Key Points

A Dean Winter Labor Government will give development in Tasmania the Fresh Start it desperately needs by establishing RenewTas – a new government business charged with one mission: getting development moving.

Backed by $20 million in capital seed funding and modelled on successful interstate examples like RenewalSA, RenewTas will get results where the Liberals have failed.

RenewTas will unlock housing and urban renewal projects by cutting through red tape, de-risking developments, and delivering on long-stalled plans.

RenewTas will:

• Identify and activate suitable public land for housing and urban renewal.
• Acquire dormant strategic sites where private sector investment has stalled.
• Develop area masterplans for these sites with local community and Council input.
• Have planning powers to allow it to undertake any necessary rezonings.
• Establish pre-approved housing and development area plans.
• Perform preliminary infrastructure works to prepare the sites for development.

Why we need it

After 11 years of the Liberals, development has stalled in Tasmania. Prime development sites have sat dormant for too long. Land that was ‘fast-tracked’ through Land Supply Orders years ago still sits empty.

• Tasmania is lagging behind the rest of the nation when it comes to new housing builds, with independent rankings placing our state at the bottom of the pile.
• Young Tasmanians are shut out of the housing market, building approvals are at record lows, and government policies are making the problem worse.
• There are simply too many delays, too much red tape, and too many unnecessary hurdles to jump over.

“After more than a decade of delay and dysfunction, it’s time to change. RenewTas will finally get Tasmania building again.”

The details

Whether it’s cutting through red tape or coordinating infrastructure, RenewTas is the circuit-breaker Tasmania desperately needs to stimulate the building industry and unlock more housing.

For too long Tasmanians have watched prime development land sit idle, while the Liberals do nothing and the housing crisis worsens.

By releasing land directly to market or partnering with public and private builders – RenewTas will do what it takes to get homes built and our cities moving.

We’ve seen this model work in other states. RenewTas will bring that same common-sense approach to Tasmania – activating land, creating jobs, and delivering a Fresh Start for Tasmanians.