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RACT unveils Greater Hobart Mobility Vision

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RESIDENTS of Greater Hobart, and Tasmanians more broadly, are being called on to embrace new mobility options, such as public and active transport, in the RACT’s 30-year Greater Hobart Mobility Vision unveiled last month.

The Vision, (which is detailed at https://hobart-vision.ract.com.au), details a range of actions that are staged across a 30-year period that not only embraces new technology but creates a people-fo-

cused and accessible city.Executive general

manager Membership and Community Stacey Pennicott said the RACT’s staged approach mapped out changes across infrastructure, public and active transport, urban planning, social and community issues, as well as future mobility and emerging technology.

“The fi rst two stages focus on shifting people’s behaviours and patterns to embrace new technolo-gy and mobility options,”

THE TALKSt Mary’s College students, from left , Chloe Davis, Jade Marley, Maddison Lamb, Tehya Casti , Sophie Kelly and Casey Lam.

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YEAR fi ve student Jade Marley knows the impor-tance of regular exercise.

Setting herself the task of reaching 5000 steps every single day, which she monitors by the activity setting on her watch, Jade says regularly walking to school at St Mary’s College has been a big part of helping her achieve that goal.

“It’s handy because I’m not late to school and dad likes not having to try and fi nd a park,” she said.

“I have some friends who live close to school as well and sometimes we all walk together.

“My favourite part is the fresh air and seeing the sun every morning.”

Jade will be among the many St Mary’s Col-lege students to hit the pavement on Friday 17 May for National Walk Safely to School Day.

National Walk Safely to School Day is a community initiative that

raises awareness of the health, road safety, trans-port and environmental benefi ts that regular walking – especially to and from school – can provide for the long-term wellbeing of children.

The annual event, which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary, encourages primary school-aged children to build walking into their daily routine by walking to and from school, not just on Friday 17 May, but every day.

St Mary’s College deputy principal Jac-queline Conboy said as a Move Well Eat Well school, which promoted physical activity and healthy eating as part of everyday life, St Mary’s College was a strong sup-porter of National Walk Safely to School Day.

“Due to large distances, many of our students catch buses into the city centre to cover most of their daily journey, but a great

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event and its objectives – the best exercise for all of us is regular walking.

“Children require at least 60 minutes huff and puff physical activity every day.

“We should encour-age them to include walking at the beginning, during and end of each day – if you can’t walk all the way, use public transport and get off the bus a few stops earlier and walk the rest of the way to school.”

National Walk Safely to School Day also encourages parents and carers to walk more, reducing dangerous traffi c congestion around schools, better use of public transport with reduced car-dependency and the vitally important road safety message: “Un-til they are 10, children must always hold the hand of an adult when crossing the road.”

To celebrate the 20th anniversary, schools are also encouraged to host a free healthy breakfast on Friday 17 May in conjunction with their local supermarket or greengrocer.

For more information about how to get in-volved on Walk Safely to School Day, visit www.walk.com.au.

For a guide to hosting a healthy breakfast, visit www.walk.com.au/WSTSD/host-a-healthy-breakfast.asp.

benefi t of the College’s CBD location is that it encourages students to include a short walk to and from school in their daily routine,” she said.

“In addition to Health and Physical Education classes, the Junior School encourages physical activity every day with block walks, aerobics and daily PE sessions led by our year six students.

“The College also makes an effort to hold events promoting healthy food and physical activity outdoors like Stride and Ride and Nude Food days.”

Pedestrian Council of Australia chairman and chief executive offi cer Harold Scruby said physical inactivity was a major risk factor for so many chronic diseases that could affect children at different stages of their life, including mental illness, heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

“Primary school-aged children across Australia, it’s time to get walking,” he said.

“One in four children in Australia are over-weight or obese and it is expected that numbers will reach one in three by next year.

“We really need teachers, parents, carers and the community at large to get behind this

CHILDREN and adults alike were inspired by some of the world’s most amazing creations in April, after the southern hemisphere’s only LEGO certifi ed professional Ryan ‘The Brickman’ Mc-Naught brought his ‘Brick-man Awesome’ LEGO exhibition to Hobart.

Featuring 37 models made with more than two million LEGO bricks, the Brickman Awesome exhibition took Mr Mc-Naught and his team of six builders around eight months to plan and more than 5000 hours to build.

The models on display came in all shapes and sizes, and kept visitors entertained for hours.

This included a wide variety of animal builds, such as a koala, Emperor Penguins, a giant orca whale and a full-sized Australian saltwater croc-odile that weighed more than 60 kilograms and was built using more than 40,000 LEGO bricks.

Other exhibits in-cluded the only life-sized LEGO Harley Davidson

ever made and the largest LEGO Caterpillar 797 dump truck.

The highlight of the show was the record-breaking LEGO replica of a NASA SLS rocket, which was built from more than 450,000 bricks and stood at 7.5 metres tall – the tallest LEGO brick model in the southern hemisphere.

“In my fi eld of work heights aren’t a restriction, they are an aspiration,” Mr McNaught said.

“We want to go big, we want to amaze, and standout heights are one part of what makes this exhibition so awesome.”

A focus for many Hobart locals was the replica of Australia’s new icebreaker, the RSV Nuyina, which will be a familiar sight in Hobart when it replaces the Au-rora Australis in 2020.

“Given that Hobart is the Australian Antarctic gateway, we felt it was the perfect place to bring our exhibition,” Brickman Awesome workshop manager and builder Clay

Mellington said.Mr Mellington said

the aim of the exhibition was to inspire children using the phrase “if you can dream it, you can build it.”

“We hope to show what can be done using the humble LEGO brick by pushing the bound-aries of what has been built before,” he said.

“In the exhibition, fi ve of the models are surrounded by all kinds of LEGO bricks, with the model acting as inspira-tion for anyone who feels like having a go at being creative and displaying their creation next to ours.

“We also have a giant snake wall where the public can add their piece of its tail and complete the longest LEGO model in the southern hemi-sphere.

“Above all, we want-ed to ignite a passion for LEGO in every person that visits our exhibition and leave them feeling they truly can build what-ever their heart desires.”

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The Emperor Penguins were one of many models on display at the awe-inspiring Brickman Awe-some LEGO exhibiti on in Hobart.

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EASTER arrived early this year at the Royal Hobart Hospital, with children receiving an unexpected visit from a special guest.

In the absence of Mr Easter Bunny, who was away on holiday, Mrs Easter Bunny and her helper went around the children’s ward at the Royal Hobart Hospital spreading joy and hap-piness – not to mention chocolate.

“It’s so important to give out Easter eggs and make everyone feel happy, and to spread the word that Mrs Bunny is around,” Mrs Easter Bunny’s helper said on her behalf.

