AFL Stadium Song:
Hobart Not Highrise strongly opposes the proposed AFL stadium at Macquarie Point:
AFL Stadium Song
AFL Stadium Song ~ Lyrics Brian Corr, Music AI
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Hobart Not Highrise Inc.:
HNH was set up to prevent a rash of developments that ignore building height rules and threaten the human scale, heritage values, and skyline of our beautiful city.
Representation against Development Assessment Panels (DAPs):
HNH is against Development Assessment Panels, for very good reasons; planning decisions should remain with local representatives, your local Council. To make a submission, click 'HERE'.
Representation against 41 Salamanca Place (17m in a 12m zone):
HNH was set up to prevent a rash of developments that ignore building height rules and threaten the human scale, heritage values, and skyline of our beautiful city. Submissions are now closed.
Fundraising:
Please help by donating direct to HNH's bank account or by buying the 'Entertainment Book'. We need funds to cover the cost of safe emailing, government association charges, leaflet-printing & distribution, and other advertising. Also, we sometimes need legal advice.
Skyscraper Definition:
"A skyscraper is a machine that is designed to turn land into money." [from 'The 99% Invisible City' by Roman Mars & Kurt Kohlstedt, 2020, p191]
Highrise Votes:
Some elected members have voted in favour of highrise towers, even against their planning officers' recommendations, for example, the Welcome Stranger highrise tower proposal. Click 'Here' for details.
Central Hobart Precinct Plan:
Thanks to the many hundreds who made submissions. Click 'Here' for Mercury 'Opinion Piece' on 1st Jan. 2022. Note that the Property Council has supported highrise towers.
Major Projects:
Sadly, the Major Projects Bill was passed by both houses of parliament. We note that the then government, on a number of occasions, said that this legislation will not be used for highrise towers. However, the legislation allows highrise towers. Click 'Here' for a list of problems with this legislation.