Tolmans Hill, Tasmania
| Tolmans Hill Hobart, Tasmania | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 42°54′52″S 147°18′30″E / 42.91444°S 147.30833°ECoordinates: 42°54′52″S 147°18′30″E / 42.91444°S 147.30833°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 490 (2011 Census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7007 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Hobart | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Denison | ||||||||||||
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Tolmans Hill is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is likely to be the last large scale greenfield suburban development to take place within Hobart city. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 490.[1]
There was much controversy when the Tolmans Hill development was first announced as planning permits were not widely made available to the public. The development involved the removal of most of the non-native vegetation such as Gorse and Cotoneaster whist trying to maintain and keep as much of the endemic vegetation that covered Tolmans Hill. This was a difficult task given during the early years of Hobart Town the hill was deforested on a regular basis. Then in later years large deliberately lit fires occurred every two to three years. Many restrictions have been placed on land owners regarding re-vegetation, site disturbance, and visual impact. One condition contained in the Tolmans Hill Local Area Plan is that in certain parts of the suburb trees cannot be removed without an amendment to the development permit.[2] This requires an application to the council and a payment for an arborist's report.
As the Hill features prominently upon the skyline of Hobart, a major impact has been seen by many residents of Greater Hobart, however due to the re-vegetation requirements placed on home builders this impact is being reduced over the years. After the development was allowed to proceed a movement to protect the Hobart skyline was initiated demonstrated in (DPIWE (Urban Skylines and Hillfaces Committee), 2000, Planning Guidelines: Ur-ban Skylines and Hillfaces, Hobart, Tasmania.). Much of the land that is now bounded by bushland upon the hills of Hobart has very heavy building restrictions in place as a result of the Tolmans Hill project and it's forward thinking plan influencing the thoughts of planners. This development has set a new progressive and environmentally sensitive benchmark in the state of Tasmania for other developers.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tolmans Hill (State suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ Charles Waterhouse (19 February 2000). "Battle over tree threat". The Mercury (Davies Brothers). Retrieved 5 January 2013.
