Hobart Community
Services Directory
A free resource for GPs, link workers and patients.
Connecting people across Hobart to community services that build wellbeing, reduce isolation and complement clinical care.
Nature-based prescribing
Connecting patients to nature and community — improving mental health, reducing isolation and building lasting belonging.
Need clinical psychology?
When community support isn’t enough, Clarity Health Care’s psychologists offer no-waitlist care from clinics in Sandy Bay and Kingston.
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Clinics in Sandy Bay & Kingston · No waitlists · Integrated multidisciplinary team
Green Script Hobart
Green social prescribing connects patients to nature-based activities — community gardens, bushwalks, conservation work, parkrun, kunanyi/Mt Wellington and river walks — as a non-clinical pathway to improve mental health, reduce loneliness and build community belonging.
Community gardening
CERES, Kevin Heinze GROW, Veg Out St Kilda, Collingwood Children’s Farm and council gardens.
Guided nature walks
Wellington Park walks, Heart Foundation Walking, parkrun across Hobart-area parks.
Blue space
The Pipeline Track, Waterworks Reserve, Cornelian Bay and the eastern-shore Clarence foreshore trails.
Conservation
City of Hobart Bushcare and Landcare Tasmania’s 300+ community bushcare and Coastcare groups.
Horticultural therapy
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens volunteering, community gardens and therapeutic horticulture across Hobart.
Forest bathing
kunanyi/Mt Wellington, Knocklofty Reserve, Mt Nelson and Wellington Park bushland walks.
parkrun
Free 5km every Saturday at 9am across Hobart-area parks, including the Queens Domain and Bellerive Beach. Walk, run or volunteer.
Urban nature
Royal Botanical Gardens and Waterworks Reserve birdwatching, Orielton Lagoon and BirdLife outings across Hobart.
How green script works in Hobart
When nature isn’t quite enough
Clarity Health Care psychologists in Sandy Bay & Kingston — no waitlists, in-person and telehealth.
What is social prescribing?
Social prescribing is a person-centred, community-based approach to health and wellbeing. A GP or clinician refers a patient to a link worker, who co-designs a personalised plan connecting them to non-clinical community services — social groups, arts, volunteering and nature-based activities — addressing the social determinants of health.
Who can refer?
GPs, nurses, allied health professionals, social workers and trusted community members. Many programs also accept self-referrals.
Who benefits?
People experiencing loneliness, social isolation, mild-to-moderate mental health challenges, chronic illness, housing or financial stress, or lack of community belonging.
Hobart 2025
The Safe Haven and Mental Health Integration Hub at the Peacock Centre (North Hobart) offer free walk-in support, alongside the Glenorchy Medicare Mental Health Centre (interim telehealth while it is being established).
Evidence
Australian and international research shows social prescribing improves health-related quality of life, self-reported health and psychological distress, and reduces loneliness.
Link workers
Trained connectors who assess needs, navigate services and co-design plans — typically supporting patients over 12 weeks.
Cost
Most PHN-commissioned mental health programs are fully funded — no out-of-pocket cost to patients. Medicare Mental Health Centres and Safe Havens are always free.
Primary Health Tasmania
Primary Health Tasmania (primaryhealthtas.com.au) — the single statewide primary health network, commissioning mental health, AOD and community programs across Tasmania, including Hobart
Green script
Nature-based prescribing connecting patients to kunanyi/Mt Wellington, bushland reserves, community gardens, parkrun, river walks and bushcare across Hobart.
Clarity Health Care — psychologists
Complementing community services with clinical psychology from our Sandy Bay and Kingston clinics. No waitlists.