August - Brighton Council

Community News
VOL 18 NO 7 AUGUST 2016
www.brightoncommunitynews.com.au
Abetz pledge on Brighton projects
Promises
will be
honoured
Members of the gardening club pick their home-grown potatoes.
Potatoes and pizza on the menu
thanks to playground upgrade
THE community at St Paul’s Catholic
School in Bridgewater has worked
tirelessly for the past three years to
upgrade its playground environment.
The new additions to the playground include a mountain bike track,
construction zone, water play area,
kitchen garden and a cubby house area.
These new and exciting zones are
enjoyed by all students during play
times.
Another new feature was the design
and construction of a wood-fired pizza
oven which was built by grade 4 teacher
Ben Morgan and a group of primary
students.
The oven is ‘fired up’ once a fortnight so students and staff can enjoy
home-made pizzas for lunch.
The kitchen garden supplies most
of the herbs and ingredients for the pizzas.
Over the Christmas/New Year break
the basketball/netball court was resurfaced allowing for a safer and more
appropriate area for physical education
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Treasury is Tasmania’s
biggest pokies addict
BRIGHTON Mayor Tony
Foster has labelled State
Treasury as Tasmania’s
biggest poker machine
addict, saying its demand
for revenue is promoting
the growth of this highly
destructive form of gambling.
Cr Foster successfully
moved a motion at the general meeting of the Local
Government Association of
Tasmania (LGAT) calling for
the expansion of the terms
of reference of the State Government’s joint select committee review into gaming to
provide greater community
input as well as lessen the
powers of the Gaming Act.
He said while the select
committee was yet to be formally established, the government had already
directed that the committee
consider licensing arrangements for poker machines
and how ‘market-based
mechanisms’ such as an
“
Poker machines are rigged for the
house to win and designed to addict.
The result is that the profit-seeking of
poker machine owners causes real
harm to people, including loss of
homes, marriage break-ups, criminal
acts of desperation and worse
open tender ‘could be
framed’ to effectively auction
off licences.
“It also wants it to consider future government taxation and licensing arrangements ‘informed by those in
other jurisdictions’.
“What this means is that
the Hodgman Government
is thinking it can get more
money by allowing a competitive bidding process for
the right to run poker
machines, which could see
multiple licence-holders just
like in Victoria; and secondly
that it can get more state revenue from ongoing taxation
on pokie takings,” Cr Foster
said.
“If the committee is
indeed to be informed by
other states, what it should
find is that as Victoria has
shown, competitive licensing
is a recipe for disaster.
“It needs to be remembered the more a bidder pays
for the licence to run the
pokies in Tasmania the more
they will want to gouge from
the pockets of members of
our local communities.
“And the more licensees
there are, the more vested
interests there are in keeping
poker machines in the community regardless of the
harm they do.
“Poker machines are
rigged for the house to win
and designed to addict. The
result is that the profit-seeking of poker machine owners causes real harm to people, including loss of homes,
marriage break-ups, criminal acts of desperation and
worse.
“Similar issues arise from
any government looking to
maximise ongoing revenue
streams from poker machine
takings.
“It creates an ongoing
temptation for a government
to increase the number of
machines and licences. It
means that increases in State
Government revenue are
Continued Page 3
BRIGHTON Council has
welcomed the assurance of
Liberal Senator Eric Abetz
that the incoming Turnbull administration will
honour the promises
made by the Coalition
during the election campaign.
Brighton Mayor Tony
Foster said the government
had promised funding of
almost $2 million for worthy projects in the municipality and it was encouraging that these initiatives
would now proceed.
Cr Foster said the former Lyons Liberal MHR
Eric Hutchinson had promised $840,000 for the
Brighton Streetscape urban
renewal project, $600,000
for the Cove Hill Bridge and
$400,000 for the Brighton
Bowls and Community
Club.
“These are all important
projects for Brighton and
Council is also contributing
dollar for dollar to these
works,” Cr Foster said.
“Hopefully we can now
look forward to an early
start on the projects.
“We welcomed the
announcements by Mr
Hutchinson and equally we
welcome the assurance
given by Senator Abetz.”
Speaking on ABC Radio,
Senator Abetz said the government would honour all
election promises, including
those in seats lost by the
Liberals in Tasmania.
He said the promises
were made as announcements of government policy
and they would be implemented.
Cr Foster said the three
projects would make a
major difference in the
Brighton municipality.
“The streetscape project
will revitalise the Brighton
township following the
opening of the Brighton
Bypass on the Midland
Highway and the Cove Hill
Bridge project will make the
road safer for motorists,” he
said.
“We can also now step
up work on the Brighton
Bowls Club development to
establish a real community
club in the region.
“We are ready to commence work on the
streetscape and bridge tender process immediately
and are only waiting on the
federal money.
“I look forward to early
confirmation of the funding
availability so that we can
start work on the first two
projects and undertake the
detailed planning for the
bowls club development
projects.”
Brighton
Council
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2 Brighton Community News August 2016
YOUR COUNCIL
Community News
Published monthly by the Brighton Council.
It is distributed to households and businesses
throughout the municipality.
Circulation: In excess of 9000.
Tony Foster (Mayor)
‘Glendower’
6 Glebe Street
Pontville 7030
Tel: 0419 357 927
Cr.Foster@brighton.tas.gov.au
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Authority, Heritage and Environment, Waste Management,
TasWater, Remembrance Park Complex Consultative
Group, Civic Pride Consultative Group.
Editorial: Ingrid Harrison
Mobile 0418 342 450
email:
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Advertising queries: Cathy Harper
Brighton Council,
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Barbara Curran (Deputy Mayor)
1 Daniel Place
Brighton 7030
Tel: 6268 1522
Cr.Curran@brighton.tas.gov.au
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Heritage and Environment Committee, Waste Management Committee, Planning Authority, Southern Tasmanian Councils Association (alternate), Brighton Primary
School Council, Southern Waste Strategy Board Joint
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Wayne Garlick
Teacher Ben Morgan fires up the wood-fired pizza oven.
Finance Committee, Planning Authority, Heritage and
Environment Committee, Waste Management Committee.
Potatoes
and pizza
on menu
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activities.
In the past few weeks the
kindergarten playground
received an upgrade with a
swing set, seesaw and a
climbing structure with new
slides added as an extra activity.
