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...

The Aboriginal flag was lowered to half-mast outside Kingborough Council chambers on January 26. Representatives of weetapoona Aboriginal Corporation (wAC) and South East Tasmania Corporation (SETAC) joined with the Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Dean Winter and Cr Gideon Cordover to acknowledge January 26 as a day of mourning for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Following a request...

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...