Eastern Shore Sun May 2021

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STUDENTS BRING LIFE TO SHOPPING CENTRE

MAY 2021

SHORELINE Plaza Shopping Centre has welcomed a new six metre mural depicting Tasmania’s beautiful native flora and fauna.

Designed by community artist Melski McVee, the mural was painted with the help of grade five Art Extension students from Howrah Primary School.

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From left, Howrah Primary School year five Art Extension students Gracie Ryan, Ava Frampton and Toby Dingle.

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Council News CLARENCE CITY COUNCIL Key decisions at the council meeting held on Monday 19 April 2021 included: • Approved a notice of motion to support the establishment of a fulltime Headspace centre within the City of Clarence.

• Approved a notice of motion to support the public release of the Kangaroo Bay Sale and Development Agreement (SDA).

• Approved a notice of motion to authorise the General Manager to negotiate with interested stakeholders for the continuance of the golf course on the Rosny Golf Course site as an interim measure, until there is an approved plan for the area under the City Heart project.

• Approved a development application for a partial change of use to a bottle shop in Bellerive.

• Approved a recommendation for council to undertake community consultation to determine a preferred option for traffic calming at Begonia Street.

Upcoming council meeting dates: Monday 10 May and Monday 31 May 2021 at 7pm. Meetings are livestreamed via council’s website, our Youtube and Facebook page.

PROGRAMS

Roads and footpaths • Pothole repair, Sandford, Lauderdale, Acton • Guide post replacement continues throughout the Municipality • Acton Road – continuation of rural footpath to Kythera Place • Ford Parade to Anzac Park– upgrade of Clarence Foreshore Trail • Montagu Bay to Rosny College – upgrade to Clarence Foreshore Trail • Hadlow Road – road reconstruction • Refurbishment of Kangaroo Bay Boardwalk • Shoulder widening of a section of Back Tea Tree Road around Bourbon Avenue Area • Bellerive Pier construction, Bellerive • Hookey Court and Atkins Street, Rokeby footpath reconstruction • Duntroon Drive, Rokeby – Pavement reconstruction • Pipers Road, Rokeby – upgrade to lead-in area to the East Derwent Highway • Bellerive Beach Park, Bellerive - cycle way

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EXHIBITIONS The Suburbs Project An art project for Heritage Week 2021 that explores the suburban spaces of Clarence.

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of the Bike Steering Committee Dean Ewington said it would be an asset for the many cyclists who used the Clarence Foreshore Trail for many years to come.

“This pathway is frequented by locals and visitors alike, and I’m sure there will be many cyclists who are grateful to find a place to maintain their bikes while out on a ride, rather than waiting until they get home,” he said.

The Rotary Club of Bellerive also donated a second public repair station, plus an air pump, which will be installed by

council at the Clarence Mountain Bike Park.

The purchase of the second station was also supported by a $2000 grant from the Rotary District Grants Commission.

Joint president of the Rotary Club of Bellerive Jill Gates said the decision to purchase the repair station was made as cycle tracks have become a popular outdoor exercise for residents in Clarence and would get plenty of use.

“The club feels the stations are an important back up for cyclists that

use these areas and may help encourage more to take up the sport,” she said.

“It has also been a good partnership with the Clarence City Council and a community activity that is enjoying huge growth.”

Local resident and keen cyclist Brendon Breen, of Rose Bay, uses the Clarence Foreshore Trail daily.

“The bike repair station will assist the growing number of cyclists and couldn’t be in a better location,” Mr Breen said.

“It really compliments the existing pathway.”

Drainage • Minor drainage works as required • Houston Drive and Pass Road – tunnel erosion remediation works • Boldrewood Court – stormwater upgrade • Blessington Street/Chesterfield, South Arm – stormwater upgrades • Jacombe Street – stormwater upgrade

Parks and Reserves • Elevated Work Platform Tree work – various locations • Park Maintenance as per established maintenance schedules • Soft fall containment and park upgrades at Carbeen St, Flinders St, Raleigh Court • Clarence High School, net replacement

• Maintenance of walking tracks in natural areas and Tangara Trail • Maintenance and Management of natural areas as per the various Natural Area Management Plans • Maintenance of tracks as per Safety Audit recently undertaken • Fuel Reduction and heap burns as required in natural areas as conditions allow • Second Bluff, Bellerive – cliff-top fence installation • Drinking station installs Conara Reserve Montagu Bay, and Lucy Way Park Clarendon Vale • Tangara Trail – some fencing installation • Mortimer Bay coastal reserve – track upgrades • Single Hill track links/upgrades • Tracks at Seven Mile Beach – Acton Creek Track and coastal reserve track • Lauderdale Canal, Lauderdale – public toilet construction • Calverton Hall, South Arm – public toilet construction • Jetty Road, South Arm – public toilet construction • Lauderdale oval changerooms – project managed by club/funds overseen by council For more information, visit www.ccc.tas.gov.au or call us on 03 6217 9500

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STUDENTS BRING LIFE TO SHOPPING CENTRE FROM FRONT PAGE

Shoreline Plaza approached Howrah Primary School and Ms McVee to help bring the blank wall to life and create more engaging spaces in the shopping centre.

Students used a process similar to paint-bynumbers to apply the first layer with helpful guidance from Ms McVee. The mural is titled ‘How Swiftly Time Flies’ and includes species such as the Swift Parrot, Warratah, Silver Ferns, Great Sun Orchid, Wattle, Golden Bulbine-Lily, Pink Fairly Orchid and Showy Bossia Pea Flower.

Before painting the mural, Ms McVee hosted a workshop with the students.

Ms McVee has created community murals in both Tasmania and Western Australia for more than seven years and loves the idea of getting local school kids involved in the process.

“The kids always love being involved in the project,” she said.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity for them to be a part of something that will be in the shopping centre for years to come.

“They will also get that opportunity to show off to their friends.”

Shoreline Plaza marketing manager Kimberley Hogg said

the mural was a great experience for students.

“The students involved in this project regularly shop at Shoreline with their families,” Shoreline Plaza marketing manager

Kimberley Hogg said.

“We are excited for the local community to see what these talented students from Howrah Primary School have created for all to see.”

Ten-year-old Gracie Ryan said she enjoyed painting at school and at home.

“I like just how it can relax you and it’s calm,” she said.

Toby Dingle said it was great to have the mural on display for the community to see.

“I enjoyed being able to paint with my friends,”

he said.

Shoreline Plaza is managed by Knight Frank Tasmania and the mural was commissioned by the owners of the

centre Shopping Centres Australia Property Group.

It can be found in the mall area just inside the main entry of Shoreline Plaza.

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Variety hungry for books this May GARDENING IN MAY The leaves are starting to fall and they make a great addition to the compost.

If you don’t have a compost bin or pile, it’s easy to start – just layer organic materials with a dash of soil or manures.

Keep the pile slightly damp and turn regularly, and soon you will have lovely compost, the best soil conditioner you can have.

Some good materials for your compost are fruit and vegetable scraps, eggshells, coffee grounds, grass clippings, shredded newspaper, straw, sawdust from untreated wood, and sheep and cow manure.

A hand full of garden lime is also a good addition to the pile.

Do not use meat, oil, fat, any dairy, diseased plant material or bulbous weeds like oxalis, and pet manure.

Compost is great for both clay and sandy soils, in clay it helps keep the clay structure open and friable, and in sandy soils, it aids in moisture retention giving the plants a chance to obtain valuable nutrients that would otherwise just wash through the sandy soil.

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Variety Tasmania chief executive officer Mohammad Aldergham feeding the Variety Book Monster with pre-loved books for the annual Variety Monster Book Fair.

THE Variety Book Monster has returned to all Shiploads stores statewide in May, hungry for quality pre-loved books, DVDs, games and puzzles.

All items fed to the Variety Book Monster will be sold at the annual Variety Monster Book Fair that will be held from 13 to 15 August 2021 at Princes Wharf 1.

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Monster May opened on 1 May and will run until 31 May, with people being encouraged to head into their local Shiploads to donate.

“After a COVID break for 2020, the Variety Monster Book Fair is back,” Variety Tasmania chief executive officer Mohammad Aldergham said.

“Due to the success of the Monster Book Fair in 2019, this year we are anticipating it being bigger and better than before, and due to popular demand, we will be running it over three days in August at PW1.

“We will be celebrating inclusion and literacy and raising funds to help empower Tassie kids who would otherwise fall through the gaps in the system.

“Not only will we have a range of quality books, games, puzzles and DVDs at unbelievable prices, but we will also have various activities for young and old running across the three days.”