The St Paul’s community
is conscious of the importance of play and how it
assists with the development
and growth of students’
social and emotional learning.
If you would like a tour
of the school, contact the
school office on 6263 6482
or email stpauls@catholic.
tas.edu.au. The school still
has some places available for
the kinder 2017 class.
46 Upton Drive
Honeywood 7017
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Brighton 7030
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Authority, Heritage and Environment Committee, Old
Council Chambers Users Group, Emergency Management
Advisory Committee, Hobart Fire Management Area Committee, Civic Pride Consultative Group, Remembrance
Park Complex Consultative Group.
Leigh Gray
295 Elderslie Road
Brighton 7030
Tel: 6268 0704 0427 063 410
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Committee, Planning Authority, Waste Management Committee, Southern Waste Strategy Board Joint Authority,
Cycling South.
Moya Jeffries
The new swing set is a terrific feature of the kinder
playground.
37 Seymour St
Brighton 7030
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Finance Committee, Heritage and Environment Committee, Parks and Recreation Committee, Planning Authority, Jordan River Learning Centre Senior
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9 Compton Road
Old Beach 7017
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Geoff Taylor
507 Elderslie Road
Brighton 7030
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14 Barwick Place
Gagebrook 7030
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An active play space with bike riding, sand play and the construction zone.
LINC can help with your census
CENSUS day 2016 is on
Tuesday, August 9.
It is important that all
Tasmanians are counted in
the census.
The census data collected
by the Australian Bureau of
Statistics provides important
information about Australia’s
people and their housing.
The data collected is used
to plan things in your community such as housing,
transport, health and education.
This year you can either
lodge your census online or
use the paper form.
If you lodge online it’s
fast and your information is
secure.
If you don’t have enough
data or no internet connection or are having difficulties
with the paper form, Bridgewater LINC can help you.
Free help is available at
Bridgewater LINC from
August 8-12. Just call in
between 9.30am and 4pm.
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Local government takes a stand on pokies
THE July general meeting
of the Local Government
Association of Tasmania
supported
Brighton’s
motion to lobby State Parliament to expand the
terms of reference of the
proposed joint select committee review into gaming
in Tasmania to consider
banning electronic gaming
machines outside the state’s
two casinos.
LGAT also supported a
statewide poll on the issue as
well as a review of the Gaming Act to remove its power
to override other acts, such
as local planning laws.
While I am the first to
appreciate that gambling is
an accepted part of the Australian way of life, there can
be no doubt that the proliferation of electronic gaming
machines ,and particularly
their disproportionate location in lower socio-economic
areas, is causing serious harm
in Tasmania.
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And it’s not just problem
gambling. It is more about
the magnitude of losses on
poker machines that takes
money out of our communities impacting on families,
small businesses and
employment.
Without doubt, the existence of poker machines in a
local community changes
that community, and to this
end local government should
have a say over whether,
where and how many poker
machines there are in their
municipalities.
This should apply to
existing poker machines as
well as any future machines.
A private company, be it Fed-
eral Hotels or any other business, should not be able to
decide to introduce poker
machines without seeking
local government approval.
Brighton Council has
long been opposed to the
proliferation of poker
machines in our community
and particularly their concentration in lower socioeconomic areas.
Indeed, in 1997, Brighton
Council initially rejected the
planning application for the
installation of poker
machines in the municipality
but this was overturned by
the State Planning Tribunal
as the government’s gambling legislation currently
overrides local government
planning powers.
That is what we want
changed and the Local Government Association supports that move.
It is worth noting that
Tasmanians lost almost $200
million on poker machines
last financial year, much of it
taken from people who can
least afford it.
Independent research
released at the end of last year
by respected social welfare
agency Anglicare shows 84
per cent of Tasmanians
believe that the community
receives no benefit from
poker machines and 50 per
cent of the population want
them removed from hotels
and clubs.
Where incomes are low,
money spent gambling on
poker machines can mean
that families go without
food, medical treatment,
heating and other basic, even
vital, necessities, as well as
subjecting many to domestic
violence.
Tasmanian councils have
now decided we cannot
stand idly by while this
occurs.
Some six Tasmanian
councils (Brighton, Southern
Midlands, Meander Valley,
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dependent on increasing the
damage done by poker
machines, and the end result
is the biggest pokie addict is
the State Treasury.”
Cr Foster said the government’s framing of the
terms of reference for the
select committee inquiry
started with the assumption
that poker machines are here
to stay.
He said there was no reason for the committee to
adopt this assumption.
“The committee has the
chance to use its process to
let the Tasmanian community be heard, its wishes
respected, and to stop the
damage and divisiveness the
pokies cause in its tracks,” he
said.
“For example, as well as
looking at the various mod-
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• 160,427 new community
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2016 PROJECTIONS
• 10,000 registered garage
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• 85,000 participating sellers
• 400,000 total participation
• 3.5 million items listed for
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• 120,000 new community
connections made nationally
There is also a whole
swag of tips and tools available to help sellers promote
their sales locally.
Those who register
before September 25 will
receive a seller pack with lots
of goodies to ensure a successful garage sale.
Garage Sale Trail is a notfor-profit community enterprise founded by Andrew
Valder and Darryl Nichols.
It aims to promote reuse,
reduce waste to landfill, cre-
Founders of the Garage Sale Trail Andrew Valder and
Darryl Nichols.
ate awareness about illegal
dumping, unite communities and stimulate local
economies.
The program has grown
from one event in Sydney to
a truly national program
powered by more than 150
councils who represent more
than half of Australia’s pop-
ulation.
Last year more than
380,000 people got involved
and 2.9 million pre-loved
items were sold at more than
10,000 garage sales.
The average seller made
over $300 and made 13 new
community connections on
the day.
Have your say on Dollery Park plan
BRIGHTON Council is considering
options for implementing the master
plan for the former Brighton Army
Camp.
The master plan includes land from
Brighton Main Road and the Remembrance Park back to and including the
former army camp hospital building.
It is hoped the former hospital
building can be redeveloped for a range
of community purposes.
Council is considering options to
connect the army camp to the Dollery
Park area and funding models for the
project as a whole.
These options include various concepts for rationalising Dollery Park and
building a new facility for the playgroup
within the former hospital building.
A public meeting will be held at the
Brighton Bowls Club at 10am on August
24.
Council staff will provide an
overview of the vision for the area and
display various concept options for
Dollery Park and its connection to the
army camp.
