6 Glenorchy Gazette FEBRUARY 2023
Community News
New life for playgrounds THE popular Benjafield Playspace at Moonah is set for a major renewal, with the Glenorchy City Council recently approving the allocation of $1 million in the 2023/2024 capital works program. Glenorchy Mayor Bec Thomas said the decision followed community requests for improved playgrounds. “Council has heard how important parks, playgrounds and open space areas are to our community, and we are working hard to respond to that need,” she said. “We know that having safe areas with modern play infrastructure is extremely important for our community, particularly young families. “These spaces encourage families and children to get outside and be active. For young children, they help teach vital skills both physically and socially. “Having access
have already happened at Barry Street Reserve, Montrose Foreshore and Booth Avenue and renewals are programmed for this financial year at Collinsvale and Cairnduff Reserve,” Mayor Thomas said. “A further 12 playspaces are to be renewed over the coming two years with $1.5 million in grant funds secured from the Australian Government, along with major upgrades to Giblins Reserve with work commencing early this year. “Glenorchy City Council recognises the importance of investing in our playspaces, as well as listening to what our community wants when it comes to planning and renewing these areas so we can build relevant spaces that will support not just this generation of kids, but the next as well, and people of all ages for that matter.”
Mayor Bec Thomas, Alderman Russell Yaxley and Alderman Molly Kendall at the Benjafield playground with Ald. Yaxley’s sons and Ald. Kendall’s son
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to quality play infrastructure and the spaces that support it is something that makes people feel good about where they live.” Mayor Thomas said the Council last year adopted the ‘Planning for Play 2041 Playspace Strategy’ which identified upgrading Benjafield playground as a priority. “Benjafield playground is one of Council’s most significant district playspaces, and it is now more than 20 years old,” she said. “It is noted as a high priority in the Playspace Strategy, and we are thrilled we can deliver this project for our community.” The renewal of Benjafield playground will complement the extensive program of local and neighbourhood playground renewal projects being undertaken over the next two years. “Playspace renewals
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Claremont Rotarian Rosie De Bello and Friend of Rotary Daniel Thomson deliver Christmas Boxes for residents of The Gardens aged care home
Rotary members play Santa UNFORTUNATELY, not everybody is lucky enough to experience the thrill of opening gifts on Christmas morning. But thanks to the Claremont Rotary Club’s Christmas Box Project, there was presents under the tree this Christmas for many Claremont residents who might have otherwise missed out. There are four aged care facilities in the Claremont area, and many residents no longer have close friends or
family members to visit them. This can hit particularly hard at Christmas, when those people have nobody to provide them with gifts. In early November each year, Claremont Rotary Club member Greg Saunders works with Care Program facilitators at Abbeyfield House, Strathaven, Strathglen and The Gardens to identify aged care residents who would benefit from
receiving a Rotary gift box. Those residents are asked what they would like, with requests varying from cosmetics and chocolates to calendars, colouring books and crocheting materials. Rotary Club members, families and friends then choose one or more recipients they would like to provide for, and set about sourcing the gifts. In the week before Christmas, Rotary Club members distribute the
boxes to the aged care facilities, ready for Santa to hand out on Christmas Day. “We don’t do this for publicity - we do it for the happiness and joy that we can provide to people at this time of you,” Greg said. “Hopefully there will be other clubs and organisations that read this article and recognise that they too can provide someone with the joy of opening a gift on Christmas Day.”