New City of Hobart’s Vision

Published on 24 July 2018

The City of Hobart has developed a new city vision – Hobart: A community vision for our island capital. The document will set the City’s ten-year Strategic Plan and will be used as the basis for all activities and decisions for years to come. 

The document was created in collaboration with community members and stakeholders between September 2017 and June 2018.

Over 1100 contributions went into the project, through 214 one-on-one interviews, a City Forum, online surveys, pop-ups, and workshops with key stakeholders and Hobart students.

The engagement process culminated with a Community Panel, a group of 46 community members and business people from across the city. The panel used the feedback collected throughout the process, alongside information from 59 subject matter experts, to create their draft vision framework.

The City of Hobart worked with panellists to draft the complete vision document, which includes a vision statement, written and voted on by panellists, seven identity statements and eight pillars.

The vision provides a depth and breadth of information about the Hobart context that can help policymakers, community organisations, developers and more align their work with these values and aspirations.

The vision was endorsed by the Hobart City Council on 23 July 2018. For more information visit: Hobart: A community vision for our island capital