Tea, coffee and light refreshments
will be provided.
Please come along, share your views
and help Council make the best longterm decisions for the area.
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In short the government
wants to know how it can get
more revenue from licences
and ongoing taxation on
poker machines.
Simple economics will
tell you that the more a bidder pays for the licence to run
the pokies in Tasmania the
more they will want to take
from gamblers.
Make no mistake, the
pokies are rigged for the
machine to win and designed
to addict. The result is that
the profit-seeking of poker
machine owners causes real
harm to people, including
loss of homes, marriage
break-ups, criminal acts of
desperation and worse. Similarly, the government’s
increasing demand for revenue means that it is dependent of ripping more from the
pockets of players.
This situation is not confined to Tasmania. A recent
report into poker machine
gambling in Victoria released
in mid-July shows the situation to be just as dire and,
again, disproportionately
pulling money from lower
socio-economic areas.
Gambling on pokies has
often been described as the
voluntary taxation of those
who can least afford to be
taxed. All the research shows
that statement to be true.
The status quo cannot be
allowed to continue. Local
government is showing leadership on this issue and it is
now up to our state MPs to
follow.
Local communities must
be consulted and heard on
this important issue and to
have a clear say on whether
or not they want poker
machines in their local hotels
and clubs.
Tony Foster AM OAM JP
Mayor
State’s biggest
pokies addict
World’s biggest
garage sale
is set to return
BRIGHTON Council is set
to be a part of the national
community and sustainability event the Garage
Sale Trail.
Registration is now open
to households, schools,
community groups and
anyone who is up for a day
of fun.
Hundreds of thousands
of people across the country
are expected to take part in
the sixth annual Garage Sale
Trail on Saturday, October
22.
An award-winning community and sustainability
event, Garage Sale Trail is
powered by more than 150
local councils and is expecting over 10,000 garage sales
to be held across the country.
Households,
local
organisations, schools, community groups and charities
can register via garagesaletrail.com.au
Registration is free and
includes a seller webpage
that can be personalised by
naming the garage sale and
listing items that will be for
sale on the day.
Kingborough, Hobart and
Glenorchy) have taken the
lead and joined the community coalition campaigning
for electronic gaming
machine reform. The councils joined because we sincerely believe that poker
machines are causing harm
in our communities.
The outcome of the
recent federal election should
provide a lesson to all levels
of government – we must listen to our communities. It is
a clear message that our state
parliamentarians considering
the future of gaming in Tasmania should heed.
In proposing the joint
select committee into gaming, the government directed
that it consider licensing
arrangements for poker
machines. This included how
tendering arrangements
could effectively auction
licences and also the most
effective taxation arrangements.
6212 2225
rebecca.white@parliament.tas.gov.au
Authorised by REBECCA WHITE, Parliament House, Hobart
els for licensing, it can also
look at a transition of poker
machines out of the community so that they remain
only in the state’s casinos.
“While I appreciate that
gambling is an accepted part
of the Australian way of life,
there can be no doubt that
the proliferation of electronic gaming machines,
and particularly their disproportionate location in
lower socio-economic areas,
is causing serious harm in
Tasmania.
“Local government, as
the tier of government closest to the community, has a
responsibility to act.
“Local government
should have a say over
whether, where and how
many poker machines there
are in their municipalities.”
4 Brighton Community News August 2016
Centacare Housing
provides range of
support services
JRLF students
nominated for
state training
awards
FOUR year 11 and 12 students from Jordan River
Senior School have been
nominated for the Tasmanian Training Awards for
2016.
The awards are conducted annually by Skills Tasmania to recognise the
achievements of apprentices,
trainees and vocational students who strive for the highest standards of knowledge
and skills within their industry.
They also recognise
industry, employers, small
businesses and training
organisations dedicated to
providing high-quality training and improving the skills
of the workforce in this state.
The awards offer finalists
the chance to gain personal
satisfaction and the prestige
of being part of an elite
group who unequivocally
represent the state’s best in
vocational education and
training.
The 2016 award categories and nominees are:
• School-based apprentice/trainee of the year award.
This award is a national
award and the nominees are
Brooke Faltusz-Cashion, year
12, certificate II in sport and
recreation; Sharnie Clark
year 13, certificate III in education support; and Corey
Burgess, year 12, certificate II
in sport and recreation.
• VET in schools student
By SHERYL RAINBIRD*
Clockwise from top left: Brooke Faltusz-Cashion, Sharnie
Clark, Bradley Cate and Corey Burgess.
award. This award is a stateonly award and the nominee
is Bradley Cate, year 11, VET
engineering.
All of Brighton municipality wishes Brooke,
Sharnie, Corey and Bradley
good luck.
The next stage is participation in an interview with
a panel of judges and JRLF
is confident this team of students will do very well
indeed.
CENTACARE
Evolve
Housing is more than it
first seems.
Yes, we manage houses in
this area but as part of the
CatholicCare group (formally Centacare) we are able
to link people into a large
range of support services.
If you are in need of children’s services or perhaps
parenting support, counselling, tenancy support,
family violence support,
multicultural services or
housing, we may have a service for you.
The CatholicCare website www.catholicaretas.
org.au is a great place to find
out about our services or
you can talk to our reception
staff at Centacare Evolve
Housing.
Some of the upcoming
programs are:
• For parents – the
PAUSE (Parenting Adolescents with Understanding,
Sensitivity and Engagement)
program which starts on
Wednesday, August 24 from
10am-1pm.
This is an exciting program for parents of young
people aged 10-18 years and
has been designed as a
resource for parents to assist
their children through the
turbulent years of adolescence.
The program runs over
five consecutive weeks.
• For students aged 15-18
years who have experienced
trauma, an eight-week group
program – Creative Therapy
– starts on Wednesday, October 12 from 3.30-5pm in our
New Town office.
The group will investigate a number of different
expressive therapies including music, drama and movement, clay, writing, photography, poster making and
painting.
Assessment
Those wishing to attend
this group will need to
attend CatholicCare for a
pre-program assessment.
Phone 6278 1660 to make an
appointment or register your
interest on the CatholicCare
website.
• Counselling services are
also available to provide
assistance to individuals,
couples, families and children.
Counselling may address
issues of relationship difficulties, family separation,
family violence and parenting.
