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Kingston resident bowling milestone

Kingston resident bowling milestone

Kingston resident John Cannell recently applied for a Life Membership with Kingborough Senior Citizens Club Inc to mark 20 years of playing indoor bowls with the club.His application was rejected at the club's recent committee meeting, who indicated John did not meet the criteria as outlined in the club's constitution."He deserves recognition," John's wife Lenna said.Turning 84 later this month,...
Kingborough going orange

Kingborough going orange

Kingborough community groups and members are preparing for Muscular Dystrophy Tasmania's (MDT) inaugural 'Go Orange for Muscular Dystrophy' campaign being held from June 3 to June 9.The campaign was launched recently to raise awareness and understanding of muscular dystrophy and allied conditions and to encourage community fundraising with a twist of orange. There are two craft groups in...
Kingborough honours ANZAC Day

Kingborough honours ANZAC Day

ANZAC Day was commemorated on Thursday, April 25 with services and parades in over 80 locations across Tasmania, including Taroona, Kingston Beach, Woodbridge and Bruny Island in Kingborough.The Taroona service commenced with a 5.30am march from the Taroona Bowls Club to the Taroona War Memorial on Batchelor Way.Attendees were refreshed with a traditional 'gunfire' breakfast afterwards, which...
Sea Hags join homelessness support event

Sea Hags join homelessness support event

The Kingston Sea Hags have partnered with Hobart City Mission (HCM) for the Sleep Rough event on Friday, May 24.Sea Hags Daniela Dadswell, Fiona Keserue-Ponte, Mitzi Quill and Jacqui McElwee have already reached their $1000 fundraising goal and are now working on doubling it.Jacqui McElwee said that two group members had taken part as individuals in previous years and enjoyed being part of such...
Tinderbox gains physique champ

Tinderbox gains physique champ

Alexander Hale from Tinderbox recently competed in the Melbourne Fitness Expo from April 13 to 14 and won the Physique Overall Champion, placing first in Physique Rookie, first in Physique Open and fourth in Fitness Rookie.Alexander has only been training seriously since December 2023, and decided to compete recently after encouragement from his coach Boris from Planet Max.Alexander trains five...
Former mayor to Labor leader

Former mayor to Labor leader

Member for Franklin and former Kingborough Mayor Dean Winter was elected unopposed as the leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party on Wednesday, April 10."I am honoured to have been endorsed by my colleagues to lead the Labor Party in Tasmania, with Anita Dow as my deputy," Mr Winter said."As a longstanding member of the Kingborough community, I am proud to represent our region in state Parliament...

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