Publications are available from:

Customer Services
Hobart Council Centre
16 Elizabeth Street
Hobart 7000

PH: 03 6238 2711

(unless otherwise specified)

Planning Documents

Planning Schemes
Planning Schemes can be accessed on the Planning Page of Hobart City Council Web Site.

Planning Studies and Reports (A number of these reports can be found on the Reports and Studies page)
Battery Point Slipyards - Economic and Planning Review Spiller, Gibbons, Swan / Urban Economics and Planning. 1999.	$10.00
City of Hobart Open Space and Landscape Strategy Hepper Marriott Tas. & Jerry de Gryse. Unpublished report for Hobart City Council. 1994.	$12.00
City Of Hobart: Open Space Study. Vol. 1: Final Report Gulson, North / Acer, Wargon, Chapman. 1997.	$12.00
City of Hobart: Open Space Study. Vol. 2: New Town Case Study Gulson / Acer, Wargon, Chapman. 1997.	$12.00
Conservation Management Plan for Former Exhibition Gardens, The Springs, Mount Wellington. Lee Andrews and Associates. Hobart City Council. 2006. *New*	$20.00
Cornelian Bay Planning Study plus Appendices Barraclough. 1999.	$10.00
Cornelian Bay Management Plan Hobart City Council. 2007. New	paper $20.00 CD $3.00
Fern Tree Local Area Planning Provisions. Vol. 1: Background Documentation Hobart City Council. Development & Environmental Services. 1999.	$10.00
Fern Tree Local Area Planning Provisions. Vol. 2. Hobart City Council. Development & Environmental Services. 2000.	$5.00
Gregory Street Local Area Plan Review. Hobart City Council. 2007. *New*	paper $7.50 CD $3.00
History, Landscape and Planning in Ridgeway Sheridan, Hobart City Council. 2000.	$30.00
Macquarie Street Townscape Project Stage 1 Hobart City Council. Development & Environmental Services. 2001 (A4 and A3 versions).	$15.00 A4 $15.00 A3
Mount Nelson Planning Review: Final Report Iles, M. Hobart City Council 2006.	$20.00
Regatta Point Outline Development Plan Peters / Douglas, James & Associates, Hobart City Council, Hobart Ports Corporation. 1999.	$15.00
Ridgeway Local Area Planning Provisions Background Documentation Hobart City Council. Development and Environmental Services Division. 2001.	$10.00
The Springs Initial Conservation Policy . McConnell, A. for Wellington Park Management Trust . 2007. New	$15.00
State of the Environment Report [Hobart City Council] Ridder. 1998.	$10.00
Sullivan's Cove Land Use Traffic Study: Final Report PPK Environment & Infrastructure Pty. Ltd., Tas. Department of Transport & Hobart City Council. 1999.	$10.00
Townscape design guidelines for private development: Macquarie Street, Cascade Road: working with contextual clues: DRAFT for public consultation Hobart City Council. 2003.	$10.00
Water Sensitive Urban Design Guidelines and Practice Notes. Hobart City Council. 2006. New	paper CD No charge

Non Current Planning Studies and Reports

Access for research purposes only. Public use copies held at Tasmaniana Library, State Library of Tasmania.

Central North Hobart Design Guidelines for Private Development
Woolley, Hepper. 1998.

Lenah Valley: Local Area Plan. Vol 1: Background Documentation; Vol 2: Draft Outline Development Plan; Vol 3: Draft Local Area Plan
Tasque, Hobart City Council. 1998.

Mount Nelson Outline Development Plan. Vol 1; Vol 2: Supporting Information
Hobart City Council. 1997.

Report on Mount Nelson Structure Plan
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey. 1995.

South Hobart Local Area Plan. Vol 1: Background Documentation
Tasque. 1998.

South Hobart Local Area Plan. Vol 2: Draft Outline Development Plan
Tasque. 1998.

