Tuesday, 22 April 2025
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Probus club celebrates a decade

Probus club celebrates a decade

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Kingston Combined Probus Club (KCPC) celebrated their 10-year anniversary with a lunch at the Kingborough Bowls and Community Club, Margate. Immediate past president and now Vice President Jenny Tayler shared the origins of this club at the birthday celebrations."Although Probus was well established in the region, with flourishing men's and ladies' clubs, there was no club for retired couples to...
Margate dog lover backs readers

Margate dog lover backs readers

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Story Dogs' Local Coordinator and Margate resident Sarah Jarvis partnered with MyState Foundation to launch the MyState Foundation Community Grants for 2025.Story Dogs was a recipient of last year's Community Grants, receiving almost $6000 towards recruiting, accrediting, placing and supporting eight new dog teams in Tasmania.Story Dogs is an Australia-wide literacy program partnering young...
Bruny Bowls earns Good Sports title

Bruny Bowls earns Good Sports title

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Bruny Bowls and Community Club was officially named the 2024 Good Sports Community Club of the Year at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last week on Wednesday, April 2.The Good Sports Awards recognises clubs and individuals who are committed to creating healthy and safe environments. This is an initiative from the Alcohol and Drug Foundation, with their Good Sports program helping to disrupt the...
Bonnet Hill artist in touring show

Bonnet Hill artist in touring show

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Bonnet Hill-based artist Loren Kronemyer has joined 52 ACTIONS, an art exhibition that has been touring nationwide and is now open at the Devonport Regional Gallery from Saturday, March 29 to Saturday, May 10.52 ACTIONS started off as an invitation put forward to 52 different artists to create digital transmissions that Artspace published online over the COVID pandemic years. This has now...
Kingston dog park braces for move

Kingston dog park braces for move

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Kingston View Drive Dog Park will be relocating to make room for the AFL High Performance Centre.A group of regular visitors to this dog park are hoping for more definitive answers three months after the relocation was announced at a Kingborough Council meeting. "The park has brought not just joy for our dogs but a friendship that is strong, and we are very frustrated and sad about what is...
Blackmans Bay heartfelt initiative wins award

Blackmans Bay heartfelt initiative wins award

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Blackmans Bay resident Sarah De Jonge has been selected as this year's Tasmanian AgriFutures Rural Women's Award winner for her 1000 Hearts project. Sarah set up 1000 Hearts back in February 2016, hand-stitching hearts to give away for free as random acts of kindness. 1000 Hearts has grown to be a global movement, offering kindness and hope in a tangible, pocket-sized package.As the winner of...

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