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Taroona Community Association
October 2022
Taroona News We respectfully remember the Muwinina whose homelands we now live upon here in Taroona. We are grateful for their care of the land and for the deep knowledge their descendants carry.
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Hello Taroona! After 15 mighty years at the helm, Jill Hickie is taking a break from being TCA president to focus on standing for Council in the local government elections. So at the recent AGM we, Anne Parrott and Fiona Rice, were elected Co-Presidents in her stead – yes, it’s taking two of us to fill her shoes! Taroona residents are grateful to Jill for working for the community with such passion for so long. Her many achievements are lauded in an article on the next page. Thank you Jill. We are lucky to have two Taroona residents standing for Council this year – Jill and Kaspar Deane. We hope they are both successful, as it makes a huge difference to have local representation on Council. The TCA organised a Meet the Candidate session at the Bowls Club early in the month which was well attended by 12 of the 16 candidates and locals who were keen to learn more about the candidates and ask them some interesting questions.
October Sun 30
Taroona Neighbourhood Garden Spring Festival, 11am–3pm * * THIS SUNDAY!! * *
November Tue 1
Melbourne Cup Luncheon, Taroona Bowls and Community Club, 12.30pm
Sat 5
Taroona Sippers and Purlers,
Shot Tower Cafe, 2–4pm Sun 6
TEN Working Bee, FIRE STATION
BUSHLAND: weeding and plant maintenance, 10am,–12 Fri 11
Remembrance Day Service, War
Memorial, Taroona Park,10:30 am Fri 18
Taroona Ex-Services BBQ,
Taroona Hall, 1pm–3pm
Meet the Candidates, Taroona Bowls and Community Club, 5 October
December Change is occurring in several different places around Taroona. Louisa Hinsby Park on Jenkins Street is progressing well, with playground equipment soon to be installed. Taroona Environment Network and Taroona Primary School Grade 3-4s teamed up to plant around the park’s perimeter in September. A Gala Opening is planned for early next year – more details to come next newsletter! The new deck on the community hall which overlooks the park is nearing completion and will greatly enhance the hall. And the Taroona Beach toilet plans are with Council and once renovations are completed, we should all be very happy with the reimagined, bright and fit for purpose building. This edition of the newsletter highlights so many of the wonderful groups operating in our community. They all offer us so much. The Volunteer Fire Brigade have given us a useful longrange forecast, and a reminder to prepare as usual for the upcoming fire season. Possums Playcentre, Taroona Scout Group and the WOSSA’s continue to have way too much fun! And the fit and happy members of the Taroona Tennis Club have been busy with renovations. IMAS have done interesting DNA research on the endangered Maugean Skate, and are experimenting with using ‘facial recognition’ technology for our Crayfish Point lobsters! To page 2
Sun 4
TEN Annual BBQ, Louisa Hinsby
Park, 12 noon Fri 9, Taroona High School Production Sat 10, – Legally Blonde: The Musical, Mon 12, Taroona High School gym, 7pm Tue 13.
Sat 10
Taroona Scout Group Christmas Tree and Produce Sale, Grange
Picnic Area Sun 11
Carols on the Lawn, St Lukes Church lawn
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Meanwhile, High School students are busily rehearsing for their school production of Legally Blonde: The Musical in early December, so put that in your diary. While you’re in your diary, add the Remembrance Day Service organised by the Ex-Services’ Club on 11 November at the Taroona Community Hall and Carols on the Lawn on 11 December at St Lukes. And the Taroona Neighbourhood Garden is having their Spring Festival this weekend.
Enjoy our newsletter. It’ll remind you how lucky we are to live in Taroona. Oh, and if you appreciate this newsletter, and the work the TCA do, your subs are due (see back cover for payment details). Thank you. – Anne Parrott and Fiona Rice (Co-Presidents, TCA)
JANE GRAHAM-SMITH
We hope to see you at one of these upcoming community events.
Taroona Primary School students on planting day at Louisa Hinsby Park, with TEN members and new TCA Co-Presidents Fiona Rice and Anne Parrott (front right).
Jill Hickie: A personal thank you from the TCA Committee Now that you’ve posted off your vote for preferred candidates in Local Government elections, there can be no conflict of interest as you now read of the deep sense of gratitude the TCA Committee feels towards Jill Hickie for her past 15 years of leadership of the Taroona Community Association. Sometimes in life and one’s career, there comes a parting of ways where you’re left with a feeling that a person’s leadership, capability and personal qualities may not only be sorely missed, but possibly even irreplaceable. Well people, this is such a moment where we pause to think of the value one person has helped create in our beautiful Taroona.
