Brighton Community News October/November 2022

New Development Point.B Set to Create Jobs

A new development appli cation has been lodged for a mixed-use industrial project on Cove Hill Road by the Young Group.

The site has been designed to change how industrial areas are perceived. The Young Group say they are aiming to bring manufacturing back to Tasmania with a strong focus on local makers, advanced manufacturing, along with ar eas for science and technology. “We want to create an atmo sphere which focuses on mak ing and creating something here in Tasmania and give those makers the opportunity to sell direct from their door,” a representative shared.

The Point.B project is pro posed to be delivered in stages, with stage one focusing on light industrial and creating the basis for the activity on

Mentor drivers get learners moving

Local learner driver mentor program Top Gear has had another successful year, with 15 learners getting their pro visional licences. Mentors are crucial to the program, with a call out being made for more volunteers.

Top Gear provides opportuni ties for people who can’t access a supervisor driver to obtain the compulsory 80 on road hours needed to gain a licence. With close to 30 learners on the wait ing list, you can help them get on the road by being a super

visor driver. You can volunteer for as little as two hours a week, or more if you have time. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please contact Darlene at the Bridgewater Community House on 6263 4303.

site. Artisan makers and man ufacturers who embrace inno vation and creativity are cur rently being sought to discuss opportunities with the Young Group. Job creation across the site is aggressively aiming to create more than 600+ jobs once fully operational.

The Young Group are work ing closely with local groups including Southcentral Work force Network - Jobs Hub, to connect with locals for a variety of opportunities. The Young Group have confirmed their intention is to create a destination for locals; not only to work, but to be welcome on site to explore and enjoy. Later stages of the project state they will be including provision to accommodate a distillery, brewery, places to exercise, eat and socialise.

There is a strong focus on

ensuring the project provides a positive place for locals on many levels through employ ment, training, social, sport ing, and recreational activities. Construction activity is a significant driver in our econ omy, with expected economic benefits from this project both during construction and post completion in the order of $172m to the surrounding areas.

This is a large scale project for Tasmania and there are few examples nationally which include this mix of use and vision within the industrial sector. The project is attracting great support from a variety of sectors both public and private due to its community focus.

The project is no small under taking with construction costs estimated to be in the order of $60m.

FOGO Award Win | Local Government Elections Now On

Published by the Brighton Council. It is distributed to households and businesses throughout the municipal ity. Circulation: In excess of 9,000.

Managing Editor: Angela Turvey

Editorial and Advertising: Steph Williams

Email: communitynews@brighton.tas.gov.au

Published by: Brighton Council

1 Tivoli Road, Old Beach TAS 7017

2022 edition deadlines: Dec/Jan edition

Stories and contributions: Friday 4 Nov Advertising material: Friday 11 Nov

Reduce waste at the recycling booth

YOUR COUNCIL

LEIGH GRAY (Mayor)

Brighton 7030

Tel: 6268 0704 / 0488 390 115

cr.gray@brighton.tas.gov.au

BARBARA CURRAN

(Deputy Mayor) Brighton 7030

Tel: 0417 612 868

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AARON DE LA TORRE

Brighton 7030 Tel: 0427 813 821 cr.delatorre@brighton.tas.gov.au

Brighton Council Meetings

Meetings for 2022 held at Council Offices, 1 Tivoli Rd, Old Beach

Ordinary Council

18 Oct and 15 Nov 2022

Planning Authority

11 Oct and 8 Nov 2022

Finance Committee

11 Oct and 8 Nov 2022

Agendas can be viewed online four days prior to the meetings at: www.brighton.tas.gov.au

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Not sure what to do with small batteries, old mobile phones or light globes lying around at home? You can recycle them at the recycling booth in the foyer at the Brighton Council Offices.

The waste booth is part of Council’s strategy to reduce waste to landfill and increase awareness of the benefits of reusing and recycling everyday objects.

Did you know that recycling 1 million mobile phones could recover 10,000kg of copper, 300kg of silver and 30kg of gold? The list of items you can bring in to be recycled in the waste booth include:

• X-rays, which contain precious silver

• Toner cartridges

• Light bulbs – LED round globes as well as fluoro globes,

Nominate for Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards

Do you know a community mem ber deserving of accolades? You can nominate them for the Austra lia Day Citizen of the Year Awards, in the category of Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen, Community Event or Volunteer of the Year.

though please be careful not break them and release the gases

• Batteries – flat batteries can be used to make more batteries

• DVDs/CDs and tapes

• Small e-waste, which contain valuable metals

• Decorations – for example Christmas lights will be reused into local art projects

• Fabrics, such as clean towels and linen

• Plastic bottle tops

• Stationery soft plastics, such as plastic bags and lolly wrappers, which DO NOT to go in your recycle bin.

The items are recycled through various national recyclers such as MobileMuster and Planet Ark, as well as local waste recycling companies. Drop them off at the Brighton Council Offices at 1 Tivoli Road, Old Beach.

Nominees must be Australian citizens and live in the Brighton municipality. You have until 13 January 2023 to nominate, with the awards being presented by Brighton Council in January 2023.

You can find the nomination form on the Brighton Council website under the My Community tab, or you can email admin@brighton. tas.gov.au.