To support the event, people can feed their preloved, good quality books, DVDs, boardgames and puzzles to the Monster at any of the Shiploads

stores across the state, including the Cambridge store, throughout May. The Variety Book Monster will be visit each of the Shiploads stores during May. “it’s a really good cause and the customers love it – we always get a lot of books that help a lot of people out,” Shiploads Sandy Bay store’s Damian Morozoff said.

“It’s great for children in need and for something that doesn’t really take a lot of effort to do, it does a lot of good.”

To join the discussion and suggest your ideas for making it the best bookfair event on the calendar, visit the Variety Monster Book Fair event page on Facebook.

Variety Tasmania has one of the widest children’s charity charters.

Its mission is to support children who fall through the gaps of the system through tangible grants to Tasmanian children under 18 years of age who are sick, disadvantaged or have additional needs.

Every donated book, DVD and puzzle will enable Variety to raise much needed funds to continue their work for Tassie children.

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Donation provides shelter for scouts LINDISFARNE Scouts will be able to sleep soundly when exploring the great outdoors thanks to a generous donation that has enabled the group to purchase nine new tents.

With camping a major activity of the group, the tents will enable the scouts and cubs to participate in a range of outdoor activities, including a Winter expedition to Maria Island in June.

Aware their current

tents were well past their end of life, the committee contacted the Rotary Club of Lindisfarne to seek assistance in replacing the aged tents.

A successful recruitment drive by the Lindisfarne Scouts has seen the membership of scouts and cubs more than double in recent times.

The Rotary Club of Lindisfarne donated $2000 for the purchase of the tents.

Rotary Club of Lindisfarne member Nigel Grey said the club was pleased to support the request.

“These new tents will allow all the scouts to experience activities and learn valuable camping skills together,” he said.

“We’re proud to support a local group and particularly one that is encouraging the younger generation to experience the outdoors and teaching them important life skills.”

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A NEW takeaway and café focused on serving the community has opened in Rosny, filling a vacant void in the area.

The Rosny Lookout Café was the brainchild of David Jones who noticed there was nothing in the area for locals to purchase food or groceries.

He bought a van and then started building around it to make a permanent establishment.

Since opening in mid-December 2020, Mr Jones and his team of Pattina Grimsey and Rosny Lookout Café manager Donna Jeffrey have been improving the establishment by building seating areas and installing new signage.

Ms Grimsey said the cafe supported various groups in the community, including Rosny College, the RSL Club, the tennis club, the funeral parlour and people visiting the lookout.

“This area has been vacant for so long, so it’s nice to be able to support the community,” she said.

“We’re trying to create a community vibe by supplying small amounts of groceries like bread, milk, toilet paper rolls and deodorant, as well as freshly cooked food.”

The café serves fish and chips, hot meals, burgers, egg and bacon rolls, and salad rolls.

“It’s all freshly made and that’s why people keep coming back – they

don’t mind waiting for it to be made because they know it hasn’t been sitting in a Bain Marie all day,” Ms Grimsey said.

“We’re a small Tasmanian company and with COVD it is really important that we support other local businesses, so we try and source everything locally.

“We’ve had great feedback on our coffee from Crest Coffee.”

The next step for the café is to offer a sit down service and offer cakes and breakfast foods.

“Down the track we’re hoping to do things like stir fries and soup in the Winter,” Ms Grimsey said.

“We’re getting ideas from the local community too and

we’re trying to bring that into the business as well,” Ms Grimsey said.

The Rosny Lookout Café also does delivery and catering, and employee and Ms Jeffrey’s daughter-in-law Bianca Wiggins makes children’s and wedding cakes.

“Bianca is very good at that type of thing, but we do need about four or five days’ notice,” Ms Jeffrey said.

Currently the takeaway is open on Monday to Friday from 7am to 7pm, but in Summer it will be open seven days a week.

It is located at 21 Riawena Road, Rosny Park.

For more information, visit the Rosny Lookout Café Facebook page.

BOOK SALE TO BE A SWELL TIME THE Rotary Club of Howrah will ride the waves by holding a special surfer’s book sale at its Howrah Point secondhand bookshop, with all proceeds from the sale going to the Disabled Surfers Association of Australia Tasmania.

The sale will be held from Wednesday 26 May to Saturday 29 May and will feature a range of books for all ages.

The goal of the Disabled Surfers

Association of Australia is to provide an inclusive, safe and fun experience for people with disability, and to enable them to experience the joys that the ocean and beaches have to offer.

In February, 30 participants, with 110 volunteers, had an amazing day of fun on the waves at Bellerive Beach as part of the first surfing event run by the association.

To ensure many

more events are held on Tasmanian beaches, the Disabled Surfers Association of Australia Tasmania needs more equipment.

Funds from the book sale will go towards helping purchase rash vests, wetsuits and walkie talkies.

The Rotary Club of Howrah’s secondhand bookshop is located at the Howrah Point Shopping Centre at 76 Howrah Road.

It operates Wednesday to Friday from 10am to 4pm, and Saturday from 9am to noon.

In total, the bookshop has 5,500 volumes on display, about 4,500 from leading fiction writers and 1000 nonfiction books.

The books generally range from $1 to $5 per volume.

For the surfer’s book sale, people can select three books in this range and pay only for two.

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BANJO’s Bakery Café has launched their seventh year in partnership with Tasmanian positive mental health organisation SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY to raise awareness for mental health.

For every sale of a large coffee over the month of May, 50 cents will be donated to the organisation.

This year, Banjo’s is aiming to beat last year’s fundraising efforts of $28,846, or 57,692 large coffees sold, to raise vital funds for SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY’s education and awareness programs.

“Stay ChatTY is thrilled

to partner again with Banjo’s Bakery Café for our seventh coffee month,” SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY found Mitch McPherson said.

“A month filled of important awareness around a topic many still feel too uncomfortable to talk about.

“We hope that throughout May, many people take the opportunity to connect with someone that they may have not caught up with for a while – all of course whilst sipping a large coffee.

“Dollars raised allow us to continue to better

educate people around mental health and spark many more conversations across Tasmania.”

Despite the challenges faced in 2020, Tasmanians dug deep and Banjo’s sold 4,647 more large coffees during September 2020 when compared to May 2019’s SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY coffee fundraiser “Banjo’s is a familyowned business that puts the community at the heart of everything we do, so we’re proud to encourage conversations and connection and help improve the mental health of Tasmanians,” Banjo’s Bakery Café managing

Challenge encouraging students to read THE Premier’s Reading Challenge has officially kicked off for 2021, encouraging Tasmanian students to take up the challenge and read as often as possible during the 10 weeks.

The challenge is a great way to encourage children to read regularly and, in turn, set them up for the lifelong benefits that reading brings.

2021 marks Hawthorn Football Club’s fifth year of involvement in the challenge.

The Department of Education and Hawthorn are committed to helping students build the passion and skills they need for reading.

Hawthorn Football Club Tasmanian state manager David Cox said no matter what children aspire to do or be, reading and literacy skills would help get them there.

“Reading is one of those building blocks of life that’s so important in enabling children to realise their full potential,” he said.

“Hawthorn is proud to shoulder some of the responsibility, and opportunity, to encourage and excite kids to take up reading.

“We’ve been part of this community for 21 years, and we take our role as an organisation that can help improve young Tasmanians’ lives very seriously.”

All Tasmanian students from prep to grade six are encouraged to take part in the challenge, no matter what their reading level.

Parents are also encouraged to get involved, as helping your children choose books, reading to them and listening to them read are great ways to help

your child to engage in reading.

All participating students receive a bookmark and go in the weekly draw to win a school visit from the Hawthorn Football Club mascot, Hawka.

Students who complete the challenge will be awarded a certificate from the Premier and will have the chance to win one of three $100 book prizes.

Participating schools will have a chance to win one of three $500 prizes to buy library books.

Home educators will also have a chance to win a $100 prize to buy books for their home library.

The Premier’s Reading Challenge runs from 26 April until 2 July.

For more information, visit www.premiersreadingchallenge.tas.gov.au.

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“Whether you meet up with friends and family for a coffee or pastry, or speak to one of our friendly staff, we rally the community to get behind this worthy organisation and open up about how they are feeling.”

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EOFY SAVVY SUPER STRATEGIES Damian Gibson Financial Adviser, Elevate Wealth Solutions WITH the end of another financial year fast approaching, it’s time to get your finances in order.

Want to help boost your retirement savings while potentially saving on tax?

Here we will discuss some smart super strategies to consider before the end of the financial year.

TAX-DEDUCTIBLE SUPER CONTRIBUTIONS If you contribute some of your after-tax income or savings into super, you may be eligible to claim a tax deduction.

This means you will reduce your taxable income for this financial year, potentially pay less tax, and boost your super balance all at the same time.

The contribution is generally taxed at 15 per cent in the fund.

Depending on your circumstances, this is possibly a lower rate compared to your marginal tax rate, which could be up to 47 per cent (including Medicare Levy).

