Questions for the Northern Midlands Council

In the light of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision regarding the plan to sell the Town Hall in Campbell Town I have submitted several questions to the Northern Midlands Council to be addressed at their next meeting on the 21st of March, 2022.

1. What steps has the Council taken to ensure the continued operation of Service Tasmania in Campbell Town?
2. What steps has the Council taken to secure the long-term future of the Campbell Town Museum and Visitor Information Centre?
3. Will the Council give an undertaking not to sell the Town Hall in Campbell Town if this action will result in the closure of the Service Tasmania branch and or the Campbell Town Museum and Visitor Information Centre?

The Northern Midlands Council is not currently allowing public attendance at their meetings due to the pandemic but the Council's response to my questions should appear in the minutes of the meeting. There will also be an audio recording of the proceedings available on the Council website a few days after the meeting.

TASCAT verdict on the sale of the Town Hall in Campbell Town

The Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has confirmed the decision by the Northern Midlands Council to sell the Town Hall in Campbell Town. A hearing to consider an appeal against the Council's decision to sell was conducted in February but unfortunately the arguments presented did not convince the Tribunal to block the sale. As no other avenues of appeal are available the Council is now free to begin the sale process. The full report on the hearing and the Tribunal's judgement can be seen here:

A McCullagh v Northern Midlands Council [2022] TASCAT 24 (9 March 2022) (austlii.edu.au)