Bushfire fundraiser & picnic, February 2013
We probably don’t need to catalogue the many great activities, events, communications, and advocacy undertaken by the TCA in the time of Jill’s presidency – you can review them anytime through past issues of Taroona News on the TCA website. What we should take time to acknowledge are Jill’s personal qualities and how these have assisted so much value to be created in Taroona. While its clear there’s no shortage of ideas about how Taroona could be a better place, it certainly takes tenacity, focus and a feeling for fairness, our local environment and community relationships to bring the highest value community-generated ideas to fruition. On the other hand, another skill set altogether is required to successfully add value to planning and development issues affecting our community. In this latter regard, Jill’s experience in Local Government has assisted the TCA’s feedback on Local and State Government planning matters to be timely, well informed and relevant. Quite apart from all the hard work that takes place on behalf of the Taroona Community, it must also be said that TCA meetings are also a place where a sense of humour, patience and careful consideration of different points of view are shared values. In fine fashion, Jill has led and lived such values by example.
Community action saves 3.5 hectares from subdivision, 2016
New Tree Protection By-law negotiated 2021
As Jill embarks on the next stage of her career in Local Government, the TCA Committee wishes Jill every success in her new endeavours.! On behalf of the TCA Committee, thanks Jill! – Damian Devlin Visioning Taroona Workshop, August 2021
Taroona Bush Picnic and Track Down Taroona launch, May 2021
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a bushcare/coastcare group supported by Kingborough Council.
Graeme Watt and Rod Hartridge use an extension ladder to safely access the high school gully. Prior to TEN’s work, the steepest part of this gully was almost completely choked with blackberries.
JILL HICKIE
TEN has continued to work with TCA and Kingborough Council as Louisa Hinsby Park takes shape. Students from Taroona Primary School helped to plant the area around the back of the shelter and along both sides of the park. TEN’s acquisition of a power auger for drilling planting holes has greatly speeded up our work. The circular paths around the perimeter have been boxed out and gravel laid. Surplus soil from the excavations for the paths and play equipment has been spread over the central area to re-contour the site. While overall site drainage appears to be working well, some of the native correas have not coped with the continuously saturated soils and may have to be replaced. Further works will include the installation of play equipment, picnic table, seating and instant lawn. TEN appreciates the thought and effort that Council staff have put into the Park’s development.
NIGEL RICHARDSON
Louisa Hinsby Park
UTAS expansion at IMAS TEN has had several inspections of the site of the proposed IMAS expansion by UTAS and remains deeply disappointed at the planned removal of 25 old growth eucalypts to make way for new offices and research laboratories. TEN is particularly concerned about the loss of 3 eucalypts which date from before European settlement. Moving the building just a few metres to the west would have enabled these trees to be retained. Incremental tree loss through developments such as this and failure to implement succession plantings is degrading our environment. Despite their so-called public consultation, UTAS has not changed any aspect of their proposal and the development application for this expansion is now with Kingborough Council and the Environment Protection Authority prior to the public comment period being advertised. Taroona High School The high school must surely be located on one of the most magnificent school sites in Australia. It has been a privilege for TEN to work on the school foreshore, gully and bushland for over 20 years. Our actions and communications with Taroona High School have been guided by a partnership agreement which has enabled TEN to: •
restore and maintain the foreshore vegetation;
Planting team at Louisa Hinsby Park. • • • • • • • • •
remove weeds and rubbish from the foreshore and bushland north as far as Karingal Court (Rotary Park); install interpretative plant totems at Rotary Park; plant eucalypts to help stabilize a land slip north of the shipping containers; plant an area north of the soccer ground to reduce slumping and erosion above Dixons Beach; remove weeds and plant natives in the high school gully; plant trees on the northern bank of the school oval; plant, remove weeds and rubbish from the pump track area; install an interpretative sign to celebrate the Muwinina people who lived on this site for thousands of years; conduct numerous tree plantings with staff and students.
