Hobart Workshop Committee - 20 Jul 2026 4.00pm

Topics

• Farm Gate Market relocation engagement outcomes presented to Hobart committee
  Council noted the public engagement outcomes for relocating the Farm Gate Market, but the extracted minutes do not state a preferred alternative site or implementation timetable.
  Traders, shoppers and nearby businesses may be affected by any future market relocation, although the available extract does not confirm the next decision.
• Hobart endorses publication of 2025-26 Annual Plan progress report
  Hobart’s 2025-26 Annual Plan final progress report was endorsed for publication on the City of Hobart website.
  Residents will have access to the council’s final account of progress against its annual plan, subject to publication.
• Hobart fire-break program review not currently proposed
  Council said no review of the current fire-break program is presently proposed, while changes could be considered through the Fire Management Plan.
  Changes to fire-break or fuel-break planning could affect property owners, land managers and bushfire preparedness across the municipality.

Decisions

• February 2026 grants report noted
  Received and noted the report on February 2026 Grant Round and Quick Response Grants applications approved under the Chief Executive Officer’s delegated authority.
  Community organisations may have received grants, but recipient and funding details are not included in the supplied extract.
• Annual Plan progress report approved for publication
  Received and noted the 2025-26 Annual Plan final progress report and endorsed its release for publication on the City of Hobart website.
  Residents will be able to access the council’s final annual-plan progress information.
• Farm Gate Market engagement summary noted
  Received and noted the Farm Gate Market Relocation – Engagement Summary.
  The engagement findings may inform a future decision affecting market traders, shoppers and nearby businesses.
• Confidential session held
  Resolved by majority to close the meeting to the public for confidential items, including kunanyi/Mount Wellington access arrangements, Halls Saddle visitor hub options and a funding program review.
  The extract provides no public detail about the confidential discussions or their outcomes.

Discussion

• February 2026 grants approved under delegated authority
  The February 2026 Grant Round and Quick Response Grants applications approved under the Chief Executive Officer’s delegated authority were received and noted. No grant amounts or recipient details appear in the extract.
  Grant recipients and community groups may benefit, but the available text does not identify the approved applications or funding values.
• Farm Gate Market relocation engagement
  The committee noted the outcomes of engagement on the proposed Farm Gate Market relocation.
  Market traders, customers and nearby businesses may be affected by any future relocation decision.
• 2025-26 Annual Plan final progress report
  The committee endorsed publication of the 2025-26 Annual Plan final progress report on the City of Hobart website.
  Residents will be able to review council progress against its annual plan once published.
• Fire breaks and fuel breaks
  The Chief Executive Officer advised that a review of the current fire-break approach is not presently proposed, but could be considered as part of the Fire Management Plan.
  The future plan may affect bushfire preparedness requirements and fuel-break management.
• Kunanyi/Mount Wellington access and visitor hub options
  A closed session considered kunanyi/Mount Wellington access arrangements and Halls Saddle visitor hub options, but no public detail or decision is included in the extract.
  Access and visitor facilities at kunanyi/Mount Wellington may be affected by future decisions, subject to confidential processes.

Impacts

• Residents will receive access to the final 2025-26 Annual Plan progress report when it is published.
• Farm Gate Market traders, shoppers and nearby businesses may be affected by any future relocation decision.
• No immediate review of the fire-break program is proposed, although changes could be considered through the Fire Management Plan.
• The extract does not disclose outcomes from the confidential kunanyi/Mount Wellington access and Halls Saddle visitor hub discussions.

Places

• City of Hobart (municipality)
  Municipal area covered by the annual plan and committee decisions
• Farm Gate Market (market)
  Market relocation engagement summary
• Hobart fire management areas (service area)
  Fire-break and fuel-break program questions referred to the future Fire Management Plan
• kunanyi/Mount Wellington (mountain and project area)
  Confidential access arrangements and visitor hub options were discussed in closed session
• Halls Saddle (visitor facility area)
  Confidential visitor hub options considered in closed session

Next

• Publish the 2025-26 Annual Plan final progress report on the City of Hobart website.
  After committee endorsement; exact publication date not stated.
• Consider fire-break or fuel-break changes through the Fire Management Plan if a review is undertaken.
  Future planning process; no timetable stated.
• Follow up the Farm Gate Market relocation engagement outcomes in any future relocation decision or report.
  Not stated.

Extract

CITY OF HOBART MINUTES THE HOBART WORKSHOP COMMITTEE MEETING OPEN PORTION MONDAY, 20 JULY 2026 Minutes (Open Portion) The Hobart Workshop Committee Meeting 20/7/2026 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 ....................................... 4 5. TRANSFER OF AGENDA ITEMS ............................................................. 5 6. REPORTS ................................................