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Brighton Council

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Sonya’s labour of loveLONG-time Brighton resi-dent Sonya Williams, fromGagebrook, was honouredwith Brighton’s Citizen ofthe Year and Volunteer ofthe Year awards for her life-time work of volunteeringfor community and advo-cacy groups.

The awards were part ofBrighton’s Australia Dayawards and citizenship cere-monies.

A record number of sixresidents became Australiancitizens during the ceremonywhich was officiated byBrighton Mayor Tony Foster.

The Woolworths Aus-tralia Day Ambassador, inter-nationally recognised chefand culinary genius TetsuyaWakuda who is also an hon-orary international ambas-sador for Brand Tasmania,was an official guest at theproceedings.

Sonya Williams is amother of three adult chil-dren and grandmother ofthree grandchildren withseveral ‘adopted’ childrenand grandchildren as well asthe foster mother of threechildren.

Sonya has been an officialfoster carer for nine yearsand over that time has hadmany children in her care.

Sonya’s community vol-unteering activities go backmore than a decade whenshe was involved with thecommunity fun days organ-ised by BURP (Bridgewa-ter/Gagebrook UrbanRenewal Project).

One of Sonya’s roles wasto ensure there were dona-tions of food and refresh-ments and goodies to giveaway to the hundreds of peo-ple who regularly attendedthese fun days.

DedicatedSonya was also dedicated

to providing food and com-panionship on a weekly basisto a group of residents whomet for soup and sandwichesin the meeting room of theHousing Tasmania AlbionRoad units in Bridgewater.

For many years Sonyavolunteered her time andenergy to the needle avail-ability program and garden-ing programs run by BURP.

Sonya is a valued mem-

ber of the Breaking theSilence advocacy group.

Earlier this year thegroup presented self-carepacks to staff of serviceproviders throughout thecommunity. Every item inthe packs was handmade andincluded teddy bears.

With some 200 packsmade and delivered Sonyaalmost single-handedlymade each teddy bear andsurprisingly no two teddybears were the same.

Sonya is also the founderof Under One Rainbow –Community ComingTogether where colourfulrainbows have been paintedon windows around Bridge-water and Gagebrook as asymbol of love and respect,signifying that everyone iswelcome here, everyone hasa place in our community.

For the past two yearsSonya and a band of volun-teers have participated in theBrighton CommunityChristmas parade under theUnder One Rainbow banner.

She is a strong supporterof the annual Christmas

This year’s Australia Day awards recognised the work of long-time volunteer in the community Sonya Williams whowas presented with both the Citizen of the Year and Volunteer of the Year awards. Sonya, second from left, is with

Mayor Tony Foster, Community Event of the Year representative Marie Bennett, representing the Breaking the Silenceadvocacy group, Woolworths Australia Day Ambassador Tetsuya Wakuda AO, and Paul Reed from Woolworths.

Australia Day awards recognise a life’s work of volunteering

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Shared services allianceset to benefit ratepayersBRIGHTON Council is a key memberof an alliance of councils developing ashared services joint venture aimed atreducing costs and enhancing servicesto ratepayers and the community.

Mayor Tony Foster said Brightonwas a leader in Tasmania in sharingcommon services with other councilsranging from planning, administration,engineering, records storage, informa-tion technology and the developmentof its unique software.

Cr Foster said Brighton earned valu-able revenue through the provision ofits services and expertise to other coun-cils and this enabled it to hold downrate increases, provide improved serv-ices for the community and retainhighly skilled professional staff.

“Increasingly, other like-mindedcouncils have been providing or usingcommon services but these have oper-ated on an ad hoc basis and we are yetto see the full benefits,” Cr Foster said.

“We are now looking to establish aTasmanian Common Services JointVenture to formalise the arrangementsand put them on a solid business basis.

“Already, the Brighton, SouthernMidlands, Tasman and Sorell Councilshave announced their participation inthe joint venture and other councils willjoin in the next few weeks.”

Discussions on establishing a com-mon or shared services joint venturehave been taking place for several years

but were held up as a result of last year’slocal government elections. With newcouncils now elected including somewith new leadership showing moreinterest in sharing services, work ondeveloping the joint venture has pro-gressed.

Cr Foster said savings for councilswas the key and these would be passedon to ratepayers through improved oradditional services or by holding downrate increases.

“Councils only pay for the servicesthey use and their ability to sustainablyprovide services for ratepayers will beenhanced,” he said.

“Any participating council can be aprovider as well as user of services andwhere councils provide services they willbe paid an agreed fee.

“The overriding objective is to for-malise and develop the common serv-ices model to provide maximum costefficiencies, high-quality service andlong-term sustainability for participat-ing councils.”

The joint venture will see functionsundertaken by different councils andadministered by a common servicesmodel.

It will operate initially with no cen-tral administration or staff but with lim-ited organisational management, wherefunctions are undertaken by differentcouncils and administered by individualcouncils.

Cr Foster said representatives of par-ticipating councils would meet to iden-tify workload and assign tasks fromwithin their councils and participatingcouncils would agree rates etc and drawup agreements.

Shared services could cover most ofthe responsibilities of local government,from planning, engineering, asset man-agement and animal control to buildingpermits and the levying and sending outof rates notices.

“The joint venture will provide par-ticipating councils with the ability andresources to enable quality equitableservice provision to their residents andvisitors, as well as generate economicefficiencies and increased viability tocouncils and their region,” Cr Foster said.

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“ The joint venture willprovide participatingcouncils with the ability andresources to enable qualityequitable service provisionto their residents andvisitors, as well as generateeconomic efficiencies andincreased viability tocouncils and their region.

General Enquiries 6268 7000Fax 6268 7013Email Address admin@brighton.tas.gov.auWebsite www.brighton.tas.gov.auGeneral ManagerRon Sanderson 6268 7000Council Services Officer 6268 7035Environmental & Development ServicesGeneral Enquiries 6268 7015Building Services 6268 7016Health Services 6268 7029Planning Services 6268 7041Animal Control 6268 7008Physical ServicesCouncil Depot 6268 7000Project Engineer 6268 7018Corporate ServicesRates Enquiries 6268 7025Accounts Enquiries 6268 7001Cashier 6268 7000AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY 6268 7000All correspondence should be addressed to theGeneral Manager, Brighton Council, 1 Tivoli Road, Old Beach 7017.

YOUR COUNCIL

Tony Foster (Mayor)‘Glendower’6 Glebe StreetPontville 7030Tel: 0419 357 927Cr.Foster@brighton.tas.gov.au

Finance Committee, Southern Tasmanian Councils Associ-ation, Emergency Management Advisory, PlanningAuthority, Heritage and Environment, Waste Management,TasWater, Remembrance Park Complex ConsultativeGroup, Civic Pride Consultative Group.

Barbara Curran (Deputy Mayor)1 Daniel PlaceBrighton 7030Tel: 6268 1522Cr.Curran@brighton.tas.gov.au

Finance Committee, Parks and Recreation Committee,Heritage and Environment Committee, Waste Manage-ment Committee, Planning Authority, Southern Tasman-ian Councils Association (alternate), Brighton PrimarySchool Council, Southern Waste Strategy Board JointAuthority (alternate), TasWater (alternate), Civic PrideConsultative Group, Remembrance Park Complex Consul-tative Group.

Wayne Garlick46 Upton DriveHoneywood 7017Tel: 0438 539 682Cr.Garlick@brighton.tas.gov.au

Finance Committee, Planning Authority, Heritage andEnvironment Committee, Waste Management Committee.