As every gardener and land carer knows, our Taroona foreshore environments require constant maintenance to ensure that our plantings are succeeding and that weeds are not re-invading. The need for TEN’s work at the high school is likely to continue for many years. TEN’s final working bee for the year will be at the Taroona Fire Station on November 6th. On December 4th, TEN will celebrate our year of land caring with a picnic lunch at Louisa Hinsby Park. All members and supporters are most welcome. – Nigel Richardson, Deputy Convenor, TEN
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News from the Taroona Volunteer Fire Brigade Recently we had the good fortune to be able to bring some new members into the brigade. The brigade has a remarkably stable membership but over time people have moved interstate or intrastate and this has led to this opportunity to invigorate the brigade. We had a night for the applicants to meet the team and they travelled between stations in a “come and try” night. Alas we wanted them all and the feeling was mutual as we still have a waiting list but these six were amazing applicants and we are honoured to have them now training to join our team. Jack is one of them and below is a little introduction to him and his experiences so far. – Chris Allfree 4th Officer “The opportunity to become a firefighter has always been a dream of mine and to be able to volunteer with such a welcoming and experienced crew at the Taroona brigade is an incredible opportunity. Currently I work in Student Living Support at the University of Tasmania. I have a background in mental health fundraising and charity work, particularly with Beyond Blue in raising funds by walking across the state and, for the last few years, training to run an Ironman triathlon in December in aid of fundraising. Prior to starting with the Taroona crew, I had experience in search and rescue through some other organisations – the Marine Rescue based in Kettering, and some training with the Southern Tasmania Caverneers in caving and confined spaces. I have always wanted to become a Firefighter and jumped at the opportunity to join the TFS and be a volunteer. As a new recruit, along with 6 others I was invited to partake in ‘come and try’ evenings to get a feel for the crew and the brigade, and really see how well drilled and skilled the TFB is. A few scenarios were set up with active fires, which gave all of us great exposure to the real events that the Brigade can face when arriving to incidents in the local area. The current members have been so welcoming to all of us as the 6 of us were recruited due to retirement and intrastate movements from other members. The brigade itself is trained in both Bushfire/Vegetation Fire and Structural Fire, which means there is a huge range of skills within the brigade already. Many have trained on the Tasmanian Fire Brigade’s Breathing Apparatus and urban rescue, as well as some with experience on the R.A.T. team (remote area team). This level of skill and experience has been incredible to see, and I have felt extremely lucky to learn from so many members already in the few weeks we have been training together. I would one day love to be able to make a career out of Firefighting, especially after meeting many wonderful members of the community and being able to help the crew and local area. Particular areas of interest already from the basic training we have done so far have certainly been the Remote Area Team work and bushfires. I hope to be a member for a long time and have absolutely loved being able to meet and work with the Incredible established firefighters at the Taroona Brigade, and hope to be able to help and serve the local community in Taroona wherever possible.” – Jack Holyman
Top: New recruit Jack Holyman Above: Training nights for the new brigade members
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From the TVFB : the latest seasonal outlook You may have been living under a rock not to be aware that we’re entering our third summer in a row with La Niña conditions. La Niña is part of a natural cycle over the tropical Pacific Ocean, and refers to a period of time when sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the western tropical Pacific Ocean are warmer than average. As we’ve seen over the past two summers, these conditions are associated with stronger easterly Trade winds, more convection (more cloud formation) close to Australia, and wetter than median conditions on the east coasts of Tasmania and the Australian mainland. While wetter on the east coast, the western coasts of both Tasmania and the mainland are typically dryer than median conditions during La Niña conditions. The counter phase to La Niña – El Niño – is associated with the warmer SSTs and associated convection shifting further east into the central Pacific, and typically leads to drier conditions across Australia. Three consecutive La Niña events is not unprecedented – it has occurred previously, for example 1973-76 and 1998-2001. Four consecutive events has not been seen in the observational record.
Soil Dryness Index (SDI) for 6 October across Tasmania indicating the quantity of rain (in mm) required to saturate the soil (maximum 200mm). SDI acts as an indicator of heavy fuel dryness, with a larger number suggesting drier fuel.
In addition to La Niña, two other natural climate forces are having a strong influence on the current outlook: •
The Indian Ocean Dipole – an indicator of variable seasurface temperature in the Indian Ocean, is in a ‘negative’ phase. During this phase, SSTs in the eastern Tropical Indian Ocean near Indonesia are higher than normal, driving more convection in the region, which also brings additional rainfall across Australia from the north-west.