WAYNE GARLICK

Honeywood 7017 Tel: 0434 369 566

cr.garlick@brighton.tas.gov.au

PETER GEARD

Brighton 7030 Tel: 6268 1143 / 0418 515 649 cr.geard@brighton.tas.gov.au

MOYA JEFFRIES Brighton 7030 Tel: 6268 1530 / 0419 394 139 cr.jeffries@brighton.tas.gov.au

TENNILLE MURTAGH Bridgewater 7030 Tel: 0484 254 823 cr.murtagh@brighton.tas.gov.au

PHILIP OWEN

Old Beach 7017

Tel: 6249 8575 / 0419 333 252 cr.owen@brighton.tas.gov.au

JESSICA WHELAN

Brighton 7030

Tel: 0415 732 805

cr.whelan@brighton.tas.gov.au

All correspondence should be addressed to the General Manager, Brighton Council, 1 Tivoli Road, Old Beach 7017.

2022 Immunisation Clinics

Brighton Council provides FREE monthly immunisation clinics at the Brighton Civic Centre, 25 Green Point Road, Bridgewater from 2–3pm on these dates:

Tuesday 4 October

Tuesday 1 November Tuesday 6 December

For inquiries please call Brighton Council’s Environmental Health Officer (03) 6268 7029

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A new strategy to manage Tassie’s coastline

The Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority (STCA) recently released the Region al Strategy – Adapting to a Changing Coastline in Tasma nia (the Strategy), relevant to all Councils sharing Tasma nia’s coastline to help manage our ever-changing coastline. The Strategy covers coastal values, public safety through to private property, the role of Council and how to manage the coast.

Southern Midlands Mayor and STCA Chairperson Alex Green called the strategy an import ant starting place. “The STCA recognises the challenges to local government in respond ing to climate change risks, and the need for clear guidance and coordination on a consis tent approach to support their management,” Green stated.

“Increasingly communities expect local governments to take a climate lead in providing solutions and taking action. They’re also seeking to transfer risk or share risk associated with climate impacts/acceler

ated natural hazards, as can be seen by recent bushfires, floods and coastal erosion events across Australia.”

Councils can apply the Strate gy’s principles but aren’t bound to specifics, so each Council can develop a local response based on their individual cir cumstance and resources.

City of Hobart Deputy Lord Mayor Helen Burnet, who also chairs the STCA’s climate program the Regional Cli mate Change Initiative, said, “These coastal impacts and the public’s expectations present significant challenges to local government, including poten tial increase in exposure to litigation if they are not appro priately managed.”

“While the Strategy doesn’t provide councils with the solutions or responses to coastal hazards and impacts, it provides an important starting place for our coastal councils to take action.”

JRLF school farm opens

Students at the Jordan River Learning Federation Senior School now have more opportunities thanks to a school farm. Brighton Mayor Leigh Gray and Brighton Council General Manager James Dryburgh were there as Minister of Education Roger Jaensch officially opened the facility in late August.

The Tasmanian Govern ment allocated $4.3 million to invest in more opportu nities for local school stu dents who want to develop their skills in butchery and agriculture.

The JRLF School Farm stu dents can now get hands-on

experience in a demonstra tion kitchen, butchery area, science lab and learning space, with room to learn about stock fencing and irrigation systems. The gov ernment has also invested in new machinery and the site has had a full upgrade.

It follows the successful model of the Sheffield High School Farm and is in keeping with the Tasma nian Agricultural Education Framework.

This new high-tech facility enables students to hone skills in butchery and agri culture, making it easier for them to enter these well-es tablished industries.

Local government elections on now

Voting in Tasmanian local gov ernment elections is now com pulsory, so remember to vote and make your voice count. The elections are being held by

postal ballot in October, with polling opening on Monday 3 October. Postal ballot packs will be delivered to electors from 3-7 October.

You have until Tuesday 25 October to vote, so mark it in your diary! If you need further information about voting head to www.tec.tas.gov.au.

NEW BRIDGEWATER BRIDGE PROJECT CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN GRANTON AND BRIDGEWATER

Major construction on Tasmania’s largest ever transport infrastructure project will start soon. The existing bridge will stay open, but there will be some traffic changes on either side of the river and in the general area.

To keep the community and our workers safe, there will be traffic barriers on the Brooker Highway and Main Road, Granton and on the Midland Highway, Bridgewater as well as reduced speed limits.

Please drive to the speed limits, obey traffic controller directions and plan your trip to allow for potential traffic delays. You can find maps showing the changes and subscribe to updates on the project website: bridgewaterbridge.tas.gov.au

I am here to work for you. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of assistance with federal issues.

Brian Mitchell MP

Your Federal Member for Lyons

You can always contact me on (03) 6263 3721 or email me at Brian. Mitchell.MP@aph.gov.au

A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

Brighton’s booming

of scale, making infrastructure, services and developments viable that weren’t viable only a few years back. We’ve passed the tipping point.

So here’s an insider tip: If you’re scouting for a place to establish your business, work or live, look to Brighton. And look now, before everyone else does.

Historically, Brighton has been something of a quiet achiever – a happy mix of rural villages and outer suburbs with a close knit, caring community, steadi ly developing businesses and facilities.

Brighton generally hasn’t been on the radar for people outside our region – we’ve been the smaller sibling to the big four Councils along the Derwent: Hobart, Clarence, Glenorchy and Kingborough.

