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Community Newswww.brightoncommunitynews.com.auVOL 17 NO 3 APRIL 2015

Brighton Council

Email [email protected] www.brighton.tas.gov.au

Focus on BrightonSTUDENTS from MonashUniversity and the Univer-sity of Tasmania are under-taking a research study thatwill investigate the chang-ing nature and role of pub-lic architecture and spacesin Brighton’s rapidly grow-ing suburban and regionalareas.

The 16 Monash and sixUTAS masters students(fourth and fifth year archi-tecture) spent two days inBrighton recently beingbriefed by Council’s man-ager of development servicesJames Dryburgh followed bya tour of key sites around themunicipality and a publicinformation-gathering ses-sion.

Brighton Council is sup-porting the project that willfocus on public spaces andbuildings. Two further sitevisits have already beenplanned for later in thesemester.

During the recent brief-ing at the Brighton CivicCentre in Bridgewater, aworkshop was held with thepublic and representatives ofvarious stakeholder groups.

Everyone was welcomedby Deputy Mayor BarbaraCurran, then given an out-line of the project by RossBrewin (lecturer fromMonash) and Helen Norrie(lecturer from UTAS).

“A few hours were spentwith all participants movingfreely between five differenttables, each representing a

different precinct within themunicipality – offering theirthoughts on the precinct’sstrengths, weaknesses andpotential,” James Dryburghsaid.

“It was a great event atwhich the students gained ahuge amount of valuableknowledge from the com-munity.

“At the same time, it wasan interesting and importantpart of the briefing processand the students gainedimportant first-hand knowl-edge of these areas withCouncil and other represen-tatives on hand to point outthe salient points and answertheir questions.

“They then spent the restof the day revisiting siteswith the benefit of theirknowledge (some with

members of the commu-nity).

“The students now goaway to begin the first stageof concept planning for thedifferent areas.

“They will return mid-semester to present their ini-tial ideas to the community,seeking further comment.

Refine“They will then go away

and refine their proposalsbefore returning at the endof the semester to presenttheir final proposals.

“In essence, what we’reaiming to do is build on themunicipality’s various strate-gic documents.

“The project will involveundertaking broad historicalresearch into the urbandevelopment of Brighton,

close observation and doc-umentation of the contem-porary urban setting, andthe subsequent proposal ofresponsive, forward-thinkingspeculative design projectson a number of specificpublic sites throughout themunicipality.

“Importantly, the projectoffers students the opportu-nity to put forward ideas andstrategies for the futuredirection of Brighton and bepart of the ongoing processof revitalisation.”

The design studio willfocus on several key urbansites spread across themunicipality, including areasin Brighton, BridgewaterGagebrook, Pontville andOld Beach.

As the project evolves,groups and individuals will

BRIGHTON councillors and seniorstaff recently joined together to con-duct a strategic planning workshop toestablish a comprehensive agenda forthe future.

Mayor Tony Foster discusses theworkshop in his column in this editionof Brighton Community News.

There will be a full report in nextmonth’s issue of the newspaper oncethe draft is considered and adopted by

Council at its April meeting. The updated strategic plan will then

be presented for public consultation andpublished on the Brighton Councilwebsite.

As well as the strategic plan focus-ing on key areas of Council policy anddevelopment for the future, the work-shop also looked at a strategic financialplan and Council’s asset plan to gainmaximum value from Brighton’s

buildings, property, equipment andcapital.

Cr Foster said the workshop was avaluable exercise and enabled the Coun-cil and its management to establish aclear direction for the future.

“The important outcome is that weare all on the same page and united inour effort to get the best outcome forratepayers and the Brighton commu-nity,” Cr Foster said.

Council runs strategic planning workshop

focus on more specific siteswithin each of the precinctsto produce their design proj-ect.

The project is beingundertaken as a collabora-tion between BrightonCouncil, the University ofTasmania School of Archi-tecture (UTAS) and MonashUniversity’s Department ofArchitecture (MADA).

It will engage in a com-munity consultation processinvolving various key stake-holders in the community.

UTAS and Monash stu-dents will work together onparts of the project in across-institutional exchangethat draws upon the expert-ise of UTAS’s RegionalUrban Studies Laboratoryand MADA’s focus on spec-ulative design-basedresearch.

The whole project is anentire semester unit for thestudents.

“This is a fantastic wayfor students to engage withcommunities, but impor-

tantly, provide their insightsinto a municipality’s futuregrowth using their skills andlearning competencies,” MrDryburgh said.

“As tomorrow’s leadersand designers, they are pro-viding an important andvaluable contribution fromwhich we, as a Council, willbenefit.

“Hopefully some of theconcepts may eventuallyprogress to more detaileddesign and costing stagesand be developed in future.”

A few hours werespent with all

participants movingfreely between five

different tables,each representing a

different precinctwithin the

municipality –offering their

thoughts on theprecinct’s strengths,

weaknesses andpotential.

General Enquiries 6268 7000Fax 6268 7013Email Address [email protected] 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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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

Peter Geard 269 Elderslie RoadBrighton 7030Tel: 6268 11430418 515 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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

Philip Owen9 Compton RoadOld Beach 7017Tel: 6249 85750419 333 [email protected]

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

Geoff Taylor 507 Elderslie RoadBrighton 7030Tel: 6268 [email protected]

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

Sonya Williams14 Barwick PlaceGagebrook 7030Tel: 6263 [email protected]

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

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ABOVE and below: images of the shortly to be completed Remembrance Park at Pontvillewhich will be the setting of this year’s Anzac Day service at 11am.

Fitting new home for Anzac Day services

By FIONA HARDMAN*

THE Anzac men andwomen are truly worthy ofour memories.

This year, as we com-memorate 100 years since thelanding on the shores of Gal-lipoli, we, as a community,are asking: “What does Anzacmean for our communityand how do we best honourthese men and women?”

The legend that we knowas Anzac was born on April25, 1915. Although this mil-itary campaign at Gallipolifailed in its objectives, theactions of the Australian andNew Zealand troops left us alla powerful legacy.

They displayed greatcourage, endurance, initiative,discipline and mateship – itis these qualities that we as anation embrace as ‘Australian’.

