The Presentation Sisters at Blackmans Bay held a meeting to discuss planning scheme changes to their privately-owned property at Home Avenue in Blackmans Bay on Wednesday, February 13. Sister Gabrielle Morgan voluntarily organised the meeting for community engagement with residents about their questions and concerns for the planned development. A flyer drop into letterboxes was done by some...

The Federal Member for Franklin, Julie Collins was pleased to announce that the Woodbridge Hall will receive $10,672 to help upgrade kitchen facilities at the historic community hall. Ms Collins recommended the Woodbridge Hall, which is owned by the Kingborough Council, receive funding for this upgrade during the fourth round of the Stronger Communities Programme.On a recent visit to the Hall,...

At the Snug Bushfire Memorial on Thursday, February 7, members of the Snug Volunteer Fire Brigade, local community, and members of local and Federal government, gathered to pay their respects and remember not only those directly affected by the fires which raged in the district, but all who suffered loss of life or property, on the 52nd Anniversary of the tragic day. A stark reminder is the...

  Kingston's graffiti investigation  The graffiti and tagging desecration in the Kingborough community vandalises most walls, fences, poles, businesses, infrastructure, cars and even the artwork on signal boxes.Nothing seems to be out of bounds to deface. Graffiti can look spectacular like the artwork in the alleyways in Melbourne and the famous work by Banksy, which is worth...

The Snug Volunteer Fire Brigade's Nathan Dowling, leading firefighter, and Kelsey Wigg, firefighter have been working on the Riveaux Road, Southwest fire which has been impacting communities over the last few weeks, going from watch and act warnings to emergency levels.21 fires were actively burning on Sunday, February 3, with a total burnt area of 191,000 hectares to date. (PS)