Therefore, this could save you up to 32 per cent in tax.

Once you’ve made the contribution to your super, you need to send a valid Notice of Intent form to your super fund and receive an acknowledgement from them before you complete your tax return, start a pension, withdraw or rollover the money.

Keep in mind that personal deductible contributions count towards the concessional contribution cap, which is $25,000 for the 2020/21 financial year.

However, you may be able to contribute more than that without penalty if you did not use the whole $25,000 cap in 2018/19 and 2019/20 and are eligible to make ‘catch-up’ contributions.

CONVERT YOUR PERSONAL SAVINGS INTO SUPER SAVINGS Another way to invest more in your super is to use some of your after-tax income or savings, by making a personal non-concessional contribution.

Although these contributions do not reduce your taxable income for the year, you can still benefit from the low tax rate of up to 15 per cent that is paid in super on investment earnings.

This tax rate may be lower than what you would pay if you held the money in other investments outside super.

Before you consider this strategy, ensure the contribution does not push you

over the non-concessional contribution cap, which in 2020/21 is $100,000, or up to $300,000 if you meet certain conditions and your super balance is under $1.6 million.

TOP-UP YOUR SUPER WITH HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT If you earn less than $54,837 in the 2020/21 financial year, and at least 10 per cent of that income is from your job or a business, you may consider making an after-tax super contribution.

If you do, the Government may make a ‘co-contribution’ of up to $500 into your super account.

The maximum co-contribution is available if you contribute $1,000 and earn $39,837 per annum or less.

You will receive a lower amount if you contribute less than $1,000 and/ or earn between $39,837 and $54,837 per annum.

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Grants power Eastern Shore organisations ELIGIBLE organisations on the Eastern Shore will have a chance to express their interest for the 2021-22 Powering Communities Program.

The Powering Communities Program provides grants to notfor-profit community organisations to improve their energy efficiency practices and technologies leading to reduction in energy use and improvement in energy productivity.

Funding between $5000 and $12,000 is available to community groups, with up to

a total of $67,000 available for 12 organisations across the Franklin electorate.

Federal Member for Franklin Julie Collins will be assisted by a Franklin Community Consultation Committee made up of members of the community in determining which projects will be asked to apply for the grant program.

“This grant will be a great opportunity for local community organisations and clubs to assist with improving

energy efficiency and productivity,” Ms Collins said.

“This will be vital for organisations to be able to save money on their energy bills.”

Interested organisations are encouraged to contact Ms Collins to request an expression of interest form and a copy of the program’s guidelines.

Expressions of interest will be accepted up until 8pm on Sunday 20 June 2021.

To get an expression

of interest form or for more information, phone 6244 1222 or email Julie.Collins.MP@ aph.gov.au.

Since 2019, Ms Collins has been able to secure more than $233,000 for community organisations on the Eastern Shore through a range of grant programs, including the Stronger Communities Programme, Communities Environment Program, Volunteer Grants and the Local Schools Community Fund.

BOOST YOUR SPOUSE’S SUPER AND REDUCE YOUR TAX If your spouse is not working or earns a low income, you may want to consider making an after-tax contribution to their super account.

This strategy could potentially benefit you both, as your spouse’s super account gets a boost and you may qualify for a tax offset of up to $540.

You may be able to get the full offset if you contribute $3,000 and your spouse earns $37,000 or less per annum (including their assessable income, reportable fringe benefits and reportable employer super contributions).

If you contribute less than $3,000, or your spouse earns between $37,000 and $40,000 per annum the tax offset available will be lower.

There is no doubt that Superannuation is one of the most effective ways to save for your retirement.

Employing some of these strategies before you retire can have a really positive impact on your super balance.

Before making any contributions to your super, it is important you understand all the associated rules, benefits, and consequences to ensure it is right for you.

A financial adviser will be able to guide you through these strategies and give you confidence in your decision making.

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*Any advice in this publication is of a general nature only and has not been tailored to your personal circumstances.

Please seek personal advice prior to acting on this information.

Volunteers Haresh Chaudhari, left, and Ruchikaben Chaudhari.

MORE than 300 native shrubs, trees and grasses were recently planted in the Meehan Range Mountain Bike Park by a hard-working team of volunteers.

All species planted were specially selected as they were endemic to the region.

The Meehan Range is highly valued by the local community for its recreational opportunities, but is also important for its nationally significant natural values.

The reserve is home to 10 species of threatened plants and five species of threatened animals including the endangered Tasmanian devil and eastern quoll.

Two of its threatened plant species have a significant proportion of their entire population found within the reserve – Risdon peppermint and

crimsontip daisybush.

Clarence City Council Mayor Alderman Doug Chipman said the work of volunteers was of great value, and the city was better for it.

“These plants will really enhance the area, as well as support native flora and fauna,” he said.

“The mountain bike park is a hugely popular site in our city and continues to improve thanks to the hard work of many different contributors.”

A new internal carpark at the Clarence Mountain Bike Park was constructed earlier this year to accommodate the increasing popularity of the area.

The vegetation planting was carried out around the new carpark and access road to enhance the appearance of the area, as well as

support the local native landscape.

During the eight-week construction period, a counter installed on the

entry track recorded more than 7,000 visitors to the park, making it one of the most popular sites in the city.

Volunteer Jiening Jiang at the Clarence Mountain Bike Park.

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opportunities to perform nationally and internationally.

A highlight of her career was performing at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

She has also performed at ANZAC ceremonies at Gallipoli and in Belgium.

YACHT musical director Aaron Powell said Ms McCorkelle and the rest of The Velvetones would bring a wealth of experience in singing and performing to the youth at the workshop.

“They’re really good with young singers in building confidence and giving them performance tips,” he said.

“It’s also quite inspiring when you have someone who is from your area and you see where they have got to through their singing.”

YACHT aims to give young singers the opportunity to sing in harmony and learn a range of a cappella styles through working, sharing and performing together.

Mr Powell said there were various benefits

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FORMER Eastern Shore resident Steph McCorkelle, formerly Steph Monk, has returned to Hobart as a member of The Velvetones to lead a youth a cappella workshop in June.

On 5 June, Youth A Cappella Hobart Tasmania (YACHT) will be hosting a youth workshop for people to learn how to sing a cappella and then perform on the Theatre Royal stage that evening as part of the concert ACAFEST. One of Australia’s leading female jazz quartets, The Velvetones, will act as coaches and perform with the youth singers on stage.

As one of its members Ms McCorkelle was born into a musical family, with her father Ken Monk and mother Pam Monk having both been long time music teachers on the Eastern Shore.

After she finished school, Ms McCorkelle joined the Royal Australian Navy as a soloist, having countless

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Cat out of the bag for Terrapin’s schools tour TERRAPIN puppeteers have been busy rehearsing in studio for the launch of its 2021 schools tour program of ‘Scaredy Cat’, which will premiere in more than 65 Tasmanian schools around the state in terms three and four.

Scaredy Cat tells the story of a rodent-hunting cat who is afraid of mice.

Terrapin Artistic Director Sam Routledge said the schools tour marks Terrapin’s return to inschool programming after being forced to postpone planned visits in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We’re thrilled to be returning to tour Tasmanian schools in 2021,” he said.

“Visiting schools is a critical part of our work in reaching audiences in all corners of the state.

“This year we’ll even be travelling to Flinders Island, bringing performance and workshops to students there.”

Terrapin’s schools tour will reach 15,000 students this year, having visited more than 180 schools in the past 15

years.

Terrapin has also welcomed Blundstone as its new Access Partner.

Blundstone’s support will allow Terrapin to grow the reach of the tour to 14 additional schools in remote and regional locations, bring Scaredy Cat to 4000 extra students.

“As a proud Tasmanian family business, we are pleased to support the work of Terrapin and to assist more kids around Tasmania to have the chance to experience and enjoy their creativity,” Blundstone joint chief executive officer Adam Blake said.

“Since we started in 1870, we have sought to be a positive and contributing member of our local community.

“We are thrilled to be a part of taking this world-class troupe to all the corners of our island home.”

Scaredy Cat, written

by Finn O’Branagain, is a funny, fantastical story of courage and friendship across generations.

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From left, Bella Young, Scaredy Cat, Lucy McDonald and Felicity Horsley.

son has created a cast of lively puppet characters that includes Scaredy Cat, three marauding mice and creaking, elderly furniture.

Puppeteer Felicity Horsley said she was really excited to visit schools across the state and per-

form for students.

“I think the beautiful thing about performance in general is the level of characters and animating, and having characters come to life,” she said.

“Here we have an arm chair and kitchen cabinet come to life – we’re

making the inanimate animate, and I think that’s something children’s imaginations are able to do really easily.

