Progress is being made toward completion of the new playground in Kingston Park. Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Dean Winter expects the new playground to open in autumn. “We will have the playground ready to go in March,” Mayor Winter stated. “Things are progressing well, with contractors making good progress towards completion.  “The aim is to have the playground open to the public in early...

Tasmanian Government submitted development applications for Stage 1 of the proposed Huntingfield subdivision and a connecting roundabout to Kingborough Council.Stage 1 consists of the first 218 of 470 proposed residential lots in Huntingfield.The Department of Communities Tasmania wrote to members of the public who had previously expressed an interest in the controversial development on January...

Middleton Tennis Club has scored an upgrade to its tennis court via a $30,000 grant from the Tasmanian Government’s Improving the Playing Field program. The grant program offers financial assistance to upgrade amenities at sporting facilities around Tasmania. There is $10 million available to be distributed, across small and large grants rounds, with $5 million to be allocated in financial...

Kingborough Council hosted the annual Kingborough Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 9, to recognise and celebrate residents who have made an outstanding contribution to the wellbeing of the Kingborough community. Dignitaries and members of the public gathered at the Kingborough Community Hub where Kingborough Council presented two Citizen of the Year awards, a Young Citizen of the Year award,...

Blackmans Bay Primary School students Torben Pederson and Alice Daziel received a book authored by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, as an acknowledgement of their work on the theme of ‘Peace Begins With Me’. The book, titled Malala’s Magic Pencil, was presented by Independent Member for Nelson, the Honourable Meg Webb MLC (pictured right) with the school’s principal Ms Della Wells...