Useful Links

Companion Card

The Companion Card allows people with a profound disability, who require attendant care for the rest of their lives, to participate in community activities and events without discrimination.  The Hobart City Council is an affiliate of the Tasmanian Companion Card.

Council Connect
Online access to a range of Tasmanian Council resources.

Federal Funding Programs
This is a link to the Department of Premier and Cabinet's Tasmania Government Office in Canberra. From the home page you will find a link to Commonwealth Government grant programs as they relate to Tasmania.

Hobart Water
Hobart Water is the largest supplier of bulk drinking water for use in homes and businesses in Tasmania. Operating out of Goodwood, Tasmania, Hobart Water provides around 40,000 million litres of water to around 200,000 people in Southern Tasmania each year.

Influenza Pandemic - Business Continuity Guide
The Australian Government has prepared a range of tools to help business prepare for a human influenza pandemic in Australia.

Local Government Association of Tasmania
The peak body that represents the 29 Councils that make up Local Government in Tasmania.

Local Government Division
As part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, the Local Government Division provides a link between State and Local Government.

Ombudsman Tasmania
The Ombudsman's role is to investigate complaints about the administrative actions of government departments, councils and public authorities. The aim is to resolve individual complaints and to promote fairness, openness and good public administration in the state of Tasmania. This service is free, independent and impartial.

Sign up for the Environment Challange
You’ll be surprised just how easy it is to take the environment challenge. The great thing is that you’ll save money while saving our environment and you won’t have to make big sacrifices to do it. A joint initiative of the Tasmanian Government and Sustainable Living Tasmania.

Sullivans Cove Water Front Authority
The planning authority is responsible for protecting, enhancing and developing Sullivans Cove and surrounding areas.

Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority
The Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority was created in 1999 as a co-operative working partnership between the collective municipal areas of the Brighton, Central Highlands, Clarence City, Derwent Valley, Glamorgan/Spring Bay, Glenorchy City, Hobart City, Huon Valley, Kingborough, Sorell, Southern Midlands and Tasman Councils and the Government of Tasmania.

Southern Waste Strategy Authority
The website provides information for the people of southern Tasmania, to assist in the responsible management of their waste.

Tasmanian Council Directory (pdf)
A directory of Tasmanian Council's with contact details and names of key staff and alderman.

Tasmanian Polar Network
The TPN is the pre-eminent supply and support network for the provision of cold region goods and service expertise in Tasmania.

Tasmania South
A resource for visitors and residents alike that showcases Australia's most vibrant travel destination - rich in history and heritage, famed wines and food, adventure and wilderness....

Tourism Tasmania
If you are planning a visiting in Tasmania, this is very useful websites.

Wellington Park Management Trust
The Trust is responsible for the management of Wellington Park which encompasses Mt Wellington, which provides the magnificent backdrop to Hobart.