Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Dean Winter officially opened a new worm farm at Taroona Neighbourhood Garden (TNG), on Saturday, August 1. Locals are invited to dispose of their kitchen waste in the new worm farm, which will house up to 40,000 earthworms. Taroona Neighbourhood Garden Inc, established on council land in Taroona Park in 2007, is a voluntary organisation operated by 50 member families...

Community celebrations and a symbolic cleansing took place on Sunday, July 26, as a large wooden coronavirus effigy went off with a bang adjacent to the Longley International Hotel. The event was intended to inject positivity into the recovery for the local community as Kingborough emerges from lockdown. The theatre opened with a pantomime between a virus and two exterminators. A large wooden...

Mountain River medical doctor Dr Bastian Seidel (pictured) is set to be elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing the Division of Huon, following preliminary counting of results since voting closed on Saturday, August 1. Percentage of first preferences based on the Tasmanian Electoral Commission’s counting of votes and returned postal votes as of Sunday, August 2: Labor...

Members and friends of the Kingborough Dog Walkers Association (KDWA) gathered at Dru Point on Sunday, July 26 for the opening of the upgrades to the dog exercise area. Established 20 years ago as the first dedicated dog exercise area in Tasmania, the Dru Point Dog Exercise Park has not had a facelift in some time and the upgrades are expected to increase the accessibility and enjoyment of the...

Community Based Support (CBS) delivered its 3000th meal on Wednesday, July 22, after the organisation was forced to adapt their services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Community Based Support CEO Allyson Warrington said the 3000th meal was delivered to CBS client, Carmyl Groombridge, from Margate. “From crisis comes opportunity,” Ms Warrington said. “We started our meal delivery...