Hobart Workshop Committee - 19 Jan 2026 4.00pm

Topics

• City of Hobart annual plan progress report cleared for publication
  The committee endorsed release of the City’s latest progress report, giving residents a fresh update on delivery against the 2025-26 annual plan.
  Residents and businesses can see what the council says it has delivered so far and what remains underway.
• Closed workshop on Hobart car parking future
  Councillors/workshop members discussed the future state of car parking in Hobart behind closed doors.
  Parking changes can affect access, turnover, local trading, and commuting patterns, even though no public decision was released here.

Decisions

• Note minutes from Place and Wellbeing Committee
  The committee received and noted the minutes of the Place and Wellbeing Committee meeting held on 25 November 2025.
  Provides public visibility of issues being progressed through another council committee, with potential links to neighbourhood and wellbeing priorities.
• Note minutes from Climate, Sustainability and Biodiversity Committee
  The committee received and noted the minutes of the Climate, Sustainability and Biodiversity Committee meeting held on 11 November 2025.
  Signals ongoing council attention to sustainability and biodiversity matters that may affect local policy and services.
• Endorse release of Annual Plan Progress Report
  The committee received and noted the City of Hobart 2025-26 Annual Plan Progress Report for the period ending 31 December 2025 and endorsed its publication on the City of Hobart website.
  Residents can review progress against the council’s annual priorities and track delivery of services and projects.

Discussion

• Supplementary items
  No supplementary items were received for the meeting.
  No extra business was added beyond the published agenda.
• Questions without notice
  The minutes record responses provided under Regulation 34, with the chair reminded not to allow discussion or debate on those responses.
  This was procedural only and did not indicate a public decision or service change.
• Closed-session workshop items
  The committee moved into closed business for items including a future state of car parking in Hobart, closed minutes, confidential information, and closed questions without notice.
  Potentially relevant to parking policy and city access, but details were not public in the extracted text.

Impacts

• Public access to the City of Hobart 2025-26 Annual Plan Progress Report was endorsed.
• Future car parking policy in Hobart was discussed in closed session, but no public outcome was provided.
• No supplementary items were added, so the meeting appears to have followed the published agenda without extra public business.

Places

• Hobart (city)
  The committee meeting and closed workshop item on future car parking in Hobart relate to the city-wide area.

Next

• Publish the 2025-26 Annual Plan Progress Report on the City of Hobart website
  Following committee endorsement
• Progress closed-session workshop discussion on the future state of car parking in Hobart
  Timing not specified
• Continue reporting through standing committee minutes and annual plan updates
  Ongoing

Extract

CITY OF HOBART MINUTES THE HOBART WORKSHOP COMMITTEE MEETING OPEN PORTION MONDAY, 19 JANUARY 2026 Minutes (Open Portion) The Hobart Workshop Committee Meeting 19/1/2026 ORDER OF BUSINESS APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE 1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY ................................................... 3 2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES ................................................................ 4 3. CONSIDERATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY ITEMS ................................. 4 4. INDICATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ....................................... 5 5. TRANSFER OF AGENDA ITEMS ............................................................. 5 6. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES .......................