But no longer! Brighton is bursting onto the scene. We are a critical part of Greater Hobart at the same time as being a hub for our region to the north and west. Brighton is now experiencing economies

For the past three years, Brigh ton has been bulking up by 500 new residents a year. Our pop ulation will pass 20,000 next July. Within the next four years we will have more residents than the regional city of Burnie.

And it’s not just more people. There’s a surge in infrastruc ture, facilities and investment. A new regional Brighton High School is coming. We have development applications for a new general practice and a new supermarket. We’re seeing approvals for industrial devel opments every month.

In the future, we can expect to see a ferry terminal at Bridgewater, and later Old Beach, for the thousands of people who commute into Hobart and Glenorchy from the South Central region.

The number of jobs here has doubled in the past 10 years. And that trend continues up.

Recent years have also seen record Council investment including $3 million on the Bridgewater Parkland and $6 million on the Brighton Region al Sports Pavilion. This year we commence $3.3 million on soccer and park upgrades in Brighton and $1.7 million on a new park in Gagebrook, where we are partnering with Centa care Evolve Housing, Federal and State governments, and MONA. Herdsmans Cove will get a new park and Bridgewater a pump track. This quantum of Council investment in recent years eclipses that of a few years ago.

Brighton is on the cusp of hav ing everything necessary, inside its own boundaries, to entirely support its burgeoning commu nity, without the need to travel elsewhere: jobs; stellar edu cation facilities; and first-rate sporting, commercial, health and recreation services. Never before has it been this easy to live, work and play all within the Brighton region.

We are in a virtuous circle. A bigger population with rich investment equals greater funds for more and better local services and facilities, and yet more infrastructure. Making Brighton an ever more attrac tive and liveable local envi

Gagebrook Primary champions sustainability

Gagebrook’s younger cohort are continuing to expand their sustainability knowledge and practices following a visit from Brighton Council’s Mayor Leigh Gray, General Manager James Dryburgh and Waste Education Officer Gwen Harper.

Environmental responsibility has been a hot topic at Gage brook Primary, with the school introducing student-led roles

to maintain a healthy, wastefree school space. Library Services Manager and Canteen Supervisor Heather Reeves praised the students’ motiva tion at getting involved.

“We have a group of young sustainability champions who check the bins, including the FOGO, to make sure students are recycling properly. As we make a lot of canteen food onsite and grow some of the

food onsite, it makes a real difference reducing waste to landfill,” said Heather.

The guest speakers read to classes as part of library re cycling week, combining the joy of reading with stories of environmental stewardship. “It was a delight to be invited to share a story with the class on sustainability. There were so many good points raised by the kids from reading stories on looking after the planet and the local environment in which we live,” said Mayor Gray.

“The storytelling sessions are an excellent example of how we all have a role to play in en vironmental stewardship, and that environmental leadership comes from all aspects of our community,” he added.

Brighton Council assists local schools by providing a free FOGO collection service and bins as part of a commitment to waste reduction and waste education. For more informa tion on the Brighton Council sustainability program and waste services available, see: www.brighton.tas.gov.au.

ronment, with a vigorous and generous community pride.

Of course, growth of this mag nitude must be well managed. And that’s what Brighton Coun cil is doing. We are steering this growth so it is positive, fair and equitable, with benefits for all. That’s how we’ve always behaved here. We’re a commu nity. Everyone on the bus. No one left behind.

This commitment to planning is reflected in the recent Infra structure Planning Report un dertaken by KPMG on behalf of the four Councils in our sub-re gion. The study identified the large state and GBE infrastruc ture needed over the next 10 years, including a much-needed State take-over and upgrade of the freight route between the Brighton Hub, Cambridge and the Hobart Airport.

This has become a State signif icant freight route and core to Tasmania’s economic net work, fundamental to efficient industrial growth and export opportunity. A State Govern ment take-over and upgrade would remove heavy vehicles from the city and could form an important part of the Hobart City Deal.

To help ensure all this growth is

positive, Brighton Council has commissioned a community infrastructure audit and plan. That will help us understand what services and facilities our community will needs as we continue to grow, from GP clinics to childcare and age care facilities, recreational facilities, meeting spaces and business incubators. A draft of this will be released for public comment soon. A further sign that we are planning ahead and listening to our community.

As Brighton grows, the Council is also stepping up into a lead ership role in our sub-region and across Greater Hobart, in a spirit of collaboration and part nerships with other Councils. Brighton is a big picture, for ward looking, proactive Coun cil. A Council with a clear plan in our 2050 Vision. A Council that actively – and passionate ly – embraces its role as place maker, community builder, and investment attractor. We’re not sitting back. We’re leaning in.

Connected Beginnings at the kutalayna Collective

The kutalayna Collective is a Connected Beginnings pro gram which aims to improve health, educational, develop mental and social outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 0–5 years, to ensure every child is ready for the transition to school. Connected Beginnings is proudly supported by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre.

The Connected Beginnings program is delivered under an innovative Collective Impact framework that helps to elevate the Aboriginal community’s voice, support services working together, advocate for cultural ly safe and appropriate services

and create positive actions to improve community outcomes.

The kutalayna Collective has many exciting things happen ing in our community at the moment:

• ChangeFest is a national celebration of place-based change held in the Brigh ton municipality on 1 - 3 March, 2023

• Save the date for our Chil dren’s Week Celebration this month on 24 October in Bridgewater

• The kutalayna Collective has been nominated as a semi-finalist for the Tasprint Community Group of the Year Awards.

