Living in Dorset

Dorset Council provides community services based on the principles of quality, equity, value and responsiveness.

Visiting Dorset

Dorset has a unique blend of wilderness, wildlife, stunning scenery, mining heritage, secluded beaches and world class golf courses.

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  • Phone (03) 6352 6500
  • Fax (03) 6352 6509
  •  After Hours: 1300 858 824

Business community in Dorset

Dorset Council is focused on providing support to potential investors to facilitate sustainable developments large and small.

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  • Phone (03) 6352 6500
  • Fax (03) 6352 6509
  • After Hours 1300 858 824
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Australia Day Ambassador Program

The Australia Day Ambassador Program is an initiative that sees high achieving and proud Australians attend local Australia Day celebrations in towns and cities across the nation. Australia Day Ambassadors volunteer their time and energy to inspire pride and celebration in hundreds of local communities.

2025 Australia Day Ambassador - Rosie Martin

Rosalie Martin is a clinical speech pathologist with almost 40 years’ experience, more than 20 of them at the helm of Hobart-based practice, Speech Pathology Tasmania.

She founded a literacy-focused charity which has delivered its flourishing programs and advocacy for a decade; she is a criminologist and an accredited facilitator with the Centre of Courage and Renewal. Rosalie is driven by kindness in action, evidence-based service delivery … and fun!

Rosalie was awarded the 2017 Tasmanian Australian of the Year for delivering programs of literacy and parent-child attachment to those not usually offered such opportunity – prison inmates. She continues to lead, gently but audibly, in the expanding conversation of 100% literacy for Tasmania.

More information on Rosie can be found on her website here


For further information on the Australia Day Ambassador Program, please see the Australia Day Website.