Transforming Collins Street Trial council records

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Issue Community services and facilities Issue Roads, traffic and parking Issue Projects and capital works Issue Budget, rates and governance Issue Funding and grants Area Victoria Street Area Collins Street

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Subject of safety, access and traffic concerns deferred for workshop review.
Could expand emergency shelter and support for people experiencing homelessness during heatwaves, bushfires and winter storms.
Residents, businesses and road users affected by Collins Street changes will need to wait for workshop review before any formal decision on further changes.
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

Extreme Weather Protocol support for rough sleepers endorsed

Council carried clauses calling on the Tasmanian Government to fund Homes Tasmania to partner with Council on a pilot Extreme Weather Protocol, and also carried a clause to allocate Council funding in the next budget for a two-year trial if state funding is again refused.

Could expand emergency shelter and support for people experiencing homelessness during heatwaves, bushfires and winter storms.

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.

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 project or entity

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.