South Hobart Local Area Plan. Vol 3: Draft Local Area Plan
Tasque. 1998.

Engineering and Environment Publications

Engineering Specifications
Fire Hydrant Guidelines Tasmania	HCC Website
Guidelines for Soil and Water Management Hobart Regional Soil and Water Project Management Team. 1999.	Free
Urban Stream Management - An Information Manual for Local Government. Weller, Kirsten, Hobart City Council. 2001.	HCC Website

Engineering Guidelines Pamphlets

These pamphlets are available free of charge from the Council.

Guidelines for Property Owners

Guidelines for Property Owners - Drainage of Paved Areas
Guidelines for Property Owners - Hobart's Water Supply 2005/2006
Guidelines for Property Owners - Provision of On-site Sewage Treatment
Guidelines for Property Owners - Sewer Overflows
Guidelines for Property Owners - Water Tariffs 2006/2007

Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers

Guidelines for Developers - Flood Risk-Assessment Guide
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Copper Corrosion and Coloured Water
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Old Private Sewage and Stormwater installations
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Preparing a soil and Water Management Plan (SWMP) for Building Construction Site. HCC/DPIW.
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Private Domestic Sewage Pumping
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Private Stormwater Pumping Stations
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Protection of Council Sewers and Stormwater Mains
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Public Infrastructure Construction by the Private Sector
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Public Sewer & Stormwater Mains
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Rainwater Tanks in Hobart
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Shared Private Sewer and Stormwater Installations
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Temporary Connections to the Public Water Supply
Guidelines for Property Owners and Developers - Water Supplies to Schools and Large Developments

Guidelines for Property Owners and Plumbing Contracters

Guidelines for Property Owners and Plumbing Contractors - Sewer Blockage Reimbursement Claims

Guidelines for Public Safety

Guidelines for Public Safety - Hobart Rivulet
Guidelines for Public Safety - Mount Wellington Springs and Chalet Drinking Water
Guidelines for Public Safety - Statement on Information Transfer

Environmental Management - Education
No dog poo on my shoe Leggett, Kirsten. Hobart City Council (as part of an ongoing stormwater education program for primary schools). 2003.	$10.00
Rubbish in the Stormwater Leggett, Kirsten. Hobart City Council (as part of an ongoing stormwater education program for primary schools). 2003.	$10.00

Catchment Management Plans
Hobart Rivulet Catchment Management Plan	To be released
Sandy Bay Rivulet Catchment Management Plan	HCC Website Only Available Online
Wayne Rivulet Catchment Management Plan	HCC Website Only Available Online

Parks and Reserves Reports and Management Plans

Parks and Reserves Reports and Management Plans
Botanical Survey of Hobart Bushland. Stage 1: Lenah Valley Precinct 40 North & Freeman. Unpublished report for Hobart City Council. 1996.	$8.00
Botanical Survey of Hobart Bushland. Stage 2: Precinct 44 - Ridgeway, Ridgeway Reserve, Knocklofty Reserve, McRobies Gully North. Unpublished report for Hobart City Council. 1997.	$8.00
Botanical Survey of Hobart Bushland. Stage 3: Fern Tree: Precinct 43 North. Unpublished report for Hobart City Council. 1998.	$8.00
Botanical Survey of Hobart Bushland Stage 4: Mount Nelson North. Unpublished report for Hobart City Council. 2000.	$8.00
Fire Management Plan for Queen's Domain, Hobart Kirkpatrick & Blake. AVK Consultancy 2008.	Free Download
Fire Management Strategy [Hobart City Council] Hobart City Council. 1998.	$8.00
Knocklofty Reserve - Development and Management Plan Brown. Unpublished report for Hobart City Council. 1983.	$12.00
Knocklofty Reserve McRobies Gully Fire Management Plan AVK Environmental Management 2005	Free Download
Knocklofty Reserve Vegetation Management Plan North. Unpublished report for Friends of Knocklofty Bushcare Group & Hobart City Council. 2001.	$20.00
Lambert Park Skyline Reserve Fire Management Plan AVK Environmental Management. Unpublished report for Hobart City Council. 1998.	$12.00
Lambert Park - Skyline Reserve Management Plan. Vol 1 Hobart City Council. 1998.	$12.00
Lambert Park Skyline Reserve Management Plan. Vol 2 Hobart City Council. 1998.	$12.00
New Town Rivulet Linear Park Report Nieberler. Unpublished report for Hobart City Council. 1995.	$20.00
Queens Domain Management Plan Jerry de Gryce. Unpublished report for Hobart City Council. 1996.	$12.00
Draft Ridgeway Park Waterworks Reserve Fire Management Plan AVK Environmental Management. Unpublished report for Hobart City Council. 2002. Final report not yet available.	$12.00

