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Recycling is a way that we can keep valuable materials out of landfill which leaves space for items that can’t be recycled.   By recycling correctly, you help unwanted products or packaging to be sent to businesses who can turn them into other products.  This helps our planet because it reduces the need to extract […]

Under the Local Government 1993 (the Act), a person can lodge a petition with Council by presenting it to the General Manager or an Alderman.    This page provides further information about the requirements for lodging a petition, including Council’s internal procedures.  Alternatively, you can download our PDF Guide, below. Download Guide to Petitions (PDF)

Glenorchy City Council holds different types of meetings including ordinary and special meetings.  Meetings of Council are governed by the procedures set out in Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015. Council has a Meeting Procedures Policy which fills in the procedural gaps that the Regulations don’t cover. Meetings of the Glenorchy Planning Authority are […]

Our community achieves great things every day. Here are some ways in which we can acknowledge the contribution of those enriching Glenorchy’s culture, identity and community. Glenorchy Community and Volunteer Awards 2024 Winners Congratulations to all our 2024 nominees and category winners! Recipients were: Volunteer Recognition Certificates: Christine Carr; Pam Cleaver; Peter Collin; Emma […]

[…] collection. To confirm your collection day visit our Waste Collection Map and type in your address. When your bin is collected, our contractor takes the contents to Cleanaway’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at Derwent Park, where it goes through a process of sorting both by machine and by hand. Paper and cardboard, glass, plastics, aluminium […]

Traditionally the manufacturing heart of Tasmania, Glenorchy is experiencing increased diversification across industry sectors. We are home to an extensive range of professional services to support business growth and development. These include business incubation, banking, graphic design, engineering, technical, technology and science based services.

[…] organic / natural kitty litter and soiled paper from bird cages; We will NOT collect: • Plastics (not even bio–degradable plastic bags – only green compostable bags are ok – look for the compostable logo) • Nappies • Fabric (e.g. clothing) • Dryer lint (this is because it will contain man–made fibres such as […]

Dates for Council and Glenorchy Planning Authority Meetings have been set for 2024. You can download a complete list of 2024 meeting dates at the link below. PLEASE NOTE: From January 2023, Glenorchy Planning Authority and Council meetings start at 3:30pm. View all 2024 meeting dates

We have created 5 community goals. To do this we worked with members of the community, visitors and workers to make sure our goals work for our city.  

If you are interested in building strata and staged development schemes – that is, dividing a parcel of land into ‘lots’ and ‘common property’, and which are managed by a Body Corporate – we welcome these developments. It is important to know that they are different from a subdivision, which involves dividing a lot […]