The Greater Launceston Plan 2014 is a 20 year vision for the sub-region that comprises of City of Launceston George Town, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands and West Tamar municipalities.

10 years into the plan’s implementation, NTDC on behalf of the five local councils, worked with University of Newcastle consultants to review the Greater Launceston Plan in light of a number of contextual changes in Tasmania.

Some of these changes have included:

• Worsening spatial inequalities in terms of socio-economic indicators

• Extreme pressures on land use to accommodate growth and infrastructure

• Housing stress with a lack of affordable housing close to where people work

• The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic

• Environmental preservation and climate change as core values of community

• Increasing congestion due to reliance on private transport

• Economic challenges driven by a need to expand the economic base away from lower-paid industries

• Talent attraction and retention especially for younger people

The review was completed in September 2023, enabling the project team of NTDC and the participating council to scribe a revised Greater Launceston Plan, aligned with current trends and forecasts, that will set a bold course for our future.

For more information, please feel free to contact Chris Griffin on ceo@ntdc.org.au