Brighton Mayor Leigh Gray

- Leigh Gray

Hard and Green Waste Collection Week beginning Monday 24 October

Brighton Council offers a FREE Green and Hard Waste collection service to help residents dispose of unwanted items and green waste. Waste must be placed on the nature strip the night before the collection date and must be able to be listed safely by two men. All hard waste items must not exceed two metres in length.

• All items such as tree branches and cuttings must be tied in 20kg or less bundles and a maximum of 1.5m in length and 20cm in diameter.

• Loose materials must be bagged.

• Items such as rubble, soil, rocks and concrete will not be collected.

• Vehicle tyres, fridges, freezers and mattresses are no longer accepted as part of these collections. All these items can be taken to the Waste Transfer Station for a fee.

HARD WASTE AND GREEN WASTE ARE TO BE KEPT SEPARATE

Please do not endanger Council Staff by leaving out broken glass, asbestos and chemicals. This service is only available to residents who currently receive kerbside collection.

For more information, please contact the Brighton Council on (03) 6268 7000 or www.brighton.tas.gov.au/property/waste/

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Best bookmark design

The humble bookmark re ceived a makeover recently, as part of CBCA Book Week, with Libraries Tasmania running a competition for the best designs. Open to all school age children and young people in five age cat egories, Bridgewater Library received close to 50 entries.

Each shortlisted entry from Bridgewater received an art

prize to support their artistic ability. Each library short listed one entry from each of the categories to be judged state-wide.

The winner in each category will have their design profes sionally printed and made available at all our libraries, so keep an eye out for when they are released.

FIRE • FLOOD • STORM

Tasmania has adopted the Australian Warning System for flood:

Check TasALERT.com to learn about the system. So when the next flood comes, you’ll know what to do.

SWN celebrates second anniversary

By Anthony McConnon, Workforce Development Coordinator, Southcentral Workforce Network (SWN)

September marked the second anniversary of the Southcentral Workforce Network (SWN). The project was the result of a successful grant appli cation from the Southern Central Subregion (SCS) to the Tasmanian Community Fund to establish a work force development project to service the Southern Midlands, Central High lands, Derwent Valley and Brighton municipalities.

Our first six months fo cused on connecting with industry and job seekers in the four municipali ties, understanding the barriers each faced and streamlining the recruit ment process. The project also focused on providing training options to upskill employed and unemployed people.

Early in the second year the

project received funding from the State Government to establish a Regional Jobs Hub in Pontville, under the banner of Jobs Tasmania. This has allowed the proj ect to recruit a Hub Manag er, two Career Advisors and a Trainee Administration Assistant.

We can now meet with a greater number of busi nesses and jobseekers from the office. Support is on an individual basis, as no business or job seeker has the same requirements. The Pontville office gives the project the flexibility to offer a great number of training solutions to the region, which can now be delivered from its two training rooms.

Outreach services are avail able in Oatlands, Bothwell and New Norfolk. Project staff meet with jobseekers and businesses in their own region and help those who don’t have access to transport. The project is now also supported by the

Area Connect service which can assist those unable to access transport to attend employment or training.

Up until now, 668 com munity members have registered and 232 of them have gained employment, with the majority of these roles being permanent full-time or part-time. 27 of these roles have resulted in apprenticeships or train eeships. 576 candidate CVs have been distributed to businesses in the subregion who have had registered vacancies with the pro gram. 46 training programs have been delivered, result ing in the upskilling of 515 participants. The project has also taken part in 774 business meetings since it was established.

This progress could not have happened without the support provided by the four subregion councils. Each has been pivotal in providing the assistance to allow the project to operate and should be commended.

Foggen awesome winners announced

The winners of the Bridgewater Jerry Photo Competition were announced recently after entries closed in August. Congratulations to Aileen Gilmour who came in 1st place, followed by Renate Krako wiak Fletcher in 2nd and Anita Button in 3rd.

An exhibition of images from the competition is currently on display at the Bridgewater

Library. Along with the photo display, there are also stories of the Bridgewater Jerry from The Smith Family Learning Club, with children from Bridgewater and Gagebrook contributing.

The photo exhibition was made possible by the Cafe Connections, Bridgewater Library and The Smith Family participants.

For more information and eligibility criteria, go to www.bankofus.com.au/my-home or call Bank of us on 1300 306 716 to apply.

Brighton GP practice planning for the future

Like many areas around Tas mania, members of the Brigh ton community experience diffi culty accessing GPs. The future is looking somewhat brighter, thanks to plans for the Brighton Regional Doctors team.

Dr Mary Lumsden is a local GP who opened Brighton Regional Doctors GP clinic in 2019 and has practised in the Brighton area since 2014. “I want to reas sure our patients and the com munity that Brighton Regional Doctors is not going anywhere,” she says. “My practice is for tunate to be in a position to be planning for the future here in the Brighton community.”

“We have a new doctor joining

us at the end of October,” she said. “Even with the limited extra capacity for new patients this additional GP will provide, we’re aware there is significant local unmet healthcare need, which is why we’re very eager to ensure we can see our new clinic come to fruition.”

With the assistance of Brighton Council, Dr Lumsden has iden tified a site to build this new medical clinic. A development application for the new site has been approved, building plans are being further developed and the project is going to tender for the construction phase.

