The expanded Lefroy Street carpark in North Hobart has finally been finished. This is welcome news for the small businesses and the many people who visit the North Hobart retail and restaurant strip. The agreement between the landowner and the City of Hobart to redevelop this area dates to December 2018, so this has been…

Edwin Johnstone, head of business lobby group Confederation of Greater Hobart Business is calling for a complete overhaul on how parking fines are calculated in the Hobart CBD. “People have rightly lost confidence in the parking system, with nearly 2000 parking fines cancelled in 12 months due to officer error or system fault, the question…

For the last 15 years, Salamanca Market stallholders have been incorrectly charged stamp duty by the State Government Historically purchasers of a stallholder’s licence were required to pay stamp duty, but a rule change 15 years ago meant this was no longer required. Despite this change, stamp duty for market licences has continued to be…

The current closure of a section of Brisbane Street for 16 weeks highlights the difficulties the UTAS move is having on small businesses in the CBD. There has been a mass exodus of businesses in the area with only two now remaining in the vicinity of the Brisbane Street redevelopment. The total lack of parking…