Annual Plan progress

Published on 07 December 2017

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The first four months of 2017–18 has seen the commencement of 90% of the major actions and initiatives listed within the City of Hobart’s Annual Plan—81% are underway, 9% have already finished and 10% are yet to start.

The City of Hobart continues to progress its Transforming Hobart capital works plan, new business systems implementation (Project Phoenix), the ‘vision’ exercise to renew the City’s long-term strategy, and a City Deal for Hobart.

Transforming Hobart projects underway for 2017–18 include:

  • a shared-use pedestrian bridge over the Tasman Highway joining the Cenotaph to Soldiers Memorial Avenue
  • the all abilities shared access bridge over Brooker Avenue
  • the integrated parking system, to replace all of the on-street parking meters in the city and to introduce in-ground sensors and a pay-by-phone mobile app
  • implementing the Lenah Valley retail precinct program
  • the upgrade of Kemp Street (including a commercial waste and recycling receiving facility)
  • renewal works at the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre
  • track works on kunanyi/Mount Wellington
  • replacement of the playing surface on the TCA Ground
  • street light upgrades
  • Tolmans Hill playground
  • public toilet upgrades across eight sites.

The implementation of Project Phoenix continues as the City focuses on putting the customer at the centre of everything it does. The first stage has been delivered with the launch of the City’s website. The new website involved a redesign of the ‘look and feel’ to be more contemporary and accessible.

The current visioning exercise started in September with ‘Talking to Hobart’, an interview-based approach, which finished in November. The major themes arising from the 180 one-on-one interviews are posted on a blog called ‘Only in Hobart’. A workshop was held during Children’s Week with local primary school children and a community workshop/forum was held in late November.

The City continues to advocate for the University of Tasmania’s STEM project to be the centre of a ‘City Deal’ for Hobart. Meetings have been held with senior officials, including federal politicians, as part of the City’s participation in the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors. In September the City, in partnership with the Mercury, hosted a public information session and forum about the STEM proposal.

Click to view the City of Hobart Annual Plan: report for the period ending 31 October 2017(PDF, 2MB) .

 

 

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