City of Hobart

The present city council was created in 1852 by act of parliament, and the city mayor raised to Lord Mayor in 1934.{{cite web|title=About Council|url=https://www.hobartcity.com.au/Council/About-Council|website=hobartcity.com.au|publisher=Hobart City Council|access-date=1 August 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=TA00114 |title=Agency Details: Hobart City Council |website=search.archives.tas.gov.au |date=January 1852 |publisher=Tasmanian Government |access-date=11 June 2018}}

Mount Wellington and the River Derwent are major features of the natural environment of the City of Hobart. 61% of the area is bushland.

• {{flagicon|Japan}} Yaizu, Japan (1977){{cite web|url=https://www.hobartcity.com.au/Council/Hobart%E2%80%99s-International-Relationships|title=Hobart's International Relationships|access-date=1 August 2021|publisher=City of Hobart}} https://www.hobartcity.com.au/Council/International-relations/Sister-Cities
• {{flagicon|Abruzzo}} L'Aquila, l’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy (1980){{r|SISTERCITIES}}

• {{flagicon|NZL}} Invercargill, New Zealand{{cite news |title='Aussies at fault' for sister city breakdown |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/790815/Aussies-at-fault-for-sister-city-breakdown |access-date=21 June 2024 |work=Stuff.co.nz |publisher=Stuff |date=31 January 2009}}
• {{flagicon|CHI}} Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile (1998){{cite report |title=South Pacific Continental Report Annual 1998 |publisher=CSRIO/AGSO - Marine and Petroleum Division |page=23}}
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Barile, Basilicata, Italy (2009)
• {{flagicon|CHN}} Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (2015){{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-30/hobart-lord-mayor-signs-sister-city-deal-with-chinas-xian/6358484 |title=Hobart Lord Mayor signs sister city deal with China's Xian |work=ABC Online |date=30 March 2015 |access-date=20 October 2015 |archive-date=19 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119012300/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-30/hobart-lord-mayor-signs-sister-city-deal-with-chinas-xian/6358484 |url-status=live }}
• {{flagicon|CHN}} Fuzhou, Fujian, China (2017){{cite web|title=Hobart signs friendship city agreement with Fuzhou|url=https://www.hobartcity.com.au/files/assets/public/v/1/media-releases/hobart_signs_friendship_city_agreement_with_fuzhou_-_6_january_2017.pdf|website=hobartcity.com.au|publisher=Hobart City Council|access-date=21 June 2024}}

The City of Hobart is governed by the Hobart City Council, consisting of twelve aldermen headed by the Lord Mayor of Hobart. The current Lord Mayor is Anna Reynolds, after winning the 2018 Council Election.

{{Infobox legislature

|name = Hobart City Council

|leader1_type = Lord Mayor

|leader1 = Anna Reynolds, YHI

|leader2_type = Deputy Lord Mayor

|leader2 = Zelinda Sherlock, YHI

|leader3_type = CEO

|leader3 = Michael Stretton

|structure1 = 275px

|political_groups1 =

{{legend|#2DE8FF|Your Hobart Independents (3)}}{{legend|#BFBFBF|Independent (4)}}

{{legend|#00DB20|Green (2)}}

{{legend|#330ACB|Ind. Liberal (2)}}

{{legend|#DA0404|Ind. Labor (1)}}

|last_election1 = 3–25 October 2022

|house1 = Council

|next_election1 = October 2026

|session_room = Hobart Town Hall.jpg

|meeting_place = Hobart Town Hall
Hobart, Tasmania

}}

Aldermen are elected every four years. They are elected by use of Single transferable voting.

Image:Hobart City LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svgImage:Hobart Town Hall.jpg

{{excerpt|Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections|section=Hobart}}

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• Hobart city centre

• {{TAScity|Lenah Valley}}

• {{TAScity|Mount Nelson}}

• {{TAScity|Mount Stuart}}

• {{TAScity|New Town}}

• {{TAScity|North Hobart}}

• {{TAScity|Ridgeway}}

• {{TAScity|Sandy Bay}}

• {{TAScity|South Hobart}}

• {{TAScity|Tolmans Hill}}

• {{TAScity|West Hobart}}

• {{TAScity|Kingston}}

• {{TAScity|Neika}}

• Queens Domain

• {{TAScity|Wellington Park}}

• {{TAScity|West Moonah}}

The Hobart City Council estimates that on weekdays "close to 50% of the population of Greater Hobart would be in the City for working, shopping, education, personal business or leisure purposes".[http://www.hobartcity.com.au/hccwr/_assets/main/lib60162/draft%20scheme%20text%20document%20june%2009%20.pdf Draft City of Hobart Planning Scheme 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020064805/http://www.hobartcity.com.au/hccwr/_assets/main/lib60162/draft%20scheme%20text%20document%20june%2009%20.pdf |date=2009-10-20 }}, Hobart City Council

Major industries by employment:

• Health and Community Services 17%
• Retail Trade 13%
• Property and Business Services 12%
• Government Administration 12%
• Education 9%

The City has five major hospitals and fire, police, and emergency service headquarters.

Hobart is classified as an urban capital city (UCC) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.{{cite web |url=http://regional.gov.au/local/publications/reports/index.aspx |title=Local government national report 2014-2015 |access-date=8 June 2018 |publisher=Australian Government |website=regional.gov.au}}

{{Infobox COA wide

|image = Coat of Arms of the City of Hobart.svg

|escutcheon = Azure an estoile Or on a chief Argent a lion passant Gules.

|crest = On a wreath Argent and Azure a three masted sailing ship in full sail Or, mantled Azure doubled Or.

|supporters = On the dexter side an emu and on the sinister side a kangaroo both reguardant and each gorged with a chaplet of apples leaved all Proper.

|motto = 'Sic Fortis Hobartia Crevit.'

|notes =

}}

• List of local government areas of Tasmania
• List of mayors and lord mayors of Hobart

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.hobartcity.com.au Hobart City Council official website]
• [http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/page.aspx Local Government Association Tasmania] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140454/http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/page.aspx |date=22 June 2018 }}
• [https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/Local_Government_Elections/index.html Tasmanian Electoral Commission - local government]

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{{Hobart suburbs|state=collapsed}}

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