While Anzac Day origi-nally started out for the sur-vivors of Gallipoli only, it hasgrown to encompass all thosewho have lost their lives inservice to their country.

The current Anzac Dayservices see us rememberingall those who fought,endured, suffered and died

Bury the body – it has served its ends.Mark the spot, lest on GallipoliLet it be said he died Oh!Hearts of friendsIf I am worthy, keep my loving memory.J. Spent

for their countries and ourfreedom.

During World War 1,Brighton Council saw theneed for the heroes of war tobe publicly honoured andfrom 1915 the names of allenlisted men were inscribedon rolls of honour.

When three honour rollswere not enough a decisionwas made to erect a memo-rial beside the main road atPontville.

The memorial wasunveiled in 1921and has longbeen the site of the Brightonmunicipality Anzac Day serv-ice.

While the PontvilleMemorial Park has been a fit-ting backdrop for Anzac serv-ices to date, a decision hasbeen made to move the serv-ice this year to the newly con-structed Remembrance Parkon the site of the former

Brighton Army Camp. The camp was established

when thousands of troopsenlisted in World War 1 butwas unsuitable as a maincamp due to lack of water.

During World War 2 themain training camp was setup at Brighton and by 1941the huts housed up to 2400trainees.

As the need for trainingdeclined, Brighton Camp wasused for army bivouacs andto house prisoners of war(1944-46), migrants fromEurope (late 1940s) andnational servicemen (1950s).

It was then used intermit-tently for camps for armycadets and reserves, in 1967to house victims of the bush-fires and in 1999 to houseKosovar refugees.

This is a fitting site toacknowledge the diversity

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Musical tribute to Teddy SheeanONE of Australia’s leadingcountry music artists hasreleased a song written intribute to Tasmanian sailorEdward ‘Teddy’ Sheean.

Lee Kernaghan’s newalbum Spirit of the Anzacsfeatures the tribute to TeddySheean among other tributes

to servicemen and womenwho have fought for ourcountry.

Garry Ivory, nephew ofTeddy Sheean who has beenlobbying for a Victoria Crossand proper recognition forTeddy for decades, said hewas thrilled Lee Kernaghan

had paid this special tribute.“Promoting the memory

of Teddy Sheean and hisbravery is what we are allabout so to have an Aus-tralian country andwestern great feature Teddyin his special Anzac album isfantastic,” Mr Ivory said.

Tony Foster OAMMayor

A MESSAGE FROM

The Mayor

our draft plan is put out forpublic information and pub-lic submissions.

I am sure that the out-come will be a Strategic Planthat incorporates the contri-butions of councillors,Council staff and theBrighton community. Thiswill give us a revised, updatedstrategy and direction to takeour municipality forward,better equipped to serve theBrighton community intothe future.

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Brighton begins developing strategy for the futureBRIGHTON Council hasstarted work on its strategicplan to set the direction forthe municipality up to theyear 2025.

The Local GovernmentAct requires councils toreview strategic plans at leastevery four years andBrighton’s councilors andmanagement team held aworkshop during March tobegin the process.

The draft Strategic Plan2015-2025 will be consideredby Council at its April meet-ing and then published onour website and in BrightonCommunity News. It will beopen for public consultation

and submissions invitedfrom the Brighton commu-nity.

Our current StrategicPlan 2011-2021 has beensubstantially progressed andhas seen Brighton achievesignificant population andbusiness growth. The work-shop enabled us to reviewour existing plan and updateit for the future.

We looked at the keyissues confronting Brighton,such as cost-of-living pres-sures being experienced byour community, the possibleforced amalgamation ofcouncils, the lack of publictransport services, the provi-sion of essential infrastructure,adapting to climate change,improving sustainable prac-tices, the future impact of landuse and population growthand ensuring the financial sus-tainability of Council.

We are determined thatBrighton’s preferred futurewill feature a sustainable nat-ural and built environmentand a vibrant, healthy and

engaged community. Wewant our infrastructuremaintained at an appropriatelevel, a prosperous industrialand business sector andenhanced employment andtraining opportunities forour people.

Importantly, I want tocontinue our effort to pro-vide improved educationopportunities for theBrighton community, anappropriate, accessible andaffordable transport system,practical and effective land-use strategies and promotean image for Brighton as aplace where people want tolive.

Within the Strategic Planwe will establish a number ofkey areas of focus for the next10 years. This will all beunderpinned by sustainableand responsible managementof Council resources.

To this end the StrategicPlan will also incorporate aStrategic Financial Plan, anAsset Management Plan anda strategy to effectively man-age and develop Councilgrowth precincts, street -scapes, parklands and publicland.

By working in accordancewith the vision expressed inour current Strategic Plan,Brighton has achieved much

over recent years, enabling usto lead the state in importantareas of local governmentperformance and provisionof services to the community.

But we are not satisfied torest on our past achievementsand so this updated StrategicPlan will provide the guid-ance for us to do even betterin the future.

I look forward to the fur-ther input of our staff follow-ing on from the workshopand the deliberations ofCouncil at our April meeting.

Perhaps more impor-tantly, I look forward to thecontributions from theBrighton community when

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and community that Anzachas grown to stand for.

It is a bigger site that willaccommodate our growingservice attendance numbersand is the perfect location forwhat will hopefully be thefirst of many Anzac Daysports afternoons.

The conclusion of the for-mal Anzac Day service willsee the community come

Fitting new home for Anzac DayFrom Page 2 together for an ‘old-fash-

ioned’ sports afternoon. The first Anzac sports day

was held in the Australiancamp in Egypt in 1916 – anopportunity for soldiers torelax and recuperate.

These sports days becamea tradition as returned ser-vicemen ran them for chil-dren in their communities.

Back to the question athand: how do we best hon-our these men and women?

By the unveiling of thenew Remembrance Park ona site that is rich in history forthe Brighton municipality, apark that honours all servicepersonnel in all conflicts.

By bringing a communitytogether and honouring thetradition of Anzac sports.

Hope to see you there.

*Fiona Hardman is unitleader of Brighton Girl

Guides.

BRIGHTON Council’sgeneral manager RonSanderson has outlinedBrighton’s uniqueapproach to providingservices at a conference oflocal government leaders inSydney.

