The Tasmanian Horse Drawn Carriage Foundation put out the call in January to find a secure, long-term home for their collection of more than 30 carriages, presently collecting dust in a shed near Launceston.

The collection includes carriages that are almost one-of-a-kind worldwide, including a traditional ice cream buggy, a baker’s cart, a World War I service truck, and an extremely rare Polish travelling carriage.

Their urgent call for a home sparked strong public interest, with several short-term and long-term options put forward by the City of Launceston council and community organisations.

Foundation member David Potter said the committee held a meeting on Tuesday night to decide on the collections’ new home, and confirmed they would accept an offer from a local organisation to relocate the collection.

The new location will be made public once all paperwork has been formalised, but Mr Potter said “with all the i’s crossed”, the carriages would be in a secure location where the public could visit and see the rare horse drawn vehicles.

The carriages have been collected over years by Foundation members Michael MacDonald and Mr Potter, who have been inundated with calls about prospective homes and additional carriages for the collection since The Examiner wrote about the need for a home in January.

“We’ll be moving to the new location early next month and it will be open to the public,” Mr Potter said.

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