Local Government in Tasmania is facing a period of change, with progress slowly continuing on shared service studies and investigations into amalgamations in the state’s south.
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The composition of each council will also be different following elections across each municipality in October.
Despite undergoing these changes, each organisation across the North has detailed goals, projects and priorities for 2018 and beyond.
Tasmania’s largest council, the City of Launceston, has a huge year planned, including well-publicised projects such as the redevelopment of Civic Square and the Brisbane Street Mall, works at North Bank, the CH Smith car park, major road upgrades and a playspace at the Cataract Gorge.
Other works include the new gate at UTAS Stadium, work with the Tamar Estuary Management Taskforce, the redevelopment of Macquarie House and work on the flood levee near Hart Street in Newstead.
Work will also continue on a number of plans and strategies in 2018, including a high level municipal transport plan, which will include public consultation, a parking strategy, and a rural infrastructure plan, which will include an examination of roads, bridges, drainage and footpaths in rural parts of the municipality.
The organisation will also review its strategic plan, strategic asset management plan and long-term financial plan.
The final draft of the St Leonards Village Plan, which is designed to guide strategic development of the suburb, is nearly complete and will go back out for public consultation this year.
The council is also in the process of recruiting a dedicated Northern suburbs project officer, with the newly-created role designed to oversee the development of the Northern Suburbs Revitalisation Plan as part of the Launceston City Deal.
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The plan is aimed at enhancing the social, economic, and environmental living standards of residents.
New mobile devices, powered by the Android operating system, will be rolled out to the city's parking officers which will eventually give the council the option of trialling smartphone app parking payments in some spaces.
Construction of an organics processing facility at the Launceston Waste Centre, to process the material collected through the FOGO kerbside collection service, is expected to begin before the middle of the year.
Meanwhile a trial of a CBD recycling service for residents is also on the cards.
Finally, following the release of the University of Tasmania’s master plan for its Northern campus expansion, the City of Launceston will complete its own master plan for the balance of the site to provide a comprehensive Inveresk master plan.
Holly Monery
Holly Monery is a journalist for The Examiner newspaper, based in Launceston, Tasmania. Her main area of focus is local government.
Holly Monery is a journalist for The Examiner newspaper, based in Launceston, Tasmania. Her main area of focus is local government.