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The Southern Annular mode – an indicator of the latitude of the strongest westerly winds in the Southern Ocean – is currently in a positive phase, meaning the strong westerly winds are further south, reducing the westerly frontal systems on Tasmania’s west coast, and enabling above average rain to Australia’s east coast.
The national media is highlighting that the past two La Niñas have led to saturated conditions across much of the country. While this holds for Tasmania’s eastern coastal fringe, a very dry July in Tasmania has resulted in much of our State having reduced soil moisture and catchment storages. Annual rainfall on the west coast has been lower than average, and in some places near to lowest on record.
Go west! Life is both peaceful, and dry(er). The eastern half of the country is expected to be wetter than average between November and January. The west coast of Tasmania can be expected to be slightly drier than average
Owing to the combination of conditions, the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services seasonal outlook for spring 2022 in Tasmania is for normal bushfire potential, with an eye to any rains received in late winter / early spring to determine the timing for the spring burning season. We’ve not yet entered permit season, so take the opportunity to clear gutters and reduce fuel loads around your houses and yards. The Bureau of Meteorology is currently suggesting that we may shift from La Niña to neutral conditions early in 2023. Bushfire season will creep up on us, with high fuel loads increasing our vulnerability to catastrophic bushfires.
And Tasmania is expected to receive warmer than average temperatures.
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What’s happening at IMAS Taroona? for us to know whether the Maugean Skate is still present in Bathurst Harbour.”
JANE RUCKERT
To find the elusive skate, IMAS researchers collected water samples in Bathurst Harbour in November 2021and February 2022, then tested them for the presence of Maugean Skate DNA and consulted with CSIRO researchers on their findings.
Maugean Skate in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania
“It is now clear that the only known population is in Macquarie Harbour, where conditions are impacted by historical and ongoing human activities.” Read the full article: bit.ly/maugean-skate Or check out the report: bit.ly/maugean-skate-report
YANYU CHEN
DAVID MORENO
IMAS DNA surveys in Bathurst Harbour TAS were conducted to find the elusive Maugean Skate, which has not been sighted there since 1992
“Despite very extensive sampling, we only detected minute traces of Maugean Skate DNA, and this was most likely only remnant traces of biological material such as egg cases that remained in the sediment, or a few live individuals at the most,” said IMAS researcher and study leader, Professor Jayson Semmens.
Macquarie Harbour last refuge for Maugean Skate, DNA survey finds The endangered Maugean Skate is a unique creature that has only been recorded in Macquarie and Bathurst Harbours in Tasmania, but new research reveals it now only survives in Macquarie Harbour. In a new study, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researchers set out to detect the presence of Maugean Skate DNA in Bathurst Harbour, where only four individuals have ever been seen and none have been sighted since 1992. “Maugean Skates have one of the most limited distributions of any known species of shark, ray or skate in the world, and are adapted to the unique environment of western Tasmanian estuaries,” said IMAS researcher and lead author of the report, Dr David Moreno. “Although it was first discovered in Bathurst Harbour, the Macquarie Harbour population has given us the most knowledge about the species. But to evaluate their vulnerability and help focus conservation efforts, it is critical
IMAS researchers position rock lobster to photograph its shell spines, which will be used for identification purposes.
Identifying rock lobster through shell patterns Early last month, you may have noticed lobster potting occurring on the Crayfish Point reef area, which is closed to lobster fishing. This was for a project that is trying to develop an image analysis technique to identify individual lobsters just from photographs, rather than by tagging. It’s the same technology that’s used for face recognition in humans, but for lobsters we’re using the unique pattern of spines present on the shell of each lobster. We’re keen to move away from tags because images are quicker and cheaper to collect, plus they disturb the animal less. If the method can be proven it will be applied to measure changes in growth from climate change in lobster stocks across Southern Australia.
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IMAS gets behind STEM students at Taroona High School
About IMAS Fisheries & Aquaculture
IMAS is hoping to foster the next generation of scientists by donating to the 2022 Taroona High School Scholarship Program.
The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) is a centre of excellence for both research and education at the University of Tasmania. Our research is innovative, relevant, and globally distinctive. Our education delivers first-class programs resulting in highly trained scientists and researchers, serving the needs of academic institutions, industry, government and the community.