Federal Lyons MP Brian Mitch ell secured $1.5 million as an

The FOGO Formula

FOGO is not just for your garden waste, but for your kitchen scraps too. Here are some tips to help you along the way and make sure your caddy doesn’t smell.

Keep your kitchen caddy handy

Keep your caddy in a convenient place, like on the kitchen bench or under the kitchen sink. Avoid placing it in direct sunlight to reduce smells.

Keep it clean

Wipe your caddy and wash it out every couple of days.

Line your caddy

Add some newspaper or paper towel to the bottom of your kitchen caddy before you put food scraps in to absorb any liquids.

Freeze some items

Don’t leave raw meat, fish or other smelly items in the caddy for long. You can freeze them until your

FOGO collection day to reduce odours.

Don’t add plastic

Please never put plastic or plastic bags in your kitchen caddy or FOGO bin as this can contaminate a whole truckload.

If you really need to use compostable bags, choose ones with the certified compostable symbol.

For more tips and information on your FOGO service visit: www.brighton. tas.gov.au/property/fogo/.

election commitment to assist in the development of the new clinic. “Brighton is growing and needs more medical services,” he said.

It’s expected the clinic will com mence operation in early 2024. It will be a state-of-the-art clinic with 12 GP rooms, pathol ogy services and allied health providers. It will also train new clinicians, Dr Lumsden said.

“We pride ourselves on being a training practice committed to mentoring and developing GP registrars and new doctors who will want to stay in our area and provide high quality care for our patients.”

Cr Geard attends Australasian Fire and Emergency Conference

Councillor Peter Geard recently represented the Tasmanian SES Volunteer Members and the Brighton Council at the Austral asian Fire and Emergency Con ference in Adelaide. The theme was ‘connecting communities, creating resilience’. There were over 3,200 attendees from Fire, SES, Surf Lifesaving, Red Cross, Council/Government and Min ing, including representatives from Fiji, Papua New Guinea,

New Zealand and Singapore. On display were cutting edge emergency systems and equip ment, showing how far we have come from the 1980s.

Over three days, discussion cov ered pandemic effects on emer gency services, climate change, bushfire evacuations, weather predictions, drownings, risk management and planning, flood and storms, community

I want to represent you and provide a renewed Council focus on:

· superior local area planning,

· local health solutions,

· affordable waste options,

· greater road & walkway investment,

· improved recreational amenities,

· more affordable housing solutions,

· better public transport results,

· more secure regional employment,

· increased disability access,

· sustainable growth and development,

· experienced economic decisions &

· new, fresh and creative ideas

resilience and heatwaves. After the conference, Cr Geard visited the brand new CFS State Head quarters - a state-of-the-art setup which can operate without power and water for 48 hours, and some of their systems have earthquake protection.

Cr Geard shared, “It was a truly valuable experience which has allowed me to share new information with our local SES and Fire Brigade members. I wish to thank the National SES Volunteers Association for the opportunity to attend.”

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Michael for Brighton Council

WHAT’S ON IN OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER OCTOBERSEPTEMBER

At 3pm today you can enjoy Shadow Puppets at Bridgewater Library as part of their school holiday program. Make your own pup pets for fun light and shadow play. Suitable for ages 6 and up.

The St Paul’s Catholic School Early Learning Centre has an open day today from 9-11am, open to everyone.

Check out the Dollhouse and Miniature Show today and tomorrow at the Claremont Me morial Hall. $5 entry and u16s are free.

NOVEMBER

Neveah Capturing Winterfest!

Neveah Downham bor rowed a fancy camera to capture Winterfest, with help from kutalay na Collective.

“Winterfest was awe some! It was so good to see so many people helping out and doing

The Royal Hobart Show Day is on today, get along to the show, or just relax and enjoy the public holiday!

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Learn about Rock Art at Bridgewa ter Library as part of the School Holiday Program. The session runs from 10:30am11:30am. Check their website for more school holiday pro gram information.

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Round 4 of the Australian Series is on today and tomorrow at Bask erville Raceway, Old Beach. From 8am5pm.

Celebrate Children’s Week with activities at the kutalayna Collective. Check out their website for more details www.connect edbeginningslutruwi ta.com.

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After a break, the Brighton Show returns today and tomorrow - animals, agriculture, displays, food, showbags, rides and more. www. brightonshow.com. au.

The Brighton Alive Spring Food Festival is on today from 11am-2pm at the Gagebrook Community House. This year’s theme is Zucchini! Enjoy some delicious food and activities.

Brighton show returns

There’s something for every one at the Brighton Show, which makes a welcome return after last year’s hiatus. Held on Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 November, there will be animal showings, award-win ning food, live entertainment, rides and arts and crafts.

The agricultural competitions are the heart of the Brighton Show. The Livestock Arena will be a hive of activity with cattle, sheep, horses, goats, chooks and ferrets competing to become champions. Watch horses and their riders com pete in the Equestrian Arena, and visit the Animal Nursery

Brighton embraces FOGO

The Brighton community has embraced the FOGO (Food Organics, Garden Organics) service, which is making a real difference to the amount of waste that ends up in landfill.

Since the service was intro duced almost 12 months ago, the community has already achieved our one year goal of 1000 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill.

