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AUGUST 2021
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A NEW fundraising campaign from Guide Dogs Tasmania is encouraging students to dress up as their favourite superhero in September Guide Dogs Tasmania Super Schools is inviting childcares, early learning centres, primary and high schools, and community groups to register and host a superhero dress up day in September. The funds will go towards Guide Dogs Tasmania’s own heroes, the furry four-legged kind that change the lives of Tasmanians living with low vision, disability and illness. “It takes more than two years and costs approximately $50,000 to train a guide dog,” Guide Dogs Tasmania community fundraising coordinator Kristy Wright said.
New fundraiser supports our furry superheroes
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From left, Tiny Tackers Children’s Centre students Jack, Bille and Lily, with Guide Dogs Tasmania ambassador dog Murphy.
NEW GLENORCHY MAYOR GLENORCHY’s Acting Mayor, Bec Thomas, has been elected to the position full-time following recent counting by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Alderman Thomas
received more than 47 per cent of first preference votes, and nearly 60 per cent of total votes to secure the win. Unsuccessful Mayoral candidate, Sue Hickey, was
comfortably elected to the council as an Alderman (attracting more than 55 per cent of the vote), well ahead of other candidates Russell Yaxley and Shane Alderton.
Ms Thomas said she was humbled and thrilled with the result, and grateful for the support of the Glenorchy community. STORY CONTINUES PAGE 2
