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Voice campaigners in Margate

Voice campaigners in Margate

Yes23, the campaign for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Australian Constitution, hit the streets of Margate for a day of door-to-door conversations.The team of Yes23 volunteers were joined by Federal Labor Member for Franklin Julie Collins and Labor Senator Catryna Bilyk.On October 14 Australians will have the opportunity to vote on whether...
Lantern Centre Family Fun Day

Lantern Centre Family Fun Day

Kingston Christian Reformed Church recently opened the Lantern Centre to members of the public with a Family Fun Day."After a culmination of 18 months of works, it's been wonderful to see so many people enjoying our new facility," Pastor Graham Sayer said. Approximately 800 people attended the Family Fun Day held on Saturday, August 19. Guests enjoyed sausages, hot dogs, mini pancakes, fairy...
Local dance student competing in London

Local dance student competing in London

Kingston House of Dance student Sarah Gilmour is preparing to compete in the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet competition.The competition will be held in London's Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). Year 12 student Sarah became eligible to participate after receiving a Distinction in her Advanced 2 RAD exam.Sarah's coach Shayne Davies hopes to fly up to London with her. The competition runs for...
Lordo selected for state team

Lordo selected for state team

The Bowls Tasmania Men's Open selectors have announced Kingston resident Josh Lording ('Lordo') has been selected in the Men's Open state team.They will participate in the Australian Open Sides Championships being played at Sorrento in Western Australia in early October 2023. Josh plays for Sandy Bay and his selection in the state team followed after the withdrawal of Josh Appleyard.
Tarremah students cook for community

Tarremah students cook for community

Recently five Year 9 students from Tarremah Steiner School, Huntingfield cooked 40 meals to be frozen for Kingston Neighbourhood House (KNH).The ingredientsˇwere kindly donated by Year 9 families.ˇYear 9 had studied The Simple Gift, a collection of fictional poems about a young boy experiencing homelessness in regional Australia.ˇThey began looking into the experiences of people during the...
New logo for Spring Farm Village

New logo for Spring Farm Village

Tipalea Partners has unveiled a new logo for Spring Farm Village designed by local Huntingfield resident, Laura Philpot.A Facebook competition was held to decide on the logo and Laura's winning design received more than 1000 votes from followers of the Spring Farm Village Facebook page.Laura requested that if her logo was selected Tipalea Partners would donate to local women's shelter Jireh...

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