“The kids are always excited, they want to give her a hug and tell her about their day.

“It warms her heart and brings a smile to both of our faces – we’re giving them chocolate and making their day.”

Nine-year-old Mat-ilda Rusher was one of the children who had the

privilege of meeting the Easter icon.

“I was excited to meet the Easter Bunny, but also sort of nervous,” she said.

“She was pretty big – it was really cool.”

Matilda was diag-nosed with cystic fi brosis, a genetic condition that affects the lungs and digestive system.

Since the age of fi ve, Matilda has needed to spend 10 days in the hospital every three months to receive antibi-otics and physiotherapy, but it is visits like this from the Easter Bunny that keeps the smile on her face.

Acting nursing man-ager Rosie Gumley said the Easter Bunny visit gave the children a more positive experience and they were all excited to see her.

“A lot of the kids have miserable days in here, so it’s nice to be able to break up their day with something hap-py and not so clinical,”

Easter joy for children

she said.“It’s really nice to be

able to sit and spend

some time with them properly and put that caring factor in.”

From left , the Mrs Easter Bunny’s helper, nine-year-old Mati lda Rusher and Mrs Easter Bunny spread joy and chocolate to children at the Royal Hobart Hospital.

ONE of Hobart’s oldest and scenic bushwalks has been returned to its former glory following a two-year, $2 million project to restore two mountainside tracks.

The Great Short Walk restoration project was launched by Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds and Her Excellency Pro-fessor the Honourable Kate Warner, AC, Gov-ernor of Tasmania on 10 April at The Chalet.

Hobart’s Great Short Walk is one of Tasma-nia’s 60 Great Short Walks and comprises the Pinnacle and Organ Pipes tracks on Kunanyi/Mount Wellington.

“The project is the City’s largest ever invest-ment in the mountain and took two years to complete,” Lord Mayor Reynolds said.

“It has breathed new life into two of the mountain’s most re-markable walking tracks and opened up the area directly beneath the Organ Pipes to people of all walking abilities.”

Both tracks had suf-fered degradation since they were fi rst built early last century.

Over the years, boulders have obliterat-ed sections of the tracks and water has caused severe erosion making the tracks hard to access for some walkers.

To restore the tracks, 1,100 helicopter airlifts were carried out to deliver 900 tonnes of rock and gravel to the mountain side.

In addition, 65 hazardous rocks – some weighing as much as 10 tonnes – were stabilised

to prevent rockfall.“Our track builders

have done an incredible job bringing these tracks back to their former glory and creating new pathways through mountain boulder fi elds,” Lord Mayor Reynolds said.

“Our landscape architects and heritage offi cers made sure the heritage values were respected by applying the same track building techniques that were used to create the origi-nal tracks.

“I encourage every-one in Hobart to go and experience the Great Short Walk and immerse themselves in the history and spirit of our moun-tain.”

For more informa-tion, visit hobartcity.com.au/greatshortwalk.

Escape to the mountain and Hobart’s Great Short Walk

Experience the Great Short Walk and immerse yourself in the history and spirit of our mountain. Photo credit: Pete Harmsen.


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CORPORATE Com-munications, publisher of the Hobart Observer newspaper, has appoint-ed Louise Langdon to the position of advertising sales executive.

Louise joins the editorial and advertis-ing team at the Hobart Obsercer after a long and successful career at the Mercury newspaper.

She has signifi cant ex-perience in the newspa-per production process, having held roles mainly in commercial features, predominantly the Real Estate Guide.

Louise said she was

looking forward to con-tinuing her newspaper sales career at Corporate Communications, which also publishes the Eastern Shore Sun and Glenorchy Gazette newspapers.

“I am very much looking forward to work-ing with local businesses and existing advertisers to help them to achieve business growth through advertising in our various newspapers,” she said.

The managing director of Corporate Communications, Nicolas Turner, said Louise had more than 10-years’ newspaper sales experi-

ence and was confi dent she would quickly be-come a valuable member of the consultancy’s newspaper production team.

“She has a prov-en track record and signifi cant newspaper sales experience which will be invaluable for the publications division of the consultancy as it con-tinues to grow,” he said.

Please do not hesitate to contact Louise on telephone 6210 5201 or email [email protected] to discuss your advertising requirements.

SALES APPOINTMENTHobart Observer’s new adverti sing sales executi ve Louise Langdon.

By Anna Reynolds,Hobart Lord Mayor

HELLO, Hobart Observ-er readers.

This is the fi rst of what will be a monthly column, as a way for me to connect with you and keep you up-to-date with Council news.

There’s no doubt that our community is a very special one.

We have all the benefi ts of a liveable and friendly smaller capital city.

But, we are also blessed with exciting festivals and markets, wonderful parks and bushland and some of the most creative minds in the country.

Our city is diverse, tolerant, and progressive.

Hobart was home

for the Mouheneenner Aboriginal people for hundreds of genera-tions and we have now embraced the dual name for kunanyi/Mount Wellington.

That stunning moun-tain that dominates our skyline and which we all use to judge the weather and what to wear.

Council works hard to create new facilities on our much-loved mountain and recently I opened the upgraded Organ Pipes track with Governor Kate Warner.

If you get a chance, it’s wonderful to get a lift or catch the new Explor-er Bus to the Chalet and then walk one-way down to the Springs.

It’s a stunning, acces-sible and easy walk with magnifi cent city views.

I am proud of the fact that Hobart is Australia’s second oldest city – established when Sydney was only a cou-ple of decades old.

We are older than Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.

While our history and heritage is something that defi nes us, Hobart is changing.

In many ways, this is

positive and exciting. But change also

brings challenges and some residents are understandably nervous about how we manage this change.

This was plain to see at the recent public meetings on building heights and the cable car held in City Hall in late April.

These meetings were called by petitions of 1000 electors, which is a right that residents have under Tasmanian local government law.

We are fortunate that so many citizens are passionate about the di-rection our city is taking and give up their time to be involved in strategic city discussions.

It is going to be an important and challeng-ing time for our council, but it’s positive there are fi nally moves to work as a ‘Greater Hobart Team’ with the State Govern-ment.

The Greater Hobart Act recently passed Parliament and provides a more permanent promise and structure for planning transport and housing together with the four metro councils and

the State Government.During these times

of change I want to listen to residents and work with you and the other levels of government to enhance what makes Hobart special.

This month I am kicking off my “Mayor in the Chair” sessions, which is a chance for members of the commu-nity who want to raise something with me, or simply ask a question, to come and visit me in the new Henry Hunter Public Reading Room in the Hobart Town Hall, opposite the GPO.

You don’t need to make a specifi c appoint-ment, just come along.