The community continues to kick goals with very little to no contamination in the waste (less than 3% which is outstanding), and only 7% of

eligible households have opted out of the service. In recogni tion of this success, the team behind the FOGO service and the Waste Wise education program were awarded the Environmental Leadership and Sustainability Award by Local Government Profession als Australia – Tasmania.

This award will be presented to Brighton Council at the Lo cal Government Professionals conference on 13 October.

Thank you for the part you’ve already played in making the FOGO service such a success!

to cuddle up and feed the animals. There’s also lots of live music, magical entertain ers, circus performances and roaming characters.

You can also check out the impressive decorated cakes, stylish flower arrangements, intricate crochet work, Lego displays, woodchopping, and so much more. And of course it wouldn’t be a show without rides and showbags!

Jump the queue and buy tickets or check out the pro gram at www.brightonshow. com.au.

Brighton Council Hard and Green Waste collection starts this week. Put any hard and green waste out the night before. Check www.brighton. tas.gov.au/property/ waste for more infor mation.

Polls close today for local council elections! Don’t forget to vote.

It’s Remem brance Day. Pause for a moment at 11am to remember those who gave their lives in service, re turned home injured or ill, and serve our country today.

Claremont Rotary Club are holding a Billy Cart Derby, all ages welcome. It’s a great family fun day with free entry and medals and prizes to be won. Starts 10am at Clare mont College.

Catholic St. Paul’s Catholic Church 2-4 Paice St, Bridgewater Saturday Vigil - 6pm Sunday - 9am and 12 noon Fr. Leo 6263 6242

St Matthew’s Catholic Church 231 Brighton Rd, Brighton Sunday - 10:30am 6263 6242 Hindu Sri Ganesha Cultural Center and Worship Place 6 Letitia Grove, Bridgewater 400 273 249

New Life Christian Brighton Civic Centre Green Point Rd Sunday - 10.30am Pastor Brian Edwards 0458 505 070 Anglican St. Mark’s Church LOT 1 Kimberly St, Pontville

Sunday - 10am

Rev. Rod. Curtain 6263 7700

Uniting Church Claremont-Bagdad Claremont 36 Wyndham Rd, Claremont Sunday - 10am Glenorchy 446 Main Rd, Glenorchy Sunday - 9.30am

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On the 1st Sunday, services are combined.

Venue alternates between the two churches, starting at 10am Rev. Sherrin Jackman 0447 507 059

Uniting Church Bridgewater-Gagebrook Bridgewater Uniting Hub, Green Point Rd Sunday - 10am 0434 799 506

Enjoy a performance of Peter Pan The Musical at the North ern Christian School tonight from 6:307:40pm. Featuring all ages from kinder to year 6. Tickets essen tial, via Eventbrite.

Head to the Brighton Civic Centre for a fun and free school holiday show WHAT’S THE JOKE with Andy Jones, direct from Sydney. From 9:3010:30am, book via Eventbrite.

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The Brighton Community Food Hub helps locals combat rising living costs

Over the past three months, Brighton Com munity Food Hub (BCFH) in collaboration with the Red Cross conducted three trial food hubs to support access to afford able food.

Data collected over three trials shows a great need for this service and con firmed that each food hub event supports approxi mately 350 people strug gling to meet day to day cost of living expenses.

BCFH is a community-run volunteer organisation, aiming to build the health and wellbeing of indi viduals, families and the community.

“We thank the Red Cross for assisting us to estab lish this vital community service and the various other organisations, in dividuals and volunteers who have contributed,” says BCFH President Christine Gimblett. “We also thank the Brighton

New collection dates for green and hard waste

Brighton Council’s free Green and Hard Waste collection service is changing dates, with the first pick-up coming soon. From October 2022, col lections will be conducted at the end of April and October each year. The upcoming collection will

be in the week commenc ing Monday 24 October, 2022, with the next being the week commencing Monday 24 April, 2023.

This service is available to residents who cur rently receive kerbside collection. Vehicle tyres,

Council for their support, advice and assistance.” BCFH are currently run ning fundraising events to raise funds so they can continue to grow the service.

“We are hoping to ex pand our service to assist more people and to also encourage and assist other community groups to establish community food hubs to support their local communities,” said Christine.

fridges, freezers and mattresses are no longer accepted – but all these items can be taken to the Waste Transfer Station for a fee.

If you have waste to be collected, please place the waste on your nature strip the night before the collection. For more information, contact the Brighton Council on 6268 7000.

TAKE A BREAK

Easy Gnocchi Bake

A healthy and filling dinner, made in one pan.

Ingredients

1 pack of gnocchi (from the pasta aisle or cold section)

2 chorizo sausages, chopped in 1cm slices

1 capsicum, chopped

1 punnet of cherry tomatoes, chopped in halves

1 zucchini, chopped in chunks

2 onions, chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 pack of firm fetta cheese, chopped

1 200g bag of spinach leaves

Olive oil, salt and pepper to taste Optional, basil leaves.

Method

Set the oven to 220 degrees. Place the gnocchi in a large baking dish.

Add everything except the spinach, basil and olive oil. Mix together then drizzle plenty of olive oil over the ingredients, and salt and pep per. Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes. Take the dish out and cov er with the spinach leaves and basil (optional). Give it a light mix, then bake for another 10-15 minutes. Mix all the ingredients together, then serve.