“You need to have not only the physical skill to animate the puppet, but also be able to bring that level of emotion that the

cat is going to go through and show the transformative journey it goes through.”

Terrapin has been touring Tasmanian schools since its inception.

Established in 1981, the company is known for innovation and quality.

Its core activity is the creation of new original works of contemporary puppetry for children, families and intergenerational audiences.

Beyond its school program, Terrapin creates work for theatres, festivals and public spaces.

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100% Hobart Auction raising money for families in southern Tasmania HOBART City Mission and 7HOFM have partnered again to present the 100% Hobart Auction at the end of May (Friday 28 May).

The online auction will raise funds for Hobart City Mission’s Winter Appeal, providing support to those who are most vulnerable in the community.

The 100% Hobart Auction raises funds to

support people who are experiencing hardship and homelessness through providing shelter, food, warm clothing, and emotional and practical support.

Last year, the auction moved to an online bidding platform because of COVID-19.

After a successful auction, Hobart City Mission decided to continue with the online event, making

it easy for people to register, bid and donate from a phone or computer.

Businesses from across Hobart and surrounding suburbs have generously donated items which can be bid for on 28 May. The auction already includes big-ticket items such as vouchers for luxury accommodation, dining at some of Hobart’s best restaurants and family entertainment.

Local radio station 7HOFM will keep bidders updated throughout the day with all the details of the auction.

Hobart City Mission chief executive officer John Stubley said the 100% Hobart Auction was an exciting way for people to be involved in raising funds for people struggling to put food on the table.

“By participating in

the auction, you’re not only purchasing some amazing items and experience, you’re also making a real difference to people doing it tough in our community,” he said.

“Last year we had a great response, with people bidding very generously which was fantastic.

“We’d also like to say a very big thank you to all of the businesses who

have already donated an item to the auction and to 7HOFM for their support.

“There really is something for everyone in this year’s auction and we hope that lots of people join the fun.”

Registrations for bidding open on 14 May. To see a preview of all the auction items, visit https://app.galabid.com/ hobart/.

For more information

on how to register, visit https://hobartcitymission. org.au/events/ or the Hobart City Mission Facebook page.

SHARING IS CARING – AND CAN ALSO BREAK DOWN AGEISM HOBART Playback Theatre is helping to break down perceived barriers that contribute to ageism through intergenerational performances delivered thanks to a partnership grant with Clarence City Council.

The ‘More Shared Stories from Our Shared Space’ project aims to combat ageism stereotypes and connect people of all ages, and the next performance will be held later this month.

Audience members are invited to share a story from their lives, which the performers then act

out in an impromptu performance.

Clarence Positive Ageing and Access Committee chair and Clarence City Council Alderman Sharyn von Bertouch said Clarence was a proud World Health Organisation age-friendly city and this new project helped to tackle issues related to ageism in the community.

“This initiative, which is from the Our Shared Space program, has already helped to break through ageism and improve connections between those who have

been involved – all while having fun,” she said.

“When people see or hear a story presented in a different way – such as a live performance – it can resonate with others and help them to better understand.”

Our Shared Space is a program run by an all-ages group and includes members from council’s Youth Network Advisory Group and Clarence Positive Ageing Advisory Committee.

The group aims to build inclusive communities by engaging people of all ages and abilities

to combat ageism and promote intergenerational learning.

The recently released global report on ageism produced by the World Health Organisation addressed three main strategies to combatting ageism and one of those was intergenerational interventions – like the More Shared Stories project.

Older members of the community are encouraged to come along to the next More Shared Stories from Our Shared Space performance, to be held later this month.

A performance from the ‘More Shared Stories from Our Shared Space’ initiative.

This will be held at the Performing Arts Centre at Emmanuel Christian School at one Chip-

mans Road, Rokeby on Wednesday 26 May at 1:30pm.

For more information

about the performance, phone David at Playback Theatre on 0422 178 760.

All Tasmanian organisations and individuals that have made a commitment to work health, safety, wellbeing and injury management are invited to enter the 2021 WorkSafe Tasmania Awards.

Whether you’ve developed a workplace health and wellbeing initiative, an injury management system or created an innovative work health and safety solution, the Awards are a great opportunity to gain recognition amongst your peers.

This year’s categories are: Category 1: Excellence in work health and safety systems Category 2: Excellence in implementing a work health and safety solution Category 3: Excellence in work health and safety culture Category 4: Excellence in contributions to work health and safety Category 5: Excellence achieved by a health and safety representative Category 6: Excellence in injury management Category 7: Excellence in an individual’s contribution to injury management Category 8: Excellence in a workplace health and wellbeing initiative Category 9: Excellence in a workplace response to COVID-19 All category entries are eligible to be nominated for the Leadership Excellence Award by the judging panel.

To find out more and submit your entry visit worksafe.tas.gov.au/awards Entries close – 31 May 2021 The WorkSafe Tasmania Awards are an initiative funded by the WorkCover Tasmania Board.

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“It will be registered training tailored for the businesses and organisations in the area so when they are talking to people who are experiencing ill mental health, they can feel better prepared to talk to with people and help them out,” she said.

“We know that mental health is really important and that a lot of people are affected, whether it’s themselves, family or a friend, most of us have a mental health story.

“It’s really important for people to feel they know what to say or what to do

when talking to someone who is struggling with their mental health.”

To raise funds, a sausage sizzle was held outside the pharmacy in late April, while a raffle with various prizes is being held.

Prizes include a weekend away to the Eastcoaster, suitcases, handbags, Bunnings pack, petrol voucher, Francesca necklace and bracelet, hair care package, and a $25 gift voucher from Moto Vecchia Cafe.

Tickets can be purchased from the Warrane Pharmacy and will be

drawn on 24 May. A number of the prizes were donated by politicians and local businesses. " The raffle supports such a great cause and will make a real difference for those in our community who need a bit of help," Labor Member for Franklin David O'Byrne said.

“The team at the Neighbourhood House do a wonderful job, and their work with the Warrane Pharmacy on mental health demonstrates genuine community-building at its best."

Liberal Member for

Franklin Jacquie Petrusma said it was great to see the community support the initiative.

“Warrane is a wonderful suburb with a lot of passionate people who live in it and they just want to help see the mental health of the community improve,” she said.

“This is grass roots in action, the Warrane Pharmacy and Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre saw a need and they’re addressing the need and helping the local community at the same time.”

From left, Bennett’s Petroleum’s Dean McKibben, Moto Vecchia’s Mel Robinson, George Cretan representing Labor Member for Franklin David O’Byrne, Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre’s Leanne Doherty, Liberal Members for Franklin Jacquie Petrusma and Nic Street, Bunnings’ Lindy Jackson, Member for Pembroke Jo Siejka, Warrane Morning Neighbourhood Centre project manager Leah Brightman, and Warrane Pharmacy dispense tech Nicole Downie.

CONSULTATION OPENS FOR COMMUNITY SPORTING PRECINCT COMMUNITY consultation on the draft master plan for a regional community sporting precinct at Bayview Secondary College will open on 18 May. Clarence City Council,

in collaboration with the college and the Department of Education, has prepared a draft master plan to address the lack of sporting facilities in the Clarence Plains area.

The proposed com-

munity sporting precinct will encourage increased participation in sport and recreation, while also improving physical, social and educational outcomes within the immediate community.

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Initial consultation with key stakeholders identified a demand for additional outdoor playing surfaces to service AFL, soccer, cricket, as well as modern indoor courts to cater for basketball, netball, gymnastics.

Clarence City Council Mayor Alderman Doug Chipman said during the past 18 months, council staff had worked closely with external consultants to shape the preferred layout of the precinct.

“We encourage the entire community to provide their feedback on this exciting project, which will act as an iconic sporting precinct for the Clarence Plains and our city,” he said.

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College principal Gill Berriman said she was thrilled with the release of the draft master plan.

“The school has been working closely with council staff for almost five years on the proposal and I’m just so pleased that we’re at a point where we can share the concept with the community,” she said.

“The proposed sporting precinct will be a game changer not only for our school, but for sport, recreation and physical activity opportunities for the Clarence Plains community.”

To have your say on the Bayview Secondary Sports Precinct Master Plan, visit www.yoursay. ccc.tas.gov.au.

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A PARTNERSHIP between the Warrane Pharmacy and the Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre is raising vital funds to improve mental health training in the community.

The idea to raise funds was discussed between Warrane Pharmacy dispense tech Nicole Downie and Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre project officer Leah Brightman after Ms Downie noticed people coming into the pharmacy with mental health issues because there was nowhere else for them to go.

“We’re a small pharmacy and very community focused – we know most customers personally and they can trust us,” Ms Downie said.

“It’s really heart breaking to hear they’ve got nowhere to go or they may not have any support, so it would be really good for us to have the right words to say to them and be able to support them.”

