Jude Lennox was awarded the title of Citizen of the Year, for her outstanding dedication to saving animals, at the Kingborough Awards ceremony was held on Saturday, January 8.The awards ceremony honoured dedicated community volunteers for 2022.Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Paula Wriedt said the awards were important because they honoured the community members who helped make Kingborough a better...

Santa and his helpers made an unscheduled, early visit to Snug last week. Due to Tasmanian Fire Service restrictions and operational guidelines, Snug Fire Brigade’s annual Santa run and lolly drop was magically rescheduled from Saturday, December 18 to Tuesday, December 14.In a Facebook post on Tuesday, December 14, the Snug Fire Brigade initially announced changes to the jolly event.“Due to...

The concrete was poured at Clennett's Lightwood Park development on Tuesday, December 14. It is hoped the venue will be considered as a base for one of the elite teams participating in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, to be held in Australia and New Zealand between July 20 and August 20, 2023. The facility is set to become a become a premier venue for soccer in TasmaniaThe Kingborough Chronicle...

The Brave Shave for Maddy fundraiser for 11-year-old St Aloysius Catholic College student Maddy Arthur has raised over $22,000 with Maddy’s classmates shaving their hair on Friday, December 3.The Brave Shave for Maddy team included Grade 5 classmates Campbell, Lucas, Logan, Rhys, Ren, Ryan, Harry, Tom, Archer, Austin and Eddie.The group of students had their hair shaved to help support Maddy who...

The Longley Bunyips (5-299) played against the Kettering Mariners (233) at Sandfly Memorial Oval in the Huon Channel Cricket Association competition on Saturday, December 12. Pictured Chris Bowles on his way to 10-not-out with a strike rate of 200.00 at the tail end of the Bunyips innings. Solid batting from Longley’s Jake Barry (90), Jordan Lovell (51), Bryce Turnbull (58) and Tom Bevan...