After 15 years serving the local community through their café and restaurant, Beachfront 32 at Kingston Beach, brothers Brett and Mark Sawford are taking the back seat in a new journey as they expand their popular artisan bar, Robbie Browns. Having purchased the business back in 2005, as a ‘milk bar and fish and chip shop’ that housed a few pinball machines, crisps, lollies, stick ice-cream and...

Local charity Tassie Mums is changing the way it works in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, operating a drive-through donation day at their Taroona headquarters.The drive-through donation event was the first held by the charity and was hailed as a great success by Tassie Mums volunteers.Founder and CEO Clair Harris said it was necessary to look at new ways of doing things going forward.“Like...

Kingborough students Kinder to Grade 6 and Years 11 and 12 were able to return to the classroom yesterday, Monday, May 25, as the State Government’s restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus continue to be eased. Year 7 to 10 students are expected to resume face to face learning on Tuesday, June 9. Parents and carers with medically vulnerable children will still be supported through...

The long anticipated Huntingfield Master Plan was released by the State Government on Wednesday, May 13, and an interactive, online map is now available where the community can offer feedback and comments on the proposed design. According to Minister for Housing, Roger Jaensch, the almost seven month delay in delivering the Master Plan was a result of several factors, including processing...

The Rotary Club of Kingston is donating $5000 to the Kingborough Helping Hands to assist in their anticipated $50,000 annual fundraising shortfall, due to COVID-19. This $5000 donation has already been matched by another $5000 from a Rotary Australia Compassionate Grants Committee (RACG), a fund available through the generous philanthropic donation from Dick Smith to Rotary Australia World...