The Taroona Penguins played Harlequins at Rugby Park on Saturday, June 9. It was a resounding win for the Penguins 86 to 3! Pictured Alistair Burke. (PS Carolyn Whitehouse)

Recently the changerooms at Snug Park have undergone a major upgrade to level the playing field for local sporting clubs. “Thanks to a $150,000 election promise from Jacquie Petrusma, the Snug Park changerooms which have been transformed from an outdated old building which catered for male sport only, into a nice clean changeroom facility which caters for players of both male and female sport,”...

Locals, Hester van Niekerk and Bev Gibson, have fundraised $14,000 for gynaecological cancer research, after their friend and work colleague Susan Nolan was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Sue, a former Kingborough Councillor and a former CEO of Blackmans Bay Children Services, received a diagnosis of the advanced stage of the condition.In correspondence with the (ITALICS) Kingborough Chronicle,...

Kingston High Students Hannah and Ruby Eddleston recently participated in a national public speaking competition. The Rostrum Voice of Youth is a national competition for secondary school students from Years 7 to 12, which has been running for 47 years.Rostrum Australia is a national association of public speaking groups, first established in 1930. My sister Ruby and I competed in the Southern...

Be part of Kingborough’s first Night of Lights on Friday, June 3 at the Kingborough Community Hub. Mayor Paula Wriedt said Kingborough Council would provide the event to celebrate the beginning of winter and entice everyone out for a visual feast.“The Night of Lights will include two laser light shows, a fire twirling performance and kids’ glow in the dark activities, video art and of course...