LAUNCESTON COMMUNITY PRECINCT: HOUSING, HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HUB

The Precinct will be an innovative, evidence-informed model to integrate healthcare, community services and housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Launceston. The focus of The Precinct will be to provide dignity and improve the life outcomes of Launceston’s at-risk community members. It will be a welcoming and safe space for people to access a café, retail space, a health and medical hub, emergency food and financial relief, an integrated community services hub, and will include shared services, offices and meeting spaces for staff, volunteers and community as well as 45 supported social housing units.

This precinct includes a new building combined with renovation of heritage buildings within the city precinct of Launceston. The development will be situated at 48 Frederick Street and integrate buildings situated at 99-105 Wellington Street. The building will incorporate around 3000 m2 of commercial, retail, and shared space, and around 2200 m2 of housing.

Support requested

Advocacy - funding of $11M from Federal Government, and $8M from the State Government.

For more information, please contact

Stephen Brown

Phone 03 6335 3000

Email: ceo@citymission.org.au

This project was presented to a forum of 50 northern leaders on 20 September 2023. As part of the forum leaders were asked to provide their thoughts on projects presented.

Specifically

  1. What three words describe the benefits to Northern Tasmania, of the project’s success?

  2. What is the order of regional priorities that the project addresses?

    • Building prosperity

    • Contributing to the culture of the north

    • Contributing to the health of the environment

    • Contributing to the Northern Tasmanian and Tasmanian brand

    • Improving well-being and social outcomes

The word cloud and circle bar graph here reflect those leaders’ collective view.