Wellington Park Management Trust Publications
Conservation Management Plan for former Exhibition Gardens, The Springs, Mount Wellington. 2006. Lee Andrews and Associates Heritage Consulting . Hobart City Council. 2006. (See under Planning Studies and Reports)	$20.00
Fire Management Strategy for Wellington Park plus Appendices Wellington Management Trust. 2006.	$16.50
Mountain view: A diary of reflection. (Wellington Park Papers No. 1.) Christie-Johnson, Alastair. WPMT 2008	$14.95 new
Pinnacle Zone Site Development Plan Wellington Park Management Trust. 2001.	$5.50
The Springs Initial Conservation Policy. McConnell, A. for Wellington Park Management Trust . (See under Planning Studies and Reports)	$15.00
Springs Site Development Plan Wellington Park Management Trust. 1998, Rev. 2002.	$16.50
the mountain ... a people's perspective Stoddart, E. Hobart City Council/ Wellington Park Management Trust.	$38.50
Wellington Park Bike Management Strategy Wellington Park Management Trust. 2000.	$5.50
Wellington Park Bike Map Wellington Park Management Trust. 2002.	$4.00
Wellington Park Management Plan Wellington Management Trust. 1997.	$27.50
Wellington Park Signage Strategy Wellington Park Management Trust. 2000, Rev. 2001	Website only

These are available from the Wellington Park Management Trust Website except for documents marked as 'See under Planning Studies and Reports'.
http://www.wellingtonpark.tas.gov.au/

For hard copies please contact:
Michael Easton
Wellington Management Trust Manager
PH: 03 6238 2176
FAX: 03 6234 9757
or email wellington@hobartcity.com.au


Photo credit: HCC (Beattie Photo)	Photo credit: Vue d' Hobart Town J.S.C. Durmont D'Urville Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts	Photo credit: J.B Henderson National Library of Australia	Photo credit: Archives Office of Tasmania NS 103/379

