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Huntingfield spirit Point to Pinnacle

Huntingfield spirit Point to Pinnacle

A team from Huntingfield's Overeem Whisky will participate in the Point to Pinnacle fundraiser by pushing a barrel of whisky weighing a total of 145 kilograms on Sunday, November 19.Point to Pinnacle is a gruelling 21 kilometre half marathon with most competitors either running or walking from Wrest Point to the pinnacle of kunanyi/Mount Wellington. This is the first time a barrel has been...
Period poverty in Australia

Period poverty in Australia

Kingston local Ruby Eddleston is working on her Queen's Guide award.The Queen's Guide award assesses character, creative thinking, community, commitment, collaboration and communication and is the peak achievement in guiding. As part of the community section, she has been working on advocating issues relevant to Girl Guides and women in the local community.Ruby provided the following article for...
New war memorial

New war memorial

A new war memorial was unveiled at Kingston Beach last week.Three sandstone panels have been installed to replace the Gallipoli marker.The Governor of Tasmania, Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC officiated the dedication service. A committee from the Kingston Beach RSL Sub-Branch worked hard to have this new memorial installed, successfully applying for a $5000 Teddy Shehan VC...
Community supports local business

Community supports local business

Kingborough local Hudson Navarro has seen his small business book out for weeks in advance thanks to the power of social media.His father José Navarro posted to the Kingston and Channel Residents Facebook group about his son moving his detailing business into a commercial space in Huntingfield.The post received dozens of positive comments and hundreds of likes and José said that the phone...
Kingston story shines bright

Kingston story shines bright

Kingston High School student Jade Dickinson is the first Tasmanian writer and also one of the youngest writers to be published in a Minds Shine Bright anthology.The anthologies feature winning and commended entries from the Minds Shine Bright writing competitions.Jade's short story "Gindle's Spirit" will be published in Storm: Minds Shine Bright Season 1. Proud parents Daphine and Andrew said...
Voice to Parliament at Community Hub

Voice to Parliament at Community Hub

The Voice to Parliament Referendum took place on Saturday, October 14. The Voice Referendum was defeated with a majority No vote. Over 7000 voting centres were opened across Australia, including one at the Kingborough Community Hub. Pictured Dee Beriya supported the No vote and Jill Hickie supported the Yes vote. The Voice proposed to establish a federal advisory body of Aboriginal and...

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