Ms Brightman said the mental health training would be available for any organisation or group that were interested and would be run by experts.

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LEARNING TECHNOLOGY SKILLS CAN HELP SET YOU FREE PEOPLE of all ages in Clarence have been learning how to better use

technology, like the Check in Tas App, through the Be Connected program.

Be Connected is an Australia-wide initiative facilitated locally through

From left, Sandra Wilson, Joan Lambert, Hazel Cooper and Judy Parker.

HIKERS, DO NOT NEGLECT YOUR CALF STRENGTH Jo Cordell-Cooper* As a mad keen hiker, I am always looking forward to hiking somewhere.

Whether this is a daylong or multi-day hike, I have learned through experience, not to neglect calf strength.

Many times, I have seen hikers sitting on the side of a track stretching out their calves that have become tight and sore, threatening to tear.

When the calves are very tight our gait starts to change and we are more likely to have sore knees and hips, or perhaps roll an ankle.

If this sounds like you, it is good advice to stop and stretch, but ultimately wouldn’t it be better to head out with strong calves and avoid this problem altogether?

Our calves are the muscle at the rear of the lower leg, and they help us get up hills.

Calves and the other muscles around the shins and ankles all work together to stabilise the ankles.

Let’s think about what the ankle does when we hike up hills – they push through our toes repeatedly.

Descent is the opposite.

Try these exercises three to four times a week in the lead up to any walk.

Your hikes will be so much more enjoyable if you are fit for it.

Here is a four-week calf strengthening program (added to your everyday walk or workout): Week one – straight knee calf raises Start with both feet on the ground near a wall to hold on to.

Raise your heels and go onto your toes as high as you can.

Ensure that you’re keeping your weight over all toes evenly and your knees straight.

Slowly lower back down to the ground.

Repeat until you feel it – for some this is 10-20 repetitions, for seasoned walkers it is more.

Please note you should feel this enough to ultimately get muscle growth, but do not overdo it either.

You should not end up overly sore.

Week two Once you can do 50 slow and steady calf raises add weight to a pack – five to seven

kilograms is fine for day walkers (more for multi day walkers).

Repeat this same exercise every second day.

Week three Once you feel strong and confident doing this, try the straight knee calf raise with your feet on a step.

Raise onto your toes and then lower the heels below the step.

You should be near a wall or rail so you can hold on.

Week four Once you can lift and lower with control and confidence, add the weighted pack again.

Of course, calf strength is only one aspect of hiking fitness, but I think it is worthy of some special attention as no one wants the trip ruined by calf pain or injury.

If you’d like to download my free hiking fitness resources, visit www. jocc.com.au/hiking.

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Advisory Committee, a successful activation grant of $2,000 was received in July last year from Be Connected to get the program up and running.

Since then, small interactive digital learning classes have been delivered frequently at the Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre thanks to dedicated volunteers from the Clarence Community Volunteer Service.

The Be Connected program has been delivered over a fourweek period, one session a week, and provides an opportunity for further individual questions with an additional IT Help session afterwards.

Topics so far have included how to use email, what is the internet, what is an app, internet safety, online shopping and banking, social media, learning about your device, what is a smartphone, and

video calling.

People are able to participate in the Be Connected program even if they don’t have their own device, as the program is often able to loan participants a

device for free.

To find out more or to book into an upcoming session, please contact Allyson Byrne at Clarence City Council on 03 6217 9598 or abyrne@ccc.tas. gov.au.

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A NEW memorial bench has been unveiled by The Compassionate Friends Hobart at Cornelian Bay Cemetery to commemorate the premature loss of a child or sibling.

The bench is one of three that has been set up

by The Compassionate Friends Hobart in Millingtons cemeteries across Hobart – the other two at the Kingston Cemetery and the East Risdon Cemetery.

Each bench has a plaque with contact details for the group and the words, “Loved beyond words, Missed beyond measure” engraved on it.

To raise funds, the group conducted a raffle and raised $1,810 in total, with there being a $200 donation from Palliative Care Tasmania.

About $900 went towards installing the benches and plaques, while the rest was donated towards The Compassionate Friends Victoria, the group which oversees the Hobart chapter and covers their back-office expenses.

The Compassionate Friends Hobart is a chapter of the worldwide movement of bereaved parents and siblings who support each other through the wrenching, premature loss of a child or sibling.

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the group find a way to cope with this new reality and rebuild their lives.

The Compassionate Friends Hobart group facilitator Maxine Barry lost her 24-year-old daughter Hannah to a car accident in 2002 and joined the group in Summer the same year.

She said the group has helped her connect with people who have had similar experiences.

“Being in a group with other people and hearing their experiences was just so normalising,” she said.

“It reminds me that it’s a journey and I’m not in the same place that I was at the start where I felt like my heart was being ripped out of my living body.

“There’s no good way to lose a child, but we

draw strength from the strengths others show in their sort of predicament.”

Ms Barry said she didn’t like the term moving on as it had the implication that you were going to go back to the way you used to be before your child died.

“We’ll never be the same people, we’ve had to find another way to live our lives that incorporates the loss – that’s always going to be with us until we die,” she said.

“Our grief is where we are closest to our child because it’s the most recent emotion we’ve had in relation to our child, and if they took the grief away, they would also be taking away the closeness and the love.

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For Ms Barry, she got a tattoo of the Celtic letter for ‘h’ on the 10year anniversary of her daughter’s death, due to Hannah’s proud Irish heritage.

Five years later, Ms Barry got another tattoo of a butterfly made out of Hannah’s drawings in the margin of her university work book along with a quote from one of Hannah’s poems – “We would give all of our long lives for two days of flight.”

If you need support, phone the 24/7 freecall helpline, staffed by bereaved parents, on 1300 064 068.

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Clarence Salvos Captain Joel Clifford.

Digital Doorknockers needed for Salvos Red Shield Appeal THE Salvation Army is calling on the local community to volunteer with the annual Red Shield Appeal as they seek to recruit 10,000 ‘Digital Doorknockers’ across the country.

Now in its 56th year, The Red Shield Appeal is The Salvos’ flagship fundraising appeal which aims to raise $32 million to fund more than 2000 centres and services across Australia.

In Tasmania, The Salvos are aiming to

raise $200,000 from the community door-knock, shopping centre stands and events, with funds raised locally staying local.

Following the devastating impact of COVID-19 in 2020, The Salvos are seeing some of the greatest need in their history, making this year’s Red Shield Appeal vitally important.

The Salvos need community members to volunteer for the Red Shield Appeal this May in

their local area, where all local funds raised will stay in the community.

“The community of Clarence have always faithfully backed The Salvos, and this year we need people to volunteer and raise funds to ensure that we can continue the work in the community for years to come,” Salvos Captain Joel Clifford said.

“Last year, through the generous support of the community during the Red Shield Appeal, we were able to support a

range of local programs including our disaster preparedness and response in the south-east of Tasmania, as well as our local emergency relief programs.

Money raised locally this year, will help enable a range of local initiatives such as continuing to develop the Clarence Salvos’ community garden, growing fresh, healthy, nutritious food for those in need.

The Salvos are encouraging the

community to become ‘Digital Doorknockers’ by creating an online fundraising page to raise money for their local Salvos.

To become a Digital Doorknocker, visit https://digitaldoorknock. salvationarmy.org.au/t/ clarence-city-salvos, create your personalised page and share it with your family, friends and fellow community members.

The Salvos are also in need of 20,000 in-person volunteers for this year’s Red Shield Appeal to collect in the community.

To volunteer in-person,

contact your local Salvos on (03) 6244 4615.

Last year, The Salvos across Australia provided more than one million occasions of care to those in need, supported more than 40,000 people experiencing homelessness, distributed 1.5 million meals through our homelessness services, gave more than 43,000 occasions of care to those experiencing family and domestic violence, and distributed almost $100 million worth of financial assistance to people doing it tough.

“The Salvos cannot do

what we do without the generosity of the public in our community,” Captain Clifford said.

“If you have the means, please consider donating to the Red Shield Appeal or become a volunteer this year.

“Your generosity and support will help us to leave no one in need.”

To donate or volunteer for The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal, or if you need support from Salvos, visit salvationarmy. org.au or phone 13 SALVOS. People can also donate at any Salvos store.

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ROSNY STUDENTS BRING MUSICAL THEATRE BACK TO THE EASTERN SHORE ROSNY College Performing Arts students are excited to bring ‘Mamma Mia! the Musical’ to the stage after COVID-19 stopped their 2020 show.

The Rosny College musical is the biggest theatrical event in the City of Clarence every year.

This year, Mamma Mia! will be the first musical in southern Tasmania to be performed to 100 per cent capacity audiences since the pandemic started last year.

The community is buzzing with excitement, with tickets selling at an unprecedented rate.

