Snug Village Garden was officially opened on Thursday, July 20. Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC, Kingborough Lions Club's David Hopkins and Christian Homes Tasmania (CHT) board president Mark Hochman unveiled a plaque together to commemorate the special day.Two engraved Huon Pine plaques have been mounted on the entrance wall that list the donors and companies who have helped...

The Kingston District Garden Club Inc recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special gathering of invited guests and members.MC Sunil Wickramasurya spoke about the history of the Kingston District Garden Club and its many achievements.Convenor of the Tasmanian Garden Group Inc Heather Pryor entertained with a presentation of photos from a recent trip to Scotland she and her husband...

The Tasmanian Government is building six new child and family learning centres, with construction underway for the new Saltbush Child and Family Learning Centre (CFLC) in Kingston since April.Liberal Member for Franklin Dean Young visited the CFLC last week to check up on the progress.Mr Young said these centres offer a variety of critical services in one place to support families with children...

Each year the Edna Pennicott Soup and Sandwich is held at the Twin Ovals and is a major fundraiser for the Kingborough Helping Hands charity (KHH).KHH is a local charity that provides, amongst its services, emergency food relief to those in need and grants to local schools for books and breakfast clubs.The large crowd were entertained by 'The Croon' and there were raffles and auctions on the day...

The transformation of Kingston CBD is underway with the southern lane of Channel Highway now open to traffic.Kingborough Mayor Paula Wriedt said some of the new footpaths had been poured which had improved access to many of the restaurants and cafés in Kington's CBD."Work on the upgrade is continuing with new footpaths, garden beds, and some small art pieces are starting to appear along the main...