Kingborough residents can look forward to more opportunities to live, work and play in the Kingston CBD after work began last week on Kings Quarter, a section of the Kingston Park development which incorporate homes, office, retail and lifestyle elements. Several dignitaries joined staff from developers Traders In Purple to break ground on Stage 1 of the $300m project, which is being marketed...

Brown River Saltmarsh restoration efforts are progressing, with federal members of Parliament showing their support, meeting Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Dean Winter and council staff on site recently to discuss the project. In 2019, the Kingborough Council was successful in its application for a $20,000 grant to work on the area from the Communities Environment Program through Federal Member...

Three Kingborough locals were among the four Tasmanians who were considered at the national level for Australian of the Year award honours in their respective categories on Monday, January 25. There were 33 finalists across the four award categories for 2021 including Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year and Australia’s Local Hero including health...

Kingborough artists have put in a significant number of works towards the Arts Society Waterways exhibit, which opened on Friday, February 5 at the Long Gallery in Salamanca.The Art Society of Tasmania Inc (AST), now in its 138th year, holds the major ten-day selected art exhibition every two years and strives to promote the work of talented Tasmanian artists. This year focussing on the theme of...

New interpretation panels have been developed by the South Channel Ratepayer’s and Residents Association (SCRRA) to tell the story of the township of Gordon. The project aims to tell the story of the area’s Traditional Owners, the township’s early days and the devastating impact the 1967 bushfires had on Gordon. The interpretation panels will be unveiled at a short ceremony to be held at Three...