Victoria Street council decisions and projects

Related issues and projects

Issue Community services and facilities Issue Roads, traffic and parking Issue Planning, development and housing Issue Projects and capital works Issue Budget, rates and governance Issue Waste, water and environment Issue Funding and grants Project Transforming Collins Street Trial Project Burwood Local Planning Panel

Mentions in the minutes

Raised over lane reductions and traffic delays exiting toward Collins Street.
Part of the development site address at 28-34 Victoria Street, Burwood.
Residents, businesses and road users affected by Collins Street changes will need to wait for workshop review before any formal decision on further changes.
Allows the project to proceed with increased residential density and changes to building form, parking and site layout in central Burwood.
Could affect market access, nearby traders, traffic and street use in central Hobart.
Directly affects drivers, bus operations, businesses, cinema visitors, people with disability access needs, and active transport users.

Related decisions

City of Hobart · 27 January 2026

Collins Street trial issues deferred for further consideration

A motion seeking urgent fixes to safety, access and traffic issues arising from the Transforming Collins Street trial, plus public messaging about e-scooters in separated bike lanes, was deferred to the Hobart Workshop Committee.

Residents, businesses and road users affected by Collins Street changes will need to wait for workshop review before any formal decision on further changes.

Burwood Council · 20 January 2026

DA.2025.66 approved

The panel approved development application DA.2025.66 for alterations and additions to three multi-storey buildings within an approved mixed-use development at 28-34 Victoria Street, 21 George Street and 17 George Street, Burwood, subject to the conditions in Council’s Assessment Report as amended.

Allows the project to proceed with increased residential density and changes to building form, parking and site layout in central Burwood.

Farmers Market relocation investigation

In public question time and questions without notice, councillors and a resident raised the possible move of the Farmers Market from Bathurst Street to Collins Street. The CEO said Council had workshopped the proposal and requested more investigation, including wind advice, with an update scheduled for the Hobart Workshop Committee next month.

Could affect market access, nearby traders, traffic and street use in central Hobart.

City of Hobart · 27 January 2026

Collins Street transport and safety concerns

Issues raised included turning space at Collins and Harrington Streets, removal of a drop zone outside Village Cinema, Victoria Street traffic lane changes, and illegal e-scooter use in separated bike lanes.

Directly affects drivers, bus operations, businesses, cinema visitors, people with disability access needs, and active transport users.

Meetings mentioning this area

City of Hobart · 27 January 2026

Council - 27 Jan 2026 4.00pm

Council endorsed key policy documents, supported action on homelessness shelter during extreme weather, deferred Collins Street trial concerns for workshop review, and did not proceed with an investigation into alleged removal of refreshments from the Elected Members Lounge.

Burwood Council · 20 January 2026

Burwood Local Planning Panel Meeting - 20 Jan 2026 6:00 PM

The panel unanimously approved DA.2025.66 for additional storeys and 29 more apartments, including 5 affordable housing units, at a mixed-use development in Burwood subject to amended conditions.