These fi rst sessions are:• Wednesday 22 May,

12.30pm–1.30pm.• Saturday 1 June,

11am–12noon. • Saturday 15 June,

11am–12noon.

Upcoming dates will also be promoted in this column and on my Face-book page, facebook.com/AnnaReynolds-Mayor.

I look forward to meeting you as I contin-ue my mayoral duties.

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A NEW advocacy and education pro-gram spearheaded by Guide Dogs Australia is reminding business-es, industries and the community that Guide Dogs in harness are le-gally allowed to enter all public places and that it is an offence to deny or charge a fee for entry.

The ‘Access All Ar-eas’ program has been developed in response to a recent client survey that revealed one in two Guide Dog handlers across Australia have been discriminately refused entry to a public place or service because of their Guide Dog in the past two years – some more than 10 times.

The survey showed that cafes and restau-rants were the main offenders, with 71 per cent of survey respond-ents reporting a refusal of entry, followed by taxies and rideshares at 58 per cent.

Motels, theatres, offi ce buildings and hospitals were named as other locations that handlers experienced discrimination.

Seventy per cent of handlers also reported they have had to prove their legal right to enter with their Guide Dog by showing an ID card or by way of explana-tion after initially being denied access.

“While the public generally do the right thing, Guide Dog handlers continue to face many barriers when going about their daily lives,” Guide Dogs Tasmania acting chief executive offi cer Debra Barnes said.

“Imagine how you’d feel if you weren’t

allowed into a café or taxi, or told you couldn’t stay at a particular hotel?

“Guide Dogs are not pets – they are highly trained to open up the world for people who are blind or vision impaired, not to close it down, which is effective-ly what denying access does.

“Guide Dog handlers are being refused access to locations and services because of the very dog that is there to help them lead an independ-ent life.”

Guide Dog handlers reported that being denied access left them feeling frustrated, angry, upset and humiliated, and this was exactly how Hobart-based Guide Dog handler Vanessa Ransley felt re-cently when she and her Guide Dog Yuri were refused service from a taxi driver at Melbourne airport.

“I’d just arrived in Melbourne for a holiday and wanted to get to where I was going, so to be outright refused from the fi rst taxi driver I approached made me really annoyed and frustrated,” she said.

“I explained the access rights of a Guide Dog to the driver and it made no difference.

“I’m a reasona-bly confi dent person, but can imagine how shattering this would be for someone who is newly blind, or has only recently been placed with a Guide Dog.”

Ms Ransley has experienced numerous occasions of discrim-ination over the past few years, mostly when trying to access public transport, and believes it

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is not so much the law that is not understood, but the consequences of breaking it.

And while 100 per cent of Tasmanian re-spondents to the survey said they always carried their Guide Dog Access Card when accessing public places or services, 43 per cent said it had not helped.

“Sadly, I’ve never been in a situation where showing my access card has changed the person’s mind,” Ms Ransley said.

“I believe the only way to stop discrimina-tion is to ensure those refusing or questioning you are aware that they could be fi ned, or even lose their job.”

To combat this and as part of the Access All Areas advocacy campaign, Guide Dogs Tasmania has a number of measures in place.

This includes:

• Working one-on-one with individuals and businesses that have been accused of dis-

crimination, educating them on the relevant access laws and pen-alties.

• Sending information packs out to busi-nesses to ensure all staff understand the relevant access laws and penalties.

• Issuing all Tasmani-an volunteer puppy raisers and Guide Dog handlers with “Say Yes” cards (business card sized) to hand out whenever they are questioned or refused entry to a public place

or service, or when they see discrimina-tion taking place.

• Issuing all Tasmanian Guide Dog handlers with access cards that state the relevant law and penalties.

• Bus driver training to ensure all new bus drivers in Tasmania understand the rele-vant law and penal-ties, and how to assist someone who is blind or vision impaired.

“We believe that education is the fi rst

step to stopping discrim-ination occurring again,” Ms Barnes said.

“And while most venues and service providers are doing the right thing, it is the minority that don’t that cause the most distress to our clients.

“We hope our Access All Areas campaign is a reminder to everyone that Guide Dogs are vital mobility tools for Tasmanians living with disability, giving them choice and helping them to remain independent.”

From left , Guide Dog handler Vanessa Ransley with her Guide Dog Yuri, State Cinema employees Bronte Scott and Emma Boyce, Guide Dog mobility instructor for Guide Dogs Tasmania Sean Cromwell, and training dogs Violet and Gilbert.


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she said. “Hobart’s mobility

network cannot improve without behaviour change.

“This takes time, real alternatives and a willing-ness to change.”

Ms Pennicott said the population of Great-er Hobart was about 230,000, but according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, was predict-ed to reach 300,000 by 2050.

Ms Pennicott said Hobart had the highest percentage of car use for commuting of all capital cities in Australia, with 84 per cent of residents taking a private vehicle to work.

“Reducing the per-centage of private vehicle use by four per cent would make a signifi cant difference to the effi cien-cy of the road network at peak times and ensure Hobart was more in line with the majority of other capital cities,” she said.

Ms Pennicott said if the shift of transport mode was not achieved, or if population growth outstripped predictions, plans would be required for a major infrastructure solution to ease conges-tion.

“This analysis and assessment for major infrastructure project(s), which would be imple-mented in years 11 to 20, should take place in the fi rst 10 years of the Vision,” she said.

Ms Pennicott said the Vision had undergone an independent fi nancial assessment to determine the indicative cost of each stage.

“It will be regularly reviewed to ensure pop-ulation changes, transport patterns, technology advances, work and study patterns and cost of implementation are all considered,” she said.

“Any updates will re-main consistent with the overall Vision for Greater Hobart.”

RACT will now lobby key stakeholders and all levels of government – particularly the Federal Government in the lead-up to the Election on 18 May – to advocate on behalf of all Tasmanians for change.

VISION SUMMARY

Years 1-5:Indicative cost: $64million

Focus on “quick wins” for mobility, making pub-lic and active transport

RACT unveils Greater Hobart Mobility Vision

people and vehicles in the CBD (eg. shared spaces similar to Liver-pool St).

• Establish limited ferry service with up to three routes between the CBD and Eastern Shore.

• Establish a scheme to subsidise patronage of public transport.

• Create ‘end of line’ park-and-ride facilities to service key pop-ulation centres (eg. Bridgewater, Kingston, Sorell, Howrah and Claremont) with low cost/free parking.

• Remove on-street park-ing in key locations to facilitate prioritisation measures for public transport (eg. Main Rd/Elizabeth St, Sandy Bay Rd), as well as separat-ed cycleways.

• Commence work on active transport spines in the CBD in each direction, including from the Rivulet Track to Intercity Cycleway, Elizabeth St south and north bound and from

Sandy Bay to CBD.