A contribution to cover
the costs is requested but fees
are charged in accordance
with how much you earn,
and financial hardship is not
a barrier to accessing this
service.
• CatholicCare Family
Services operates a specialised family violence service which offers counselling
and support for all family
members who may be
affected by the impact of
family violence.
This includes individual
counselling and group programs for both adults and
children.
We also operate the new
Safe Choices program which
provides practical support,
advice and referral to people
leaving or considering leaving violent relationships.
To find out more about
either of these services, visit
the CatholicCare website or
the Safe Choices website on
www.safechoices.org.au.
Safe Choices can also be
contacted on 1800 806 189.
The programs outlined
are just a small example of
the services available. There
is an extensive range of services to provide extra support
in times of need.
The CatholicCare website is a great place to start or
our Centacare Evolve Housing office right here in
Bridgewater will also be
happy to provide further
information.
*Sheryl Rainbird is
Community Development
Officer for Centacare Evolve
Housing
Brighton Community News August 2016 5
Clean-up group
gathers strength
as word spreads
Some of the rubbish being collected has just been
dumped in public areas. Trolleys are of particular concern
as they are being vandalised and dumped in many areas.
Businesses and Brighton Council have come on board
with the donation of products and tip vouchers to help
volunteers in their clean-up efforts.
THE new Bridgewater/
Gagebrook clean-up group
featured in last month’s
Brighton Community News
(BCN) is gathering strength
as word spreads about the
group’s activities and its
good work trying to keep
the community clean from
discarded rubbish.
Last month BCN focused
on the work of Mark Bartlett
and Angela Knight, two
locals behind the Bridgewater/Gagebrook group which
is dedicated to cleaning up
rubbish in the area, and
already it’s showing signs of
success.
Mark said the state of the
area came to his attention
when he was walking around
doorknocking for the Red
Shield appeal.
“I noticed how much
rubbish was on our streets
and I wondered what I could
do to help and make them
cleaner and fix the problem,”
Mark said.
“So I thought: let’s get a
group together where the
community can work
together to make our area
look good again.”
The group’s aim is to
clean the rubbish from the
streets and to further beautify
the local area.
And it’s already had some
great success with local cleanups making a difference to a
number of areas. All age
groups of volunteers are taking part.
Mark said that not only
was the group cleaning up
the community but it was
also giving locals a feeling of
accomplishment.
“I think that’s what’s
needed in our area and our
community, to make people
feel proud of themselves and
where they live,” Mark said.
“It really is an uplifting
thing for them and if our
Bridgewater/Gagebrook
clean-up group can do this,
then we have achieved what
we wanted to achieve.”
Since that story in BCN,
the group’s work has been
prominently featured in
Hobart’s daily newspaper, the
Mercury, and Mark and
Angela have given a number
of radio interviews on ABC
local radio.
Angela said the group
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Trashpacks and Wheelie Bins
Students dig deep to
develop engineering skills
THE engineering Try a
Trade students at Jordan
River Learning Federation
have been working hard all
year to build mini-diggers.
JRLF has two Try a Trade
programs, one in engineering and one for construction.
The concept behind the
Try a Trade is exactly as the
name suggests: grades 9 and
10 students from schools
such as Campania, Oatlands,
New Norfolk, Bothwell and
Glenora and Brighton’s own
JRLF, are selected to participate in each respective Try a
Trade program at the Bridgewater Trade Training Centre.
Only two students can be
selected by each high school
and consequently positions
in the trade schools are
highly sought after.
Each mini-digger has
been built through a
painstaking metal fabrication
process.
Students have learnt
many of the processes and
skills involved, which may in
turn take them into a certificate I in engineering subject
when they reach grade 11 or
12.
Many hours of work have
gone into this project and
teacher Matt Westland and
his students are to be congratulated on the fine workmanship and dedication
shown to this manufacturing
activity.
The students will donate
their mini-diggers back into
the local community for their
respective schools, providing
a useful resource for small
children to play with and in
turn perhaps inspiring young
children to learn about the
world of engineering.
Well done to all students.
It just demonstrates what
perseverance, teamwork and
skill building can achieve.
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was particularly thankful for
the assistance of the Jordan
River Service’s Helen Manser
who had helped with volunteer insurance.
“Bridgewater Community Centre’s Chelsea Barnes
has also been a huge support,
as well as Jen Butler with flyers and we have been working with Sheryl Rainbird
from Centacare Evolve
Housing who has been kind
enough to send letters to
businesses regarding donations of gloves, bags and
high-visibility vests,” Angela
said.
“We have been working
very hard with the community about how to stop the
dumping of trolleys and we
are getting great feedback at
the moment.
“Brighton Council has
issued us with tip vouchers
so we can offload the garbage
we pick up at no cost.
“We also want to thank
Andrew Hateley and
Hunters Products for their
kind donation of gloves and
garbage bags for our cleanup team.
“We are still seeking volunteers to help us so we
would appreciate any help
we can get.
“Mark and I recently had
a clean-up under the Jordan
Bridge on the Bridgewater
side collecting 10 bags of
rubbish and also at a vacant
block in Burge Place, Herdsmans Cove, collecting 12
bags, along with a clean-up
of the grassland surrounding
Cove Hill Shopping Centre
collecting four bags.
“The response from the
community has been very
positive.”
You can follow the
group’s activities or get
involved by going to the
Facebook page https://www.
facebook.com/BridgewaterGagebrook-Clean-Up-Group1729934377223885/or call
Mark on 0439 118 946.
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After School Hours Care
For 5-12-year-olds. sport, art and
craft, eight-ball, video games etc.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays from
2.45-6pm. Bus pick-up from local
schools. $5 per day. Parents must
pick up afterwards. Forms
available from PCYC.
Anglicare Family Mental
Health Support Service
A family support worker is
available to support/see people
from the Bridgewater and
Gagebrook Community Centres by
phoning Merima on 6213 3555.
Services include access to
information and resources; links to
other support services; support to
children of parents with mental
health issues; family or one-to-one
counselling.
Anglicare Personal Helpers
and Mentor Program
Is your mental health affecting
your ability to cope with everyday
life? Would you like support with
your recovery journey to manage
mental illness so you can lead a
fulfilling life? If you are 16 years or
over you may be eligible for the
Personal Helpers and Mentors
Program (PHaMs). You don’t need
to have a medical diagnosis of a
mental illness to join the program.