Peter Geard 269 Elderslie RoadBrighton 7030Tel: 6268 11430418 515 649Cr.Geard@brighton.tas.gov.au

Parks and Recreation Committee, Planning Authority, Her-itage and Environment Committee, Old Council Cham-bers Users Group, Emergency Management AdvisoryCommittee, Hobart Fire Management Area Committee,Civic Pride Consultative Group, Remembrance Park Com-plex Consultative Group.

Leigh Gray295 Elderslie RoadBrighton 7030Tel: 6268 07040427 063 410Cr.Gray@brighton.tas.gov.au

Parks and Recreation Committee, Finance Committee, Plan-ning Authority, Waste Management Committee, SouthernWaste Strategy Board Joint Authority, Cycling South.

Moya Jeffries37 Seymour StBrighton 7030Tel: 6268 15300419 394 139Cr.Jeffries@brighton.tas.gov.au

Parks and Recreation Committee, Planning Authority, Jor-dan River Learning Centre Senior School Council.

Philip Owen9 Compton RoadOld Beach 7017Tel: 6249 85750419 333 252Cr.Owen@brighton.tas.gov.au

Finance Committee, Planning Authority, Heritage & Envi-ronment Committee, Waste Management Committee.

Geoff Taylor 507 Elderslie RoadBrighton 7030Tel: 6268 1408Cr.Taylor@brighton.tas.gov.au

Parks and Recreation Committee, Finance Committee,Planning Authority, Waste Management Committee.

Sonya Williams14 Barwick PlaceGagebrook 7030Tel: 6263 7871Cr.Williams@brighton.tas.gov.au

Parks and Recreation Committee, Planning Authority, Her-itage and Environment Committee, Jordan River LearningCentre Senior School Council, Gagebrook Primary SchoolCouncil.

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From Page 1parade and has generouslydonated the meat for the bar-becue for the past five years.

Sonya was involved in theconsultation process withFather Chris Riley fromYouth off the Streets to starta youth program in theBrighton municipality.

The municipality’s Eventof the Year Award was pre-sented to the Breaking theSilence advocacy group for aDVD it made on domesticviolence.

The Breaking the Silenceadvocacy group is a group ofcommunity members inBrighton that promotes evi-dence-based primary pre-vention strategies with theaim of reducing violenceagainst women and theirchildren.

The DVD is a powerfulprimary prevention strategythat is underpinned by thelived experience of familyviolence in the community.

It tells the stories ofwomen from the Brightonmunicipality who have per-sonally experienced familyviolence.

The group and its part-ner Red Cross have workedfor more than four years toraise awareness and under-standing of family violence.

New Australian citizens Paul Bullen and Chia-Chin (Amy) Lin with Brighton Mayor TonyFoster.

New Australian citizen Michael Nicolle.

New Australian citizen Wadzanayi Mercy Mubayiwa(Mercy) with her daughter Chelsea Maduvu.

Sonya’slabourof love

Council opens RV rest stop in PontvilleBRIGHTON Council hasopened a RecreationalVehicle (RV) Rest Stop inPontville Park to cater forthe increasing number ofRVs visiting the state and topromote tourism in thearea.

The establishment of anRV Rest Stop was approvedby Council after it was sug-gested by a member of thepublic at a meeting ofBrighton business owners.

Council identified thatthe RV Rest Stop would pro-vide much-needed addi-tional tourist accommoda-tion facilities within themunicipality.

The RV Rest Stop willalso create reasons for peopleto visit and harness desiredthrough traffic which hasdecreased since the openingof the Brighton Bypass.

The Rest Stop is conve-niently located betweenBrighton and Pontville giv-ing visitors the opportunityto experience the historic vil-lage of Pontville, the greatwalking trails around theJordan River and to shop atthe local businesses inBrighton.

“The RV Rest Stop willpotentially have a great flow-on effect for local businessesand will help to promote allthe great things that theBrighton municipality has tooffer,” said Mayor Tony Fos-ter.

“It’s also great to seeCouncil delivering on a sug-gestion from a member ofthe local communitydemonstrating we are listen-ing and following through inareas that will assist the com-munity.”

Council is currentlyworking with the CaravanMotorhome Club of Aus-tralia (CMCA) forBrighton/Pontville tobecome an ‘RV Friendly Des-tination’.

The ‘RV Friendly Desti-nation’ label will see theBrighton/Pontville Rest Stoppromoted through theCMCA’s website andmonthly publication.

The RV Rest Stop has acapacity of seven vehiclesand a maximum stay of 48hours and the existingDump Point has beenupgraded.

Permits will be availablefrom the Brighton IGAsupermarket.

Tony Foster OAMMayor

A MESSAGE FROM

The Mayor

• Improve the level ofservices for the communi-ties.

• Preserve and maintainlocal representation.

• Ensure that the finan-cial status of the entities isstrengthened.

By any fair and reason-able measure, the TasmanianCommon Services ModelJoint Venture is the leastcostly, most flexible and best-placed option to meet all ofthese requirements.

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Shared services best option for BrightonON February 11, withDeputy Mayor BarbaraCurran and general man-ager Ron Sanderson, I willrepresent Brighton Councilat a meeting of councilswith the Treasurer andMinister for Local Govern-ment, Peter Gutwein, todiscuss local governmentreform in this state.

While we are advisedthat the minister “does nothave a fixed agenda”, we doknow that the governmentis under pressure from bigbusiness and large propertyowners who want to forcecouncil amalgamations inthe hope that it will bringrate savings for them.

While experience else-where in Australia showsthat amalgamations actuallylead to rate increases formost ratepayers, local gov-ernment should always belooking at ways in which itcan reduce costs and stillserve the community moreefficiently.

We are doing that inBrighton, particularly

through sharing and sellingservices to other councilsand, as you can read in thisissue of Brighton CommunityNews, this initiative is aboutto take a major step forwardthrough the formation of ajoint venture with other like-minded Tasmanian councils.

The Tasmanian LocalGovernment CommonServices Model will place ourprovision of services to othercouncils and any services wemay purchase from anothercouncil on a formal businessbasis.

It will ensure that we cancontinue to provide all theservices our communityrequires and at the most effi-

cient cost. As a leader in pro-viding shared services,Brighton will be at the fore-front in providing servicesthrough the joint venture.This will earn us valuableincome that Brighton canput towards holding downrates and improving servicesfor ratepayers and the com-munity.

By sharing services coun-cils, particularly those that aresmall and perhaps under-resourced, have the ability toprovide a high level of profes-sional services to their ratepay-ers at an affordable cost.

Councils that are unableto attract professional staffor hire suitable employees on

a full-time or permanentbasis have the opportunityto limit their exposure tofinancial risk while deliveringa high level of service to thecommunity.

It is worth noting that inthe past financial year, some4500 hours of common serv-ices were provided andexchanged between thecouncils in the joint venture.This resulted in cost savingsof approximately $660,000for those councils.

With the formalisation ofthe common services modeland the commitment ofcouncils to the joint venture,an increase in the amount ofcommon services hours is

expected along with signifi-cant additional savings.

It is projected that 6000hours of common servicescould be completed this cal-endar year leading toincreased savings in the orderof $800,000-$880,000.

In my view this is just thetip of the iceberg. Future sav-ings will amount to millionsof dollars and this is goodnews for the councils and forratepayers.

In his letter to mayors ofNovember 26 advising of theFebruary 11 meeting, MrGutwein wrote that any localgovernment reform must:

• Be in the interest ofratepayers.

