Wheelhouse Tas Inc is opening Tasmania's first self-directed learning centre (SDL) in Lower Longley on July 24. Co-founder Marion Thomas said they decided to base the centre in Lower Longley as it is easily accessible to both upper Channel and Huon Valley teenagers on the bus route. Marion spent most of her childhood in Kingborough but has since lived in many places, both within Australia and...

Politicians, chefs, churches, service clubs, family and friends took a bracing winter dip in June to mark the Winter Solstice and raise money to support many struggling Tasmanians finding themselves unable to access safe and nutritious food, especially during the current cost-of-living crisis.The annual Loaves and Fishes Tasmania Solstice Splashes were held at Greens Beach and Kingston Beach...

The Madison House charity project built in Kingston was officially completed last week."The Madison House project has delivered a wonderful, purpose-built, three-bedroom home for a family with significant disability requirements because of the tremendous goodwill of so many Tasmanian businesses," Minister for Housing Guy Barnett said."I sincerely thank Andrew Lyden and his team at Lyden Builders...

In early June Rebecca Mathers represented Australia at the quadrennial Virtus Global Games in shot put, discus, javelin and hammer. The Virtus Games is the largest sporting competition for intellectually impaired athletes in the world.This was Rebecca's first overseas competition representing Australia, after competing for Australia in Brisbane late last year.After traveling for over two days...

The Blackmans Bay Community Association (BBCA) invited Cristina from 'The New Black Biochar' to help them run a small workshop in Blackmans Bay.The group made hundreds of litres of biochar from the she oak prunings collected at the community garden.Biochar is made by layering wood in a kiln and restricting oxygen to the fire so that it burns hot with almost no smoke. Before it turns to ash...