will be held at the Hobart City Council's Lower Ground Conference Room on Thursday 13 November 2008 from 7.30pm.
This session will provide an opportunity for residents to learn more about the project and ask any questions relating to the proposed reservoir site.
To provide comments:
Comments close 5:15pm, 21 November 2008
Please phone the Environmental Engineer, Hydraulic Engineering, Justin Boocock on 6238 2128 for any enquiries concerning this project.
The major objective and emphasis for this project is to replace the failed seawall and develop the recreational promenade and foreshore parkland area.
The new seawall will generally be sited further landward on an alignment that closely mimics the natural shape of the beach. The four metre wide promenade will be located immediately behind the seawall. The re-aligned seawall should allow more natural movement of beach sand with an overall result that there should be more sand on the beach more often.
A likely construction period is between six to nine months.
It is planned that construction work will commence at northern end of the beach and progress southwards.
Wherever practicable, the existing seawall will remain intact while the new seawall and bleaches are constructed behind the existing wall.
Demolition of the existing seawall will generally be undertaken after construction of the new seawall. Clean beach sand excavated during the works will be stockpiled and used for beach nourishment in front of the new seawall.
An Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been prepared for the project. The Contractor must comply with the requirements of the EMP which covers issues such as: (i) safe and appropriate handling of excavated material, (ii) erosion and sedimentation control, (iii) beach reinstatement and site clean up, (iv) dust and noise control, and (v) control of public access through the site etc.
After completion of the new seawall and promenade, the Council will continue with its development of the foreshore park surrounding area with works such as new landscaping, new bar-b-que facilities and up-graded carparks.