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THE Discovery-GunnStreet Vacation Care Pro-gram was a huge successthis school holidays.

The children enjoyed lotsof excursions including tripsto Inflatable World, HobartAquatic Centre, bushwalkingat Mt Field, a mystery bustour and a picnic at RisdonBrook Dam.

Children also went toWoodfield Adventure Cen-tre, on a cruise aboard theEmmalisa, surfing at SouthArm and fishing with volun-teers from Fishcare Tasma-nia.

The children had a greattime catching up with friends

from school and meetingnew friends while getting outand about, challengingthemselves and doing thingsthat they have never donebefore.

If you would like yourchild to be part of the centre’sAfter School Care Programor to book in for the nextVacation Care (school agechildren: kinder to grade 6)

call Gunn St on 6263 7809 oremail Gunnstreet@discov-eryelc.com.au

The centre also hasvacancies for before-schoolcare, after-school care and inits long-day care (six weeksof age to five years) pro-grams.

Bus pick-up and drop offservices are available for allprograms.

It was fun and games all round at the Discovery-Gunn Street Vacation Care Program.

Vacationcare agreatsuccess

Research programto look at Brighton’surban developmentBRIGHTON is part of animportant historicalresearch program theresults of which will beincorporated into the futuredevelopment of the munic-ipality’s public spaces.

The Brighton Publicproject, to be undertaken asa collaboration betweenBrighton Council, Universityof Tasmania School of Archi-tecture (UTAS) and MonashUniversity Department ofArchitecture (MADA), willbroadly investigate thechanging nature and role ofpublic architecture andspaces in rapidly growingouter suburban, or semi-rural townships.

The research project willbe specifically undertaken inand around settlementswithin the municipality ofBrighton, including OldBeach, Bridgewater andBrighton/Pontville.

Council’s manager ofstrategic planning, JamesDryburgh, said the researchproject would involve broadhistorical research into theurban development of theBrighton area.

“It will also closelyobserve and document thecontemporary urban setting,focusing on public buildingsand spaces and the subse-quent proposal of forward-thinking speculative design

projects on a number of spe-cific sites and locationswithin the Brighton munic-ipal area,” Mr Dryburgh said.

“The project will involvethorough public consultationincluding three visits fromthe group of approximately15 students from Monashand 10 from UTAS, with thefinal visit a public exhibitionof the proposals.

“In addition to theimmediate benefits for theBrighton community it ishoped that some of the pro-ject’s concepts will ultimatelybe further refined beforebeing incorporated into thefuture development ofBrighton’s key public spaces.”

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Shared services alliancerather will have access to allthe skills and experiencewithin all the councils underagreed joint-venturearrangements, enabling themto better use their autonomy.

“This represents the nextphase of Brighton’s sharedservices vision that is alreadyearning valuable income forour council to benefitratepayers.

“The initiative should

generate even greater benefitsin the future.”

A joint-venture agree-ment has been drafted withthe core group of participat-ing councils expected to for-mally sign and commit to theagreement this month.

A business plan, manage-ment structure, marketingand strategic communica-tion strategies are also beingdeveloped.

Woodsdale fair promises plenty of funA BACK to Woodsdalefamily fun day will be heldat the beginning of nextmonth.

The picnic and fair willbe held on March 8 withraces and competitions: step-ping the chain, throwing thegumboot, egg and spoon andsack races and a three-leggedrace.

Prizes will be given forfirst, second and third plac-ings in all events.

There will be a number ofstalls to visit including face

painting, and damper mak-ing, a post and rail fencing dis-play and stone wall building.

Highlight of the reptilerescue tent will be guinea pigraces.

Patrons can also visit thenewly established memorialand world war memorabiliadisplays.

There will be plenty offood and refreshments in thefood tent, including barbe-cued sausages andrissoles and roasted meats inrolls or sandwiches. Cold soft

drinks as well as tea and cof-fee will be on offer.

The Back to Woodsdaleday is organised by the localmuseum. Since the successfulrestoration of the Woodsdale

State School as a museum,members have been inspiredby their motto of ‘keepingcommunities together andkeeping history alive’.

Catch up with old friends

and family or just come andmake some new friends.

For more informationphone Vonnie Crawford on6254 6165 or Keith Mann6254 6042.

The former Woodsdale State School has been restored for use as a museum.

Students dance to the beatat national competitionTECHNOBEAT DanceStudio was given theopportunity to compete atthe World Cup Cheer andDance Nationals competi-tion held in Melbourne atthe end of last year.

Students experienced thecompetitions which wereheld at Knox Basketball Sta-dium at Wantirna in south-ern Victoria.

An added bonus was thatall Dance Studio studentswere able to complete on thesame day.

Sunday was a fun daywith everyone visiting LunaPark and Monday Mel-bourne Zoo, before headingback to Hobart.

Technobeat Dance Stu-dio coach Joanne Gallaghercongratulated all students ontheir achievements.

“The behaviour of stu-dents was exceptional andthe way they all representedthe Dance Studio, schoolsand Tasmania as a whole,was outstanding,” Joannesaid.

4 Brighton Community News February 2015

By JOHN HALL

PETER Lowrie has con-suming passions at bothends of the Midland High-way.

He’s back and forthalong the bitumen twice aweek – running an automo-tive business in Launcestonand nurturing his vineyardin Tea Tree.

Up north, at Auspringsin Invermay, he employs fivemen. After serving anapprenticeship in the auto-motive industry, Peter wasmanaging director of Aus-prings when only 21.

He calls himself a‘spring-smith’ and his com-pany specialises in construct-ing suspensions for heavyvehicles.

“Logging trucks havebeen our main business.Now the increasing numberof grey nomads with theirmotorhomes are keeping usbusy,” Peter said.

Peter, who is 55, beganplanting his Tea Tree vine-yard in 1999.

“It started as my retire-ment plan but it got a bit outof hand,” he said.

The first wines were soldunder his Pages Creek labelin 2004.

Back home in MiddleTree Road, adjacent to ZooDoo, Peter surveys his 12haproperty through which

In the late 1990s Peterbought a parcel of frost-freeland in Tea Tree and earlythis century he was sellingcabernet merlot, fromgrapes he had grown, to hisfriends and contacts in theStates.

Several container loadswere shipped and he wastopping up supplies by thepallet load.

Golf clubsSoon restaurants and

golf clubs on the other sideof the world were sellingbottles of Pages Creek reds.

“I look back at thoseearly days proud of what wasachieved,” Peter said.

“Until I developed thevineyard I had never drivena post in my life.

“Keith Jenkins, fromCampania, came to helpwith the fencing … and

stayed 13 years. “I now use contractors.

It makes sense to have fivepeople each working oneday a week rather than hav-ing one person working fivedays.”

The Pages Creek winesare made under contract atWinemaking Tasmania inCambridge and sold to amail order clientele and localrestaurants. Peter no longersells wines to the States –“too complicated and notworth the effort”.

He was recently told hehas a family link to the earlydays of Tea Tree.

“My grandparents, Fran-cis and Leila Lowrie, appar-ently ran the local post officeand railway station … in thedays when those facilitiesexisted in Tea Tree,” he said.

“I was told that nan hadonce taught Errol Flynn, the

Tasmanian actor, and that asa teenager he was a bit of ashocker at school.”

Does Peter intend to fur-ther expand his vineyard?“Well, I could double thearea now growing grapes.”But another project is brew-ing at Pages Creek.

