Greater Hobart is alive with possibility. A place of creatives, makers, thinkers, and doers shaped by extraordinary landscape, deep culture, and people that genuinely care.
But possibility needs a convener. That’s where we come in.
The Committee for Greater Hobart brings our region together: elevating voices, sparking conversations, and creating the conditions for a future that works for everyone. We’re here for unlocking renewal and diverse housing, for a vibrant city that retains young people, and for redesigning the system so that access to opportunity and services does not depend on car ownership.
We exist to reimagine what’s next and make sure every part of our community gets to shape the story.
We were founded on a simple belief: that decision-makers, businesses, community groups, and academics, working together, can make Greater Hobart a more liveable, inclusive, creative and sustainable place for the long term.
We’re apolitical and member-funded, which means we answer to our community, not to any government or vested interest. As one of 23 City Committees across Australia, we know this model works and because we’re connectors, not competitors, we focus on bringing people together around a shared vision for the future.
One Greater Hobart. Many voices. All welcome.
As an independent convener, we create spaces where real conversations happen and every voice carries weight. We run events, spark debates, and share ideas as widely as we can because the best solutions to housing, transport, and economic opportunity come from the whole community, not just a select few.
We’re especially invested in young Tasmanians. Their voices are essential to shaping what Greater Hobart becomes.
Great policy starts with great insights and evidence. We dig into the challenges and opportunities facing our region by commissioning rigorous research, drawing on what’s working in cities around the world, and making sure what we find is accessible to everyone, not just members or experts.
We know Greater Hobart isn’t like anywhere else. Cookie-cutter solutions don’t cut it here, and we need evidence-based solutions. That’s why we’re leveraging our networks to actively explore new and different models and fresh approaches to unlocking infill, vibrancy and liveability. If our research sparks debate, even better. That’s exactly the point.
We’re not a single-issue, megaphone organisation. We are a conduit to local government and have the skills to quietly advocate and communicate effectively with decision-makers.
We bring policy makers, communities, and experts together in constructive spaces to work through the hard, messy stuff. Because the challenges facing our region — density and urban renewal, climate risk, local enterprise formation, transport — don’t sit neatly in one lane. They overlap, intersect, and compound, and that’s exactly where we focus.
We also think long. Not just beyond the next election cycle, but decades ahead imagining what Greater Hobart looks and feels like when today’s young people are in retirement. That long view is what keeps us honest, independent, and focused on what actually matters.
Becoming a member is more than joining an organisation, it’s backing a belief that Greater Hobart’s best days are ahead. Our members are businesses, community leaders, educators, creatives, and citizens who want to be part of something bigger. Together, we form a connected, committed group plugged into a national network of City Committees, but deeply rooted in this place and its people.
We’re independent and apolitical. That doesn’t change with membership. What membership does is bring you into the conversation, the research, the events, the debates, the relationships, and gives you a stake in a shared liveability project that belongs to no single interest or agenda.
We’re not Sydney or Melbourne. We don’t have deep pockets or big budgets. But we think that’s a strength — it means we have to make every dollar of support go even further, every voice carries more weight, and every contribution genuinely moves the needle for our region.
We’ve also reviewed existing plans that are charting our path forward. By embracing diverse perspectives, we can collaboratively shape our subsequent initiatives. We acknowledge the ongoing need for insights and remain dedicated to deepening our collective understanding.
