Hobart Workshop Committee - 15 Jun 2026 4.00pm

Topics

• Mount Nelson subdivision gets a new road name
  Council-approved naming for a new road at 512 Nelson Road could soon appear on maps and in future addresses.
  Road names affect residents, emergency response, deliveries and property identification.
• Hospital works to change traffic access near Liverpool Street
  A workshop update flagged temporary traffic changes, including left-turn restrictions, tied to Royal Hobart Hospital expansion works.
  Residents, patients and commuters may face changed routes and access around the hospital precinct for a prolonged period.

Decisions

• Road naming approved for 512 Nelson Road subdivision
  The committee approved the new road name Allbrook Close for the subdivision at 512 Nelson Road, Mount Nelson. If that name is not supported, the developer is to choose from the pre-approved alternatives McQuitty or Shield, and the endorsed name is to be lodged with Place Names Tasmania.
  Affects local addressing, wayfinding and future subdivision identity in Mount Nelson.

Discussion

• Royal Hobart Hospital project update and road impacts
  Workshop presentation from Tasmanian Government Health Officials and Royal Hobart Hospital representatives covered the Emergency Department expansion works, access changes, temporary traffic arrangements including left-turn restrictions from Argyle Street into Liverpool Street, and the need for updated signage and public communication.
  May affect travel, access and traffic flows around the hospital precinct for patients, staff, pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
• No supplementary items or conflicts of interest declared
  No supplementary items were received and no conflicts of interest were indicated.
  No additional agenda business or declared interest issues affected the public agenda.

Impacts

• New road naming for a Mount Nelson subdivision may affect future addresses and local maps.
• Hospital expansion works may change access and traffic conditions near Argyle Street and Liverpool Street over about two years.

Places

• Mount Nelson (suburb)
  Location of the 512 Nelson Road subdivision road naming decision.
• 512 Nelson Road (site)
  Subdivision site where the new road was named Allbrook Close.
• Royal Hobart Hospital (facility)
  Subject of the workshop presentation on project update and access impacts.
• Argyle Street (road)
  Temporary left-turn restrictions into Liverpool Street were noted.
• Liverpool Street (road)
  Affected by temporary traffic arrangements linked to the hospital works.

Next

• Lodge the endorsed road name and committee report with Place Names Tasmania Register
  After the meeting resolution
• Advise the developer of the road naming decision
  After the meeting resolution
• Continue and communicate hospital access and traffic changes during the works
  Over the next approximately two years

Extract

CITY OF HOBART MINUTES THE HOBART WORKSHOP COMMITTEE MEETING OPEN PORTION MONDAY, 15 JUNE 2026 Minutes (Open Portion) The Hobart Workshop Committee Meeting 15/6/2026 ORDER OF BUSINESS APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE 1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY ................................................... 3 2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES ................................................................ 3 3. CONSIDERATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY ITEMS ................................. 4 4. INDICATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ....................................... 4 5. TRANSFER OF AGENDA ITEMS ............................................................. 4 6. REPORTS ................................................