Compelling“Acting again on a whim,

I recently asked Bill Lark(guru of the burgeoning Tas-manian whisky industry) togive me a compelling reasonwhy I shouldn’t also get intowhisky making,” Peter said.“Bill’s response: ‘Go for it!’And so I will!”

So one day in the bottleshops and restaurants ofTasmania, and further afield,the Pages Creek Whisky labelwill be testament to PeterLowrie’s can-do outlook onlife.

In the fifth article in a series on Tea Treevineyards, Peter Lowrie reveals how acting on awhim he set up Pages Creek vineyard 15 yearsago. Now, acting on another whim, he plans tojoin the burgeoning Tasmanian whisky industry.

The retirementplan that ‘got abit out of hand’

Pages Creek runs. He’s proud of the two-

storey sandstone-facedhouse that was built in 2006.

The house, with five bed-rooms and four bathrooms,overlooks 4.5 ha of vines –about-to-be-harvestedcabernet, merlot, pinot noir,chardonnay and sauvignonblanc.

The house is “a work inprogress”. He’s proud of itsindividuality.

SitcomsTwo long-gone US tele-

vision sitcoms influencedsome of the design elements– the front door style camefrom The Brady Bunch; thestable doors leading fromthe kitchen came from thetalking-horse TV series Mis-ter Ed.

Underneath the sprawl-ing home is a wine cellarwith the same footprint asthe building above.

In the front room there’sa white baby grand pianothat Peter bought on eBayfor $1800. Does he play?“Naah”.

In the garage is his pride

and joy – a well-maintained,but little-used 1980 Rolls-Royce.

Peter has two horses onthe property – a Clydesdalecalled Merlot and a minia-ture, Pinot.

Which leads us back tohis passion for growinggrapes.

It all started when Peter,while in his 30s, left his Aus-prings business every north-ern hemisphere summer towork with an historic car-racing team competingacross the United States.

“These guys competingwere well set up financiallyand they did it for the glory,”Peter said.

“It was called ‘wine-and-cheese racing’ because thewinner would receive a silvertray or whisky or wineglasses.

“I loved the camaraderie.I worked with these guys sixmonths a year for six yearsand we often discussed theidea of me making wines inTasmania and exportingthem to the States.

“So, on a whim, I did justthat.”

Peter Lowrie outside his home at Tea Tree. The home overlooks 4.5 hectares of vines.

THE State Governmentsays it is taking a consideredand consultative approachto developing a feral catmanagement strategy.

Primary Industry Minis-ter Jeremy Rockliff said feralcats were a significant issuein Tasmania.

“Our state has a wide-spread, self-sustaining feralcat population across ruraland remote areas,” he said.

“The impact of feral catson native wildlife and on live-stock and human health nat-urally generate a significantdegree of public concern.

“Managing feral cats is acommunity-wide problem.A range of approaches arerequired to manage theimpact of feral cats onwildlife and on farms.”

Mr Rockliff said theDepartment of PrimaryIndustries, Parks, Water andEnvironment was buildingon its recent stakeholder con-sultations and was develop-ing a range of options forcontrolling feral cats in crit-ical areas, reducing the num-ber of cats becoming feraland for fostering responsiblecat ownership.

“These options mayrequire amending the Act.The government will releasefurther information in early2015 and seek further com-munity input at the time,” hesaid.

Input onferal catstrategysought

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Big Blitz givesschool a 24 Carrot Garden

By DENNIS CRISPIN*

COMMUNITY Blitz recent-ly held a Big Blitz at theHerdsmans Cove PrimarySchool to assist the MONA24 Carrot Garden projectdevelop in-ground gardenbeds as part of its kitchengarden scheme.

Community Blitz haspartnered with the MONA 24Carrot Garden project to assistin focusing on the pleasurableeating and good nutritionvalue from growing, harvest-ing and preparing kitchen gar-den produce.

Community Blitz is acommunity organisationestablished in 2012 as theresult of a suggestion by agroup of residents.

The project uses volun-teers to beautify public spacesand provide much-neededand affordable gardeningassistance to residents.

Most Community Blitzactivity to date has focused onVinnies Growth Centre, thetwo community centres andtagari lia.

Tas Medicare Localrecently funded Community

Blitz under the Social Deter-minants of Health programto continue its work.

The focus of the Big Blitzwas to convert the lawnbetween the car park and theschool buildings into a garden.

The garden was designedby architects Peter Walker andElizabeth Walsh of CumulousStudio to include paths, gar-den beds and a space for anoutdoor classroom with allthese areas marked out.

The Big Blitz workinvolved chipping off the lawnwhere the garden beds wereto be located, turning over thesoil (thankfully we were ableto borrow the school’s rotaryhoe) and hoeing in a manuremix.

We had volunteers fromWorkskills and MAXEmployment, school parents,24 Carrot Gardens, the school,students and the CommunityBlitz governance group.

In all we had 16 peoplewho and most worked forabout six hours of physicallydemanding activity.

At the end of the Big Blitz,four huge garden beds wereready for planting and sowingwhich Tim Morris and hiscrew are looking forward to.

Principal Carolyn Brownthanked the participants forall their efforts during the day.

Community Blitz intendsto conduct four Big Blitzes ayear and is always looking forproject ideas from the com-munity.

It is considering a big fore-shore clean-up on March 4.Register with CommunityBlitz if you’re interested.

Contact us via the newwebsite www.communityblitz.org.au or on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/Com-munityBlitz*Contact Dennis Crispin at

Brighton Council on 6268 7035.

The work on the dayof the Big Blitz atHerdsmans CovePrimary involvedchipping off lawnwhere the gardenbeds were to be

located, turning overthe soil and hoeing in

a manure mix. Agreat day’s effort by

all who wereinvolved.

By DR BADRUN NISASINGH*

A DAILY denture care rou-tine helps to minimiseodour and stains, keep yourdentures looking like newand help them last longer.

Your dentist or prosthesistwill show you how to put inand take out your dentures.Feel free to ask them ques-tions.

Make sure you are com-fortable with putting them inand taking them out beforeyou leave the surgery.Remember, never use force toget your dentures in or out.

Your new dentures mayfeel strange, even if you have

worn dentures before. This isnormal and happens becauseyour mouth takes time toadapt.

When you first eat withyour new dentures, start withsoft foods such as lightlycooked vegetables. Take smallbites and chew slowly.

If you have natural teeth,try to bite with them ratherthan the artificial ones. If pos-sible, chew on both sides atthe same time.

You should remove yourdentures before going to bedeach night. This gives yourmouth a chance to rest andwill help stop you grindingyour teeth while you sleep.

Clean your dentures witha soft toothbrush each nightand leave them to dry to helpavoid bacterial proliferation.

Food debris and plaqueneed to be cleaned from alldenture surfaces daily. Cleanyour dentures using a softtoothbrush and mild soapand water or a denture clean-ing product. Standard tooth-paste is not recommended.

Clean your dentures overa hand-basin half filled withwater to prevent breakage ifdropped.

Brush your gums, tongueand palate every morningwith a soft toothbrush beforeyou insert your dentures. Thisstimulates circulation in yourtissues and helps removeplaque.

If your denture breaks oris damaged, stop wearing itstraight away. Do not try torepair it, bend it or modify it.Call your dental clinic for anappointment to fix it.

If you find that your den-ture has a build-up (tartar orcalculus), soak it in one partwhite vinegar to four partswater. If you still can’t removethe build up, call your dentalclinic and make an appoint-

ment to have your denturerepolished.

