Stadia 2.0: Hobart City Council vote

Published on 30 January 2024

Last night the Hobart City Council voted in the majority to provide in-principle support of Stadia Precinct Consortium Pty Ltd to progress their proposal for a stadium at Regatta Point.

The Council decision recognises that it is a condition of the State Government's consideration of the Stadia 2.0 proposal that, among other things, it receives the in-principle support of the Hobart City Council.

Council's decision is to provide in-principle support and land lord consent for Stadia Precinct Consortium Pty Ltd to progress their proposal through a formal planning assessment phase.

Council's decision is subject to the following considerations and conditions:

• The Council's support is not at the exclusion of any alternative proposals for Regatta Point.
• The ongoing support of the Council is conditional upon the preparation of a further report containing qualified advice about the proposal and the request for in-principle support of the disposal of public land in accordance with Council's probity policy and s177A of the Local Government Act 1993.
• This further report is to be returned to Council for consideration at the appropriate time.

Any disposal of public land will require a separate decision and follow an in-depth process guided by the Council's Probity Guidelines for the Consideration of Commercial Property Transactions.

The considerations and steps that must be met as part of this evaluation process are outlined in the guidelines policy: Probity Guidelines for the Consideration of Commercial Property Transactions(PDF, 97KB)