The scholarship program started in 2019 to assist Taroona High students in pursuing their interests, with the IMAS contribution going towards students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. It will cover competitions, equipment, or coaching/tutoring. “We look forward to continuing our relationship with Taroona High School, which will hopefully see some students join us at the Taroona Marine Laboratories as future marine researchers,” said Associate Professor Sean Tracey, Centre Head for Fisheries and Aquaculture.
Visit: imas.utas.edu.au Contact: Communications Officer, Alex Luttrell. Email: alex.luttrell@utas.edu.au
“It’s great for IMAS to give back to the community in which we conduct world-leading marine research. We wish the students all the best with their studies.”
TAROONA FOOTBALL CLUB NEWS
Taroona Football Club thanks members, club sponsors and supporters for a fantastic season. Memorable highlights include our Men’s Championship team winning the Summer Cup in a thrilling penalty shootout, our Senior Women’s team making it into the Statewide Cup Semi-Final, and our Men’s Championship 3 team making it into the Southern Championship 3 Cup Final. Taroona had almost 100 junior and youth players in teams for the Hobart Cup and we were proud to send a Youth Development team to the Launceston Tournament. We are excited to welcome Riley Pitchford to the club as our new Skills Training Program Manager. A huge thank you to all our wonderful coaches, we look forward to another successful season next year!
Launceston Cup! What a great effort from the Under 13 mixed team at the recent Launceston Cup. The team played 4 games in 2 days and had a great team dinner. Thanks so much to Holly Lace and Cholada for coaching on the weekend – all the players learnt so much and absolutely grew as players over the weekend. It was a great opportunity to play against other teams. We will be back stronger next year!
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Taroona Scout Group: Community Scouting Scouting provides a variety of experiences for both its youth members and adult helpers. Scouting is not all camping, maps, knots, and lashes. There are many opportunities to get involved in community events and establishing life-long friendships. Our Group has enjoyed community support since our formation 68 1/2 years ago. Currently we are planning for our legendary Christmas Tree and Produce Sale scheduled for Saturday 10th December. We will again be selling jam and tomato seedlings but this year we have the addition of Christmas reindeer of assorted sizes from fawns to does to bucks. For a while we have been concerned about visitors and emergency service finding the location of our hall. We have occupied our site for more than 60 years after establishing at the old Taroona Hall that was on the Channel Highway at the top of Taroona Crescent. Thanks to the cooperation of the Kingborough Council, in addition to a sign at the top of Taroona Crescent, we now have a sign at the bottom of Taroona Crescent. All youth sections have been busy during the winter term. In particular, the Joey Scouts had an exciting term full of adventure. The Joeys learned how to code as well as to cook, they held a pet’s night and went to Rockit Climbing Centre where they had fun tunnelling and rock climbing. The Joeys also ventured out into the environment, helping to plant plants with the Taroona Environment Network, as well as learning bushcraft and enjoying a campfire. The highlight for the term was the Joey Scout State event Campbell Town where our Joey Scouts met with around 100 other Joeys from around Tasmania for a hero-themed event. The Joeys participated in lots of exciting games and activities, developing their superhero skills, meeting real life superheroes (such as the State Emergency Service and a paramedic) and being heroes themselves by helping others with a food collection and environment clean up.
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If you would like any information concerning the Taroona Scout Group or are interesting in youth membership or a leader role, please contact either Mike Green 6227 9139 or Janet 0400 297 646. For information and membership enquiries you can also visit our new web page at https://taroonascoutgroup.com
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P O S S UM S P l a y c e n t r e ... a place for little minds to grow
The Possums in Taroona have had such an For 3 toexciting 5 year olds Mondays,their Wednesdays Fridays term, continuing learning&and 9:00 am to discovery 12 noon in both Taroona Community Hall, Batchelor the local area and beyond. Way
18 390432 www.PossumsPlaycentre.org. au Spring has featured in our program this term with children going on local excursions, observing the changes that take place with the trees and animals. They made nests and Emma brought in birds from the Museum to sketch. Our wonderful spring mural painted by the children is up outside the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery for all to see. Recently we visited Rosie Mckeand’s art studio to observe an artist at work. Rosie took the children for an art activity and they drew their own pictures. We had a lovely morning tea in Rosie’s garden. Thank you! A few weeks ago we hopped on a bus and visited the Library at Kingston where the children read stories and participated in a robotics session with Sietske Hunn. They made train tracks and towns and learnt about beginning coding. Even though it rained we made it as far as Zambreros where staff agreed that children could eat their morning tea. The new mud kitchen at the Taroona Community Garden has also been a hit with the children. They love making mud pies and concoctions made with flowers from our patch. Outdoors we have been experimenting with dyes, vinegar and bi-carb and making volcanoes set in the pinebark. There were many squeals of laughter when they erupted. In the last week of term the Wednesday group went to kindergym at the Kingborough Sports Centre. We had a private session where everyone balanced along beams, swung from ropes, jumped on trampolines and climbed out of huge pits of foam. There may have been some tired Possums at the end of this session. To wrap up the term we had a quiz night which was organised by committee and staff. It was a great fundraiser, and thank you to everyone involved. Enrolments Possums is still taking enrolments for term 4 and also for 2023. Please phone 0418 390432 or email possumsplaycentre@hotmail.com – Jo Nash
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David Stephen’s
GARDENING COLUMN
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St Luke’s News It is wonderful to be enjoying and celebrating Springtime! Longer and warmer days, new growth, beautiful flowers, and a sense of hope.