Your mouth may becomea little sore under your newdentures. If this happens, con-tact the clinic to arrange tohave your dentures adjusted.

If the soreness is severe itmay help to remove the den-tures for at least part of theday.

Remember, do not adjustor try to repair your dentures.

Dentures should be wellfitted and comfortable whenyou chew and your breathshould be fresh. See your oralhealth professional if you haveany pain or problems withyour mouth or dentures or ifyou need further informationon denture cleaning and care.

Caring for your denturesrequires a daily routine

School for Seniors looksforward to a busy year

By SHIRLEY MCKERROW

BRIDGEWATER Schoolfor Seniors, which beginson February 10, is expect-ing a busy year of activities.

The February start will beearlier than usual to coincidewith primary and highschools holidays.

Our first outing will be avisit to Redlands Estate atPlenty on February 17 to seethe whisky distillery as well

as an historical and gardentour of the grounds.

New and regular speakerswill again be visiting thegroup to keep us informedand entertained. We look for-ward to the information wegain from them all.

The excellent equipmentavailable to us at BridgewaterLINC means speakers areable to use a PowerPointpresentation and staff atLINC are extremely helpfulif we need any set-up assis-tance.

The venue is very com-fortable and easily accessedby any members using walk-ing aids.

Fees will remain at $26.80for the year and enrolmentscan be made in person atLINC, by phone to LearnExpress, expected to be upand running for the firstmeeting of the year, andAdult Education staff will beon hand to assist with enrol-ments.

We look forward to see-ing all our usual membersagain and new members arealways welcome. Also wel-come are suggestions for top-ics and speakers.

Meetings are held onTuesdays from 10am-12noon with morning tea tobreak up the session.NEW speed limits for

novice drivers will end ananomaly where newly grad-uated P2 drivers can driveup to 110km/h without anyprior legal experience ofdriving at speeds over80km/h.

From March 2 this year,new maximum limits for L2and P1 drivers increase to:

• 90km/h in a 90km/hzone.

• 90km/h in a 100km/hzone.

• 100km/h in a 110km/hzone.

New novicespeed limits

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6 Brighton Community News February 2015

Residents and community groups are asked to carefully check their communitycalendar items, which have been carried over from last year, to see if they are still

applicable for 2015. Please provide amendments/corrections toeditorial@brightoncommunitynews.com.au

After School Hours Care For 5-12-year-olds. sport, art andcraft, eight-ball, video games etc.Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays from2.45-6pm. Bus pick-up from localschools. $5 per day. Parents mustpick up afterwards. Formsavailable from PCYC. Anglicare Family MentalHealth Support ServiceA family support worker isavailable to support/see peoplefrom the Bridgewater andGagebrook Community Centres byphoning Merima on 6213 3555.Services include access toinformation and resources; linksto other support services; supportto children of parents with mentalhealth issues; family or one-to-one counselling.Anglicare Personal Helpersand Mentor ProgramIs your mental health affectingyour ability to cope with everydaylife? Would you like support withyour recovery journey to managemental illness so you can lead afulfilling life? If you are 16 yearsor over you may be eligible for thePersonal Helpers and MentorsProgram (PHaMs). You do’nt needto have a medical diagnosis of amental illness to join the program.To make a referral or for moreinformation call 1800 243 232BingoSt John Ambulance, every Fridaynight at Weily Park Hall,Bridgewater. Eyes down at 7pm.Phone Kath Burns 6249 4665 forinformation.Birthday Parties The Bridgewater PCYC isavailable on weekends forbirthday of all ages. The cost is$60 an hour which includesaccess to clubs equipment andfacilities and even the jumpingcastle. Please book early asspaces do run out quickly. Forfurther information please contactthe club on 6263 5277.Boot Camp An instructed activity that willpush you to reach those goals youhave set. Operates at theBridgewater PCYC Monday andWednesday 9.30-10.30am,Tuesday and Thursday 6.30-7.30pm.Bridgewater & FriendsCountry Music ClubPontville Hall, Pontville. EverySunday 2-5pm (except the firstSunday of the month) $3 includessupper, dancing/spot dance.Phone 6263 6850/0439 275 423 orcountry.bridgewater@gmail.comBrighton Alive MeetingsMonthly at the Brighton CivicCentre at 10am. Phone BrightonCouncil 6268 7035. Brighton Aliveis on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/#!/brighton.alive.56 with all the events,activities and training happeningin the Brighton municipality.Brighton/Broadmarsh CountryWomen’s AssociationMeetings held at the CWA rooms,Pontville Hall, Pontville. Brightongroup meets 10am on the thirdWednesday each month, phone6268 1474. Broadmarsh groupmeets 12.30pm on first Mondayeach month, phone 6268 5254.New members welcome.Brighton Bowls BingoAt Bowls Club, 211 Brighton Rd,Mondays 7.30-10pm (twojackpots). Phone 6268 1325. Brighton Heritage MuseumOld Council Chambers, Brighton

Rd, Pontville. Open last Sunday inthe months of January, February,March, April, May (HeritageMonth, every Sunday),September, October andNovember from 1-3pm. Othertimes by appointment by phoning0402 956 692.Brighton Heritage Association Meets several times a year. Forinformation about meetingdates/times and other inquiriesphone 0402 956 692. Newmembers welcome. Brighton Playcentre/PlaygroupHolds Playgroup sessions forchildren (0 to 5 years) eachMonday and Friday 9.30-11.30am.at 42 Dollery Court (formerly 1Eucalypt Crescent), Brightonduring school terms. For moreinformation phone 6268 1851.Brighton Senior Citizens ClubNew members are welcome tothe weekly meetings held in theOld Council Chambers, 371Brighton Rd, Pontville. The clubmeets on alternate Tuesdays for ashared lunch and Bingo and cardgames, every Wednesday forIndoor Bowls and bus trips arealso undertaken. For furtherdetails on any of these activitiescontact Barbara Walker phone6268 6262. Bright Start ProgramsPlay and Learn Programs:Gagebrook Primary School,Mondays 9-11am; BrightonCommunity and Health Centre,Wednesdays 9-11am; Tea TreeHall, alternate Thursdays 10am-noon. Teenage Parents 2gether:Gagebrook Primary, Mondays 1-2.30pm. Contact Play and Learn:Brighton Community and HealthCentre, Tuesdays 9.30-11.30am.Home Visiting: Brighton, Mondaysto Thursdays 9am-4pm. Grow andLearn: Riverside Nursery, monthlyMondays 9-11am. Phone 6268 4257.Camp QualityVolunteers needed. Camp Qualitybelieves in improving the qualityof life for children living withcancer and their families throughunrelenting optimism and thehealing power of laughter. We areseeking passionate people whowant to help us bring lots of fun,smiles and excitement into thelives of children with cancer andtheir families. If you are over 18,energetic and love to laugh –there are heaps of ways you canhelp make laughter the bestmedicine. To become an amazingCamp Quality volunteer, phone uson 6231 5445, emailtas@campquality.org.au or sendus your details online atwww.campquality.org.au Community Knitting GroupThe group meets at the TerrapinRoom at the back of the BrightonCommunity Health Centre inGreen Point Rd, Bridgewater onTuesdays, weekly 12.30-3pm.There is no cost and women areinvited to call in and have a chatand a cuppa. Phone Robyn Bishopon 6268 4240. Computer ClassesThe following computer coursesare available at the GagebrookCommunity Centre: digital mediafundamentals; word processingfundamentals; presentationfundamentals; internet and worldwide web fundamentals. For moreinformation on any of thesecourses or to receive aregistration form phone theGagebrook Community Centre on

