Considerable danger is posed to walkers and motorists along the Channel Highway at Kettering due to the lack of a pedestrian path between Oyster Court and Oxleys Road.The Kingborough Chronicle visited the site on March 3 to examine the area of concern and speak with members of the Kettering and Snug community.During the site visit, numerous vehicles travelling south were witnessed passing over...

Kingborough Sports Centre opened new, purpose-built pickleball courts on Friday, February 26. As part of its new year annual refurbishment, the Kingborough Sports Centre has added four purpose built pickleball courts to its indoor stadium activities.  The four pickleball courts are the first in Tasmania.  To celebrate a special launch was held on February 26. The Kingborough Sports...

Kingborough residents can look forward to more opportunities to live, work and play in the Kingston CBD after work began last week on Kings Quarter, a section of the Kingston Park development which incorporate homes, office, retail and lifestyle elements. Several dignitaries joined staff from developers Traders In Purple to break ground on Stage 1 of the $300m project, which is being marketed...

Brown River Saltmarsh restoration efforts are progressing, with federal members of Parliament showing their support, meeting Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Dean Winter and council staff on site recently to discuss the project. In 2019, the Kingborough Council was successful in its application for a $20,000 grant to work on the area from the Communities Environment Program through Federal Member...

Three Kingborough locals were among the four Tasmanians who were considered at the national level for Australian of the Year award honours in their respective categories on Monday, January 25. There were 33 finalists across the four award categories for 2021 including Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year and Australia’s Local Hero including health...