A celebration of love, laughter, family and friendship, Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good musical and will run 20 to 29 May 2021.

The story is set on a Greek island and is inspired by the story tell-

ing of ABBA’s timeless songs.

The story centres around Sophie, a young bride-to-be.

Sophie’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago.

As complications arise from the misunderstandings, Sophie and Sky’s wedding and relationship may be jeopardised.

During the experience, more than 70 Rosny students have learnt how the musical theatre industry works from the ground up.

“We have an all student cast, crew, costume team and even the majority of the band, showcasing what Rosny College has to offer as far as learning opportunities in Performing Arts education,” production

manager Clare Latham said.

“Mamma Mia! will be a student driven performance where they are learning all areas of the musical theatre industry, including stagecraft, singing, dancing, acting, backstage, sound design and operation, as well as costume design and operating front of house.

“We are so lucky to have the facilities and staff on campus to provide these opportunities.

“It’s a really valuable real-world experience for our students.”

Rosny College’s Mamma Mia! will be performed at the Dwight Brown Auditorium at Rosny College for seven public performances on the 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29 May. Tickets can purchased online at www. trybooking.com.

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Wilderness run to promote Rescue Helicopter charity fundraiser MEMBERS of Tasmania’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew will be ditching their chopper and running the Overland Track in the World Heritage Wilderness later this month to promote the charity’s ‘30K for the month of May’ campaign.

Westpac Rescue Helicopter Tasmania (WRHT), the charity fundraising arm of the state’s aero-medical rescue service, has set aside the month of May to raise $30,000 to purchase much-needed life-saving equipment and specialist training for the helicopters and crews.

To raise awareness of the campaign, eight crew members from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service will run the 65-kilometre Overland Track on May 28.

The runners aim to complete the distance in just 14 hours.

WRHT’s Laura Minutillo said the charity was proud to launch its ‘30K for the month of May’ campaign to fund vital equipment to enhance the helicopter rescue and medical retrieval service.

“We’re also proud that the crew members are so passionate that they are undertaking this arduous run to promote and support our fundraising effort,” she said.

“Donations can be made via our website www.westpacrescuetas. com.au and donations

over $2 are tax deductible.

“All the funds raised support the service in Tasmania and are used to buy equipment and provide training to ensure the helicopter aero-medical service given to Tasmanians and visitors to the state is world-class.”

Ms Minutillo said the ‘30K for the month of May’ campaign would fund essential equipment for the helicopter crew and support people rescued or evacuated to the hospital.

“In the past, WRHT’s fundraising and sponsorship have funded the purchase of night- vision goggles, cold-water immersion survival suits, winch equipment, marine lifevests, stretchers and a range of equipment, as well as specialist water evacuation training for the crews,” she said.

“The $30,000 campaign target will enable WRHT to continue to provide the equipment and enhancements vital to ensure the service remains world-class and is available to support and protect the community, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.”

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service is an integral part of Tasmania’s emergency services and is available to anyone in a dangerous situation.

“Our highly skilled crews are called out daily for a variety of

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assignments – from bushwalker rescue missions in Tasmania’s rugged World Heritage Areas to motor vehicle accidents or to assist in extracting people at risk in offshore waters,” Ms Minutillo said.

“We adhere to the highest possible standards for our crew, including paramedics, medical personnel, police specialist and pilots, and all undergo intensive training before

joining the team and during their postings.”

Ms Minutillo said the State Government provided funding for Westpac Rescue Helicopter missions through the Department of Police and Emergency Management.

The funding was conditional on the service raising complementary funding to maintain its operations, secure firstclass rescue and medical

equipment and train personnel.

“We have a great sponsor in Westpac, and other commercial supporters, but further sponsorship, as well as donations and benefactions from the general public, are vital to the continued operation of our service,” Ms Minutillo said.

“Hopefully, our ‘30K for the month of May’ campaign will add to this.”

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ART SOCIETY OF TASMANIA Art Society of Tasmania’s latest members exhibition ‘Inspired by Music’ was opened

by John X on Saturday 1 May at 11am at Lady Franklin Gallery Ancanthe Park, 68 Lenah Valley Road. The exhibition continues until Sunday 30 May and is open every weekend from 11am to 4pm.

ATHLETICS FOR MASTERS Cross-country and road running for the over 30s from April to September within COVID-19 restrictions. For more information, visit www.tasmastersathletics. org.au, phone 0402 314 079, or email tasmasterssec@gmail.com.

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BEREAVED PARENTS’ SUPPORT GROUP Our free group is run by a bereaved mother and is open to people who have lost a child at any age, for any cause and regardless of whether the loss was recent or not. Grandparents and adult siblings are eligible too. The evening meetings are in the McDougall building in Ellerslei Road, Battery point on the second Tuesday of every second month at 7:30pm. Social gatherings occur in the months in between on a Sunday afternoon. Freecall 1300 064 068 for dates and details.

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CLARENCE CITY BAND The Clarence City Band is based at the Lindisfarne Community Activities Centre. The band caters for all tastes and ensembles and provides a development program for members of the community to learn a musical instrument. For more information, visit www.ClarenceCityBand. com.au.

CLARENCE CLIMATE ACTION COMMUNITY GROUP The Clarence Climate Action community group supports the local community with positive actions working towards a sustainable future. Members are ordinary people who live and work in Clarence, including professionals, teachers, doctors and farmers. For more information, visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ clarenceclimaeaction.

CLARENCE COMMUNITY KNITTING GROUP Knit and crochet for friends, families and charities. Clarence Integrated Care Centre, Bayfield Street, Rosny. Wednesdays 10am12noon. Phone Romana Sanders 6244 4736 CLARENCE WALK AND TALK GROUP Meet at Clarence Integrated Care Centre, Bayfield Street, Rosny. Monday and Wednesday from 9:30am. For more information on the walks, phone Dot Batt on 6244 6276/0400 607 355 or Mavis Kregor on 6247 8696.

COAL RIVER VALLEY GARDEN CLUB INC The Coal River Valley Garden Club Inc meets on the fourth Monday of the month from January to November at the Richmond Football Club Rooms, Richmond War Memorial Oval, Victoria Street, Richmond at 7:30pm and includes guest speakers, trade table and supper.

Some meetings may be held off site. New members always welcome.

For more information, phone 6260 2727.

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GENTLE SQUASH FOR SENIORS An aerobic fitness program designed for over 55s to improve hand-eye coordination, reflect, health and wellbeing in a friendly environment. Equipment provided. First session free, $6 a session.

Afternoon tea provided. Every Friday from 1:30 to 3pm at Eastside Squash, 69 Cambridge Road, Bellerive. For more information, phone Annie on 0438 452 778,

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HANDS ON CRAFT Meets every Monday except public holidays at the Lindisfarne Activity Centre, 37A Lincoln Street from 9:30am to noon.

Entry fee is $5 and includes morning tea.

We are a group of experienced people who enjoy getting together to share and pass on our expertise in various forms of crafts including embroidery, jewellery making and card making. New member welcome.

For more information, phone Jan Rolf on 6243 1000 HOBART MINIATURE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY (HMSLS) Located at Flagstaff Gully, the HMSLS operates a miniature railway. They cater for people with a passion for railways or an interest in any aspect of model engineering. You don’t need to be an accomplished engineer. New members are always welcome. For more information, visit www.hmsls.com.

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JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Do you need a JP? The Tasmanian Society of JPs and Service Tasmania has a Justice of the Peace on duty at Service Tasmania, Rosny Park every Tuesday from 9:30am to 4:pm. At other time, go to www.tsjpi.asn. au and click ‘Find a JP’.

JUST US (SENIORS) Sing for fun. Small group rehearsing Friday mornings at private home from 10am to noon. Sharing our enjoyment while performing for the senior community on the Eastern and Western Shores. New members welcome. For more information, phone 6243 5930 or 6249 8168.

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LINDISFARNE GARDEN CLUB INC New members welcome. For more information, phone Norma on 6244 1271.

Do you wear a carer’s hat too?

“I’ve been a full time carer for my husband with a severe disability.”

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PITTWATER ART GROUP Pittwater Art Group recommenced on Tuesday 23 February. Painting in all mediums. For more information, phone Gail Ellen on 0427 658 775

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ROKEBY NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE Rokeby Neighbourhood Centre programs for 2021, all welcome. Monday: Clarence Plains Walkers at 9am, and Knopwood Knitters from 9am to 2pm. Tuesday: Sewing and craft at 10:30am, and basis sewing from 1pm to 2pm. Wednesday: Dancing with Hiroko for $10, and Be Connected Basis Computers from 9am to 3pm. Every second Wednesday: Two-course community lunch. Every second Thursday: Basis Photography Group sessions for a gold coin donation. Friday: exercise group Staying Strong Living Well for a gold coin donation.