Gagebrook Community Centre.Free program of activities andlight lunch provided. Childcare onsite.PCYC Gym for GirlsMondays and Wednesdays, 5-6pm at Bridgewater PCYC. $3 persession. Phone 6263 5277.PCYC Midgets For up to 5-year-olds every secondTuesday 9.30-11.30am atBridgewater PCYC. $2.50 persession. Bring the kids. Penguin Club Brighton GroupFirst and third Wednesday of themonth 7.30-8.30pm. St Paul’sChurch, Community Room, PaiceSt, Bridgewater. Ph 0416 928 903.Pete’s ShedPete’s Community Work Shed is afocal point for people from theBridgewater and Gagebrook areato learn woodwork and metalworkas well as simple and practicalhome maintenance skills. Pete’sShed is always buzzing with avariety of people and is availableto community members to carryout their own projects usingequipment that they do not haveat home. Projects include makingoutdoor furniture for nursinghomes and community parks andworking closely with othercommunity groups such as theGagebrook and BridgewaterCommunity Centres. Pete’s Shedis at 10 Sorell St, Bridgewater.Phone 6263 5142.Play 2 Learn - GagebrookGood Beginnings invites you toGagebrook Primary School, 4Tottenham Rd, Gagebrook,Mondays 8.45-10.30am. Pleasebring a piece of fruit and a drink,and a sense of adventure. Foryoung children aged up to 5 years,parents/carers and grandparents.Learn through play, games, story-time, interactive art, craft andmusic. Parenting information andsupport. Contact Tanya Hose on0458 732 950Rhythmic Dance CentreClasses at 1 River Court, Brightonand Uniting Church Hall,Claremont. Jazz, tap, classicalballet, song and dance, hip-hopand zumba. Phone 6268 0864.Riverside Community NurseryMonday to Friday 9am-4pm,Eddington St, Bridgewater. Comeand browse our plants and checkon all of our upcoming coursesand programs. Rock and Rhyme For pre-schoolers. Join us for 30minutes of rhyme, rhythm and fun

with nursery room favourite songsand stories. Tuesday andWednesday at 10.30am duringschool term at the BridgewaterLINC. No need to book. Phone6165 5446 for more information.St John Ambulance BrightonDivisionLooking for adults interested inbecoming members of the divisionas a volunteer. If you have aninterest in learning first-aid skillsand building on any skills youalready have we need you. Ph:Kath on 6249 4665.School for SeniorsSchool for Seniors meets everyTuesday during school terms atBridgewater LINC and runs from10am until noon. The school isopen to anyone and we have awide range of speakers dealingwith many different topics. It is agreat time to socialise withothers. For more information callShirley on 6268 0842 or Geoff on0418 121 814.Storytime for KidsJoin us for 30 minutes of sharingstories, singing rhymes and songsand other fun activitiesThursdays at 11am atBridgewater LINC. No need tobook. Phone 6165 5446 for moreinformation.Top Gear ProgramNeed to complete your 50 hours?Then call Bridgewater CommunityCentre to book an appointmentwith one of their volunteer mentordrivers. Monday to Thursday 9am-2pm, Bridgewater CommunityCentre. The program givesapplicants significant life benefitsincluding gaining employment, re-engaging in education andimproved autonomy. Ph JordanRiver Service on 6263 4303.Weight Gym $3 per session plus $10 annualmembership. Weekdays, 9am-6pm. Open to adults and youthaged 14 and over. Phone Andrewon 6263 5277 for moreinformation and an initialassessment and tailored program– or drop into Bridgewater PCYC.First session is free.Youthfutures Drop InFree for 11-16-year-olds, everyMonday and Wednesday from2.45-6pm. Activities include eight-ball, X-box games, internet,basketball, gym, table tennis etc.Gagebrook residents picked upfrom Gagebrook and HerdsmansCove Primary around 2.45pm anddropped home afterwards. PhoneBridgewater PCYC on 6263 5277.

6263 6097.Derwent Valley Country MusicClub 14 Millvale Road Dromedary. Heldon alternate Friday/Saturdaynights at 7.30pm. Barbecue everySaturday night at 6.15pm Cost $5includes light supper and spotdances. New singers welcome.Phone Denis Black 6272 3290 or0479 084 410Early Support for Parents (ESP) ESP is a not-for-profit organisationthat trains and supportsvolunteers to work with familiesin their own homes. The work ofan ESP volunteer is varied andextremely rewarding. ESP has acomprehensive training programfor volunteers with support fromthe coordinator and othervolunteers, guest speakers andongoing training. ESP has familiesin need and offers free training tonew volunteers to meet theseneeds. A light lunch is provided atall training sessions. ContactMary Thornton on 6223 2937.Get Fit While Having FunCircuit, cardio and boxingsessions with a fully accreditedtrainer. Brighton Primary Schoolgym Mondays and Thursdays6.30-7.30pm. Call Lisa on0420 983 434.Good Beginnings Play 2 Learn (up to 5yrs) program,10-11.30am Thursdays, PontvilleHall, Brighton Rd, Pontville. Phone0458 732 950 Tanya or Catherine.GymnasticsHobart Gymnastics Academy issituated in Hurst StreetBridgewater. We run classes fromthe age of walkers to adults, intrampoline, rhythmic,cheerleading and acrobaticsprograms. We offer a free come-and-try session for all firstindividual lessons (conditionsapply). We also have groupbookings for schools, playgroupsand gymnastics-specific birthdayparties at the academy. Contactus on 6263 3460, emailadmin@hga.org.au, look us up atwww.hga.gymnastics.org.au orfind us at Facebook.Heart Foundation‘Heartmoves’ A gentle physical activity programsuitable for anyone who hasn’t

done any exercise in a while. Youcan exercise at your own pace ina friendly atmosphere.Heartmoves is open to everyoneand designed to be safe forpeople with long-term healthconditions such as heart disease,diabetes or obesity. $5 per 45-minute session. Every Tuesday12.30pm and 1.30pm; Thursday12.30pm. Brighton CommunityHealth Centre, 27 Green PointRoad, Bridgewater. Ph Andrea0439 938 403, 6263 6097.Jodi Law Advocacy groupWomen we need you! Be thechange you want to see!Are you looking to create change?If you said yes we need you as amember of the advocacy group.Our Mission is to support womenregarding their personal safetyaround Domestic violence in theircommunity. To remember JodiEaton with suitable women’ssafety community awarenessevents. Bridgewater CommunityCentre, 6 Bowden DriveBridgewater, Wednesdays at11am.Contact Chelsea on 62634303 for more information.Jordan River Pensioners ClubMeets third Monday of everymonth at 1pm. Bus trips on lastWednesday of every month.Special luncheons. Phone theGagebrook Community Centre on6263 6097.JudoTuesday beginners 4.30-5.30pm;Tuesday intermediate 5.45pm-7pm; Wednesday 6.30-8pm;Thursday seniors 6.30-8pm atBridgewater PCYC. Phone 62635277. Jumping CastleNow available for hire. Speak toByron or Andrew at PCYC on 6263 5277.Lions Club of BrightonIf you are interested in the work ofLions Clubs in your community,you are welcome to attend ourclub meetings which are held onthe third Monday of each month,6pm for 6.30pm start in the OldCouncil Chambers, 371 BrightonRoad, Pontville. For moreinformation call Roger Joseph0419 558 421 or Tony Hudson0410 626 710.Meals on Wheels Always need volunteer driversand helpers. Delivery of meals