• Upgrade public trans-port infrastructure and access to information (eg. bus shelters, arrival and departure times).

• Retrofi t existing infra-structure to provide connections to active transport spines.

• Enforce clearways on Macquarie and Davey streets, as well as a review of pinch points to determine other priority locations for clearways. RACT supports the removal of on-street parking to facilitate this.

• Establish priority measures to support ride and car sharing services.

• Undertake analysis and assessment of options for infrastructure pro-jects that signifi cantly reduce the volume of traffi c in the city, if a mode share of 20 per cent is not achieved in 10 years.

• Commence implemen-tation of a single ticket

system as ferry service commences.

• Commence planning for systems to enable a mobility network where users can access all transport modes under a single ticketing and payment gate-way (ie. ‘mobility as a service’).

Years 6-10:Indicative cost: $31 million

Build on the fi rst fi ve years, continuing to strengthen public trans-port and support multiple occupancy modes of transport, as well as sep-arating active transport modes from vehicles.

Business case(s) would also be developed for major infrastructure project(s).

Years 11-20:Indicative cost with major infrastructure: $1.5 billion

Indicative cost with-out major infrastructure: $214 million

Separated into two streams, dependent on

whether the 20 per cent mode share is achieved in the fi rst 10 years or whether major infra-structure project(s) are required.

This stage would also include the integration of low/zero emission transport options.

Years 21-30: Indicative cost $26 million

Focus on emerging technology such as autonomous vehicles and smart-city options includ-ing vehicle communica-tion with traffi c signals to ensure smooth fl ow.

This Vision assumes the projects listed below will be delivered as per previously announced Tasmanian and Australi-an Government budget allocations:

• Bridgewater Bridge - $576 million.

• Hobart Airport inter-change - $30 million.

• Tasman Highway dupli-cations - $5 million.

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more affordable and us-able, improving land use planning and analysing access options for major infrastructure projects.

Examples include:

• Deliver infrastructure projects that reduce interaction between

An arti st’s impression of the 30-year Greater Hobart Mobility Vision.

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Classic British comedy comes to the PlayhouseHOBART Repertory Theatre is proud to be taking its audiences back to 1940s Britain this May to experience World War II through the eyes of ‘Dad’s Army’, the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard.

Join Dad’s Army as three classic episodes of this much-loved BBC sitcom – made between 1968 and 1977 – are performed.

This includes the ‘The Deadly Attach-ment’, ‘Mum’s Army’ and ‘The Godiva Affair’.

Reminisce (or expose yourself) to its delightful characters, the pompous Captain Mainwaring, dutiful Sergeant Wilson, endearing Corporal Jones and innocent Private Pike, as well as memorable one-liners such as: ‘Do you think that’s wise, Sir?’, ‘You stupid boy!’ and, ‘Don’t panic’.

Eighty episodes of Dad’s Army were produced, accompanied by its memorable theme,

‘Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler’, and declared number 13 in a BBC poll of Britain’s best sitcoms.

Come and see some of Hobart’s theatrical veterans and fresh new blood, like Ian Mc-Queen, Phillip Couch and Mike Casey, as they bring this classic televi-sion series to life on the

Playhouse stage.Directed by Roger

Chevalier, Dad’s Army promises to be a treat too good to be missed.

Dad’s Army will be showing at the Play-house Theatre, Bathurst Street, Hobart from 17 May to 1 June 2019.

Performances are Wednesday to Satur-day at 8pm, matinees

on Sunday 26 May at 3.30pm and Saturday 1 June at 2pm.

Book at www.play-house.org.au or phone 6234 1536.

Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Playhouse Box Office from 11am to 2pm from Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm on Sunday.

From left, Ian McQueen, Phillip Crouch, Mike Casey and Roger Chevalier, who will be starring in Dad’s Army from 17 May to 1 June. Photo credit: Wayne Wagg.

THE City of Hobart aims to be Australia’s most economically, social and environmentally connect-ed community by 2030.

To achieve this goal, a draft of the Connect-ed Hobart Program has been developed follow-ing a year of research and engagement with stakeholders and commu-nity members.

Connected Hobart consists of a Smart Cities Framework and an Ac-tion Plan, and represents the City’s response to the Smart City movement.

It provides a roadm-ap for how the City of Hobart uses technology and data to better service the community’s needs, improve liveability, manage resources, drive economic activity and foster innovation.

The draft of the Con-nected Hobart Program is open for feedback until 27 May.

To view it and provide your input, visit yoursay.hobartcity.com.au/smart-city.

On Thursday 23 May, the City will host

an information session with a number of speak-ers who will talk about projects such as automat-ed vehicle trials, exciting trends in environmental sustainability and 3D printing.

Examples and demonstrations such as drones, smart bin sensors and parking sensors will be available to view.

The event will be held from 5.30pm to 7pm at the Town Hall Ballroom, located at 50 Macquarie Street, Hobart.

Have your say on the Connected Hobart Program

BUSHLAND surround-ing Hobart is the target of an intensive bushfire fuel reduction program throughout autumn.

The fuel reduction burns are part of the City of Hobart’s $1.9 million annual bushfire mitiga-tion program, which is designed to protect the community, properties and natural environment from bushfire.

The City carries out major fuel reduction burns in spring and au-tumn, but autumn’s higher rainfall and wetter con-ditions make it ideal for reducing bushfire loads.

Fuel reduction burns reduce the build-up of flammable vegetation on the forest floor and create safer firefighting conditions in the event of a bushfire.

“The fires that burnt across Tasmania last summer were a reminder that we are never far from dangerous fire condi-tions,” City of Hobart bushland manager John Fisher said.

“Climate change is adding to that risk by increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather.

“Our fuel reduction burns and fuel breaks are the best insurance policy we have for protecting lives and property from bushfires.”

Residents can mini-mise risk by making their properties bushfire-safe.

Actions such as removing grass clippings, dead branches and leaf litter from around the house and immediate sur-roundings can help homes

survive a bushfire.The burns are

weather dependent and will be carried out across 246 hectares of bushland including at Knocklofty Reserve, Ridgeway Park, Bicentennial Park, Welling-ton Park and the Queens Domain.

During controlled burns, smoke may be experienced in the sur-rounding are.

Care will be taken to minimise the impact on residents, but residents with health or breathing conditions that may be aggravated by smoke are advised to stay indoors with windows and doors closed.

For more information on bushfire hazard reduc-tion burns, visit hobartcity.com.au/bushfirehazardre-duction.

Autumn burns planned for Hobart area

City of Hobart fire and biodiversity team member Geoff Cook prepares for a bushfire fuel reduc-tion burn. Photo credit: City of Hobart.


