Senator Catryna Bilyk, patron of the A Day on the Beach event, judged the sandcastle competition before an early high tide made things tricky. There were a lot of creative entries in this year’s competition. (PS)  

The Brisbane Lions trained and participated in an interclub game on Sunday, January 20 at the Twin Ovals in Kingston. The Brisbane Lions jetted into Tasmania on Friday, January 19, for a week of training and interclub matches.The team has eleven new players joining their ranks. They enjoy coming to Tasmania for the cooler climate and the fresh air. Local fans and members are welcome to...

A new feature which was established in 2018 at Kingston Park was a labyrinth with white rocks at the centre.  Situated on the bottom field, closest to the Huon Highway roundabout, the labyrinth’s pattern is based on the Chartres Cathedral’s sacred and classical labyrinth, which were placed on cathedral floors as a substitute for pilgrimage paths. These paths were developed as an aid to...

The signs went up on Thursday, January 10 advising against swimming along the northern end of the beach, in addition to existing warnings at Blackmans Bay south.They were then removed from the northern end the next day after further testing revealed the water quality was safe for swimming.For some time, frustrated residents have been circulating flyers calling for action on the water quality of...

Tasmanians can now feel safer in and around the water at Kingston Beach thanks to a grant from the RACT Community Fund.The fund provided a grant to the Kingston Beach Surf Life Saving Club (KBSLSC) for new first aid training equipment in the lead-up to the opening of the season in December 2018.The KBSLSC, which has 280 members, half of whom are nippers (children aged five to 15 years), provides...