Every second Friday: PINGO from 10am to 12pm, cost is $7.50 and morning tea is included. All programs are located at the Rokeby Neighbourhood Centre, 85 Tollard Drive, Rokeby. For more information, phone 6247 6778, email admin@rokebync. org.au, or visit the Rokeby Neighbourhood Centre Facebook page.

ROSNY MONTAGU BAY LANDCARE AND COASTCARE GROUP Monthly working bees planting and maintaining native bushland usually held on the third Sunday of the month from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Locations vary, but are either in the Rosny Hill Nature Recreation Area or the Rosny Montagu Bay Foreshore Reserve. For more information, email rmbcareinc@gmail.com or phone John on 0419 826 052.

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SHORELINE COMBINED PROBUS CLUB The Shoreline Combined Probus Club is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year. The club meets on the third Monday of each month at the Howrah Community Centre at 10am. Following a meeting and morning tea, a guest speaker or another activity is enjoyed. As well as the monthly meetings, there are social outings, lunches, bus trips, a walking trip on the second Monday of the month, and a movie night on the third Tuesday of the month. For more information, phone membership officer Peter Van Tienen on 0400 168 288 or email pv423392@bigpond.net.au.

SOUTH ARM COMMUNITY MARKET South Arm community market has returned. First Sunday of every month, 9:30pm to 1pm. Lots of interesting stalls. Phone Karen to book a site on 0409 029 664.

SOUTH ARM PENINSULA RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (SAPRA) Bingo is held at 7pm on the first Tuesday of each month in 2021 at the South Arm Community Centre, 9 Calverton Place, South Arm. Game cards are $1 each and there are 15 games per session. Cash prizes. BYO drinks (including alcohol) and nibbles. Tea and coffee is available for a $2 donation. Fun night out, with money raised going toward the running costs of the community centre.

SUPPORTING FACIAL PAIN SUFFERERS Online meetings, emails, and phone chats support those with Trigeminal Neuralgia and other facial neuralgias. In future, face to face meetings will resume. For more information and support, contact support group leader Helen Tyzack on 0459 022 883 or newtyzack@gmail.com. Don’t suffer alone.

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TENNIS IN HOWRAH Come along to one of our daily social tennis groups at the Sunshine Tennis Club.

You’re sure to find a group playing at your level, we’re a friendly bunch. For more information, visit www.sunshinetennisclub. org.au.

TIME OUT CRAFT PROGRAM Come and join in on Thursdays 9:30am to noon at Citywide Baptist Church, 400 Cambridge Road, Morning, for a range of crafts, morning tea and friendship. $5 per session, working during school terms. For more information, phone Raie Semmens on 6244 2586.

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YOGA IN LINDISFARNE Gentle Yoga Class on Wednesdays from 11am to noon at the Lindisfarne Community Activities Centre. Phone Kate on 0401 177 238.

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WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE GENERATES A HAIR-RAISING TOTAL

Keep moving for a happy dog

Rotarian Paul Muhling, right, hands over the funds raised by his shave to Gaye French of the Leukaemia Foundation.

THE Rotary Club of Howrah’s involvement in this year’s World’s Greatest Shave generated a hairraising $5,453 for the Leukaemia Foundation to assist people living with blood cancer.

The majority of the total was the $2,363 raised by club member and shaver volunteer Paul Muhling who shaved off his beard that he’d had since 1999.

The club donated additional funds to bring the total to $5,453.

Gaye French, from the Leukaemia Foundation in Hobart, said the need for people living with

blood cancer to travel interstate for specialist treatment meant that it was very important for at least one family or carer to also travel with the patient for emotional support.

Money raised from fundraising events such as World’s Greatest Shave assist these families that are forced to go interstate for treatment to access free accommodation provided by the Leukaemia Foundation, which dramatically decreases their out-ofpocket expenses.

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“We’d like to sincerely thank the Rotary Club of Hobart for their support in this year’s World’s Greatest Shave,” she said.

“The generosity of big-hearted people like this goes a long way to help the Leukaemia Foundation continue its support of people diagnosed with blood cancer.”

The Dog Grumbler IDLE noses are the devil’s playground.

I obviously just made that up, but I think It works.

If your dog smells new things every day — if it does this in your company — it will sleep long and wake happy.

Regular readers will know that I rail against dogs being left at home alone.

This leaves them leaderless, forced into the role of sentry because it’s the only job left to them.

A dog in this position has only instinct for guidance and will try everything it can think of to get some attention.

Many times this attention comes in the form of discipline, provoked by ‘bad’ behaviour.

For many dogs this is better than no interaction at all.

Your dog wants you to make decisions, especially decisions as to where, when and how you travel together.

A short drive to the supermarket and back can make a dog’s day.

Being your companion all day will make its life.

When you travel with

your dog, especially on foot, you are cementing your relationship by sharing the same olfactory tapestry — and you are enacting a very important ritual — telling the world that you are a team.

Once your dog learns to stay aware of your location and follow you, one of the most powerful influences you can exert on its behaviour is to walk away.

Of course, there are other factors at play.

Interesting smells and creatures that move the right way will snatch at your dog’s attention — and as with many situations, getting in early is important.

Whatever the attraction, once your dog gets up a head of steam, the recall becomes a bigger challenge.

So keep moving.

If you need your dog to ignore distractions, move faster – if necessary, run.

Your dog will never feel so comfortable as when it travels in your company — under your leadership, so use that to advantage.

If your dog is about to be distracted adversely, get in early, get its

attention and walk away.

If this doesn’t work, speed up.

Worst case scenario, run.

I occasionally see an owner jogging through the city with their dog close behind.

In most cases, the human is not in a hurry — just smart.

This way the dog has no time to stop and consider any of the things going on around it.

Off leash and surrounded by tempting distractions, this is the smart course of action — provided your dog has some basic training.

In my experience, dogs who are trained on lead — where the leash is a training aid rather than a tow rope — are happier and more cooperative off lead and vice versa.

You start with travel.

My favourite mode is walking.

Have a route mapped out – one you can shorten if necessary.

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Keep thinking, “stick with me and smell new things.”

It’s dog training, it’s about repetition and being leader.

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You have to keep moving or your dog will find its own distractions.

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Sport

Run the beaches

MORE than 150 people put on their joggers to run along Bellerive and Howrah Beaches on a sunny morning in mid-March as part of the annual Clarence Lions Run the Beaches event.

Participants ran or walked either the five kilometre event or the two kilometre events.

Alongside the fun run/walk, there were a small group of stands at a community expo promoting different aspects

of children’s health Lions projects.

This included the attendance of the Lauderdale Fire Brigade.

Lions Club members were excited to have the event go ahead after such a challenging year in 2020.

About $4000 was raised which will be donated to the Australian Lions Children’s Childhood Research Foundation.

The foundation uses the funds to increase

survival rates of childhood cancer by supporting cancer research efforts in Australia and around the world.

Hazell Bros and Hutchinson Builders sponsored the event.

Clarence Lions, which is planning to host the event again next year, is actively involved in the community, fundraising to support Lions’ projects that assist those in need in the local community and across the world.

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More than 150 people took part in the Clarence Lions Run the Beaches event.

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Sport

Seventy-five not out for Montagu Bay

From left, Montagu Bay Cricket Club Hall of Fame inductees Peter Hill, Maurie Brazendale and the late Jack Grant represented by his son Scott Grant.

THE Montagu Bay Cricket Club celebrated its 75th anniversary year by introducing its inaugural Hall of Fame and announcing the team of the 75 years.

About 120 past and present players and members packed out the Ricky Ponting Room at Blundstone Arena on 17 April to relive the history of the club at a dinner and presentation night.

“It was good to have the past and present come together for a big celebration of the club,” Montagu Bay Cricket Club secretary Josh Cockshutt said.

Three people were inducted into the Hall of Fame – Peter Hill, Maurie Brazendale and the late Jack Grant – while the best 12 players of the past 75 years were announced and presented with a medallion.

“The three Hall of Fame inductees have got

an enormous club record of both on and off the field achievement and service,” Mr Cockshutt said.

“A bat was also engraved with the players’ names and stats of the team of the 75 years to be displayed in the club rooms for future generations to see.”

The Montagu Bay Cricket Club was established in 1946 by returning servicemen from World War Two and Montagu Bay locals, and played in social leagues against Hobart business houses in its formative years The club won its first premiership in the Clarence Cricket District Association in 1952 followed by another one in the 1964/65 season.

In 1968, the club was given admission into the Southern Suburban Cricket Association, instantly having success

by winning the Second Grade premiership of 1968/69.

The club won its inaugural First Grade premiership in 1973/74, repeating these efforts in the 1976/77 and 1987/88 seasons.

