Five Kingborough gymnasts were part of a six strong Kingborough Gymsports team which departed on Saturday, March 7 to compete in the Second Dutch Trampoline Open to be held in Alkmaar, the Netherlands over March 14 and 15. The Dutch Trampoline Open is an event sanctioned by the governing body of competitive gymnastics, the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) and attracts trampoline...

Kingborough Council has installed new recycling and waste bins at Kingston Beach, with more to be rolled out across the municipality if this initial step proves to be successful. “We are really excited to be trialling these recycling bins at one of our most popular areas,” said the Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Dean Winter. “The trial will run until the end of the year and we will be assessing if the...

Construction noise is music to the ears of Taroona High School (THS) students and teacher Glenn Schultz, Director of Music and learning Area Leader for the Arts at THS, with the commencement of work on a new development to accommodate the growing needs of the school. My Schultz commented that he has been pushing hard for years to see the fit for purpose music facility become a reality and he is...

Tasmanian whisky pioneers, the Overeem family, are returning to the industry sooner than expected after signing a Heads of Agreement for the purchase of the award-winning ‘Overeem Single Malt Whisky’ from Australian Whisky Holdings (AWY). The acquisition will become official as of June 30. The sale will allow AWY to increase focus on Lark and return Overeem to its founding family in order for...

St Aloysius students report feeling much safer crossing Nautilus Grove with the installation of a flagged and supervised crossing being constructed for the start of the school year. Chair of the Kingborough Community Safety Committee (KCSC) and Deputy Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Jo Westwood said she was really pleased to see the introduction of a new school crossing at Huntingfield.  “Safety...