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MORE than 150 people attended WORK180’s SuperDaughter Day event in Hobart, with primary school aged girls learning about vital STEM skills for the future.

SuperDaughter Day was established in 2016 to get girls aged from fi ve to 12 excited in sci-ence, technology, engi-neering and mathematics (STEM) through fun and engaging activities.

“Gender stereotypes are formed as young as fi ve and girls may think STEM is mostly for boys, so it’s crucial that we do something before then so by the time they reach high school they’re still interested in these roles,” WORK180 co-founder and chief executive offi cer Valeria Ignatieva said.

Over four years, the event has grown from 120 people in Brisbane to include 3000 girls and parents spanning across Australia and other parts of the world.

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of girls participating in a series of workshops with their parents where they dress up as superheroes, play with robotics and build bridges among many other interactive science and technolo-gy-related experiences.

Ms Ignatieva said there had been a positive result to the program, with 94 per cent of parents saying their daughters had an increased interest in STEM after the Super-Daughter Day.

“It’s encouraging them to ask questions in a safe environment and to put their hand up for STEM subjects at school, and we’re really seeing a massive difference,” she said.

“The little girls are coming back year after year, and they say things like, this is the best event I’ve ever been to, and, I can’t wait to bring my sister along.”

Ms Ignatieva said it was important for parents to get involved in the event, as it would

encourage their daugh-ter’s participation in STEM activities.

“We need parents to play a big part so they can rally the schools to provide more STEM ac-tivities and keep up their interest throughout the later years,” she said.

Eleven-year-old Layla Lukianenko was one of the participants at Super-Daughter Day in Hobart and said she was excited to attend the event next year.

“I love science be-cause I want to be a vet-erinarian, and you need to understand science for that,” she said.

“I learnt how to make a piano with bananas – it was so funny how electricity was running through the banana so we could play notes.”

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Parti cipants at the 2019 Hobart SuperDaughter Day learnt vital STEM skills for the future through various fun and exciti ng acti viti es.


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THE 2019 Shannons Take Your Tops Off For Breast Cancer Research was a resounding success, with more than $3,100 raised for the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF).

The free community event is a static car show that was established by Rodney Belbin from Shannons and Judi Ad-ams from NBCF’s Hobart volunteer committee eight years ago.

Since then it has run across a number of states, and is a fi rm fa-vourite with car enthusi-asts, car clubs, attendees and the general public.

Ms Adams said the car show offered a safe environment for people to come together, enjoy the vehicles and donate to the cause.

“Many attending, such as the Dragons Abreast Hobart team, are survivors and the event provides a fun way to celebrate for the

motor enthusiasts, while providing a focal point to highlight a more serious need in our community,” she said.

“As the NBCF receives no government funding for breast cancer research, these communi-ty events are of relevance and importance as we seek answers to provide better outcomes, earlier prognosis and more effective treatments for the one in seven women and one in 675 men diagnosed each year in Australia.

“Seven women a day still die from breast cancer and the NBCF’s goal is for there to be zero deaths from breast cancer by 2030 – only through further re-search can this goal be achieved.”

Through ribbon sales and a $250 donation made by Shannons, more than $3,100 was raised.

This put the grand total raised since the

Motoring enthusiasts rev up for breast cancer

A TEAM of local med-ical and health profes-sionals has invested $3 million in creating a new centrally-locat-ed integrated primary health care centre in the hopes of playing a role in reducing the burden on the out-patient public health system in south-ern Tasmania.

‘Your Hobart Health’, located on Bathurst Street, is 400 metres from the accident and emergency department of the Royal Hobart Hos-pital, and has tailored its service delivery to assist.

“We are hoping to play a role in providing a new professional day and after-hours service in the CBD,” Your Hobart Health director Dr Mark Baldock said.

“We’re an option for

$3 million health care centre opens its doors

event began in Hobart in October 2012 to more than $22,700 locally and more than $38,100 nationally.

The winning vehicles for the event were a Zeus Dominator Roadster owned by Tony Barron (Lord Mayor’s Choice), a 2011 Maserati owned by Celeste Bates

(Tasplates People’s Choice), and a 1935 Ford Roadster owned by Cam McDouglas (Shannons Most Prized Vehicle).

The next fundraising event for the NBCF in Hobart is the Mother’s Day Classic fun run on 12 May, followed by Pinktober where the Ho-

bart CBD and Govern-ment House will be lit up pink for breast awareness month in October.

For more information on the NBCF around Tasmania, contact Judi Adams via email at [email protected], phone 0415 294 610 or visit www.facebook.com/EventsTasmania.

From left , City of Hobart Alderman Simon Behrakis, Nati onal Breast Cancer Foundati on Hobart volunteer committ ee member Judi Adams and Rodney Belbin from Shannons.

acute medical presenta-tion.”

The centre features extensive daily opening hours for the GP clinic, a walk-in, no appoint-ments after-hours service operating until 9pm dai-ly, and a pharmacy open until midnight every day of the year.

Other features include: • On-site pathology

collection and diag-nostics.

• Twelve consulting

rooms and a treatment room.

• Skin cancer clin-ic – diagnostics and treatment.

• Allied health services – psychologist (and others to join).

Dr Baldock said the centre was a signifi cant fi nancial and physical commitment by a small independent group of committed local health professionals wanting to make a difference in

terms of service delivery in the CBD and greater Hobart area.

“It really is a one-stop health care centre with a focus on af-ter-hours’ service,” he said.

“We look forward to opportunities that may develop due to our proximity to two major hospitals and surround-ing businesses.”

For more informa-tion, visit www.yourho-barthealth.com.au.

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Minister for Health Michael Ferguson offi cially launches the new Your Hobart Health.


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THE Salvation Army is encouraging local residents to get involved in its annual Red Shield Appeal doorknock to help raise $8 million on the weekend of 25-26 May.

The money raised from the Red Shield Appeal will go towards The Salvation Army’s vast network of services that help Australians in need.

“The Red Shield Ap-peal is important to the Hobart community as it is a way to raise aware-ness for the issues those most vulnerable in our communities are facing,” Salvation Army Captain Nicole Snead said.

“It is a way of helping us, as Salvos help others who are experiencing hardship and injustice.”

Over the past 12 months, the Salvation Army has supported more than 38,000 people experiencing homeless-ness, 14,000 people overcoming addiction, provided more than 50,000 fi nancial counsel-ling sessions, given care to 5000 people experi-encing family violence

and assisted more than 150,000 people with emergency relief.

With there being an increase of housing stress in Hobart due to the continuing housing crisis, Captain Snead said the Salvos needed 50,000 volunteers to help raise crucial funds for the Red Shield Appeal.