The clubs latest premierships came in 2005/06 Second Grade, 2014/15 Sixth Grade and 2016/17 Second Grade.

Now based at Geilston Bay, the Montagu Bay Cricket Club is now a member of the Kookaburra Southern Cricket Association and is one of two remaining teams from the Southern Suburban Cricket Association.

It has more than 100 players in four men’s teams, one women’s team and two junior teams.

“The club has really grown and expanded over the last decade

Team of 75 years. Back from left, James Lamborn, Ray Wise (wk), Anthony Jones (vc), Peter Hill, Phil Mayne, Richard Dixon and Charlie Fitzgerald, and front from left, Geoff Colls, Geoff Simmons, Jack Grant (c) represented by Scott Grant, Luke Paul and Lindsay Robert.

– it’s a really family community based club where everyone is welcome to join and have a game of cricket regardless of skill level,” Mr Cockshutt said.

Peter Hill who was inducted into the Hall of Fame and announced in the team of the 75 years said the 75th anniversary was a great night to catch up with friends.

“I saw people I hadn’t seen for 50 years,” he said.

“It was a great time, I love the club – it’s been a great experience for me.

“It was a very proud moment for me to be announced in the Hall of Fame.”

Mr Hill joined the Montagu Bay Cricket Club in the 1968/69 season and was part of three premierships, including captaining the 1973/74 one.

Playing more than 200 two day games, Mr Hill took 546 wickets, 38 five wicket hauls, two hattricks, and best bowling figures of nine for 19.

“I’ve been with the club for 53 years and the real constant in the club has been that it’s always been full of great people, and that makes the club a great place to be around,” Mr Hill said.

“Some of my best friends I’ve met through the cricket club.”

For more information or to join the Montagu Bay Cricket Club, visit the Facebook page or email mbccsharks@ gmail.com.

PROGRAM PROMOTES PARALYMPIC SPORTS A NEW program showcasing Paralympic sports has been introduced to schools across the state to give students a different outlook on sport.

As part of the Paralympic Sports in Schools program, ParaQuad Tasmania’s elite athletes will teach students four sports – wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, goalball and boccia – and then give them the opportunity to participate in them.

The program will be run during terms two and three for years seven to 12.

Each session runs for one hour.

ParaQuad Tasmania sports development coordinator Kevin Faulkner said the program would give students the opportunity to try different sports and learn new skills.

“It’s giving students a whole new look and idea at Paralympic sports and showing just

how difficult they are,” he said.

“It is raising awareness and education of Paralympic sports, and is also letting the kids know that Paralympians are elite athletes – they train for years to make a Paralympic Games.”

Mr Faulkner said the program was especially significant in helping promote the Paralympic Games later in the year.

“We want the students to get involved by supporting our Paralympians,” he said.

Information for teachers and activities for students are also available at www.education. paralympic.org.au.

Wheelchair basketball has featured at every Paralympic Games since 1960, while sitting volleyball is one of the games’ more fast-paced sports.

Goalball is a sport exclusively for athletes with a vision impairment, with the objective being to roll a ball into

Taroona High School students participate in wheelchair basketball.

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1973/74 premiership team. Back from left, president Neil Curtis, David Stevens (12th man), Peter Hallam, Jack Grant, Phil Mayne, Kerry Rattray, Dave Alderton, Neville Lewis, Maurie Brazendale (secretary), and front from left, Wayne Smith (vc), Charlie Fitzgerald, Ray Wise, Peter Hill (c) and Alvin Alderton.

the opponent’s goal while the opposing players try to block the ball with their bodies.

Bells inside the ball help to orientate the players by indicating the direction of the incoming ball.

Boccia made its debut as a Paralympic sport in 1984 and involves athletes competing in wheelchairs to throw, kick or use a ramp device to propel leather balls as close as possible to a white ball called the jack.

ParaQuad Tasmania also offers the Wheelchair Sports in Schools program and the Body Safe Education Program which discusses risk taking behaviours and the prevention of spinal cord injury and physical trauma.

For more information or to get your school involved, phone Mr Faulkner on 6272 7513 or 0412 463 387, or email pdst@paraquadtas.org.au.

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Sport

Hobart Out Tennis members at a recent tournament.

Winter tournament an ace for LGBTQIA+ community THE only Tasmanian tennis club dedicated to the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies is getting their serve ready for a Winter doubles tournament in early June.

Hobart Out Tennis (HOT) was established in 2016 for the purposes of holding a once-a-year tournament within the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA) World Tour.

Some LGBTQIA+ tennis enthusiasts formed a committee to help run the first HOT Tournament in 2017, with it being a huge success and now being held every year.

“We have hosted play-

ers from the UK, USA, Indonesia, Germany, France and New Zealand, as well as locals from Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Northern Territory and Queensland who have all flown in to enjoy a fabulous weekend of tennis and socialising alongside Tasmanian players,” HOT secretary Siyan Baxter said.

“In 2021, we celebrated our fifth GLTA Tournament over the weekend of Friday 15 to Sunday 17 January, with the next HOT GLTA Tournament being in January 2022.”

Alongside this tournament, the HOT committee applied for a grant

with the Mental Health Council of Tasmania to host its first HOT Winter Tournament, which will be held on Saturday 5 June at the Domain Tennis Centre.

The tournament will be a doubles competition that uses a structured draw (Compass Draw) that maximises play and socialisation.

HOT is seeking players to participate, with supporters welcome.

Players must be 18 years and over to register.

Lunch will be provided, coffee vans will be on hand in the morning, and fun events will be held throughout the day such

as giveaways, tennis trivia, wellbeing information and group warmup and cool down sessions.

A social players party will be held in the clubhouse in the evening after the trophy presentation.

Dr Baxter said the aim of the tournament was to promote healthy activity, socialisation, outreach and mental wellness support.

“The committee is dedicated to facilitating LGBTQIA+ community engagement through tennis and promoting inclusion to create a positive sense of community belonging,” she said.

“We aim to provide a safe and inclusive space

where everyone can be themselves while enjoying a fun game of tennis, whether socially or competitively.

“We are proudly partnered with Working It Out who will assist in providing psychological support and preventative mental health information for the LGBTQIA+ members and their supporters who attend the event.

“Participants are asked to wear a clothes item that makes them feel happy in line with the tournament objectives – this will bring more fun and enjoyment to support mental wellness this winter.”

Cost to enter the tournament is $20 per player and you don’t need a doubles partner to enter – you can register as an individual and you will be matched up for the day.

This grant program is supported by Primary Health Tasmania under the Australian Government’s primary health networks program.

HOT holds social tennis events around Tasmania, including weekly socials every Tuesday at the Domain Tennis Centre from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, coaching on Mondays for members, monthly dinners, and pop-up socials.

The club also does

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Pickleball debuts on the Eastern Shore From left, Carol Bricknell, Julie Hutt, Karen Meredith and Jane Cairns.

ONE of the fastest growing sports in the state has made its way to the Eastern Shore, with there already being a strong interest from the local community.

Pickleball is a sport that is played with solid paddles and involves hitting a wiffle ball over a net.

Having been established at the Glenorchy YMCA, Moonah Sports

Centre and Kingborough Sports Centre, two come and try days were held at the Clarence Sports Centre with there being plans to hold weekly social sessions.

Pickleball Tasmania president Robbie Cooper said it was a great sport for everyone and had a lot of benefits.

“It’s really easy to play, so if you haven’t played

any racquet sports before you can normally pick this up in five to 10 minutes,” he said.

“It’s got a lot of benefits for health, but it’s also very social and you make a lot of friends.

“We have people playing who have disabilities, so it’s certainly a sport for everyone and for all ages.”

Mr Cooper said the response to the sessions

on the Eastern Shore was amazing, with the courts being full of enthusiastic pickleballers.

“As it grows, we’ll start to offer competition and hopefully eventually have a state tournament, so there’ll be a pathway there for people all the way through,” he said.

Pickleball originated in America in the mid-1960s as a children’s backyard

game and has become one of the fastest growing sports in the world.

The sport was introduced to Hobart by Jenny and Mark Kitchener who discovered the sport while talking to some Canadians on a cruise.

“I introduced the sport to the Glenorchy YMCA a couple of years ago where we started on the squash courts with six

people – it just grew from there,” Mrs Kitchener said.

“Melissa Carlton has really helped push the sport.

“I would love to see people come and play, and be active and social.”

Kathy Ragless heard of pickleball from a group of friends and was surprised at how many people played the sport.

“All my friends talked

about it being so much fun, so I thought it may be a good sport to follow once I’m no longer able to play tennis,” Ms Ragless said.

“My tennis skills have been really useful as it involves a bit of coordination and balance.”

For more information, phone Mark and Jenny Kitchener on 0414 486 896.

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