Note: This recipe can be adapted to suit the veggies you have in the fridge. I’ve used eggplant, broccoli, mushrooms, asparagus, anything that needs to be used up! You can also add a tin of tomatoes to create more sauce. Can be adapted to be vegetarian, vegan, dairy and gluten free.

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New SES flood warning system

The quick onset of flooding around Greater Hobart in Au gust was a wet reminder of the importance of effective warning systems for flood emergencies.

Tasmania State Emergency Service (SES) has since adopted the Australian Warning System (AWS) to provide communities up-to-date information and advice should a flood occur.

The Tasmania SES Flood Warning System consists of three ascending warning levels: Advice (yellow), Watch and Act (orange), and Emergency

Warning (red). The warnings are presented in triangles, with a house in the centre and flood levels underneath. These warn ing triangles will also advise on actions for communities to take, specific to the emergency event. An updated version of the TasALERT.com website will be home to the new flood warn ing system and all official emer gency warning and information from the Tasmanian Govern ment. Tasmania SES social media pages and ABC broad cast channels will also provide frequent updates as events

unfold. The AWS was adopted by Tasmania for bushfires in September 2021. Following the adoption for flood emergencies, there are plans to adopt the AWS for storm emergencies from 2023.

“While states and territories are implementing the AWS at different times subject to their risks and resources, it will be the case in the near future that no matter where or what type of emergency is occurring, the message about what to do will be aligned,” said Tasmania SES Acting Director Leon Smith.

The Tasmania SES Flood Warning System complements the Flood Warnings and Flood Watches issued by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). BOM warnings, flood modelling, local knowledge, flood history, oper ational information and inputs from councils will all contribute to the decision to issue a SES Flood Warning.

Your dog, your responsibility

Pet registrations are designed to promote responsible ownership. Registration is compulsory for dogs aged six months and over, so you’ll risk a $181 on the spot fine if you don’t register by the 31 July cut off and pay annually. You’ll receive a discount if you pay earlier, and reduced fees apply to pensioners and those with desexed dogs.

Brighton Council’s Animal Control Officer checks dog registrations in the Brighton municipality. They may enter and remain in or on any private premises at any reasonable time to check the number of

dogs on those premises and whether they’re registered and microchipped. An Authorised Officer may also search for and seize any dog on that land if there’s reason to believe that the person in charge of the dog has committed an offence against the Dog Control Act 2000.

Mandatory microchipping Microchipping is mandatory for dogs over six months old. Microchipping is a permanent means of identification which helps identify dogs, particularly if they become lost. You need to let Council know of your dog’s microchip number as this isn’t

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passed on from shelters and vet clinics.

Kennel licence requirements

Any person wanting to keep more than two dogs on premis es in a non-residential area – or in the case of working dogs, more than four – must apply to the General Manager for a li cence. In some cases a planning permit from Council is also required for a dog kennel. Those in a residential zone (Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Herdsmans Cove, Old Beach, Brighton, etc.) are not permit ted to have more than two dogs. Penalties apply if you exceed that.

Meals on Wheels needs you!

I appreciate the support from the community who re-elected me last time. If re-elect ed, I am committed to continue to work hard and be honest and accessible to keep Brighton a highly regarded and successful council. As chairperson of Parks & Rec reation, Senior Citizen Management, Pontville User Group, Hobart Fire Management Area Committee, Brighton Municipal Emergency Coordinator. In my role as Chairperson of Parks & Recreation we have achieved numerous upgrades and extensions to walkways, cycle paths and playgrounds within the community. It was exciting to be involved in the initial development of the Brighton Regional Sporting Complex at Pontville and to now see the building in fruition and operational.

We have upgraded our road networks, completed beautification of our towns, and supported community groups. I will continue to fight to keep our "fair rates system" and support any better outcomes for Brighton.

Want to make a difference in the community but only have a few hours to spare? Meals on Wheels always needs volunteer drivers and helpers to lend a hand. By providing food, this service helps people stay independent in their homes. Meal deliv eries take around two hours, from Monday to Friday, with most volunteers rostered on

Preventing attacks

As a dog owner, you’re legally responsible for how your dog behaves. By managing your dog correctly, you can prevent it from attacking people and animals:

• Never allow your dog to wander unsupervised

• Install secure fencing and regularly check it

• When you’re out, keep your dog on a leash.

In public your dog must be tethered or on a leash, unless the place is a designated offlead area. You can exercise your dog in designated off-lead areas, however, you’re still responsible for the control and behaviour of your dog.

Allowing your dog to wander

once a month. You’ll receive a petrol allowance to help cover the cost of transport and the organisation will also pay for your National Police Check.

If you’d like to get involved, please contact Naomi Skelly, Volunteer Coordinator of Brighton Meals on Wheels on 6272 0887.

puts its health at risk and can endanger others. Every year pets are impounded for attacking people and livestock. Being a responsible dog owner involves more than just providing food and water; it also means ensuring your dog is trained, controlled, vaccinated, registered and exercised.

Literacy focused visit to St Paul’s for Tassie Governor

a tour of the school grounds accompanied by the School Principal, Jo Clark, speech pathologist, Rosie Martin, and the School Captains, Arden and Anabel.