History and Heritage Publications

Heritage Studies (Includes historical books)
Battery Point Historical Research and Supplement Hudspeth & Scripps. 1990.	$20.00
Beaumaris Zoo Site - Queens Domain Hobart - Conservation Plan Evans, Jones & Back-Tracks Heritage Consultants. 1996.	$20.00
Central Hobart: A Thematic History / Scripps, Lindy. (1991.)	$10.00
A tranquil haven : A history of Cornelian Bay. / Scripps, Lindy. (2006.)	$29.95
Cultural Assessment of Fern Tree : As Part of a Future Local Area Plan Vincent, R. 1998.	$5.00
Fern Tree: Report 1: Some Historical Findings and a Cultural Heritage of Fern Tree Sheridan. 1999.	$15.00
Fern Tree: Report 2: Landscape, Cultural History and Planning in Fern Tree Sheridan. 1999.	$15.00
Growing with strength: History of Hobart City Council 1846 - 2000 Petrow, Stefan & Alison Alexander. 2008 . New	$70.00
Here's cheers: a pictorial history of hotels, taverns & inns in Hobart. Dennison, C.J., 2008. New	$39.95
Historical Study of North Hobart Pearce. 1992.	$10.00
Historical Study of Lambert Park and the Skyline Reserve MacFie. 1995.	$12.00
History of Hobart Council [Growing with strength]: 1846- 2000 Petrow, Stefan & Alison Alexander.2008 New	$70.00
The History of the early water supply of Hobart: the first 100 years, 1804-1904 Crawford and Ryan. Institution of Engineers. 1988.	$30.00
Hobart's Tram Trilogy. Kirby, David. 2008. New	$60.00
Hobart Rivulet: Historical Study Rayner, A. 1988.	$10.00
100 Hobart Houses: 1901-2000 Morris, M. 2001.	$64.95 hard cover $49.95 soft cover
Mountain: a perspective. Stoddart, Emily. 2008. New CD version available.	$38.50
New Fences for Old Houses: A guide to designing a traditional fence for your home Hobart City Council. 2003.	$20.00
New Town Rivulet: Historical Study Scripps, Lindy. 1993.	$15.00
Pipeline Track, Mt Wellington: Historical study Scripps, Lindy. 1989.	$12.00
Queens Domain Cultural Heritage Management Plan. Part One. Historical Overview of of Queens Domain Hobart: The People's Park. Terry. 2002.	$29.95
Queens Domain Cultural Heritage Management Plan. Part Two. Historical Landscape of Queens Domain Hobart Sheridan. 2002.	$39.95
Ridgeway Park, Hobart: Cultural Heritage Survey and Assessment - Vol 1: Main Report McConnell, Stanton & Scripps. 1998.	$12.00
Ridgeway Park, Hobart: Cultural Heritage Survey and Assessment - Vol 2: Appendices McConnell, Stanton & Scripps. 1998.	$12.00
Sandy Bay Heritage Review. Part One. A Thematic History of Sandy Bay: a Respectable Neighbourhood. Terry, I. . 2002.	$29.95
The Settlement of Hobart 1799-1805: A Bicentennial Chronology. Evans. 2003.	$29.95
South Hobart Heritage Review. Part One. A Thematic History of South Hobart: a Favourable Progression. Terry, I. . 2002.	$29.95
Sullivans Cove Archaeological Zoning Plan including Explanatory Notes, Inventory Data Sheets & Historic Land Use Maps. Austral Archaeology Pty Ltd. 2003.	$25.00
Tram trilogy {Hobart's] Kirby, David. 2008. New.	$60.00
This Southern Outpost: Hobart 1846 - 1914 Clark. 1998.	$27.95
underground Hobart: The world beneath the city Macfie, Peter. 2008. New	$24.95
West Hobart Heritage Review. Part One. A Thematic History of West Hobart: Crescent Fields. Godden Mackay Logan. 2002.	$29.95
Women's Sites and Lives in Hobart Scripps, Lindy. 2000.	$19.95

100 Hobart Houses
Photo credit: Jan Dallas

Heritage Brochures
Art Deco in Hobart: A Walking Guide through the City Centre Hobart City Council. 2002. Out of print.	Free (Out of print)
Caring for Your Old House National Trust Preservation Fund. 1998.	Free
Engineering Heritage Walk: Sullivans Cove Hobart Engineering Heritage Committee, Tasmanian Division. 2002.	Free
A Guide to Hobart's Historic Cemeteries and Burial Grounds Bennett. 2000.	Free
Hobart's Historic Places: A Walking Guide through the City Centre Young & Dean. 1997.	Free
Hobart's Historic Places (Wall chart) Young. 1997.	Free
A Sullivans Cove Walk Hobart City Council. 1988.	Free
A Women's History Walk: In Her Stride Morris. 1997.	Free


Photo credit: Louise Lovely in "Jewelled Nights" 1925. National Film and Sound Archives	Photo credit: Engineering Heritage Committee 2002	Photo credit: Illustrator Rebecca Dean Graphic Design Julia Eidjenberg

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