To make a referral or for more
information call 1800 243 232
Bingo
St John Ambulance, every Friday
night at Weily Park Hall,
Bridgewater. Eyes down at 7pm.
Phone Kath Burns 6249 4665 for
information.
Birthday Parties
The Bridgewater PCYC is available
on weekends for birthday of all
ages. The cost is $100 an hour
which includes access to clubs
equipment and facilities and even
the jumping castle. Party times are
11am-1pm & 2-4pm. Please book
early as spaces do run out quickly.
For further information please
contact the club on 6263 5277.
Boot Camp
An instructed activity that will
push you to reach those goals you
have set. Operates at the
Bridgewater PCYC Monday and
Wednesday 9.30-10.30am,
Tuesday and Thursday 6.307.30pm and Saturday 9-10am.
Brighton Alive Meetings
Monthly at the Brighton Civic
Centre at 10am. Phone Brighton
Council 6268 7035. Brighton Alive
is on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/#!/brighton.al
ive.56 with all the events,
activities and training happening in
the Brighton municipality.
Brighton Bowls & Community
Club
Mixed random draw triples every
Wednesday and Saturday.
11.30am-12pm start. 2 x 12-end
games. All welcome. 6268 1325.
Brighton/Broadmarsh Country
Women’s Association
Meetings held at the CWA rooms,
Pontville Hall, Pontville. Brighton
group meets 10am on the third
Wednesday each month, phone
6268 1474. Broadmarsh group
meets 12.30pm on first Monday
each month, phone 6268 5254.
New members welcome.
Brighton Heritage Association
Meets several times a year. For
information about meeting
dates/times and other inquiries
phone 0402 956 692. New
members welcome.
Brighton Heritage Museum
Public Buildings 327 Brighton Rd
Pontville. Open last Sunday in the
months of January, February,
March, April, May (Heritage
Month). We are open every
Sunday, and open again last
Sunday in October and November
from 1-3pm. Other times by
appointment by phoning 0402 956
692.
Brighton Meals on Wheels
Volunteers are required to deliver
meals Monday to Friday. Please
phone 6268 0559 for further
information.
Brighton Playcentre/Playgroup
Holds Playgroup sessions for
children (0 to 5 years) each
Monday and Friday 9.30-11.30am.
at 42 Dollery Court (formerly 1
Eucalypt Crescent), Brighton during
school terms. For more information
phone 6268 1851.
Brighton Senior Citizens Club
New members are welcome to the
weekly meetings held in the Old
Council Chambers, 371 Brighton
Rd, Pontville. The club meets on
alternate Tuesdays for a shared
lunch and Bingo and card games.
Bus trips are also undertaken. For
further details on any of these
activities contact Barbara Walker
phone 6268 6262.
Camp Quality
Volunteers needed. Camp Quality
believes in improving the quality of
life for children living with cancer
and their families through
unrelenting optimism and the
healing power of laughter. We are
seeking passionate people who
want to help us bring lots of fun,
smiles and excitement into the
lives of children with cancer and
their families. If you are over 18,
energetic and love to laugh – there
are heaps of ways you can help
make laughter the best medicine.
To become an amazing Camp
Quality volunteer, phone us on
6231 5445, email
tas@campquality.org.au or send
us your details online at
www.campquality.org.au
Community Knitting Group
The group meets at the Terrapin
Room at the back of the Brighton
Community Health Centre in Green
Point Rd, Bridgewater on
Tuesdays, weekly 12.30-3pm.
There is no cost and women are
invited to call in and have a chat
and a cuppa. Phone 6268 4240.
Computer Classes
Computer classes are available at
the Gagebrook Community Centre.
For more information phone the
centre on 6263 6097.
Derwent Valley Country
Music Club
14 Millvale Road Dromedary. Held
on alternate Friday/Saturday
nights at 7.30pm. Barbecue every
Saturday night at 6.15pm Cost $5
includes light supper and spot
dances. New singers welcome.
Phone Denis Black 6272 3290 or
0479 084 410
Early Support for Parents (ESP)
ESP is a not-for-profit organisation
that trains and supports volunteers
to work with families in their own
homes. The work of an ESP
volunteer is varied and rewarding.
ESP has a comprehensive training
program for volunteers with
support from the coordinator and
other volunteers, guest speakers
and ongoing training. ESP has
families in need and offers free
training to new volunteers to meet
these needs. A light lunch is
provided at all training sessions.
Contact Mary Thornton on 6223
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First Gear
If you need help passing the road
rules test or reading and
understanding the questions,
contact staff at Bridgewater LINC
and ask how they can help. Phone
6165 5446 or drop in Monday to
Friday 9am-5pm.
Get Fit While Having Fun
Circuit, cardio and boxing sessions
with a fully accredited trainer.
Brighton Primary School gym
Mondays and Thursdays 6.307.30pm. Call Lisa 0420 983 434.
Good Beginnings family
programs
St Paul’s Play&Learn: supported
playgroup for all families in the
community with children aged up
to 5 years, Mondays (school
terms) 9-11am at St Pauls Catholic
Primary School. Contact
Play2Learn: supervised playgroups
for families with children aged up
to 5, and who do not live with
their child, Mondays, 12.45-3pm,
at tagari lia behind Civic Centre,
Green Point Road. HIPPY program:
Home Interaction Program for
Parents and Youngsters, homebased early learning and
parenting program for families
with young children, MondaysThursdays 9am-5pm Gagebrook
Primary School and Brighton
Community Health Centre
(terrapin, rear of main building).
For more information phone
6268 4257 or 0417 316 987
Gymnastics
Hobart Gymnastics Academy is
situated in Hurst Street
Bridgewater. Pre-kinder gym tots,
recreational gymnastics, boys
gymnastics, girls gymnastics,
trampoline, rhythmic, acrobatics
and tumbling. We offer a free
come-and-try session for all first
individual lessons (conditions
apply). We also have group
bookings for schools, little learners,
playgroups, dance groups, dance
schools and gymnastics-specific
birthday parties at the academy.
Contact us on 6263 3460, email
reception@hga.org.au, look us up
at www.hga.gymnastics.org.au or
find us at Facebook.
Jodi Law Advocacy group
Women we need you! Be the
change you want to see!
Are you looking to create change?
If you said yes we need you as a
member of the advocacy group.
Our Mission is to support women
regarding their personal safety
around Domestic violence in their
community. To remember Jodi
Eaton with suitable women’s
safety community awareness
events. Bridgewater Community
Centre, 6 Bowden Drive
Bridgewater, Wednesdays at
11am.Contact Chelsea on
6263 4303 for more information.
Judo
Bridgewater PCYC Judo Club now
training Mondays 4.30-5.30pm and
intermediate class from 5.45-7pm
and Thursdays 6.30-8pm. Phone
6263 5277.
Jumping Castle
Now available for hire. Speak to
Byron or Andrew at PCYC on
6263 5277.
Lions Club of Brighton
The Lions Club of Brighton
organises Brighton Community
Carols and is always looking for
opportunities to help out in the
community. Brighton Lions meet
on the third Monday of each
month at the Old Council
Chambers in Pontville, 6pm for
6.30pm, new members welcome.
Contact Christine Gimblett on
0477 956 025.
NILS (No Interest Loan
Scheme)
The scheme is available to
purchase essential household
items such as a fridge or washing
machine up to $1,200. Call the
Bridgewater Community Centre on
6263 4303 or the Gagebrook
Community Centre on 6263 6097
to make an appointment.
Northern Suburbs Junior
Soccer Association
NSJSA is a not-for-profit
organisation and our area includes
New Norfolk, Bagdad, Brighton
and the northern suburbs of
Hobart. There are two teams in the
Brighton area – Derwent United
and Brighton – and games are
played Friday nights and Saturday
mornings. Age groups are undersix to under-12. All contact
information is on the website for
clubs at www.nsjsa.org.au. Any
queries please call Chris on
0407 579 039.
Old Beach Cricket Club Inc
All past and new players welcome
at the Cloak Oval, Jetty Rd, Old
Beach. Enquiries to
oldbeachcricketclub@gmail.com
Oral Health Services
Oral Health Services Tasmania
provides FREE dental examinations
and preventive care to all children
under the age of 18. If treatment
is required, it is FREE for the
children of a current Health Care
Card or Pensioner Concession Card
holder. For all other children a copayment is charged for treatment.
Phone for an appointment
6268 4270.
Papercraft
Cardmaking and scrapbooking
classes in Brighton, Bridgewater
and Claremont on regular monthly
basis – day and evening. Join us
at our workshops where we share
with you some clever ideas using
the Close To My Heart range of
products. Enjoy some time with
your friends or come along and
make new ones. We are a friendly
group of paper crafters. Contact
Shelley Harwood 0409 003 602 or
gandsharwood@bigpond.com.
Parents R Us
Every Monday 11am-2pm at the
Gagebrook Community Centre.
Free program of activities and a
light lunch provided. Childcare on
site. For more information call the
centre on 6263 6097.
Penguin Club Brighton Group
First and third Wednesday of the
month. Ph 0416 928 903.
Pete’s Shed
Pete’s Community Work Shed is a
focal point for people from the
Bridgewater and Gagebrook area
to learn woodwork and metalwork
as well as simple and practical
Plenty of action at this
year’s Brighton Show
THIS year’s Brighton Agricultural Show on November 6 will once again offer
some fantastic fun and
activities for the family.
There is free parking on
site so there’s no need to park
on surrounding streets.
Organisers have ensured
ticket prices have remained
the same as last year – $10
adults, children $5 or a family of two adults and three
children is $25.
Tickets will be available
at the School Farm garage
sale and from Brighton Post
Office or drop a line to
Brighton Show, PO Box 29.
On the week of the show
the show office will be open
daily 9am-4pm so you can
pick up tickets directly from
the office.
The show runs from 9am
to 4pm and it’s guaranteed
to be a great family day.
Why not bring your pet
along for the new improved
pet parade, or what about
your favourite teddy bear for
the teddy bear’s parade
which is a new event this
year?
There will be the usual
favourites including Brian
Fish and his bullock team,
the animal nursery as well as
some new animals on display.
There’ll be the usual ‘kiddies korner’ which is a
favourite with the children,
as well as all the noise and
buzz of sideshow alley.
Sheep, cattle, goats and
horses will be all strutting
their stuff and on display.
Chickens and pigeons
will be on display in the Bob
Scott shed.
Does your dog jump?
Why not enter him/her in
the dog high jump which has
prize money of $100 plus a
brand new kennel?
There are two sections
with entry $5 per dog.
Check out our website
and Facebook page or contact Maureen on 0419 358
028, Kaylene on 0427 237
993 or Rosie on 0400 446
252 for all inquiries.
See you at the show.
home maintenance skills. Pete’s
Shed is always buzzing with
people and is available to
community members to carry out
their own projects using
equipment they do not have at
home. Projects include making
outdoor furniture for nursing
homes and community parks and
working closely with other
community groups such as the
Gagebrook and Bridgewater
Community Centres. Pete’s Shed is
at 10 Sorell St, Bridgewater. Phone
6263 5142.
Pregnancy Education and
Parenting (PrEP)
Young women under 25 who are
pregnant or parenting and their
partners are welcome to come to
a free Wednesday morning tea
club. Come and meet other young
parents and parents-to-be. Drop in
for a chat and a cup of tea, coffee
or a smoothie. Wednesdays from
11am to 12pm at Albion Hall, 2
Albion Rd, Bridgewater (bus stop
59). Phone Rachael or Toni on
6278 1660 or just come along.
Punch Fit
For women, Mondays 11am-12
noon. $20 annual membership.
Phone Leah Clark 6263 5277.
Rhythmic Dance Centre
Classes at 1 River Court, Brighton
and Uniting Church Hall,
Claremont. Jazz, tap, classical
ballet, song and dance, hip-hop
and zumba. Phone 6268 0864.
Riverside Community Nursery
Monday to Friday 9am-4pm,
Eddington St, Bridgewater. Browse
our plants and check on all of our
upcoming courses and programs.
Rock, Rhyme and Storytime
Music, rhymes and story books for
babies and toddlers. Join the fun
then borrow a book to take home.
Every Wednesday at 10am. No
need to book. Phone Bridgewater
LINC 6165 5446 for more
information.
Rotary Club of Brighton
The Rotary Club of Brighton meets
at Brighton Bowls and Community
Club, Brighton Rd, Brighton on
alternate Tuesday nights at 6.45
for 7pm. Our meeting dates for
August are Tuesday 2,16 and 18
and for September, Tuesday 13
and 27. For further information
phone Marie on 6259 3094.
St John Ambulance Brighton
Division
Looking for adults interested in
becoming members of the division
as a volunteer. If you have an
interest in learning first-aid skills
and building on any skills you
already have we need you. Phone
Kath on 6249 4665.
School for Seniors
School for Seniors meets every
Tuesday during school terms at
Bridgewater LINC and runs from
10am until noon. The school is
open to anyone and we have a
wide range of speakers dealing
with many different topics. It is a
great time to socialise with others.
For more information call Shirley
on 6268 0842 or Geoff on
0418 121 814.
Storytime for Kids
Join us for 30 minutes of sharing
stories, singing rhymes and songs
and other fun activities. Tuesdays
at 11am at Bridgewater LINC. No
need to book. Phone 6165 5446
for more information.
Toddler Time
For up to 5-year-olds every second
Thursday 10-11.30am at
Bridgewater PCYC. $2.50 per
session. Bring the kids. More
information Leah Clark 6263 5277.
Top Gear Program
Need to complete your 50 hours?
Then call Bridgewater Community
Centre to book an appointment
with one of their volunteer mentor
drivers. Monday to Thursday 9am2pm, Bridgewater Community
Centre. The program gives
applicants significant life benefits
including gaining employment, reengaging in education and
improved autonomy. Phone Jordan
River Service on 6263 4303.
Weight Gym
$3 per session plus $20 annual
membership for adults and $10 for
children. Weekdays, 9am-6pm.
Open to adults and youth aged 14
and over. Phone Andrew on 6263
5277 for more information and an
initial assessment and tailored
program or drop into Bridgewater
PCYC. First session is free.
Youthfutures Drop In
Free for 11-16-year-olds, every
Monday and Wednesday from
2.45-6pm. Activities include eightball, X-box games, internet,
basketball, gym, table tennis etc.
Phone Bridgewater PCYC on
6263 5277.
NAIDOC Week at
tagari lia centre
TAGARI LIA Child and
Family Centre enjoyed a full
week of celebrations during
the recent NAIDOC Week.
The week, which is held
in the first full week of July,
is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
history, culture and achievements and is an opportunity
to recognise the contributions that indigenous Australians make to our country
and our society.
tagari lia was filled with
lots of activities, colour and
culture during NAIDOC
Week.
The children had a variety of fun things to create –
the boys painted clap sticks,
boomerangs and didgeridoos
with Phillip and Darren, and
Leanne and Jodi led the girls
through weaving activity,
making beaded jewellery and
kelp baskets.
The children loved all of
the activities, were eager to
learn and were very proud of
their work.
tagari lia Child and Family Centre was also excited to
celebrate its fourth birthday
and enjoyed some wonderful
bush tucker cooked by staff
and parents
This month, tagari lia
Child and Family Centre and
the Brighton HIPPY program will celebrate National
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Children’s Day so
look out for this on the tagari
lia Facebook site.
LINC offers two-month learning challenge
LEARNING is part of life and age is
no barrier to learning.
Bridgewater LINC offers a wide
range of learning opportunities for
adults. Inside the LINC you will feel
warm and welcome while you are
learning.
Try something new in the next
two months at Bridgewater LINC.
Choices include technology,
music, art, job skills and family history.
You can build your confidence
and learn how to use a computer,
tablet, digital camera or mobile
phone.
The groups are small and the
pace is steady so you get time to ask
questions and try it for yourself.
If you already have the confidence
to use a computer or device and want
to explore the internet, LINC staff
can show you how useful YouTube
can be when you want to learn some-
thing.
They can show you how to search
for a long lost relative on
ancestry.com library edition.
Look at the historical photos and
stories on the LINC website or add
your comments or photos to historypin.
Bridgewater LINC is not all about
computers. If music is your choice,
they can show you where to start
when learning to play an instrument.
If you want to try something new,
you can grab a pencil and dabble in
the relaxing art of Zentangle.
There are no such things as mistakes and you don’t need to be artistic
or creative. It’s all done one stroke at
a time and anyone can do it.
Bridgewater LINC understands
that some adult learning opportunities can focus on work skills, that’s
why they offer white card and traffic
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Get on the Brain Train – Healthy Kids Big Play Day
MORE than 70 families with
children aged up to five years
attended a Get on the Brain
Train Healthy Kids Big Play Day
event recently at the Brighton
Civic Centre.
Activities on the day were
about the importance of overall
health and healthy brain development and how parents and carers
play a key part in the healthy development of a child’s brain.
Families who attended on the
day had lots of fun together with
different activities available for
children and parents to participate
in calming and mindfulness games
such as Watch, Wait and Wonder
and Be Still Like a Frog.
Families also had lots of fun
with the face painting, LINC’s
Rock and Rhyme sessions with
story time, singing and dancing,
Red Cross’s Story Stones, PCYC’s
Toddler Time, Good Beginnings’
Cuddle Corner, and Life Changes’
Galaxy bottles.
We were lucky enough to have
a special visit from two tooth
fairies who helped children make
wonderful oral health craft activities and placemats.
No fun day is complete without some healthy food.
Teresa Bricknell and her band
of volunteers demonstrated simple
recipes following the Food Cents
philosophy.
Teresa showed parents how to
prepare simple healthy food on a
budget, from babies’ first foods to
what to put into lunchboxes when
your child starts school.
A range of locally based services were also present on the day
including CatholicCare, Red Cross,
Child Health and Parenting Service (CHaPS), Oral Health Services
Tasmania, and HIPPY.
Parents and carers were able to
access the services to obtain information covering various health-
related topics.
The day would not have been
as successful as it was without the
support of our volunteers – a big
thank you to the four students
from the JRLF senior school, the
three Food Cents volunteers and
the two volunteers from the Smith
Family who conducted a short survey with parents on the day.
The Get on the Brain Train
Healthy Kids Big Play Day was
made possible with support from
the Salvation Army – Communities for Children, Launching into
Learning, CatholicCare, PrEP,
tagari lia – Child Family Centre,
LINC, Good Beginnings, HIPPY,
the Smith Family, Red Cross,
CHaPs, Oral Health Services Tasmania, PCYC and the parents and
carers who came along with their
children and had some fun.
The even was funded by the
Australian Government Department of Social Services.