St Paul’s Catholic School recently welcomed Her Excel lency, Governor of Tasmania, Barbara Baker AC and her

husband, Professor Chalmers to view the literacy initiatives that are having a big impact in the school. They both undertook

The staff and students had the opportunity to show Her Excel lency and Professor Chalmers some of the initiatives in the classroom such as phonolog ical and phonemic awareness approaches and individual speech work, led by the school’s para-professional Louise Mor gan. The approaches include InitiaLit in the Early Years, the Orton-Gillingham approach to literacy across all year levels, as well as a number of interven

tions to cater to the needs of the students. All students across the school receive daily doses of phonological and phonemic awareness through explicit teaching. The tour concluded in the school’s newly built Early Learning Centre, where the kindergarten and Ludo children were absolutely fascinated by Her Excellency as the represen tative of the Queen.

St Paul’s Catholic School staff work tirelessly to ensure students receive the targeted assistance they need. Jo Clark explained “Every teacher is part of the collaborative approach and it’s making a big difference to literacy across the school.”

The teachers are grateful to have Speech Pathologist Rosie Martin support them during these programs and individual speech and language assess ments. Renae Millikan is the Literacy Practice Leader at St Paul’s and ensures the pro grams and initiatives are collab orative and effective, and that all teachers are involved. Renae works closely with Jo Clark, Learning Support Coordinator Anne Duigan and other mem bers of staff to provide extra help to students when need ed. Jo also stated, “It’s about working together for the best outcomes for our students and we are very proud of the results so far.”

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National Tree Day was held on Saturday 30 July, with community members planting native plants along the Bridgewater foreshore hosted by Landcare Tasmania and the Bridgewater Landcare Group. Volunteers enjoyed a free lunch and the satisfaction of a job done well! On the Sunday, Friends of Old Beach Foreshore did a working bee, also supported by Landcare Tasmania and the Derwent Catchment Project for National Tree Day.

Lions Club Celebrates 75 Years

With Lions celebrating 75 years of service to the community, BCN spoke with Rod Wright of the Tas manian Lions about their role and how you can get involved.

What role has Lions played in the community for the last 75 years? The first Lions Club Chart ed was Lismore in 1947, hence the 75 years. The first Lions Club charted in Tasmania was Launces ton Windmill Hill in 1961, followed by many other Lions Clubs across the state. There are now 48 Li ons Clubs and 2 Leos Clubs with around 1000 active Lions working in their local communities, giving their free time to help the many requests that are required. They range from helping the homeless, collecting used spectacles which are sent to third world countries, feeding and clothing the homeless, manning Loui’s Van, in the Hobart area supplying meals to those in need. Through our foundations both the Australian Lions Foun dation and the Tasmanian Lions Foundation, Lions Clubs can apply for Community Grants to assist and build many projects in their local community.

Locally in Brighton, what differ ence has Lions made? Brighton

Lions Club was charted in 2011 and are very active in the local area. Their President is Lion Jarrod Howard and Candice Howard is Secretary, a very committed team.

Brighton L.C. meet on the third Monday of the month. Member ship Chair is Joan Frzackerley and can be reached on 0437 819 422 if members of the community are interested in joining.

What can locals look forward to from Lions in the future? Lions in the future will still do all the projects we are known for like mar kets, selling sausages at Bunnings, Christmas Cakes and Puddings and Lions mints but our major focus is sight related projects, diabe tes, hearing dogs, youth projects, cancer research, environment and disaster relief, and of course, Crime Stoppers.

How can readers get involved in their local group? Readers can be come involved by contacting their Local Lions Club. It’s a volunteer organisation made for people you know - neighbours and friends. You can be part of the Worlds largest service organisation! Our Motto is “We Serve”.

Build up Tassie commences construction

Herdsmans Cove is the home for a very exciting project by Build Up Tassie. On land granted by the Tasmanian Government, construction has begun on a four-bedroom home as part of an initiative to train and employ local young people.

Build Up Tassie is a work readiness program for vulnerable Tasmanians aged between 15 and 25. There’s a nine-week orientation program and an additional eight weeks of practical work across several trades.

Build Up Tassie Manager Adrian Broomhall says the Charity House project is an exciting opportunity. “We aim to build this house at as low a cost as possible and then be able to sell that home and make some mon ey to reinvest back into Build Up Tassie to continue pro viding a stable employment pathway for young people,” he explained.

Labour and materials have been donated by building suppliers to help keep costs

low, with St Joseph Afford able Homes taking the lead on the project management.

“Anybody that has a pair of hands they’re happy to get dirty, or anybody that would like to contribute financially, we’re very willing to engage and strongly seek support for this journey,” says Adri an.

Funds from the public sale of the completed house will support 50 young peo ple to attend the program and provide them with an opportunity to further their

careers in the building and construction industry. The charity house will also be utilised as a training site for Build Up Tassie participates and St Joseph Affordable Homes’ apprentices prior to being sold.

The Build Up Tassie Charity House project was officially launched at the Waterside Pavilion in Hobart on Friday 5 August 2022. To support the Build Up Tassie Charity House project or to find out more, visit www.buildup tassie.com.au.

Local government elections are on now and voting is compulsory.

Eddie the envelope will be delivered during the week of 3 October. Voting is easy – all you have to do is consider the candidates, complete your ballot papers and put them in the mail or deliver them to Council so they are received by 2pm, Tuesday 25 October.

If you don’t receive your postal ballot pack, simply visit your local council o ce to collect a pack, or call us and we’ll send one to you.

Remember, voting is now compulsory, so pick up your pen and make a mark on your community today.