Kingborough Council is developing the main street of Kingston, Channel Highway to improve the retail and commercial experiences of residents and visitors. Kingborough Mayor Paula Wriedt said Kingborough Council is concerned about the short-term loss of foot traffic into local businesses. "Council has been working with local businesses affected by the road closure during the construction and...

Tasmanian student Tegan Dench may be short-statured but has high hopes.14-year-old Blackmans Bay resident Tegan Dench has been selected to represent Australia at the World Dwarf Games in Cologne, Germany in July. The World Dwarf Games is the largest international sporting event exclusively for athletes with dwarfism. Tegan will be one of 40 Australian athletes putting on the green and gold for...

The Kingston Eat Local competition recently closed, with 13 lucky winners drawn out of thousands of entries.Kingborough Mayor Paula Wriedt said the competition aimed to encourage more people to eat and shop at the local businesses along Channel Highway during the construction period. "There were four major prize winners who received $550 worth of vouchers and nine winners who received $50...

Kingston Police Station has recently welcomed Colin Riley as its new Inspector.Colin Riley has been a police officer for 30 years and an Inspector of Police for 14 years.He has occupied positions in uniform police divisions, the Special Operations Group (including deployment at the Port Arthur Massacre 1996) and more recently was the President of the Police Association of Tasmania from 2019 to...

A group of Taroona women has been participating in the Cancer Council's Biggest Morning Tea for the last 11 years.Initially the morning tea was held in one of the organiser's houses, but with increasing popularity it has moved to the Taroona Bowls and Community Club.This year's event was held on Thursday, May 18 with over 80 people attending. Raffle tickets were keenly sought by the...