Kingston Fire Brigade triumphed at the State Firefighter Championships held in Launceston's Invermay Park recently. A total of 27 teams competed in the senior and junior sections over two days.Kingston Fire Brigade's juniors finished first place overall for the Junior State Aggregate Award.Their seniors came third place for the Division 2 Aggregate, which meant with juniors and seniors combined...

The annual Kingborough Helping Hands Christmas Fundraiser was held on Sunday, November 12.Whilst the number who attended was slightly down on last year, the generosity of those who did attend was overwhelming. Founder of Kingborough Helping Hands Edna Pennicott was thrilled to see so many, including local politicians and councillors, who dug deep to support the members of the community who are...

A team from Huntingfield's Overeem Whisky will participate in the Point to Pinnacle fundraiser by pushing a barrel of whisky weighing a total of 145 kilograms on Sunday, November 19.Point to Pinnacle is a gruelling 21 kilometre half marathon with most competitors either running or walking from Wrest Point to the pinnacle of kunanyi/Mount Wellington. This is the first time a barrel has been...

Kingston local Ruby Eddleston is working on her Queen's Guide award.The Queen's Guide award assesses character, creative thinking, community, commitment, collaboration and communication and is the peak achievement in guiding. As part of the community section, she has been working on advocating issues relevant to Girl Guides and women in the local community.Ruby provided the following article for...

A new war memorial was unveiled at Kingston Beach last week.Three sandstone panels have been installed to replace the Gallipoli marker.The Governor of Tasmania, Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC officiated the dedication service. A committee from the Kingston Beach RSL Sub-Branch worked hard to have this new memorial installed, successfully applying for a $5000 Teddy Shehan VC...