Businesses meet about Collins Street concerns
The Confederation of Greater Hobart businesses held a public meeting on Halloween eve to air concerns about the three-block Collins Street improvement trial.
Speakers included Collins Street business operators from Fullers, Artery, Bed Bath and Table, and Hobart Family Dental. Other speakers did not operate businesses in Collins Street.
The meeting concluded with one of the owners of Font PR proposing a petition for a public meeting as part of an elector poll process. Property owner Robert Rockefeller pledged $20,000 to support the petition.
Elector polls cost ratepayers between $150,000 and $200,000 and do not bind the council. Ratepayers are already paying an extra $170,000 for the project following a ministerial decision to withdraw state funding.
Kingborough Council looking for new bike committee members
Kingborough Council’s Bicycle Advisory Committee is looking for new members and nominations are due by Monday 25 November.
The two-year appointment involves attending up to six meetings a year on Friday mornings at the council’s offices on Channel Highway.
https://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/council/committees/kingborough-bicycle-advisory-committee-2/kbac-community-representation/
Kingborough Council adopts policy to include bikes
Kingborough Council has adopted an active transport “positive provisioning” policy, which means all of its construction and maintenance projects must consider how conditions for cycling can be improved, and at least not made worse.
The policy is based on a state government policy and has been developed by the council’s Bicycle Advisory Committee and staff.
It covers new building projects and general maintenance such as road resurfacing and line marking: www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Agenda-No.-19-21-October-2024-Public-Copy-reduced.pdf
Government probes mountain’s future
The Tasmanian government has released a discussion paper about the future management of kunanyi/Mt Wellington and feedback will be accepted until Wednesday 4 December.
The feedback will be used to develop a community vision for the future of Wellington Park, which includes the mountain.
Some of the questions posed in the paper include: how people get to the mountain, what they do there or would like to do there, and whether there is enough supporting infrastructure.
https://mountainreview.tas.gov.au/
Preventive health strategy
A seven-month consultation period to guide a new Tasmanian government 20-year preventive health strategy has opened with the release of the Healthy, Active Tasmania discussion paper.
One of the five focus areas for comment is whether environments are designed in a way that enables physical activity.
Answers to the questions listed in the paper and other comments can be made through an online survey, by emailing the project team, or calling.
www.health.tas.gov.au/20-year-preventive-health-strategy
Tasman Bridge connector investigation
The Department of State Growth will investigate the land under the Tasman Bridge on the eastern shore on Friday 15 November in preparation for building a new path.
The new path will provide a quicker connection between the bridge paths when work on the barriers begins next year.
There will be minimal disruption to the bridge paths and Foreshore Trail while the investigations are happening.
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