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TAROONA NEIGHBOURHOOD GARDEN Spring Festival
If you receive this before Saturday 22nd of October, we hope you will come and join us at St Luke’s Spring Festival from 2-5pm! We will have plenty of stalls including cakes, books, craft, plants, bric-a-brac and more! The Augusta Singers will be singing and so will the Taroona Primary School Choir – come and support them! Coffee van and afternoon tea will be scrumptious! Sadly, our Anglicare Christmas in July dinner had to be cancelled due to Covid running rampant at that time. So, we recently enjoyed a Spring Dinner instead with a wonderful talk and slide show from one of our members who had been on a trek with camels through the Simpson Desert! (pic of Spring Dinner) With the warmer weather and daylight savings we hope more may be enticed out at nighttime to join our Song Space group on the first Tuesday of the month from 7-9pm. A variety of genres are sung including songs from musicals, pop, jazz, gospel, and soul. All welcome, no singing experience necessary … we sing for fun and good health! Do you have questions about the Christian faith? Or does your faith need renewing? From midOctober to December, we will be running Alpha at 5pm on Sundays. It is an engaging film series, with discussion around tables over a simple dinner. Any queries, give me a call or just turn up! We’d also welcome new members to playgroup on Tuesdays at 10:30, writing group at 2pm, bible study on Wednesdays at 10:30, and ladies exercise class on Thursdays at 10am. As always, I’m available for a coffee, chat or pray. Don’t forget to put Carols on the Lawn in your diary for the 11th December! Christmas is coming … – Ruth Hanlon 0401 637 071
St Luke’s Spring Dinner
Sunday 30 October 11am - 3pm Enjoy our popular High Tea in the Gardens with cake and dessert buffet, hot drinks, Sausage sizzle and vegetarian/vegan option Seedling sales and gardening advice Taroona Environment Network & other stalls Cash sales only please.
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News from the Taroona Ex-Services’ Club
2021 Remembrance Day at Taroona Hall
live aboard a state-of-the-art warship. It was a trip down memory lane for our Senior Vice President Trevor Abbott (RAN ret) who provided an interpretation service on Navy slang to us landlubbers. The visit concluded with a sausage sizzle put on by Brisbane’s Crew.
Remembrance Day
Stage 1 of Taroona Hall Developments
Your Taroona Community’s Remembrance Day Service will be held on Friday, 11th November at the War Memorial in Taroona Park. The Service will commence at 10:30 am and will finish at approximately 11:15 am. It will be followed by a free morning tea provided by Taroona Ex-Services’ Club in the Taroona Hall. Anyone wishing to lay a wreath or floral tribute is most welcome to participate in the wreath-laying ceremony; please contact Secretary Chris Harris on 0410 754 932 or puggti306@yahoo.com.au so you are acknowledged during the ceremony.
The building works are nearing completion with the new rear entrance door and windows installed to our clubroom and complemented by expansive decking. The Lone Pine will remain as is and Kingborough Council is looking at installing a raised garden bed to plant “Legacy” Flame Grevilleas in front of the decking (to be confirmed).
