The Tasmanian Greens are proud to release a consultation draft of the Hobart Cenotaph Bill 2024, for feedback from stakeholders and the community over a six-week period.
Drafted at the request of RSL Tasmania, and with the concept endorsed by RSL Australia and Friends of Soldiers Memorial Avenue, this bill ensures that long-standing protections for the values of the Cenotaph are enshrined in law. The protections would apply to all developments, no matter the assessment pathway, and would override the Project of State Significance process.
We’ve made no secret of the fact this bill is designed to protect the Cenotaph from the Liberals’ Macquarie Point stadium. However, it is drafted to ensure this historic site will be protected from any development that would impact its special values.
For decades Macquarie Point has had a 15-metre height limit for new developments, which has helped protect the heritage values of the precinct and Cenotaph. The proposed stadium will tower over this limit at 54 metres high – higher even than the size the Premier originally proposed. It’s size and bulk will trash Hobart’s heritage and visual values from many different vantage points, including the Cenotaph.
RSL Tasmania has repeatedly tried to engage with the Rockliff government about the impacts the stadium will have on the Cenotaph, but they’ve been ignored. That’s why they put forward the idea of creating legislation to prevent these impacts, something we have been proud to assist with.
We look forward to hearing from stakeholders and the community about our bill, and encourage everyone to have their say.
Information about the draft bill and the consultation process can be found here
