A SOUTH HOBART NEWSLETTER

COMMUNITY CENTRE 42 D’Arcy Street, South Hobart

For Hire: Regular or Casual Basis

Enquiries to Centre Manager

Phillip Hoysted 6223 3415

NEXT SHPA GENERAL

MEETING The next meeting of the Association

for 2010 will be held on Wednesday

14th April, 2010 in The South Hobart Community Centre, 42

D'Arcy Street, South Hobart 7004

commencing at 8:00 pm. All

residents, especially those new to

the suburb, are welcome to attend.

END OF BONFIRE NIGHT The Association is saddened to have

to report that the Annual Bonfire & Fireworks Night, which has been a

part of South Hobart life for the

past fifteen or sixteen years, is no

more. Bureaucratic red tape has

finally effectively killed off

fireworks in Tasmania. To fall into

line with Mainland states, the State

Government has enacted legislation

which makes it virtually impossible

for community organisations, such as

ours, to put on these events. The

only Tasmanian company - Bright Star Fireworks - has been forced

out of business, with the closure of

its three stores. The cost of

retaining a Mainland fireworks

company to supply and fire such a

show would be prohibitive, even if

the Association could obtain

adequate public liability coverage.

To all those wonderful people who

have kindly volunteered their time

and skills to keep the event going in

2010, the Association is deeply

indebted. To all the kids and

parents who have patronised this

annual event, our sincere thanks for

your support and our apologies for

being unable to continue what has

become a South Hobart institution.

HOBART RIVULET

STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN The Hobart City Council has decided

to appoint consultants to prepare a

master p l an to gu ide the

management and development of the

Hobart Rivulet Linear Park over the

next ten years. The Consultants will

be required to gather ideas from a

range of people. The exact

mechanism for the consultation is

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South Hobart Progress Association Inc. President: Kevin Wilson (Incorporating Cascades Progress Association) Secretary: David Halse Rogers

Founded 1922

PO Box 200 South Hobart Tasmania 7004

+61 3 6223 3149

http://www.shpa-inc.org.au

No. 271 April 2010 ABN 65 850 310 318

yet to be determined, but all

residents are invited to put their

minds to how they would like to see

the Hob art R i vu let L ine ar Park developed over the near future.

The Progress Association is willing to

be a focus for the collection of

ideas. Please send them in writing to

PO Box 200 South Hobart 7004 or

you can email your ideas to

halserogers@bigpond.com.au.

THE OAK TREE Cnr Southern Outlet /Macquarie

Street. The future of this landmark tree is

still to be determined. The HCC

applied to have the tree “trimmed”

to allow B-doubles and other large

vehicles to access the proposed “slip

lane” which Council plans to build on

land acquired from the historic

homestead, The Hermitage. The

Tasmanian Heritage Council refused

the Works Application which would

have allowed for the hundred year-

old oak tree to be virtually stripped

of all vegetation on the Macquarie

Street side to about the height of

the street lighting, severely

unbalancing the tree. The HCC has

appealed the decision to the RMPAT,

which, at a recent Directions

Hearing, allowed the Council a three

month delay in proceedings in order

to enable Council to “consult" with

the local community.

KEENS CURRY HOUSE

A Sense of Place

Known as “The Keens Curry House’ or

“Keens Curry Cottage”, the pink

cottage high on Keens Curry Hill has

been a highly visible South Hobart

landmark since the early ’20s. The

cottage was home to Graeme Wright

from 1936-2009, and he grew up

there with his mother Mrs. Thelma

Sellars and his brother Jeffrey.

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The associated fishmongers sells

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SOUTH HOBART CALENDAR

APRIL EVENTS Fri 23rd April 8pm – Block Cinema

film night will be held at the D’Arcy

Street Community Centre. The

event is free and snacks and drinks

are provided. The Crossroads Church will be holding a movie night

each month for the community …

with no strings attached. This

month the movie is Noise.

Sat 24th April 9-2pm – The All

Saints’ Market with stalls selling

delicious home-baked cakes,

biscuits, jams and sweets, all sorts

of crafts and bric-a-brac. Enjoy a

coffee while you browse through

the bookstall. Outside, the stalls

sell everything from plants to

candles.

Sun 25th April 4pm - Growers

Gathering. The April Gathering will

be at Mel's house - 12 Saunders

Crescent (in Cascade Cohousing

Complex). All very welcome.

This Autumn - amazing HCC Bush Adventures. This very popular

programme offers environmentally

focused activities and adventures in

our local bushland reserves.

Activities are designed for specific

age groups from 3yrs to adult and

include a range of intriguing walks,

creative activities, team games and

specialised workshops. Their

Autumn schedule is now available via

www.hobartcity.com.au. Prices are

minimal and bookings are essential

6238 2886. Please email

calendar@southhobartpa.com, if

you would like your event or regular

activity included in our May

calendar.

Graeme did not own a car; he walked

everywhere – to and from Princes

Street Primary School; to work on

the wharves loading the apple boats;

to the CBD and the local shops. A

few years ago, when in his mid-70s,

Graeme and his huge, golden dog

“Oscar” even walked back from the

Dogs Home at Risdon Vale, where

“Oscar’ had been ‘confined’ after one

of his escapades. Graeme and Oscar

were a familiar sight around South

Hobart, and it was not always clear

who was taking whom for a walk!

Graeme’s childhood friend, Alan

Williams, tells how the boys secretly

hitched rides home from school up

Lynton Avenue by hanging under the

backs of the empty apple trucks

returning to the Huon. During

WW11, from their beds on the wide

front verandah, the boys watched

the searchlights over the River

Derwent as they looked for enemy

planes and ships. The boys also used

to sneak under the barbed wire and

past the sentries guarding the radio

station on top of the hill. Graeme

was an expert fruit and veggie

grower. He supplied his family, local

shop keepers and neighbours with

fresh produce, and his mother grew

dahlias, lilac, roses, geraniums, lilies

and spring bulbs to supplement her

income “cleaning the big houses of

Sandy Bay”. During the 1967

bushfires, Graeme used a kitchen

jug and water from the toilet

cistern to put out spot fires around

the Cottage. Many nearby houses

were destroyed as was the radio

station, but the Keens Curry House

survived. The Keens Curry Sign and

the Keens Curry House are Hobart

landmarks. They contribute to our

sense of place and are of historical

significance. The Keens Curry sign is

listed on the Tasmanian Heritage

Register, and its whitewashed

stones are often changed to reflect

social concerns such as “No Cable

Car”. If you have any further

information on the Keens Curry

House, please contact Rosemary

Sandford on 6224 4437.

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