“We are seeing an increase of individuals and families accessing our services to help make ends meet, put food on the table, and heat the house during the winter,” she said.

“Hardship does not discriminate.

“The Red Shield Ap-peal is a fun and simple way that Australians can really make a difference in alleviating the hardship being faced by so many people, right across our nation”

For more than 135 years, the Salvation Army in Australia has been committed to helping those doing it tough.

“The Salvos can only continue to meet the local community’s needs with the support

of volunteers,” Captain Snead said.

“Through the support given to us, we are able to provide emergency re-lief, counselling, support-ed accommodation, aged care, alcohol and drug recover services, street teams, community meals and other services within the City of Hobart.

“We cannot do this alone.

“We all have the op-portunity to be beacons of hope for others and by partnering with the Salvos for just a few hours over the Red Shield Appeal weekend, you can give hope where it’s needed most.”

To volunteer for this year’s Red Shield Appeal, phone the Hobart Salva-tion Army offi ce on 6231 5440 or register online at salvationarmy.org.au.

Local residents can donate to the Red Shield Appeal by phoning 13 SALVOS (13 72 58), online at salvationarmy.org.au, in person at any Westpac branch or Salvos Stores or by posting your cheque to PO Box 9888, Hobart, 7001.

Volunteer to give hope

From left , Hobart Corps offi cers Captain Johnmark Snead and Captain Nicole Snead prepare resources for this year’s neighbourhood appeal.

Toad hops in to Save the Children

LIKEABLE larrikin Toad of Toad Hall and his fellow ‘The Wind in the Willows’ friends have rattled their buckets in an effort to give back to Tassie children, raising valuable funds for Save the Children.

Big Monkey The-atre’s board member and actor John X, who played Toad in the The-atre’s recent production of The Wind in the Willows, presented a cheque of more than $2,500 to the children’s charity.

John X said as the annual Big Monkey The-atre show in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens was aimed at families and children in particular, it was appropriate to support a charity which, in turn, did so much to support

children both in Tasma-nia and more broadly.

“After every show we ‘rattle the bucket’ for Save the Children and are always delighted with the generosity of our audiences,” he said.

Save the Children Tasmanian state man-ager Lisa Cuatt, who accepted the donation, said the long-running re-lationship between Save the Children and Big Monkey Theatre was a special partnership because of the common focus on children.

“Once again we are extremely grateful for the efforts of our friends at Big Monkey and are delighted to accept this year’s contribution,” she said.

“This contribution, as always, is a great help to our programs.”

John X, as Toad of Toad Hall, and his son Theo present the cheque to Save the Children Tasmanian state manager Lisa Cuatt .

Save the Children Tasmanian state manager Lisa Cuatt .


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THERE was a pop of orange at St Mary’s College recently as students joined their hearts and hands together for the school’s annual Harmony Day celebra-tions.

With more than 10 per cent of Tasmanian residents born outside Australia, event organ-iser Nicky Wakefield said it was important for students to recog-nise and celebrate the benefits of a multicultural society.

“At St Mary’s College it’s important that Harmony Day’s message, ‘everyone belongs’, is voiced,” she said.

“Our aim is to enable students to make connections between the Catholic social teachings of compassion, soli-darity and dignity, and how we can take positive action to cre-ate an inclusive environment.

“For us, Harmony Day also focused on the Matthew’s Gospel teachings of loving your neighbour as yourself and treating our worldly neighbours as equals.

“By celebrating this message at the college, it allows us a glimpse of what we are capable of as a community and a society.”

In celebration of Tasmania’s multicultural society, which has come as a result of welcoming migrants into the Australian

community, year six students held a Migration Exhibition where students showcased migrants’ diverse cultural traditions.

Year six student Lucy McKenna said celebrating Harmony Day was all about recognising the influences of other countries that together made Australia multicultural and diverse.

“Our grade put on a display about different cultures and their influence in Australia, and we had a big assembly where we had two men do a Chinese dance for us, and we talked about the importance of differ-ent cultures,” she said.

“My favourite thing about Harmony Day was setting up the displays because it was a re-ally good teamwork project and we kept on finding out new things about different countries.

“We’re Australian - what makes us diverse is that we have a lot of migrants and refugees.”

The college’s junior school students were treated to a special line-up of activities, which included a traditional Welcome to Country, given by two Aboriginal students, kite flying, Chinese dragon and lion dances, and the year six’s cultur-al migration exhibition.

Championing the spirit of diversity

St Mary’s students get into the spirit of diversity during Harmony Day celebrations this year.


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Community News COMMUNITY DIARY

FORMER Women’s Health Tasmania chief executive officer Glynis Flower has been recog-nised for her work in advocating for women in Tasmania after being in-ducted to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women.

Ms Flower was appointed to her role at Women’s Health Tasma-nia in 2009 and during that time has been dedicated to upholding the rights of women, promoting women’s access to healthcare and reducing violence against women.

She has worked stra-tegically and developed services for those who are most vulnerable in the community.

Labor Member for Clark Ella Haddad hon-oured Ms Flower in a speech in Parliament.

“I had the pleasure of working alongside Glynis for many years at Women’s Health Tasma-nia where I served on the board for five years,” she said.

“When I was asked to think about Glynis, I was always struck by her

Flower blooms with Honour Roll induction

humbleness and how self-effacing she was about her own skills and experience.”

Ms Haddad said she learnt a lot from Ms Flower during this time.

“Glynis fostered peo-

ple’s careers in a caring, loving, gentle way,” she said.

“She was so loved by all who worked at, volunteered or used the services of Women’s Health Tasmania.

“Glynis’ impact on all who knew her role is a prime example of what should be and has been recognised by the Hon-our Role of Women.”

The Honour Roll of Women recognises the

stories and achievements made by Tasmanian women who have con-tributed to the Tasmani-an community, and have served in helping reduce gender inequality across the state.

From left, Labor Deputy Leader Michelle O’Byrne, Honour Roll of Women inductee Glynis Flower and Labor Member for Clark Ella Haddad.

THE Menzies Institute for Medical Research has welcomed the announcement of $10 million in Federal Government funding for its flagship program of research into multiple sclerosis (MS).

In a report for MS Research Australia re-leased in 2018, Menzies researchers calculated that the number of people living with MS in Australia increased by just more than 20 per cent from 2010 to 2017, from 21,283 to 25,607.

Tasmania was found to have the highest prev-alence of MS anywhere in Australia.

The Menzies Insti-

tute director Professor Alison Venn said the funding would make an enormous difference to its collaborative program, which was working with the wider MS communi-ty, nationally and inter-nationally, toward better prevention, treatment and ultimately a cure for the disease.

