Road Safety Week ran from Sunday, May 5 to Sunday, May 12, with a range of initiatives in the Kingborough region highlighting the importance of promoting safe driving.Kingston Inspector Colin Riley and Kingborough Mayor Paula Wriedt visited a road safety blitz site in Kingston on May 6.The road safety team were set up on Redwood Road checking vehicles were registered, ensuring drivers were...

Kingston resident John Cannell recently applied for a Life Membership with Kingborough Senior Citizens Club Inc to mark 20 years of playing indoor bowls with the club.His application was rejected at the club's recent committee meeting, who indicated John did not meet the criteria as outlined in the club's constitution."He deserves recognition," John's wife Lenna said.Turning 84 later this month,...

Kingborough community groups and members are preparing for Muscular Dystrophy Tasmania's (MDT) inaugural 'Go Orange for Muscular Dystrophy' campaign being held from June 3 to June 9.The campaign was launched recently to raise awareness and understanding of muscular dystrophy and allied conditions and to encourage community fundraising with a twist of orange. There are two craft groups in...

ANZAC Day was commemorated on Thursday, April 25 with services and parades in over 80 locations across Tasmania, including Taroona, Kingston Beach, Woodbridge and Bruny Island in Kingborough.The Taroona service commenced with a 5.30am march from the Taroona Bowls Club to the Taroona War Memorial on Batchelor Way.Attendees were refreshed with a traditional 'gunfire' breakfast afterwards, which...

The Kingston Sea Hags have partnered with Hobart City Mission (HCM) for the Sleep Rough event on Friday, May 24.Sea Hags Daniela Dadswell, Fiona Keserue-Ponte, Mitzi Quill and Jacqui McElwee have already reached their $1000 fundraising goal and are now working on doubling it.Jacqui McElwee said that two group members had taken part as individuals in previous years and enjoyed being part of such...