Club Activities
New Flagpoles
Christmas in July Function The Club hosted a most successful “Christmas in July” function at Taroona Bowls Club on Sunday 31st July with 50 members and their guests attending. A wonderful meal was provided by the Bowls Club’s Chef, “Brent and staff”, with many members/guests remarking most favourably on the extensive variety and quality of the meals. This is one of our major fundraising events and the “Mega Raffle” provided a healthy profit to enable us to continue to fund ANZAC and Remembrance Day Services. A big thank you to Taroona Bowls Club Bar Manager Charlie Jones and staff for setting up such a delightful dining experience for our event.
The Saville Memorial Shelter built by the Club next to the memorial will have two new flagpoles installed by the Club, hopefully before Remembrance Day. These will replace the origional Jenkins St flagpole which is in poor repair. The additional flagpole will be used to fly the New Zealand Flag (donated by the New Zealand High Commission) on ANZAC Day.
HMAS Brisbane (111) Visit On Sunday 28th August Club members attended an Open Day to visit HMAS Brisbane, a Hobart Class guided missile destroyer whilst in “Hobart”. This provided a wonderful opportunity to meet with our current serving RAN comrades and see how they work and
Monthly Events The Club meets on the third Friday of each month at Taroona Hall. From October a BBQ is held from 1pm to 3pm. Hopefully this will be on the new deck overlooking the park. We also hold a very generous raffle which is a lot of fun, so if you are out and about please drop by. Cost is $10/hd for BBQ & refreshments. Anyone is welcome to attend; you do not have to be a current or ex-service person. All enquiries to Chris Harris, Secretary 0410 754 932 or Martin Potter, President 0438 581 332.
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Taroona Tennis Club News The construction period at the Club is now at an end – Court 4 has lights and the Hitting Wall is complete. It is good to see members of the general community as well as tennis players using the Hitting Wall and the availability of four courts with lights allows great flexibility in playing times. The courts are used extensively by Club members and there is ample opportunity for visitors to make bookings using the online booking platform, Book a Court. The Club’s AGM will be held at the clubhouse on Saturday, November 12th at 4.00pm. On the afternoon of the preceding Saturday, November 5th, a handicap event followed by a BBQ is to take place. Several such events have been held recently and are proving very popular. The handicap system allows players of varying standards to play together so people from the different tennis groups can play on the same afternoon. The BBQ adds to the sociability. Taroona is a very social Club with organised groups playing each day. Taroona is also involved in competition tennis. The spring pennant of the Ladies’ Mid-Week has just started and the Club is represented. Taroona is not participating in the current AYC evening pennant but is likely to have players in the competition which starts early in the New Year. Junior tennis is flourishing at the Club. Coach, Andrew Etherington, is always available and teaches tennis in an encouraging and enjoyable environment. He is happy to teach children of all standards (adults too!) Late on Friday afternoons in Term 4 the Club plans to offer Family sessions open to all. The Club will be entering several teams in the forthcoming junior competition, Tassie Junior League (TJL). The TJL offers a great introduction to match play as a fun, team-based league tailored to each player’s ability. Each team is made up of three or four players who compete on a Saturday morning over a six-week period in Terms 1 and 4. In the last competition about fifteen Taroona players participated. The three TJL players shown in the photo – Elsa Grant, Hugo Edrich and James Nuttall – are pictured at the Geilston Bay Junior Development Series event. They have all progressed from beginners’ Hot Shots programs through private coaching and Tennis Tasmania initiatives to competing in state-wide events. Elsa has recently been selected to represent Tasmania Under 12s at the Bruce Cup, to be played in Canberra in October. Everyone at the Club is very proud of her. Diane Balding is happy to answer any queries about the Club – 0488 086 381. John Davies (President), Mary Jolly (Member for 50 years), Diane Balding (Secretary) Tassie Junior League players Elsa Grant, Hugo Edrich and James Nuttall at the Geilston Bay Junior Development Series event. James Heyward and Harry near the Hitting Wall. James was in charge of the project.
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Legally Blonde: the Musical The Broadway hit comes to Taroona!! MELBOURNE CUP LUNCHEON Tuesday 1st November, 12.30pm $35 per head MENU Pâté & Biscuits Hot & Cold Nibbles ••• Buffet of Fish, Chicken, Ham, Italian Meatballs, Salads and Vegetables, Condiments ••• Dessert Buffet Cheese and Fruit Platters
Sweeps & Raffles - throughout the day. Cheap drinks - Live racing on the big Screen
Bookings Essential - Phone: 6227 8243 or see Bar Staff Come along support your local club and celebrate the Melbourne Cup in style!!