“What we are trying to achieve with our collaborators is transla-tional research that will improve the outcomes and quality of life of those who live with MS,” she said.

“We are looking at the disease in a multi-disciplinary way, from mechanisms in the laboratory, through to

clinical treatment and prevalence of the disease at the population level.

“This will accelerate research in all those areas.”

Menzies, an institute of the University of Tasmania, has been researching MS for more than 20 years and now has more than 30 re-search staff and graduate research students work-ing on the disease.

In collaboration with other researchers at the University and around the world, the institute has been responsible for many breakthroughs in the disease, including understanding the link between UV exposure, vitamin D and MS risk.

Menzies welcomes $10 million funding boost for multiple sclerosis

THE City of Hobart has commenced upgrade works on the precinct connecting Salamanca Place to Hobart’s water-front.

The area is one of the city’s major hospitality and retail precincts, as well as being home to Salamanca Market.

Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds said upgrading the area was an important part of the Inner-City Action Plan, which aimed to attract people and activity into Hobart and create a vital, dynamic city centre.

“Based on community feedback, we developed a concept that will give the area a fresh, contem-porary feel, providing a high-quality, safe and accessible space for every-one,” she said.

The project will be delivered in stages and will be finished in late 2021.

The first stage of the project was completed in 2017, with the widen-ing and upgrade of the Salamanca Place footpath between Gladstone Street

and Montpelier Retreat.Works this year

include the removal of the grassed island at the intersection of Castray Es-planade, Gladstone Street and Morrison Street.

This will be followed by the removal of the existing kerb and channel and traffic islands, road formation works and the installation of new lighting, wider footpaths and seating.

From February 2020, a section of Morrison Street from Salaman-ca Place and Castray Esplanade between the Salamanca Lawns and the Tasman Monument will be closed to create a new dedicated space for pedestrians.

“Road and lane clo-sures will be required at various stages of construc-tion,” Mayor Reynolds said.

“Our crews will make every effort to minimise disruption and we ask the public for their patience and cooperation.”

For more information, visit hobartcity.com.au/salamancaplace.

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THE Tasmanian commu-nity is set to benefit from the digitisation of Tasma-nian colonial documents held by the Parliament of Tasmania Library.

This is following a successful grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) to the Tas-manian Family History Society (TFHS).

These colonial doc-uments, which are rich in detail, will be digitised and then made freely available to all Tasma-nians to access online for family study and research purposes.

President of the Legislative Council and chair of the project team Jim Wilkinson said the information contained in the digitised documents would be an important educational resource, not only for Tasmanian Par-

liament and the TFHS, but also the entire com-munity by fostering and encouraging an interest in Tasmanian history.

“We expect work to begin on the scanning of the documents soon and these copies will be available online by December this year,” he said.

“While we are pleased that the TCF could see the worth of the project, we believe that the fact that we were able to demon-strate the whole-of-com-munity benefit was a major factor in our gaining grant support.”

TFHS president Maurice Appleyard said the Tasmanian Family History Society was delighted to receive the TCF funding as it would have a positive impact

on the organisation, its members and the gener-al community.

“We believe we pre-sented a good business case with clear budgeting protocols that highlight-ed the value of the pro-posed digital resources to our organisation and the Tasmanian communi-ty as a whole,” he said.

“It’s fantastic that the Tasmanian Family History Society has now been granted the fund-ing we need to progress the project with our partners, the Parliament of Tasmania.”

Tasmanian Commu-nity Fund chairperson Sally Darke said she expected the resource to be well used by Tasmani-ans interested in history.

“The TFHS are playing an important role in capturing our colonial

history and we a pleased to be able to assist with this project,” she said.

“This project made possible through a partnership with the Parliament of Tasmania will be an asset for all Tasmanians now and into the future.

“The Tasmanian Community Fund recog-nises the importance of the Tasmanian commu-nity sector partnering with other organisations to pool resources and skills and bring projects to reality.”

An independent community funding body, the Tasmanian Community Fund was established following the sale of the Trust Bank in 1999 to give back to the community proceeds from the sale of a com-munity asset.

Increased access granted to our colonial treasures

From left, project chair and president of the Legislative Council Jim Wilkinson MLC, University of Tasmania Ph.D student Honey Dower and University of Tasmania Professor of History Professor Stefan Petrow.

FOLLOWING a suc-cessful career as a nurse and television weather presenter, Tasmanian author Meg Bignell has put pen to paper and released a debut novel.

Ms Bignell shared details of her cheeky and heartwarming tale, named “The Sparkle Pages”, at a special “In Conversation” event in Hobart’s Fullers Book-shop earlier this month.

Taking place in and around Hobart (and often from the floor of Susannah Parkes’ wardrobe with a glass of wine in her hand), The Sparkle Pages centres around the extremely endearing Susannah and

her attempts to reig-nite the passion in her marriage.

Written in the form of diary entries, the novel tackles Susannah’s struggle to balance mar-ried life and parenthood with long-lost ambitions and aspirations of her own.

Ms Bignell, who herself is a mother of three, emerged from her own baby-crazed days (although wonderful) to find that she was shat-tered, crinkled, worn in and unable to find her dreams anywhere among the detritus of domesticity.

As well as being a mother, wife, a best

friend, a cleaner of sur-faces and runner of the household, Susannah is a viola virtuoso – but her neglected instru-ment has been sitting in her wardrobe collecting dust for the past decade.

The Sparkle Pages explores the power mu-sic has in punctuating life’s defining moments – moments of yearn-ing, of grieving, and of setting oneself free.

Featuring a vivid cast of characters that will have readers laughing out loud one minute and bawling the next, The Sparkle Pages shows us how to rediscover our best selves when life loses a bit of its sparkle.

Tassie author set to sparkle

Meg Bignell signing books at Fullers Book Shop for John and Theo Xintavelonis.

THE South Hobart Commu-nity Centre is undergoing an upgrade after half a century in its present state.

The new design will merge the future while preserving the past.

An outward facing wall of the redeveloped centre will be curved to make room for the existing 50-year-old tree onsite and a heritage blackboard will be turned into a surface for children to draw on.

Dr Ian Newman donated the blackboard, which he taught on and salvaged after decades of use in the Univer-sity of Tasmania’s mathematics and physics building.

To learn more about the project, visit hobartcity.com.au/southhobartcommunitycen-tre.

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An artist’s impression of the new South Hobart Community Centre.


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MORE than 2,100 households in the Hobart municipality are reaping the benefi ts of solar energy, with one in 13 Hobart homes equipped with solar pho-tovoltaic (PV) systems.

Topping the solar suburbs are New Town and Lenah Valley, where almost 500 residential solar PV systems are installed.

