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South Hobart Oval

3 decisions1 topicsUpdated 23 February 2026

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Project Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

Mentions

  • Debated in the Dog Management Policy review regarding off-lead dog exercise arrangements.
  • Sets the rules for dog management across Hobart, affecting where and how residents can exercise dogs.
  • Could affect future management or access arrangements for land involving the Botanical Gardens, but no final land-transfer decision was made at this meeting.
  • Dog access arrangements affecting South Hobart Oval were not reduced in the way proposed by the failed amendment.
  • Regional planning settings can affect future housing, transport and land-use outcomes.
  • Dog owners should expect Hobart's updated dog management rules to apply for 2026-2031.

Decisions

City of Hobart · 23 February 2026

Dog Management Policy 2026-2031 adopted

Council adopted the Dog Management Policy for the City of Hobart for 2026-2031 after considering public submissions received during consultation.

Sets the rules for dog management across Hobart, affecting where and how residents can exercise dogs.

City of Hobart · 23 February 2026

Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens land-transfer clause amended

An amendment carried to replace clause 3 so that the CEO is authorised to negotiate with the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens regarding land transfer to Hobart City Council and return a report to Council.

Could affect future management or access arrangements for land involving the Botanical Gardens, but no final land-transfer decision was made at this meeting.

City of Hobart · 23 February 2026

South Hobart Oval provisions retained in adopted dog management attachment

A proposed amendment to limit off-lead dog exercise at South Hobart Oval to weekday mornings only was lost. Attachment C, including the section referencing South Hobart Oval, was then adopted as recommended.

Dog access arrangements affecting South Hobart Oval were not reduced in the way proposed by the failed amendment.

Topics

City of Hobart · 23 February 2026

Southern Tasmanian Regional Land Use Strategy

Listed as an officer report, but the provided extract does not include a clear decision or outcome.

Regional planning settings can affect future housing, transport and land-use outcomes.

Meetings

City of Hobart · 23 February 2026

Council - 23 Feb 2026 5.15pm

Council adopted a new Dog Management Policy for 2026-2031, amended a land-transfer clause involving the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, deferred a proposal to cap meeting times to a workshop, and discussed several governance and transport-related motions with some withdrawn or unresolved in the extracted text.