Addressing the LocalGovernment Financial Sus-tainability Forum in March,Mr Sanderson said Brightonwas fortunate in that it hada stable and united electedcouncil and dedicated staffwith both private and publicsector experience.

“We also have a strongleadership team, we focus onthe future not the past, andadopt a ‘can do’ attitude inour dealings with ratepayers,the community and busi-ness,” he said.

Mr Sanderson wasinvited to address the con-ference because of Brighton’sleadership in a range of localgovernment areas, from theprovision of business serv-ices to rating and financialsustainability.

A theme of his presenta-tion was the benefits ofincorporating a private sec-tor mindset as well as publicsector thinking.

“While local governmentis often constrained by leg-islative requirements, thethreat of amalgamation andpersonal ambition that canimpact on good governance,as much as possible weadopt a flexible, business-like

approach,” he said.“Local government

progress, particularly inlarger councils, can be heldup by avoiding accountabil-ity by hiring consultants toundertake reviews, buck-passing and attempting tomake decisions by commit-tee.

“Brighton is fortunate inthat it is relatively small andcan implement projects andchange rapidly.

“Factions are avoided atall cost and there is trustbetween councilors and staff.

“This really shows up inour overall work ethic whichis extremely strong.

“There are two ways acouncil can work – try to beaccommodating and getthings done or to be steadyas she goes and bureaucratic.

Positive“We try very hard to be

helpful and positive.” He provided some

examples of Brighton’s suc-cess, including its waste-water reuse scheme, the fairrating system that is holdingrate increases down to nohigher that the rise in theCPI and delivering flatdomestic rates, its softwarebusiness Microwise and itsleadership in providingshared services with otherlike-minded councils.

Microwise is a significantsuccess story.

From its genesis when

Ron Sandersonaddressed the Local

Government FinancialSustainability Forum in

Sydney.

Brighton wrote its ownmanagement software in themid-1990s and the forma-tion of the company in 1998,Microwise now has 17 usersof its property software and27 councils using its vacci-nation software.

“We are selling softwareand providing servicesaround Tasmania, interstateas well as to Fiji, and we arecontinuing to look toexpand this business,” MrSanderson said.

“We are also at the fore-front of the establishment ofa new common servicesjoint venture that has thecapacity to generate signifi-cant revenue and/or savingsfor participating councils.

“Amalgamation hasbecome a really a hot potatoin Tasmania and elsewhere,but I believe the emphasisshould be more on service

delivery performance andefficiency rather than creat-ing larger councils.

“This is where sharedservices come in. It givescouncils the ability to pro-vide a high level of service toratepayers, it improves suc-cession planning helpingcouncils to attract and retainhighly skilled staff, and itprovides a critical mass forback-up key positions.

“Importantly, theprovider of the servicemakes money while therecipient saves money.

“Everyone wants moreor better services for lessmoney and I question whycouncils usually look toincrease rates rather thandecrease their costs to meetthis demand.

“Sharing services canprovide the solution to thisdilemma.”

Brighton’s uniqueapproach outlined on national stage

Midland Highway junctionimprovements under wayWORK has started on a$500,000 project to improvethe junction of Mud WallsRoad and the MidlandHighway between Jerichoand Oatlands.

This is the seventh Mid-land Highway upgrade proj-ect being undertaken thisconstruction period.

There will be more safetyimprovement projects hap-pening next summer as workis undertaken to increase theoverall AusRAP safety ratingof the highway.

Minister for Infrastruc-ture Rene Hidding said thework, expected to be com-pleted by this month, weather

permitting, would include anew deceleration left-turnlane for south-bound trafficturning into Mud WallsRoad, allowing them to safelymove out of the flow ofthrough traffic.

Tasmanian companyVEC Civil Engineering isundertaking the roadworks.

Meanwhile, work is pro-gressing well on six priorityprojects along the MidlandHighway which are expectedto be completed by mid-2015.

These cover sites south ofKempton, south and northof Spring Hill, south of Tun-bridge, the Esk Main Road

junction to Conara, and theKings Meadows connectorroundabout.

Aimed at improvingsafety and saving lives, the sixprojects are part of the Stateand Federal Governmentagreement to invest $500 mil-lion over 10 years to upgradethe Midland Highway.

“We recognise that therewill be some disruption anddelays for motorists travellingalong the highway as all ofthese safety improvementsare progressively rolled out,”Mr Hidding said.

“Accordingly, we thankmotorists for their patienceand understanding.”

Tasmania benefits from government investmentsAN addition billion dollars has beeninvested in Tasmania, according to theState Government.

Premier Will Hodgman said overthe past month the Federal Governmenthad committed to investments includ-ing $60 million for the five tranche 2irrigation schemes and $203 million toextend the Tasmanian Freight Equali-sation Scheme.

The Federal Government’s invest-ment in irrigation, together with $30million from the State Government and$27 million in private sector investment,will transform the landscape of agricul-ture in Tasmania.

“Agriculture is one of our state’scompetitive strengths and this invest-ment will strengthen our regional com-munities and create hundreds of new

jobs on farms and in our countrytowns,” Mr Hodgman said. “The invest-ment in expanding the TasmanianFreight Equalisation Scheme will givethe state’s economy a massive boost.

“We have long advocated an exten-sion of the scheme, including fromOpposition when we made a submis-sion to the Productivity Commissioninquiry.”

“ We are selling software and providingservices around Tasmania, interstateas well as to Fiji, and we arecontinuing to look to expand thisbusiness.


*Dr Badrun Nisa Singh is apractising dentist at the

Brighton Dentist Clinic in theBrighton Medical Centre.

Diabetes can affect the health of your mouth

By DR BADRUN NISASINGH*

RESEARCH has shownthat people with poor dia-betes control are more like-ly to develop problems inthe mouth.

Some of the very firstsymptoms of diabetes, suchas dry mouth, may bedetected by your dentist wellbefore diabetes is diagnosedby your doctor, so regulardental check-ups are veryimportant.

Early research has shownthat people with diabetesmay be at more risk ofinfections, including gumdisease, thrush infections inthe mouth (especially ifwearing dentures) and toothdecay.

It is also likely that poororal health can make dia-betes control more difficult,which is why it is so impor-tant for people with dia-betes to keep their mouthhealthy.

Tips for keepingyour mouth healthy

• Brush your teeth thor-oughly twice a day to removebacterial plaque from teethwhich helps preventing andtreating gingivitis and peri-odontitis.

• Clean between the teethat least once a day with flossor inter-dental brushes toremove bacterial plaque.

• Use a fluoridated tooth-paste with antibacterial

and/or anti-inflammatoryproperties.

• See your dentist anddental hygienist on a regularbasis so they can check thehealth of your teeth andgums and treat any problemsearly before they become tooadvanced.

• Smoking makes manyoral problems worse. So, ifyou do smoke, ask abouthelp with quitting.

Gum diseaseThere are two main

forms of gum disease: gin-givitis and periodontitis.

• Gingivitis is guminflammation and is causedby a build-up of plaque onthe teeth at the point wherethe tooth and gum meet.

The bacteria in plaquecause the gums to becomeinflamed and the gums lookred and swollen and maybleed when you brush yourteeth.

• Periodontitis is a moresevere form of gum diseaseand usually develops afterseveral years.

The gums recede (mak-ing the teeth look longer), thebone that holds the teeth inplace is gradually destroyed,and the teeth may start tobecome loose.

Researchers have nowconfirmed that people withpoor diabetes control aretwice as likely to developperiodontitis compared withpeople who do not have dia-betes.

On the other hand, peo-ple with good diabetes con-trol are not at increased riskfor developing periodonti-tis.

See your doctor and dis-cuss ways to ensure good dia-betes control.

Individual targets for dia-betes control should beplanned by you and yourdoctor working together.

Talk to your dentist orhygienist about gum diseaseand whether it is a potentialproblem for you and youroverall health.

Make sure you visit yourmedical and dental profes-sionals on a regular basis.

What the ‘three strikes’ policy means for tenants

By KIM BOMFORD*

OVER the past weeks we have had alot of enquiries about the impact ofthe new ‘three strikes’ approach forsocial housing residents.

Under the policy announced inMarch this year, Housing Tasmania res-idents will receive ‘strikes’ or warningsfor incidents of anti-social behaviour,such as nuisance or unlawful behaviour,in public housing.

Nuisance behaviour is behaviourthat interferes with another person’squiet enjoyment of their home. It caninclude:

Physical or verbal abuse, harass-ment, squalor and hoarding, excessivenoise or unwanted intrusions ontoanother person’s property.

In these circumstances residents willbe given a first or second strike, but willbe given the opportunity to rectify thesituation.

If there are continued breaches of

the lease conditions, a third strike willbe issued, meaning the tenancy will endand the resident will have to leave publichousing.

Unlawful behaviour is behaviourthat is illegal and/or causes harm to oth-ers nearby.

In these circumstances the residentwill immediately be issued a third strikeand be forced to leave public housing.

Importantly, this approach appliesto all members of the household and toany visitors to the property.

Housing Tasmania says it has intro-duced the three strikes approach toencourage positive behaviour in Hous-ing Tasmania properties and build sta-ble, peaceful communities.

600th lease signedDURING February Centacare

Evolve Housing signed the 600th lease-holder to our organisation.

This was a milestone event, as forthe first time in the Bridgewater, Gage-

brook and Herdsmans Cove area, themajority of social housing tenants nowhave a lease with us rather than HousingTasmania.

After the Easter break, CentacareEvolve Housing will have a concertedfocus on assisting Housing Tasmanialeaseholders to sign across to a Cen-tacare Evolve Housing lease.

If you still have a Housing Tasmanialease we would like to talk to you aboutthe advantages of signing a lease withus, including access to CommonwealthRent Assistance funds that help us toprioritise upgrades to your property,including new kitchens, bathrooms andheat pumps.

Please give us a call to make anappointment as our incentive schemefinishes soon.

*Kim Bomford is the state manager ofhousing operations for Centacare

Evolve Housing

PCYC awarded $30,000 from charityBRIDGEWATER Police and CitizensYouth Club has been awarded a$US30,000 (about A$40,000) grantfrom Newman’s Own Foundation,the private foundation established bythe late actor and humanitarian PaulNewman.

The grant was part of the founda-tion’s $1 million in donations to Aus-tralian charities this year for projectsfocusing on nutrition.

Bridgewater PCYCspokesman Senior Constable ByronHoward said the grant would be usedto fund its Nutri-Tools project, a holis-tic nutritional, health program target-ing high-needs groups.

Sen-Const Howard said the project

included free cooking classes to be heldin the commercial kitchen in Brighton’sCivic Centre, the provision of healthymeals to needy families, the provision ofhealthy drinks and snacks tochildren/youth ‘at risk’ plusnutrition education and advice.

“The cooking classes will be specif-ically geared towards single parents andstudents at risk as referred to us by localagencies,” Sen-Const Howard said.

“Nothing will go to waste as any left-overs will help feed local at-risk childrenand youths who attend our after-schoolcare and Youthlink programs.”

Newman’s Own Foundation Aus-tralian adviser Dimity Pinto said thefoundation received a huge number of

applications this year and theselection process for projectswas extremely challenging.

“The charities that were finallyselected, including Bridgewater PCYC,demonstrated effective and innovativeapproaches to the broad and often com-plex issues surrounding nutrition,” MrsPinto said.

“It is abundantly clear thatbetter nutrition is an increasinglyimportant issue and that the charitieshave identified education as being at thecore of the solution.”

Newman’s Own Foundation hasdonated more than $20 million to Aus-tralian charities since 1983.


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Wine’s a pressing matter for the MelicksBrighton Community Newsconcludes its series on thewinemakers of Tea Tree. Inthis article we learn of GregMelick’s passion for makingtwo classic wines at PressingMatters while he maintainshigh-profile legal andmilitary careers.

Pressing Matters, just a lion’sroar away from Zoo Doo.

Greg and his wife Michellewere interstate last Novemberwhen fire badly damaged theirthen-home, the historic three-storey Old Coaching House,built in Taroona in the 1870s.The Melicks lost their libraryof 10,000 books and consid-erable silverware.

Now they live in a modernhome overlooking Middle TeaTree Road and surrounded bythe vines they had plantedaround the beginning of thiscentury. Behind them is an oldshed – “it’s been here foreverbut we’ve given it a concretefloor” – which is where theMelicks run their wine busi-ness. And there is now also asecure air-conditioned shedwhere wines are stored.

In the 1990s, after years ofjudging other people’s wines,Greg was becoming frustrated:he wanted to make his own.He spent 15 years seeking asuitable property in southernTasmania. He was impressedwith the quality of wines pro-

By JOHN HALL

“I am the very model of amodern major-general…”

SO goes the memorable linein Gilbert and Sullivan’sPirates of Penzance.

Almost one-and-a-halfcenturies after that comicopera was written, there residesin Tasmania the very model ofa modern major-general –Major-General Greg Melick.

He’s the most senior ArmyReserves officer in Australiaand is head of the Centenaryof Anzac planning for the Aus-tralian Defence Force.

At 65 years of age, GregMelick is truly an achiever –apart from his illustrious armycareer, he is a successful bar-rister practising in bothHobart and Sydney.

He was appointed byCricket Australia to assist theInternational Cricket Council’sinvestigation into corruptionand match fixing.

He’s also a Master Judge ofWines in Australia and hasjudged wines overseas, includ-ing 20 years of judging inHong Kong. And, for therecord, Greg Melick happensto own one of the most cre-dentialled vineyards in TeaTree.

On the weekends, awayfrom his busy law practice andarmy responsibilities, Greg’sright at home on his vineyard,

Greg and Michelle Melick with their best friend, Otto

duced at Morningside, the old-est vineyard in Tea Tree.

Morningside owners Peterand Brenda Bosworth alertedthe Melicks to a suitablenearby parcel of land comingon the market. The Melicksbought the property aroundthe turn of the century andcontracted another localvigneron, Rob Drew of DrewWines, to prepare the vine-yard, which was to be namedPressing Matters.

“I planted two noble vari-eties – 2.9ha of riesling and4.3ha of pinot noir,” Greg said.“There’s also a trial block ofpinot clones. It’s a bit of a pain

in the neck but I do it for thebenefit of the wine industry.”

The vines are now morethan 10 years old and accord-ing to Greg they’ll reach matu-rity at 15 years.

Pressing Matters wineshave won more than 30 tro-phies and 50 gold medals inthe past six years but there’ll beno more accolades from wineshows. “I don’t have to proveanything with our wines soI’m not in wine shows anymore,” Greg said. “I’m confi-dent in judging my own wines,but I find I can be the harshestcritic.”

Besides, Pressing Matters’

wine production is relativelysmall and the Melicks don’twant to provide two dozenbottles for each awards dinner.

Greg, according to Aus-tralian wine guru James Hal-liday, has a great cellar of Euro-pean wines. And this is thesource of inspiration for thestyles of the wines comingfrom the vineyard.

The pinots, in the trueBurgundy style of France, aremade on the property by PaulSmart, whose winemakingexperience comes from Italyand mainland Oz. Paul’s biog-raphy succinctly states “he wasborn as a young man”.

His partner Greer worksfor Winemaking Tasmania atCambridge where she’sinvolved with finessing Press-ing Matters’ superb range ofrieslings.

The rieslings are in thestyle of the wines of Germany’sMosel Valley. They are notablylow in alcohol – from nine to11 per cent – depending onthe level of residual sugar.

“The lower level of alcoholenhances their fruit flavours,”Greg explained.

James Halliday is obviouslyimpressed with the quality ofPressing Matters’ rieslings, rat-ing them at up to 97 points,which is as good at it gets inthe Australian wine business.

Pressing Matters Vineyardis on a north-east frost-freeslope overlooking Middle TeaTree Road, with a metre ofcracking clay on top of a lime-stone base.

“Tea Tree has great poten-tial for grape-growing, espe-cially the noble varieties,” Gregsaid. “But you need slopes thatcapture the sun, have the rightsoil, are frost-free and have aregular water supply. It’s criticalto have a variety of clones androot stocks. And I like to keepthe yields low to allow thevines to properly establish toensure intensity of fruitflavours.”

The Melicks are consciousof the substantial investment

in making Pressing Matters asuccess. It costs $60,000 to$80,000 to plant just onehectare. The nets need to bereplaced soon, that’s another$150,000, and the dam needsrelining at a cost of $50,000.

Greg works an 80-hourweek and the vineyard is yet tobreak even. “I’ll have to keepworking as a lawyer for whoknows how long to pay for thevineyard,” he said.

The Melicks have threeadult children leading theirown lives away from the vine-yard. With his heavy legal andarmy commitments, Greg’stime at the vineyard is usuallylimited to weekends.

Back on home turf,Michelle is full-time handlingthe vineyard’s admin, market-ing and sales, tastings and winefairs … and she still finds timesto mow the rows on her JohnDeere.

Over the road from Press-ing Matters, and adjacent toZoo Doo, lives fellow wine-maker Peter Lowry of PagesCreek Vineyard. Peter is ratherproud of his 1980 Rolls-Royce.

Not to be outdone, Greghappens to own two oldRollers – a ’64 Silver Cloud(complete with electric win-dows) and a ’77 Corniche. Plusfive gracefully ageing BMWs.

They are the very modelsof a modern major-general.

Council praise for retiring Bridgewaterpolice inspectorBRIGHTON Mayor TonyFoster has paid tribute toInspector Glenn Woolley,who is retiring from Tasma-nia Police, for his wonderfulservice to the Brightoncommunity.

Cr Foster said Insp Wool-ley had been an importantmember of the communityduring his time in themunicipality in charge ofBridgewater police.

“Not only was he there touphold the law but he wasalso a great communityleader and always willing tojoin in discussion groups topromote and further thewellbeing of those in ourcommunity,” Cr Foster said.

“He had an excellent rela-tionship with all Councilofficers and councillors andin particular general man-ager Ron Sanderson, and wasa great communicator withand to all groups in our com-munity.”

Mr Sanderson alsopraised the work of InspWoolley within the commu-nity.

“I had a close working

relationship with Insp Wool-ley while he was in charge ofthe Bridgewater division,” MrSanderson said.

“This was a period ofconsiderable growth andchange in the municipalityand Insp Woolley played animportant role in shaping apositive future for the area.

“Over this time heworked closely with numer-ous community, Council andgovernment initiatives andorganisations such as Bridge-water and Gagebrook neigh-bourhood houses, Neigh-bourhood Watch, local areatown planning, the JordanRiver Learning Federationand many communityevents.

“He always representedTasmania Police to the high-est standard and was held inhigh regard by all sectors ofthe community.

“Insp Woolley was able toliaise with the disparategroups in our communityand was able to facilitatecohesion among thesegroups.

“This was particularly the

Inspector Glenn Woolley – a respected member of theBrighton community.

case in complex initiativesthat involved State Govern-ment departments, Counciland the general public.

“When we undertook amajor review of our strategicplan nine years ago, InspWoolley represented Tasma-nia Police and provided sig-nificant high-level input atour workshop .

“The report, Brighton2040, resulted in many ini-tiatives that have been

achieved, such as buildingthe new Civic Centre inBridgewater. Insp Woolleycan rightly claim some creditfor these achievements.”

Cr Foster wished InspWoolley well in his retire-ment.

“Insp Woolley was a well-respected and well-likedmember of the communityand on behalf of the com-munity I wish him well forthe future,” he said.

Seniors get into spirit of things at distillery

By SHIRLEY MCKERROW

SCHOOL for Seniors mem-bers enjoyed a visit to Red-lands Estate just a few min-utes drive from NewNorfolk in the Derwent Val-ley.

Those who toured thedistillery were informed of therequired processes to producea good drop of whisky andwere impressed by the enthu-siasm of the chief distiller whoexplained how the barley istreated through to the finalproduct.

They also enjoyed sam-pling various batches.

We were all treated to apersonal tour of the gardensand learned about therestoration of the groundsand various historical build-ings on the property.

Some lucky memberseven took home a gardenia

flower from the oldest garde-nia tree in the southern hemi-sphere.

At another meeting welearned about the detectionand prevention of differentcancers and how early detec-tion is the best way to achievea satisfactory outcome.

Former longest-servingSpeaker of the House ofAssembly Michael Polley, whorecently retired, was an engag-ing speaker reminiscing abouthow times have changed sincehe was appointed to theimportant position.

Members had lots ofquestions for him which hewas most gracious in answer-ing.

By the time this paper ispublished we will have visitedRunnymede, an historicalhouse in New Town, to TakeTea with Harriott, a perform-

ance depicting the story of aconvict woman’s life andexperiences in Tasmania.

Before the school holidaysare upon us we will have hada visit from staff from Aspireand a general discussionabout living with mental ill-ness, then a very welcomereturn visit from one of ourregular speakers who will talkabout “Islands as a Destina-tion”.

It is not too late to enrol ifyou are interested in becom-ing a member.

The cost is $26.40 for thewhole year and enrolmentcan be done at meetings withcash or a cheque.

We meet in room 2 atBridgewater LINC in GreenPoint Rd. Bridgewater.

Enquiries to Shirley on6268 0842 or Geoff on 62732395.

Concerns on impact of health reform on regional communitiesLYONS Labor MHA Rebec-ca White has expressed con-cerns about proposedhealth reforms.

“As we await publicationof the ‘white paper draftexposure’ on health reform,the Minister for Health,Michael Ferguson, says therewill be news in the whitepaper that some peoplewon’t like,” said Ms White,who is Opposition spokes-woman on health.

“One of my greatest con-cerns is that regional com-munities will be asked toaccept changes to servicesthat don’t improve theiraccess to health care and willlead to worse health out-comes.

“The minister says noregional hospital will shutwhich I welcome. However,keeping buildings open does-

n’t mean communities keepservices.

“What remains unclear ishow many services regionalTasmania will lose to the citycentres.

“The government hasproposed to consult aboutthe changes once the whitepaper is released but judging

by the minister’s commentsit seems decisions havealready been made aboutwhat changes will happen.

“Make sure you keep aneye on the newspapers andon the website http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/onehealthsys-tem for details about consul-tation on the white paper.”

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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$80 an hour which includesaccess to clubs equipment andfacilities and even the jumpingcastle. Party times are 11am-1pm& 2-4pm. 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 and Saturday 9-10am.Brighton 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 third

Wednesday each month, phone6268 1474. Broadmarsh groupmeets 12.30pm on first Mondayeach month, phone 6268 5254.New members welcome.Brighton Heritage MuseumOld Council Chambers, BrightonRd, Pontville. Open last Sunday inthe months of January, February,March, April, May (HeritageMonth, every Sunday), September,October and November from 1-3pm. Other times by appointmentby phoning 0402 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. Bus trips are alsoundertaken. For further details onany of these activities contactBarbara Walker phone 6268 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, [email protected] or sendus your details online at

basis – 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 [email protected] R UsEvery Monday 11am-2pm at theGagebrook 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 9.30-11am 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. Come

and 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 funwith 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 $20 annualmembership for adults and $10 forchildren. Weekdays, 9am-6pm.Open to adults and youth aged 14and over. Phone Andrew on 62635277 for more information and aninitial assessment and tailoredprogram – or drop intoBridgewater PCYC. First session isfree.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.Phone Bridgewater PCYC on 6263 5277.

www.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 on6263 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. PhoneCatherine 0458 732 950.GymnasticsHobart Gymnastics Academy is

situated 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, [email protected], look us up atwww.hga.gymnastics.org.au orfind us at Facebook.Heart Foundation‘Heartmoves’ A gentle physical activity programsuitable for anyone who hasn’tdone 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 on6263 4303 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. Phone6263 5277. 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 mealsone 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 [email protected] 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 monthly

Church now home to new dining experienceONE of Brighton’s newestdevelopments, TwelveStones restaurant, hasrecently opened in thecommunity and already it ishit with locals and visitors.

The restaurant is a mod-ern Australian cuisine diningexperience in an historicbuilding and location, theformer CongregationalChurch in Ford Rd,Pontville.

The business is the brain-child of the Whelan familywho date back four genera-tions in the Brighton area.

The family specialises infarming and some propertydevelopments in the area,particularly subdivisions, andthe restoration of the churchwas a new challenge.

The church was up fortender in 2009 but subject toheritage listings the condi-tions of the sale meant onlyminimal alterations to thebuilding could be under-taken.

The owners, who lovedthe building, felt that a

restaurant would be best asit would require few alter-ations to complete.

The restaurant servesbreakfast Thursday, Friday,Saturday and Sunday andlunch and dinner every dayexcept Monday and Tuesday.

RIGHT: We’re open. Sue,Shae, John, Sarah and

Tonika are ready to takeyour order.

BELOW: The church’s finearchitecture provides awonderful backdrop for

this new restaurant.


MONA chef Philippe Leban giving kids a lesson in healthy eating.MONA/Rémi Chauvin Images Courtesy of the artist and MONA.

Students learn theart of healthy eating

Pizza: home-grown, home-made and healthy.

STUDENTS from schoolsin the Jordan River Learn-ing Federation and RisdonVale Primary swappedpizza -making tips withsome of best at the first of aseries of 24 Carrot GardensCulinary Arts workshopslaunches at the BridgewaterCommunity Centre.

The launch came as the24 Carrot Gardens Projectdesign and constructionphase was nearing comple-tion, with the 12 participatingschools planting and tendingvegetable patches in theirnewly-built garden beds.

The launch featured acurated pizza-making work-shop delivered by Slow FoodHobart, with Jo Cook andMONA executive chefPhilippe Leban giving expertadvice on how to prepare theperfect pizza, as well as sometips on how to find ripe veg-etables in the abundantBridgewater CommunityCentre garden.

Students were alsotreated to a special visit fromNorth Melbourne FootballClub players Andrew Swal-low, Mason Wood and WillFordham as part of NorthMelbourne Football Club’scommunity engagementprogram.

The students rubbedshoulders with the footballplayers and as they choppedzucchinis and other vegeta-bles from the garden, spokeabout healthy eating and atetheir finished product – veg-gie pizzas.

Members from theBridgewater community andCommunity Blitz volunteers

were also on hand.Students from Jordan

River Learning Federationschools Gagebrook Primary,Herdsmans Cove, East Der-went Primary and RisdonVale Primary were in atten-dance.

This is the first of a seriesof culinary arts workshopsto be delivered in partnershipwith Slow Food Hobartacross all 12 school commu-nities involved in the 24 Car-rot Gardens Project.

Founded by MONA’sKirsha Kaechele and Ange

Miezitis of Moonah PrimarySchool in June 2013, theproject has grown to include12 participating schools, twoproject managers in the east-ern and southern parts ofTasmania and learning path-way curators.

At its core, 24 CarrotGardens seeks to providegreater access to food andaffordability through activi-ties in participating schools,as well as promoting fun,healthy eating and goodnutrition through gardeningand cooking classes.

WHETHER you get yourfood from the garden orthe supermarket, you wantit to be tasty and good foryou.

Once you have learnedsome gardening skills andhow to keep food fresh andmake sure it’s safe to eat, youwill be on your way, not onlyto becoming a great cookbut you might want to get ajob in the food industry.

Bridgewater LINC isoffering two short-term

courses that will give you ataste of horticulture andsome knowledge of foodhygiene and food prepara-tion.

The first course runs oneday a week for five weeksand at the end participantswill receive a food hygienecertificate.

During the course par-ticipants will look at foodhygiene and nutritionallabels, visit the supermarketand cook meals.

The other course is intwo parts, beginning with anintroduction to give yousupport and skills aroundthe topics that are coveredin a certificate 1 in horticul-ture.

In the second part youwill be supported as youcomplete three units of thecertificate 1 in horticulture.

Please call BridgewaterLINC 6165 5447 to chatabout the courses and findout if they are right for you.

LINC courses offer a potentialpath into the food industry

Big blitz gets results with foreshore clean-up

By DENNIS CRISPIN*

AS part of CommunityBlitz’s aim to have a ‘bigblitz’ every three months,we decided to link up withthe nationwide Clean UpAustralia event this year.

With our ‘big blitzes’ wetry to engage with the widercommunity to work onlarger projects.

For Clean Up AustraliaDay we decided a week daywould be more attractive forlocal people so we registeredfor Wednesday, March 4rather than the big clean-upday the previous Sunday.

A local resident took aseries of photos showing asignificant amount of rub-bish along the Derwent Riverfrontage and so it was an easydecision that this area wouldbe the focus of the clean-up.

The event was advertisedon the Community Blitz andBrighton Alive Facebookpages and through local pri-mary schools.

The Community Blitzteam registered with jobservice agencies and Com-munity Corrections wasasked to change its day ofwork from Tuesday toWednesday.

provided by Sue Riley andparents and friends from theHerdsmans Cove PrimarySchool. Sue and her team didthe catering for our last ‘bigblitz’ in December.

The Bridgewater Com-munity Centre kindly offeredus the venue for lunch andprovided tea and coffee.

Chelsea Barnes from thecentre talked to the clean-upteam about the WaterbridgeFood Co-op plans.

Both the co-op andCommunity Blitz are sup-ported by the AustralianGovernment through Tas-mania Medicare Local.

If you would like to sug-gest community projects forour next ‘big blitz’ go to ourwebsite www.community-blitz.org.au or find us onFacebook www.facebook.com/CommunityBlitz.

Community Blitz basedin the Brighton municipalityhas many opportunities forvolunteering, especially ifyou have skills or an interestin gardening, small buildingprojects, home maintenance,land care or administration– see our website.

*Dennis Crispin is Community Blitz project

manager

Brighton Council works depot staff collected all of therubbish in the afternoon.

Ten people turned up atthe Barton Cres Reserve inBridgewater. The windy daymade it difficult for theworkers to pick up rubbishbut despite the weather, theclean-up team workedbetween the river bank andthe walking track, as well asup and down the river.

Plenty of rubbish wasrecovered which was stackedin piles and bags along thewalking track. BrightonCouncil works depot staffkindly collected all of therubbish in the afternoon.

Among the items foundwere a couple of shoppingtrollies, a television and afairly new bicycle – whichwas delivered to the Bridge-water police station.

In all, it was estimated thegroup collected six to eightcubic metres of rubbish andmade a small dent in theamount of rubbish in thearea.

Always a highlight of any‘big blitz’ is the lunch pro-vided for the participants.

Tasty and nutritioussandwiches and scones were


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Council urges responsible dog ownershipREGISTRATION of your dog iscompulsory for dogs aged sixmonths and over.

In accordance with Tasmanianlegislation (Dog Control Act 2000)if you do not register your dog youmay be issued with a $140 on-the-spot fine.

Dog registrations are designedto promote responsible dog own-ership. Fees are reduced fordesexed dogs and pensioners areentitled to a concessional rate.

Dog registration is paid annu-

ally and falls due by July 31 eachyear. Registration is reduced if paidby that date but increases after thatdate.

The Council’s animal controlofficer checks dog registrationsand microchipping in theBrighton municipality.

Authorised officers may enterand remain in or on any privatepremises at any reasonable time todetermine the number of dogsand to check whether or not anydog on those premises is registered

and microchipped. An authorised officer may

require the occupier of the prem-ises to produce for inspection alldogs of which the occupier is theowner; any other dogs kept on thepremises and provide evidence ofthe registration of dogs kept onthose premises.

Under the Dog Control Act anauthorised officer may also searchfor and seize any dog on that landif there is reason to believe that theperson in charge of a dog has

committed an office against theDog Control Act.

Under the Act microchippingis mandatory for dogs over sixmonths old.

Microchipping is a permanentmeans of identification that helpsCouncil, the Dogs’ Home and vetsidentify dogs, particularly if theybecome lost.

Inserting the small microchipis a very quick and relatively pain-less process and is available fromvets or the Dogs’ Home.

What’s more, under the newlaws you may be subject to a fineif your dog is impounded and can-not be identified.

Council must be notified ofyour dog’s microchip number asthe Dogs’ Home or veterinary clin-ics do not provide councils withmicrochip numbers.

Also, a reminder that any per-son wanting to keep more thantwo dogs on premises in a non-residential area, or in the case ofworking dogs more than four,

must apply to the general managerfor a licence to do so.

In some cases a planning per-mit is also required from Councilfor a dog kennel establishment.

Residents in a residential zone– for example, Bridgewater, Herds-mans Cove, Old Beach, Brightonand Gagebrook – are not permit-ted to have more than two dogs.

Penalties will apply and resi-dents will be required to reducethe number of dogs on theirpremises to two.

Old Beach under-15s are championsTHE Old Beach Cricket Club’s under-15team has won Cricket Tasmania’s YouthLeague, red division.

Old Beach defeated Sorell in the final towin the title. Sorell batted first and wereall out for 62. Old Beach chased down thescore and won with the loss of one wicket.The final score was 1/67.

Well done boys on a great season.

Pictured below are, back row, from left,Matthew Coppleman, Josh Cassidy, RileyOakley, AJ Lawson, Tyler McGinniss,Steven Roach, Solomon Roach and SeanRyan. Front row, Sam Wilson (VC), BraydenLynch (WK) and Tom Morgan (C). Absent:Jayden Parsons.

THE Breaking the SilenceAdvocacy Group’s verymoving and powerful artexhibition entitled Hiddenwas recently launched byGreens MP Cassy O’Connorand Rodney Croome AM,who is this year’s TasmanianAustralian of the Year.

Hidden uses art to shareexperiences, ask questionsand provoke discussion andseeks to expand both publicand political awareness of thedifficulties of family violenceand the importance of involv-ing community members ofall ages in possible solutions.

The message from theexhibition, in the words of theBreaking the Silence Advo-cacy Group, is: “Our aim isn’tfor people to walk away withshame or guilt but rather takea little bit of us home withthem and use it to find pur-

pose.“We hope the audience

hears our voice and incorpo-rates our message into theirlives and the people theyinteract with. We are makinga difference and we need youto help us.”

The exhibition was heldover a week at the WatersidePavilion in the heart ofHobart’s waterfront districtand attracted more than 400visitors.

For those who wereunable to make it to Hobartto view the exhibition, theBreaking the Silence Advo-cacy Group has announcedHidden will be exhibited fortwo days at the Brighton CivicCentre – Monday April 20and Tuesday April 21.

The Advocacy Grouplooks forward to seeing youat the exhibition.

Members of the Breaking the Silence Advocacy Group join guests at the Hiddenexhibition, including Brighton Mayor Tony Foster, right..

Exhibition raises awareness of family violence

GOOD Beginnings and StPaul’s Catholic School hostPlay2Learn every Mondaymorning from 9am-11am.

Play2Learn is a fun, fam-ily-friendly playgroup opento all families.

Come along and enjoysome great activities withyour child and make somenew friends.

There are fun activitiesfor children up to five years,

fantastic people, excursionsand special guests and a freecuppa and warm welcome.

For more informationcall Rebecca at Good Begin-nings on 0427 527 595.

Play2Learn is held at StPaul’s Catholic PrimarySchool, Paice Street, Bridge-water on Mondays duringschool terms.

Rebecca and Ruthie lookforward to seeing you.

Rebecca and Ruthie look forward to seeing you.

Lots of Play2Learn funfor families at St Paul’s

A GROUP of 17 people,organised by Sue Collins,recently gathered at StMark’s Anglican Church,Pontville to commemoratethe arrival of the Briggsfamily to Tasmania.

A plaque was laid in thechurch grounds commemo-rating the arrival of IsaacBriggs as a convict in 1829and the arrival of his daugh-ter Sarah Elizabeth Briggs in1839 and his brother Ben-jamin Briggs and family in1840.

The family story was oneof loss and financial difficul-ties in Yorkshire, Englandleading to Isaac’s sentence oftransportation to VanDiemen’s Land.

His wife, child andbrother and family were to

join him in Van Diemen’sLand but were shipwreckednear Table Bay in SouthAfrica.

His wife then died enroute to Van Diemen’s Landleaving Sarah ElizabethBriggs to be cared for at StJohn’s Orphanage, NewTown from 1839 until 1841when she was taken to livewith her uncle Benjamin andfamily in the Brighton area.

Sarah remained with heruncle’s family until 1845when her father was granteda conditional pardon and shemarried John Cocker.

A memorial service washeld in their honour, led byRev Rod Curtain, before theplaque was unveiled and rosepetals thrown by descendantsto remember the family.

The Briggs family commemoration was witnessed in February this year, by a group of thefamily’s descendants. The ceremony was officiated by Rev Rod Curtain.

Briggs family arrivalcommemorated bygroup of descendants

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