The Huon Channel Cricket Association (HCCA) launched the women's cricket season on Friday, November 8 with their first round kicking off on Sunday, November 10. The season launch took place at Twin Ovals, home of the Kingborough District Cricket Club (KDCC).HCCA President Dallas Millhouse said the KDCC has been a massive support to the success of this competition since its inception in 2022/23,...

Harcourts Kingborough's Alicia Turnbull has made a significant impact in the real estate sector by winning the Operational Support Person of the Year at the 2024 Real Estate Institute of Tasmania (REIT) Awards for Excellence. This accolade comes on the heels of her recent recognition as the 2023/24 Office Person of the Year for Harcourts Tasmania, showcasing her unwavering commitment to...

Blackmans Bay couple Barrie and Luise Townsend are celebrating 65 years of marriage on Thursday, November 7 with a special lunch at Crowne Plaza. The pair first met at a youth camp in Camp Clayton, Ulverstone where they were instantly smitten with each other."I was a farmer near Burnie and she was an office girl in Launceston," Barrie said of their first encounter.Two years after they met Barrie...

Middleton resident Jess Knight was in for a big surprise when she discovered her botanical installation titled Deep Textural had won the Sculpture Prize."I'm quite new to it," Jess said of her sculpture-making."I have a background in nursery work, farm work and market gardening, so I'm more of a gardener than an artist, but there's a bit of an overlap."Gardening can be pretty creative."Jess has...

Sustainable Living Tasmania (SLT) has cleaned up the EPA Sustainability Award (Community) for their Energised Learning program in the 2024 Tasmanian Community Achievement Awards. Snug resident and SLT Principal Sustainability Consultant Todd Houstein accepted the award on Friday, October 18. The award-winning Energised Learning program was inspired by Todd's encounter with a group of students at...