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Friends of the Library Kingston (FOLK) are celebrating their 30th anniversary this month.FOLK was originally founded by senior librarian Warwick Lee, who established this group to help raise the profile...

Hopfields Brewery in Margate celebrated their first birthday on Saturday, November 1 with free beer, snacks and cake for everyone."As Channel locals, we have been humbled by how many people...

22 mums and children gathered at Magical Farm Tasmania in Allens Rivulet on Sunday, October 26 for a community art and citizen science project called Tarkind.Supported by Landcare Tasmania, Tarkind...

Kingston High School Year 9 students were welcomed on a site tour of Spring Farm Village on Wednesday, October 22 by Tipalea Partners CEO Scott Spanton and Fairbrother On-Site Manager...

Over 130 locals raced and walked through Kingston Park on Saturday, October 18, lit by the soft glow of 2000 handcrafted lanterns, for the inaugural Light Up the Dark Run...

Andrew Herweynen, a 55-year-old resident of Kingston, has rallied together a group of over 50 family members, friends, paramedics, nurses and doctors to join him in taking on the world's...

Doctor Barrie Wells was Kingston's first veterinary surgeon, opening the Kingston Animal Hospital in 1973.Wife Penny Carey-Wells shared some of Barrie's history with the Kingborough Chronicle.Barrie's veterinary career began, quite...

The Huon and Kingborough History and Museum Network Inc hosted an exhibition of displays from their member groups at the Kingborough Community Hub from Tuesday, October 7 to Sunday, October...

Kingston Beach Coastcare (KBC) was named one of the 11 Landcare Award winners during the National Landcare Awards Gala Dinner held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in...

Averill Lawler has been running art workshops for about three years now, and for the first time will be taking them to Bruny Island.bruny NORTH curator Virginia Dowzer met Averill...

Kingston-based Stitching and Beyond opened their biennial Out of Hand Exhibition at the Long Gallery in Salamanca, Hobart on Friday, September 26.In honour of their 20th anniversary this year Stitching...

Possums Playcentre, which has been a staple in the Taroona community for nearly 40 years, may have to close doors in November.Possums is a nature-based, community-run playground for three- to...

Kingborough locals Kylie Carman-Brown and Tess Crawley have been announced as recipients of the 2025 Tasmanian Writers and Illustrators Mentorship Program.This year 16 creators have been awarded mentorships, offering them...

Johanna van de Kamp celebrated her 104th birthday with friends and family at The Salty Dog Hotel on Sunday, August 17.Daughter Gerda was surprised at the Kingborough Chronicle editor's excitement...

The Kingston Learning Centre on 8 Hutchins Street, opposite Kingston Library, has closed its car park and Block C and D due to safety concerns.The buildings, formerly the home of...