2025-26 Budget

The City of Hobart is seeking community feedback and submissions for consideration in the development of its 2025-26 Budget.

Have Your Say on the City of Hobart Budget. Your input will help inform the budget by:

• ensuring a diverse range of ideas are considered
• resources are allocated in a way that benefits a broad cross-section of the Hobart community.

All community groups, businesses and individuals are welcome to complete our survey and make a submission to the City of Hobart 2025-26 Budget community consultation process.

How is the budget spent?

The budget strikes a balance between addressing financial challenges, prioritising existing services and infrastructure, and delivering a range of projects that will position the City of Hobart as a thriving place to live, work, visit and invest.

The budget snapshot 2024-25 provides a summary of last year’s budget and the types of services and projects the City funded.

Review the 2024 Budget

How to have your say:

We want to hear from you to help ensure the 2025-26 Budget considers the needs of the community.

Here are three easy ways to provide your feedback and share your ideas:

Your Say Survey
6 November – 15 December 2024

Share your ideas about how you think the City of Hobart should prioritise work in its 2025-26 Budget. You can do that filling out the survey at the bottom of this page.

The survey (below) will take approximately five minutes and will be used to inform the budget structure.

Online or written submissions
1 November - 15 December

This is an opportunity for groups, businesses and individuals to provide a written submission to be considered as part of the 2025-26 Budget.

You can submit a submission using the link at the bottom of this page. There is an attached PDF if you would like to print and post or email your written submission.

Pop-up at Elizabeth Street Mall
22 November 2024

We want to hear from you and provide interactive ways to understand your perspectives and priorities regarding the 2025-26 Budget. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to complete a face-to-face survey if you are unable to do so online.

What will happen with my feedback and/or submission?

All submissions and feedback will be assessed against the City of Hobart's strategic priorities and considered in the context of the overall budget. While every submission will be considered, it may not be possible for all submissions to be included in the final 2024-25 Budget. This could be due to a number of factors, including:

• inconsistency with the City’s priorities
• the submission is outside the scope of services provided by the City
• further work is required to develop the submission for it to be ready for consideration
• further analysis on the proposed costs may be required
• the proposal is beyond the financial capacity of the City.

Any submissions not included in the 2025-26 Budget may be considered in future budgets.