The City of Hobart sought public feedback in February 2025, regarding a private sauna proposal at Long Beach, Sandy Bay.

An operator was selected in May of 2026.

This initiative aims to provide beachgoers with a unique, low-impact health and wellbeing experience that complements the natural surroundings.

The sauna would be privately operated, with the infrastructure removed between nominated periods.

This opportunity follows numerous business requests to operate a sauna on council land and the demonstrated success of similar experiences across Tasmania.

The small, trailer-mounted sauna will be set up on the grassed area near existing parking and beach facilities

It will include:

• Seating for up to eight people.
• A change area.
• A small deck with showers.
• An access ramp.

The proposed sauna would be located on the southern end of Long Beach, Sandy Bay. For more details on the location, see the image below.

Community engagement, including an online survey, took place from 18 February – 14 March, 2025

• All community groups, businesses and individuals were welcome to contribute feedback, further thoughts and/or questions on this process and/or the proposed private Sauna at Long Beach.

• All feedback was presented to the project team for further consideration.

Most feedback was positive, however, some submissions were unsupportive or expressed concerns.

We received 76 submissions: