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Artist in Residence exhibition
Council's current Artist in Residence and award winning artist, Rowen Matthews, will open
his exhibtion on Monday 22 February at 6.00pm. The exhibition named 'The gloaming studies
of the Gorge at dusk' will be on show at the Basin Cottage Volunteer Centre at the Cataract
Gorge for one week. Click here for more information about the Artist in Residence Program.

Draft Launceston Community Plan released for comment
Launceston residents are being urged to have their say with the release of the draft Launceston Community Plan for public comment...Click here to read more.
Click here to view the draft Launceston Community Plan.

Council hands State responsibility for siltation
Launceston City Council is handing responsibility for managing siltation in the Tamar and
Esk Rivers to the State Government due to the fact that the river system is already in State ownership and the sources of sedimentation are substantially outside the Launceston municipality...Click here to read more.

Applications now open for event sponsorship funding
Council is calling for event organisers to apply for assistance under its Event Sponsorship Program...Click here to read more.
Download Your Guide to Event Sponsorship
Download the Event Sponsorship Application Form

Draft Concessional Entry to Council's Waste Disposal Facilities Policy
This draft policy aims to set out the criteria of when to apply lower or no fee to dispose
refuse at the waste disposal facilities at the Launceston Waste Centre, Lilydale and
Nunamara... Click here to read the draft policy

Basin pool to be patrolled this summer
The First Basin Pool at the Cataract Gorge will be supervised during specified hours this summer...Click here to read more.


How to get something fixed, removed, repaired or inspected
If there's something you would like us to inspect, remove, replace or repair, please contact
the Customer Service Centre on (03) 6323 3000. Your contact details and details of the
request will be recorded. If for some reason we can't resolve the problem, we'll get back to you.