400K In Grants For Community, More E-Bikes Coming

Events For The Week

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David Rowe
May 20, 2025

Good Morning Hobart,

Hope you had a great weekend!

In Today’s Newsletter:

  • 400K In Community Grants

  • Restaurant Of The Week

  • Hobart Scramble

  • Increase In E-Bikes

  • Events For The Week

400K In Grants For Community Projects

Hobart City Council just dished out nearly $400K in grants to 51 awesome community projects!

We’re talking musicals with chickens, hyperpop festivals, ceramic penguin burrows, fashion runways, and eco-friendly youth ideas like EV chargers.

From nappies to Christmas lunches, it’s grassroots goodness all round. Missed out? Another grant round’s coming in August—fingers crossed you get the nod next time!

Restaurant Of The Week

Urban Greek, nestled in Hobart's CBD, offers a delightful Cretan dining experience that has earned it a 4.7-star rating on Tripadvisor and a spot among the city's top restaurants.

The menu features authentic Greek dishes like saganaki with fig jam, moussaka, and charcoal-grilled lamb cutlets, all crafted from traditional family recipes.

The warm ambiance and attentive service make it perfect for both intimate dinners and group gatherings

Hobart Scramble

Unscramble the letters to reveal a suburb of Hobart:

TOMUANBGAYA

Answer at end of newsletter.

🌶️ Who Likes It Hot?

E-Bike Library To Double In Size

Hobart’s Free E-Bike Library is cruising ahead after a surge in demand! Launched in May, the program lets locals borrow e-bikes for two weeks.

With over 350 keen riders already, the city’s expanding the fleet. From hill-hopping commuters to grocery-hauling parents, there’s a ride for everyone.

Just be 18+, Tasmanian, and have bike storage. $500 deposit (refundable) gets you rolling!

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Events For The Week

Tuesday 20th

Location: Simmons Park, Lindisfarne
Description: The sessions are run by fitness health professionals and include a range of aerobic exercise, balance, body weight exercise, circuits, core strength, and walking – but these can be modified to suit the individual need.

✏️ Pencil Drawing Group | 1:00PM

Location: 116 High St Hobart
Description: We explore grey lead & graphite pencils and work with shading, texture, detail, still life, landscape, animal life, abstract and more, based on the interest of those in attendance. All materials are provided.

Location: The Story Bar, 18 Hunter Street Hobart
Description: Founded by award-winning singer-songwriter and creative facilitator Cam Tapp, Wild Connections invites teams to disconnect from the digital world and reconnect with each other in the heart of Lutruwita/Tasmania's wilderness.

Wednesday 21st

Location: Yellow Bernard, Collins St
Description: Meet at Yellow Bernard, Collins Street 👉🏻 Get there for a 6:30am start 👉🏻 Run or walk at your own pace. 5km course. Stay for coffee and chat after if you like.

Location: 11 Morrison St, Hobart
Description: Join us for a FREE 30min Bachata intro class! No partner needed. All levels welcome. After the class, stick around for a fun social night with Salsa, Bachata, and Kizomba music.

🐵 Kafka’s Monkey | 7:30PM (Season Runs Till 25 May)

Location: The Peacock Theatre
Description: Kafka’s Monkey is a gripping one-person play starring Penny McDonald, directed by Jacob Golding. Based on Franz Kafka’s 'A Report to an Academy', it explores identity, captivity, and the cost of assimilation. Darkly humorous and thought-provoking, this powerful production challenges what it truly means to be human.

Thursday 22nd

👯 The Legacy | 7:00PM & Fri @7:00PM

Location: Theatre Royal Hobart
Description: A powerful dance and music production that explores the lessons, struggles, and love passed down through generations. Through the journey of a mother and daughter separated by war and reunited by love, this electrifying performance weaves together past, present, and future.

🎷 Jazz Jam at Pablo’s | 8:00PM

Location: 101 Harrington Street, Hobart
Description: Lead by our House band of Damien Kingston, Tom Robb and Hamish Houston. The boys are joined by local and travelling Jazz Musicians. We always welcome new players. So grab your instrument and come in and join the fun.

Friday 23rd

Location: 1384 Richmond Rd, Richmond
Description: Together with Tasmania’s top eight winemakers, it’s my great pleasure to invite you to join me for my inaugural Tasmanian Wine Weekend on 23-25 May 2025.

🎨 Max Mueller Emerging Artist Solo Exhibition | 5:00PM (Runs Till 16 June)

Location: 77 Salamanca Place Hobart
Description: Handmark invites you to experience emerging artist Max Mueller’s inaugural solo exhibition.

Hobart Scramble Answer

Montagu Bay

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