Businesses are also embracing the power of the sun, with 60 commercial premises

boasting renewable energy systems in the inner suburbs including Hobart, Glebe, Mount Stuart, North Hobart, Queens Domain and West Hobart.

Despite the increase in solar energy connec-tions, a report recently released by the Regional Climate Change Initia-tive found that Hobart’s community electricity use had risen by 29 per cent from 2006 to 2017.

The report also found that 29 electric

vehicles were registered in the Hobart local gov-ernment area, and that petrol vehicles were in-creasingly being replaced with diesel vehicles.

The City of Hobart will use the data collect-ed to inform strategies for reducing energy consumption across the city.

For more information on the City of Hobart’s community energy use and greenhouse gas footprint, visit hobartcity.com.au/climatechange.

Embracing the power of the sun

The City of Hobart is on track to reduce its community energy use and greenhouse gas footprint. Photo credit: City of Hobart.

REGISTERING and microchipping your furry friend are important steps you can take to increase your chances of being reunited with them in the event they run away, get lost or stolen.

If you have a new

dog, it must be regis-tered as soon as it reach-es six months of age.

If your pet is already registered, its registration has to be renewed each year before 30 June.

The City will send you a renewal notice prior to the expiration of

your dog’s registration.Make sure the

renewal fee is paid on time and your dog’s details are updated and accurate.

For more informa-tion, visit hobartcity.com.au/dogregistrationandmi-crochipping.

Is your dog safe?

Locals are encouraged to register and microchip their pets to ensure they can be returned home safely. Photo credit: Alastair Bett .

THE Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (RYCT) has a new Tasmanian fl ag fl ying high above its clubrooms in Sandy Bay.

Attorney-General and Local Liberal Member for Clark Elise Archer presented the new fl ag to the RYCT rear com-modore Richard Bevan after their old fl ag was damaged in high winds.

“Flags eventually wear out through expo-sure to all weathers and it is great to replace our old, shabby fl ag with this bright, shiny new one,

courtesy of Elise Archer,” Mr Bevan said.

“Elise has been a long-time supporter of RYCT and, in particular, our junior sailors in our off-the-beach division.

“We even have a boat named after her to mark her strong contribution to children’s sport.”

Founded in Hobart in 1859, RYCT was fi rst called the Tasmanian Yacht Club.

In 1908, a Royal Warrant was granted and then it became known as The Royal Yacht Club of

Tasmania.The RYCT currently

has approximately 1,800 members, aged from birth to 90s.

“We are very proud of our club’s contribution to Tasmanian society since 1859, and since becoming a Royal Club in 1908, it is appropriate that we fl y the Tasmanian fl ag proudly on our fl ag mast,” Mr Bevan said.

Ms Archer said she was more than happy to help out when contacted by sporting clubs, schools and community groups

for new Australian, Tasmanian or Aboriginal fl ags.

“I’m always visiting clubs in my electorate for various events and it makes me proud to walk into a venue like the RYCT and see the Tasmanian fl ag fl ying high,” she said.

If your club, school or community group needs a new fl ag, please contact your Local Liberal Member for Clark Elise Archer on 6212 2210 or email [email protected].

New fl ag fl ies high at the RYCT

Liberal Member for Clark Elise Archer presents a new Tasmanian fl ag to RYCT rear commodore Richard Bevan.

FINDING a short-term parking space in North Hobart has become eas-ier with newly installed parking sensors launching online this month.

Almost 100 sensors have been installed along Elizabeth Street to be actively used for compli-ance enforcement.

“Motorists overstaying the signposted time limits in this area have been an ongoing source of com-plaints to the Council,” director of city innova-

tion Peter Carr said.“We hope that the

installation of the sensors will encourage motorists to be more aware of the time limits and to park according to the regula-tions.”

The sensors will detect when a car has been parked in an on-street space and will alert offi cers if the vehicle overstays the allocated time limit.

Mr Carr said it was not the Council’s aim to

fi ne drivers, but rather to encourage compliance and improve access to businesses.

“We don’t go out with the intention of fi ning people,” he said.

“We would much rather that everyone simply complies with the signposted time limits.”

The affected spaces vary from fi ve-minute to 30-minute time limits and are designed for motorists making quick stops to visit businesses

along the strip.The posted time

limits have not changed with the introduction of the sensors and on-street parking continues to be free of charge in the precinct.

Longer-term parking is available at nearby off-street carparks at Condell Place and Lefroy Street.

City of Hobart is cur-rently exploring options to increase off-street parking in the area.

Sensors to help North Hobart motorists


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From left , Alderman Jeff Briscoe, Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds, AFL Tasmania communicati ons and partnership manager Damian Gill, Councillor Bill Harvey, Liberal Member for Prosser Jane Howlett and Deputy Lord Mayor Helen Burnett in the new female-friendly changerooms at North Hobart Oval.

FEMALE footballers will now be able to get ready for games in comfort at the spiritual home of AFL in Hobart, with the completion of a suite of new female-friendly chang-erooms.

With the help of a Levelling the Playing Field grant, delivered through the Tasmanian Government, the fi ve changerooms at the North Hobart Oval have undergone major upgrades to include unisex amenities.

AFL Tasmania commu-

nications and partnership manager Damian Gill said the project would accommodate the rapid growth of women’s football and make the ground more compliant for elite female competition.

“North Hobart Oval is a ground a lot of people have sentimental ties to, so it’s good to see it now being at a top standard not just for males, but also females,” he said.

“Four or so years ago there was only six senior women’s teams within Tas-

mania.“Since then there’s been

an explosion, with there being more than 100 dedicated female teams across the state.

“This has come with the challenge of updating our facilities to accommodate for the new participation, and in that respect, it’s about updat-ing the facilities to ensure that all newcomers to the game are in a welcome and friendly environment.”

Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds said the upgrades

made to the ground would help further boost female participation in the sport, as well as retain those already playing.

“There has been a signifi cant increase in female participation in AFL since the beginning of the AFLW competitions,” she said.

“North Hobart Oval hosted an AFLW match earlier this year and we received excellent feedback about the venue.

“Thanks to the outstand-

ing work by our builders, the fi rst two changerooms were fi nished in time for the game.

“With the full suite of new changerooms now complet-ed, we expect the oval to be even more attractive for future games and we hope it will encourage more girls and women to take up the sport.”

The project involved updating the existing infra-structure to create new toilet and changing facilities in the Plaister, Gorringe and George Millers stands.

The $500,000 project was jointly funded by the Tasma-nian Government through its Levelling the Playing Field grant stream ($250,000 contribution), City of Hobart ($175,000) and the AFL ($75,000).

It is the fi rst project that has been completed as part of the Levelling the Playing Field program, with more set to be rolled out across the state to make sure all participants have the amenities and facilities they require.

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