one to two hours, most volunteersare only rostered once a month,petrol allowance offered, trainingprovided, insurance coverageprovided. Being a volunteer givesa sense of satisfaction by helpingthe community. Phone 6268 0559.NILS (No Interest LoanScheme)The scheme is available topurchase essential householdsuch as a fridge or washingmachine. Monday to Friday, 9am-2.30pm, Bridgewater CommunityCentre. Phone 6263 4303.Northern Suburbs JuniorSoccer Association NSJSA is a not-for-profitorganisation and our areaincludes New Norfolk, Bagdad,Brighton and the northern suburbsof Hobart. There are two teams inthe Brighton area – DerwentUnited and Brighton – and gamesare played Friday nights andSaturday mornings. Age groupsare under-six to under-12. Allcontact information is on thewebsite for clubs atwww.nsjsa.org.au. Any queriesplease call Chris on 0407 579 039. Old Beach Cricket Club IncAll past and new playerswelcome at the Cloak Oval, JettyRd, Old Beach. Enquiries tooldbeachcricketclub@gmail.comOral Health ServicesOral Health Services Tasmaniaprovides FREE dentalexaminations and preventive careto all children under the age of18. If treatment is required, it isFREE for the children of a currentHealth Care Card or PensionerConcession Card holder. For allother children a co-payment ischarged for treatment. Phone foran appointment 6268 4270.Papercraft Cardmaking and scrapbookingclasses in Brighton, Bridgewaterand Claremont on regular monthlybasis – day and evening. Join usat our workshops where we sharewith you some clever ideas usingthe Close To My Heart range ofproducts. Enjoy some time withyour friends or come along andmake new ones. We are a friendlygroup of paper crafters. ContactShelley Harwood 0409 003 602 organdsharwood@bigpond.com.Parents R UsEvery Monday 11am-2pm at the

Great Xmas bonusfor CEH residents

By KIM BOMFORD*

WELCOME to 2015 fromthe team at CentacareEvolve Housing (CEH).

We are pleased our initia-tive was able to assist morethan 250 social housing res-idents in the Bridgewater,Gagebrook and HerdsmansCove area by providing agreat Christmas bonus.

The Resident RewardScheme launched by CEH inMay last year promised toprovide $10 a week for thoseHousing Tasmania tenantswho signed over to a newlease with us.

Those residents whobenefited from the schemehad also maintained a posi-tive tenancy with CEH andthis was our way of sayingthank you.

A total of 258 residentsshared more than $56,000.The response from residentstowards the scheme wasoverwhelmingly positive,particularly as the paymentswere made in the weeks just

before Christmas.For those who missed

out on a payment last year,being eligible for possiblefuture reward schemes canbe as simple as keeping therent paid up to date, theproperty in good conditionand being a good neighbour.

CEH will keep the com-munity posted on what weplan for this year.

The communityresponse to the ChristmasGiving Tree was outstandingwith large numbers of toysand gifts being delivered tothe CEH office.

The goal for Christmas2014 was to ensure that nochild in the Bridgewater,Gagebrook and Herdsman’sCove community missed outon receiving a gift.

In 2013, 80 local childrenreceived gifts but thanks tothe fantastic communityresponse more than 200 chil-dren received Christmas giftslast year.

The Christmas GivingTree was coordinated

through Jordan River Serv-ices and the gifts distributedby the Bridgewater andGagebrook CommunityCentres.

Just a reminder that everydollar CEH has to spend onaddressing arson, vandalismand other damage to prop-erty is a dollar that we can’tspend on improving thehomes in the area and thefeel of the broader commu-nity.

Your help in preventingthese incidences is greatlyappreciated.

The Centacare EvolveHousing office is located atShop 2, 28 Green PointRoad, Bridgewater (next toCentrelink) and is openMonday to Friday from9am-4.45pm.

General phone inquiriescan be made on 6173 0060and maintenance calls on6173 0061.

*Kim Bomford is the statemanager of housing

operations for CentacareEvolve Housing

Adventure playbox day providesgreat holiday fun

By MARGIE NOLAN*

CHILDREN had a fantastictime discovering and play-ing with lots of ‘stuff ’ in thecar park behind theBrighton Civic Centre dur-ing the school holidays.

Children made buses,boats, trains, fairy houses andcars out of everyday materi-als.

Kids’ favourites werelarge cardboard boxes, card-board tubes, fabric, crates,large cable reels, hose reels,and plastic hoses.

There were plenty of easyand great ideas that can beused over and over again athome.

Children and parentsplayed together to create andshare lots of laughter andstories and had a wonderfultime being together outsidein a community space.

During story time, chil-dren had lots of fun dressingup. Activities weren’t just forthe little ones as parents had

lots of fun joining in too.Older kids enjoyed creat-

ing their own canvas paint-ings, shot basketball hoops,made snakes out of papiermache and enjoyed sumowrestling.

This school holiday ini-tiative was a collaborationbetween Good Beginnings,tagari lia Child and FamilyCentre, PCYC, Youth off theStreets, the LINC and theSmith Family.

The Big Play Box will beback again. Please look outfor these days in schoolnewsletters and in the com-munity calendar available atthe Bridgewater LINC.

For more information onactivities for families withyoung children contactBridgewater LINC or tagarilia Child and Family Centreon 6268 4000.

*Margie Nolan is centreleader of tagari lia Child

and Family Centre

Brighton Community News February 2015 7

Brighton’s own Dentists offering: • Full range of general dental treatments• Friendly, caring and well-trained staff• Located inside the Brighton Doctors’ Surgery• Tooth whitening • Welcoming children on the new Medicare Scheme

Ph: 6268 0453 1 Bedford Street, Brighton

Brighton Dental Centre

By SIMONE JOHNS*

ABOUT 300 families cameto Herdsmans Cove Pri-mary School to join in thefun for the Big Beach Day.

Families arrived in droveswith their bathers and beachtowels, ready to enjoy thegiant water slide and jump-ing castle, ball games, sandcastle competition, baby pad-dling pools, music and danc-ing, train rides and free bar-becue.

Steve, from HerdsmansCove, turned on all the sprin-klers so kids could slidedown giant plastic sheets,with the help of the Bridge-water and Old Beach FireBrigades and their enormousfire hoses and a couple ofbottles of detergent.

A huge pile of sand wastrucked in to create lots offun for the kids of all agesand to host the sand castlecompetition.

The day was supported

The day thebeach came toHerdsmans Cove

by a team of volunteers fromVodafone and service groupsfrom Bridgewater and Gage-brook – Good Beginnings,the Smith Family, Youth offthe Streets, tagari lia, the localfire brigades, HerdsmansCove Primary, BridgewaterLINC and the local commu-nity.

It was a great day forfamilies, particularly thosewith kids who don’t often getto the beach.

The event was free forfamilies and funded byCommunities for Children(Department of Social Serv-ices).

For more informationabout school holiday activi-ties and early years programs,contact Simone Johns atGood Beginnings, 0417 316987.*Simone Johns is managerof the Bright Start Early

Years Centre, Good Beginnings Australia

Driving skillsboost joboptions of studentsSTAFF at Jordan RiverLearning Federation SeniorSchool College last yearrecognised that helping stu-dents gain their L1 learnerslicences is an importantstep to increasing theiremployability.

