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Local student competing in Cologne

Local student competing in Cologne

Tasmanian student Tegan Dench may be short-statured but has high hopes.14-year-old Blackmans Bay resident Tegan Dench has been selected to represent Australia at the World Dwarf Games in Cologne, Germany in July. The World Dwarf Games is the largest international sporting event exclusively for athletes with dwarfism. Tegan will be one of 40 Australian athletes putting on the green and gold for...
Kingston Eat Local winners

Kingston Eat Local winners

The Kingston Eat Local competition recently closed, with 13 lucky winners drawn out of thousands of entries.Kingborough Mayor Paula Wriedt said the competition aimed to encourage more people to eat and shop at the local businesses along Channel Highway during the construction period. "There were four major prize winners who received $550 worth of vouchers and nine winners who received $50...
Kingston has new Inspector

Kingston has new Inspector

Kingston Police Station has recently welcomed Colin Riley as its new Inspector.Colin Riley has been a police officer for 30 years and an Inspector of Police for 14 years.He has occupied positions in uniform police divisions, the Special Operations Group (including deployment at the Port Arthur Massacre 1996) and more recently was the President of the Police Association of Tasmania from 2019 to...
Terrific turnout at Taroona morning tea

Terrific turnout at Taroona morning tea

A group of Taroona women has been participating in the Cancer Council's Biggest Morning Tea for the last 11 years.Initially the morning tea was held in one of the organiser's houses, but with increasing popularity it has moved to the Taroona Bowls and Community Club.This year's event was held on Thursday, May 18 with over 80 people attending. Raffle tickets were keenly sought by the...
New retail centre set for Kingston

New retail centre set for Kingston

A 3.5-hectare site in Kingston has been acquired by Sydney-based developer Tipalea Partners for $5 million. The site is set to become a neighbourhood retail centre known as Huntingfield Village. "Modern, convenient retail is essential infrastructure for growing regions and Huntingfield Village will provide local residents with choice, convenience and significant amenity for years to come, in...
Congratulations to Charlie

Congratulations to Charlie

Charlie Woolley recently received his 'Grey Wolf' Award in Cubs. This is the highest award a Cub Scout can achieve.Charlie had to participate, assist and lead in community, outdoor, creative and personal growth multiple times.Charlie also had to achieve a certain level of bushcraft, bushwalking and camping.Projects at home also had to be completed, consisting of four hours each. Charlie...

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