The Taroona High School production of Legally Blonde: the Musical is set to hit the stage this December. The students and production team have been busily preparing the show. It includes a cast of 35 members, a 20 piece orchestra, lighting, audio, tech and stage crews. Legally Blonde: The Musical is a book musical, which follows the growth and development of our protagonist Elle Woods. The play chronicles Elle’s journey as she follows her ex-boyfriend (Warner Huntington the Third) to Harvard in the pursuit of love. Along the way, Elle faces many obstacles that lead her to the realisation that to overcome challenges in life it is essential to be true to yourself. Shows are on Friday 9th, Saturday 10th, Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th December. The show will be staged in the Taroona High School gym, and performances start at 7pm. Tickets on sale soon via the Taroona High School Qkr! App. The Qkr! App is available on the google play and app store. More information to follow on Taroona High Facebook page.
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Management Committee – Vacancies The Kingborough Council is calling for nominations for the appointment of members to its Special Committees for the management of community halls. Appointments will be for a two-year term commencing on 1 December 2022. At present we have many dedicated Committee members who are representatives from a variety of groups who use the Hall regularly. The Committee meets 4 times a year to discuss issues regarding the Hall and to determine any maintenance required. Nominations can be made online on Council’s website www. kingborough.tas.gov.au/halls. by 5pm on Friday 28 October 2022. Please contact Janelle Kingston for any queries regarding the nomination process via email jkingston@kingborough.tas.gov.au or phone 6211 8286.
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Joining in the fun at Tassie Cold Water Swimming’s The Big Swim – Winter is Over at Kingston Beach, 2 October The WOSSA season for 2022 finished with a fabulous frolic at WOSSA HQ (a mystery cove known only to the initiated). A wild winter was washed away by willingly casting ourselves into the invigorating Taroona waters.
Hanging out at the beach 100 years ago Ethel Float at Taroona Beach (top) and Hinsby Beach (bottom). See back page for more on Ethel.
Then, for a frigid finale, 180 swimmers from all around our State convened at Kingston on Oct 2nd to plunge into daylight savings at Kingston Beach; and there was much rejoicing. Join a cold water swim group next winter! All you need is bathers & cap plus a healthy sense of the absurd.” #ColdIsTheNewCool #wossaswim #tassiecoldwaterswimming – The WOSSA [Winter Ocean and Sea Swimming Association] crew
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PIC OF TAROONA
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xxxxxx I was thrilled to recently discover my grandmother had spent her summer holidays renting a shack in Taroona in the early 1920s. She and her two sisters spent a few weeks here, near Hinsby beach, travelling from their home in North Hobart. My grandmother, Ethel Float, would have been 21 in 1920 when these pictures were taken (see pictures of Ethel on previous page). I have few details of these visits, and wish I was able to now ask her more as she had died before we first moved here in 2006. I like to imagine she may have walked past our home in Taroona Crescent, which was still on in its original grounds, the land not being subdivided until after the second world war. I unfortunately have no details of who the children are playing in the boat on the beach. – Kathryn McArdle
Taroona Community Association Inc. Co-Presidents:
Anne Parrott Fiona Rice Secretary: Janette Power, 8 Earlwood Court, Taroona TaroonaCASecretary@gmail.com Treasurer: Alison Phillips, treasurertca1@gmail.com Public officer: Maureen Robinson Newsletter Editor/Designer: Liz Haywood, 0438 622 799 Committee: Damian Devlin, Jill Hickie, Dal Andrews, Maureen Robinson, Roger Kellaway, David Roberson Email:
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The committee meets on the third Wednesday of the month (Feb–Dec). Newsletter contributions: taroonacommunitynewsletter@gmail.com Advertising: 1 column x 2cm deep = $10, 1 column x 4cm deep = $20 The Taroona community’s award-winning website about life in Taroona can
be found at https://taroona.tas.au/. Contributions to the website can be sent to Deirdre Brown at taroona@taroona.tas.au Membership of the Taroona Community Association is $10 and payment can be made by direct deposit into the TCA’s bank account BSB 067102 and Account number 28011079. Please email us to notify of deposited funds. You can also deliver or mail payment to 19 Oakleigh Avenue. This issue of Taroona News has been printed with the support of the offices of Senator Catryna Bilyk and Senator Carol Brown. It has been distributed to your letterbox by over 30 volunteers.
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