Students are often facedwith transport restrictions inthe Brighton municipality.

Staff at Jordan RiverServices (Gagebrook Com-munity Centre) and theBridgewater PCYC workedtogether to help studentsgain their L1 learnerslicences.

In term three and fourlast year 32 students success-fully attained their licencesthrough these channels.

The students wereencouraged to practise the

tests both at school andhome so they were prepared.

A Learn to Drive Day washeld at the Baskerville Race-way. For some students thiswas the first time that theyhad been behind the wheelof a car.

Local Bridgewater Policeand Bridgewater PCYC staffprovided information andinstruction to students toincrease their awareness ofcorrect driving techniquesand to help them becomeresponsible road users on allTasmanian roads.

Brighton CommunityNews published a small storyabout this initiative at theend of last year but wedecided to run the storyagain and publish photo-graphs in this edition.

LEFT: College studentJessie Lee Harrold receivesdriving advice from PCYC

staff member SamCoetzee.

RIGHT: Assistant principalof Jordan River LearningFederation Maree ConradWilson leads the way and

participates in randombreath testing beforehitting the track at

Baskerville.

BELOW: College student Marcus Payne prepares for his first drive while PCYC staffmember Sam Coetzee, who has come prepared, and student Travis Cook look on.

Families and children from our community enjoyed a real-life beach experience with sand castle building, fun with water both on the water slides andwith our local brigade members from the Tasmania Fire Service, and other fun activities. The event was free for families and funded by Communities

for Children (Department of Social Services).

8 Brighton Community News February 2015

CHRIS ‘Ziggy’ Ziehfreundfrom the Old Beach CricketClub reached a milestonein round 11 of the rosterwhen he became only thesecond player in the historyof the club to play 400games.

The team celebrated instyle with a great win overMolesworth.

Since making his debutfor the club in 1985 Chris hasscored almost 9000 runsincluding four centuries and42 half-centuries.

Also rolling the arm overChris has taken 135 wicketswith his medium pacers andhe has played in four win-ning premierships for theclub, aiming for number fivethis season.

The Old BeachBushrangers congratulateChris for his service to theclub and the great spirit inwhich he has always played.

Chris is admired andrespected by all his team-mates and fellow club mem-bers.

Congratulations to theOld Beach under-13s whorecently won the regionalcricket competition run byCricket Tasmania using theT20 format.

There were teams fromthe Huon, Channel, EastCoast, Derwent Valley andTasman, and Old Beach rep-resented the Southern Mid-lands. Old Beach playedChannel in the grand final,winning 97 to 76.

Centre dances its way into the medals A PERFORMANCE groupfrom Rhythmic DanceCentre recently returnedwith a string of awardsfrom the Australian Show-case national champi-onships held in Queens-land.

The national championfirst place winners were:

Junior Production Groupfor its performance ofMatilda.

Kahli Hyland, petite tapchampion.

Ciara Montalvo andKahli Hyland, petite tap duoand song and dance duochampions.

Lucinda Love and KahliHyland, petite lyrical duochampions.

Shakira Cate and BradyHyland, junior hip-hop duochampions.

Brady Hyland and MiaWilliams, junior song anddance duo champions.

Other prizes won were:Second place Junior Tap

Group for its performance of

Doop.Zali Jenni and Chelsea

Brown, second place in jun-ior jazz and song and danceduo.

Shakira Cate, secondplace junior song and dancesolo.

Brady Hyland, third placejunior hip hop solo.

Elouise Love, third placejunior tap solo.

Third place, Junior Lyri-cal Group for its perform-ance of Frozen.

Third place, Pre-TeenHip Hop Group for its per-formance of Hardcore.

Fourth place, Junior JazzGroup for its performance ofApplause.

Gold awards were pre-sented to Kahli Hyland, MiaWilliams and Lucinda Love.

High silver awards werepresented to Aynee Williams,Jemma Moate, Zali Jenni,Chelsea Brown, Elouise Love,Shakirra Cate, Brady Hyland,Georgia Brown, Ebony Sir-gonis, Kahli Hyland and

Lucinda Love.The centre thanks busi-

nesses and organisations thatcontributed to fundraisingincluding Brighton Council,Bonorong Park, Tas LaserSkirmish, Tahune Airwalk,YMCA, Port Arthur HistoricSite, AMF Bowling and theTasmanian SymphonyOrchestra.

In December, Rhythmic

Dance Centre celebrated its25th annual concert.

Dance classes will returnin February with vacanciesfor beginners to advanced inall styles of dance.

As a long-running localschool in Brighton, costs arekept to a minimum with cos-tumes supplied on a hirebasis.

The students are recog-

nised every year with anannual trophy and classes arerun by principals ShelleyHyland and Debbie Wilks.

Check out the school’snew website rhythmicdance

centre.com and Facebookpages.

Phone Shelley on 62680864 for inquiries or emailshelleydance@bigpond.com.au.

LEFT: Kahli Hyland who is the petite tap champion.

ABOVE, right: The Junior Production Group which won afirst place for its performance of Matilda.

Ziggy notches up record 400games at Old Beach CC

Old Beach Cricket Club second-grade team – Chris Ziehfreund seated front and centrewith his bat.

Old Beach Cricket Club under-13s representing Southern Midlands. Rear, from left,Thomas Lewis, Jack Tremayne, Callum Blowfield , Bayley Downham, Blake Rogers.Centre: Ryan Williams and Cameron Mann. Front, Jye Menzie, Rhyan Charlesworth,

Jaython Poulson and Alex Read.

HAVING trouble readingor writing? You’re in greatcompany.

Tom Cruise, Cher, JohnF. Kennedy, Henry Winkler,Keira Knightley and StephenSpielberg all had issues witheveryday literacy.

If you need help withreading, writing or maths,Bridgewater LINC LiteracyServices can help.

They offer friendly, con-fidential and free support foradult learners. You get one-on-one support to help learn

the skills you need for every-day life.

If you want to learn howto fill out forms, read to yourchildren, get your licence orimprove your skills for work,study or any other reason, wehave a tutor to suit everyneed. Don’t wait any longer.

Literacy coordinators atBridgewater LINC matchclients and volunteer tutorsbased on the needs of theclient.

Each client has his or herown learning plan and the

tutor provides support tohelp the client achieve his orher goals.

Staff and tutors are therefor you. They will supportyou to fully participate in lifeat every level.

No more feelings ofbeing held back by yourreading and writing skills.

Bridgewater LINC alsowelcomes volunteer tutorswho would like to assist inmaking a difference .

Phone 6165 5446 to findout how you can be involved.

Help at hand to improve literacy

BRIGHTON’S young ice-skating champion AnneSmith was fortunate to beinvolved in a recent work-shop with world championand Olympic championice-skaters Danielle O’Brienand Greg Merriman.

Both skaters competed atthe Sochi Olympics last year.

The workshop was an all-day session over two days.Anne had ice training atGlenorchy ice-skating rinkand off-ice exercises at theYMCA at Glenorchy.

It was very demandingtraining.

Anne learned a lot fromDanielle and Greg abouttheir Olympic experiencesand she is eager to continuewith her training on and offthe ice.

More recently Anneattended a weekend work-shop in Adelaide with inter-national ice-skating coachManon Perron from Que-bec, who is a mentor inCanada’s high-performancementoring program.

Young ice-skater getslessons from the best

Anne Smith, centre front, with her coach, OxanaAnichkina, left, Greg Merriman, rear, and Danielle O’Brien.