Member for Franklin and former Kingborough Mayor Dean Winter was elected unopposed as the leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party on Wednesday, April 10."I am honoured to have been endorsed by my colleagues to lead the Labor Party in Tasmania, with Anita Dow as my deputy," Mr Winter said."As a longstanding member of the Kingborough community, I am proud to represent our region in state Parliament...

West Winds Community Centre, Woodbridge held a raffle during their Youth Week Live Music Showcase on Sunday, April 7 to raise funds for Kettering resident Abbey.Abbey is an 11-year-old who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in mid 2024. The family has been undergoing extensive treatment options in both Tasmania and Victoria.Family friend Tess Tscheppera collaborated with West Winds to...

Blackmans Bay Primary School held a Uniform Free Day recently, asking students to bring an Easter Egg or gold coin to participate.Principal Ashley McPherson fully supported the initiative, now in its ninth year. The goal was to be able to provide at least one Easter Egg (or small gift bag of eggs) for each of the women and children needing crisis accommodation at Jireh House at Easter. Jireh...

Southern Cross Care Tasmania has put the site of the former Mary's Grange Nursing Home in Taroona up for sale on the open market.Mary's Grange has been vacated since 2021, after residents relocated to handpicked new homes as part of a review of operations undertaken by Southern Cross Care.Chair Judith Fishlock said now was the right time to sell the site."The Mary's Grange site has operated as...

The Salvation Army Kingborough brought some Easter joy with help from Kingborough Helping Hands and Huon, who supplied salmon to the Salvation Army's Thursday, March 28 lunch service.The Salvation Army open their doors at 3 Opal Drive, Blackmans Bay every Thursday for a meal served at midday."Huon's donation of salmon portions to our outreach program helps us offer hope and a better direction...