Save Rosny's Parks
The Rosny Parklands are not geologically suited to large football fields and building infrastructure that require level surfaces.
A community, put through a year of torture, only to find out what council officers reported at the outset.
"Tasmania's government has picked Kingston, south of Hobart, to be the home base for its AFL team, the Tasmania Devils.
It comes after the original preferred site for the high-performance centre at Rosny, on Hobart's eastern shore, faced high levels of community opposition."
ABC News
19 November 2024
Our city parks - saved from inappropriate development
19 November 2024
After an elector poll showed residents split on the proposal to build an AFL high performance centre at Rosny Parklands, the State Government and AFL Tasmania announced Kingston's Twin Ovals as the new home of the Tasmanian Devils.
Rosny Parklands and Charles Hand Memorial Park are close to the Rosny Park business district.
They offer beautiful vistas of mature trees which are forage and shelter for diverse bird populations including water birds, and other wildlife.
They are loved and valued by the community, and are popular with runners, hikers, cyclists, dog walkers and sporting clubs, as well as those simply seeking refuge in nature.
"Why would you trash an existing and well-established park when there's something like seven to 10 ovals within 3km of here?", local Beth Rees.
The Australian
24 June, 2024