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...

The Kingborough Art Prize Exhibition was held at the Kingston Beach Community Hall from Friday, February 14 until Sunday, February 16. Exhibits were judged by an independent, professional judging panel with a prize of $1000 awarded to Terrence Gough for Best Overall Exhibit. Prizes were also awarded for the Work on Paper category to Maggie Bullock, the Design/3D category to Brian Looker and...

Kingborough Council endorsed the Future Directions Plan for the Kingborough Sports Precinct (KSP) at their most recent meeting on Tuesday, February 11. The plan covers a wholistic and aspirational vision for the complex so that it can grow to meet the needs of the community over the next few decades, while allowing for flexibility and consultation each step of the way. Individual components of...

The Channel community gathered together in Snug on Friday, February 7 to mark the 53rd anniversary of the 1967 Black Tuesday fires that devasted much of Hobart and almost wiped out the community of Snug. Held at the memorial built at Snug in 2017, members of Snug Volunteer Fire Brigade, Channel Volunteer Fire Brigade, local government including Cr David Grace and Daniel Hulme and members of the...

The Kingborough Crows Cricket Club were able to celebrate an upgrade to the pitch and practice nets which are part of the new, first class, facilities officially opened at the club on Thursday, February 6. Jay Bowden from the Kingston Crows Cricket Club says the transformation at the club has been nothing short of amazing. “The original facilities were extremely run down,” Mr Bowden...