Students
put skills to
good use
in cubby
house build
The ‘rage cage’ looks a bit sad.
Park gets a makeover
and ‘rage cage’ is next
By KELLYANNE DOWNHAM*
YOU may have noticed the
recent changes at Cris Fitzpatrick Park in Gagebrook.
Gagebrook Matters, in
partnership Red Cross, has
been working with many
services on a whole of park
redesign, hoping to make the
park easier and safer for
everyone to use.
The bike jumps have
been moved from the back
of Cove Creek Oval to the
right of Cris Fitzpatrick Park,
just opposite Laona Store.
This has been made possible with the support of
Brighton Council, Communities for Children and Red
Cross.
The ‘rage cage’ – the steel
sporting cage – will undergo
a makeover very soon.
Repairs and repainting
are scheduled and an artist
has been enlisted to work
with local young people to
design and paint a mural on
the back boards of the rage
cage.
There will also be an
Nevaeh tests out
the bike jumps.
opportunity for young people to rename the cage – a
suggestion box will be placed
at each primary school asking for suggestions on what
the name should be.
The winner will receive a
basketball and a gym bag.
Look out for the results
in coming editions of the
Brighton Community News.
We would like to thank
the Brighton Council for its
support in all stages of this
work and its continued sup-
port of grass roots community efforts.
We are extremely proud
of the work that has gone on
in Gagebrook and it reminds
us of how lucky we are to
work and live in this community.
If you would like more
information on how you can
get involved contact Marie
Bennett on 6235 6077.
*Kellyanne Downham is a
resident and chairwoman of
Gagebrook Matters.
THE Jordan River Learning
Federation (JRLF) year 11
and 12 certificate 1 in construction students and the
Try a Trade students have
been working hard all year
to build cubby houses.
Some of the houses are
now ready for sale for $1000.
JRLF has sold one of the
cubby houses already with
more ready to go.
Each cubby house has a
Colorbond roof, gutter, door,
windows and decorative
verandah.
The cubby houses are
painted and fully lined.
Many hours of work
have gone into this project
and teacher Jason Clifford
The cubby houses show the fine workmanship and dedication of the Jordan River
Learning Federation’s year 11 and 12 certificate 1 in construction students.
and his students are to be
congratulated on the fine
workmanship and dedication shown to this building
activity.
Skills such framing, bracing, flooring, roofing,
cladding, joinery, painting,
communication and team
work have all been exhibited
throughout the build.
Well done, it just shows
what perseverance, teamwork and skill building can
achieve.
If anyone in the commu-
nity would like to know
more about purchasing a
cubby house, email Jason
Clifford at Jason.clifford@
education.tas.gov.au or
Maree Conrad Wilson at
maree.conrad.wilson@
education.tas.gov.au
HIPPY program hits ground running
By SIMONE JOHNS*
HIPPY (Home Interaction Program
for Parents and Youngsters) has hit the
ground running in the Brighton community.
HIPPY is a free learning program
with everything you need to complete
the activities provided to the HIPPY
children.
It empowers parents/carers as their
child’s first teacher and gives children
the best possible start at school by establishing a love of learning.
Parents of children aged around four
years are provided learning packs on a
weekly basis during school terms, either
at their homes or in a community setting.
Activities within the packs are delivered to and practised with the parent by
a HIPPY tutor who is also a parent of a
four-year-old that is enrolled in the program.
This program is currently being run
by Save the Children within the community.
Our office and HIPPY room is based
at the Gagebrook Primary School and
it is a delight to be part of such a wonderful community.
The program started in January and
it is amazing to see how many families
have come on board with us.
One more enrolment and we are at
capacity.
Parents and carers have reported
Learning
challenge
at LINC
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management courses.
Places are limited and
conditions apply for these
courses. Phone 6165 5447 to
see if you qualify.
Find out about the things
mentioned above by calling
into Bridgewater LINC,
Green Point Road (behind
the Civic Centre) or phone
6165 5446.
If there is nothing of
interest to you, tell Bridgewater LINC staff what you
would like to learn.
They can’t promise to
organise it but they will listen
and support you in your
future learning.
Take the two-month
challenge and visit Bridgewater LINC soon.
that they are amazed at the ways in
which their children learn and they are
really enjoying spending this quality
time with their kids.
With 2017 rapidly approaching we
are now taking expressions of interest
for this amazing program from any parent or carer of a child who will be starting kindergarten next year and who lives
in the Bridgewater, Gagebrook or
Brighton area.
For more information, call Emma
on 0428 655 027 or check out our
HIPPY Brighton Facebook page.
*Simone Johns is regional coordinator
of Good Beginnings, part of Save the
Children Australia.
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8 Brighton Community News August 2016
Fighting pep talk revs up Robins
By LEESA SHAW*
The Man
makes his
mark at
Brighton
By ADRIAN LOVELL*
THREE-time world champion Anthony ‘The Man’
Mundine was a special
guest at the Brighton Boxing club early last month
thanks to Grant ‘Tassie’
Brown.
It was inspiring for so
many boxers and the local
community – even inspiring the Brighton Footy Club
to a great win over New
Norfolk with his words of
wisdom just moments
before they took to the field
to defeat Mathew Smith’s
red,white and black army.
His message was quite
clear at this forum that was
to help raise funds for the
Brighton Boxing Club to go
to the national titles in
Cairns in late November.
“Dream big, be a leader
not a follower and reap the
rewards of hard work and
dedication,” were his words.
Mundine had so much
time for everyone and made
himself available for photos
and autographs in the first
hour of his talk.
Then he watched some
of Tassie’s best put on a display while giving them
them giving them tips and
further insights into his professional career.
All in all it was a fantastic day with Mundine being
such a positive role model.
Sebastian Wells from Brighton Boxing Club with
Anthony Mundine.
BRIGHTON Robins played
New Norfolk Eagles at
home in round 9 and we
knew it was going to be a
tough game as we hadn’t
beaten them in 16 years.
As luck would have it,
legendary champion boxer
Anthony Mundine coincidentally spent the day with
the Brighton Tigers Boxing
Club and with only a small
amount of organising, club
president Peter Spotswood
was able to secure Anthony
to come and give a short talk
to our players before the
game.
We would like to thank
the boxing club and Anthony
for spending this time with
our team as we came away
victorious on the day.
Our annual Red and Blue
Ball was held on July 16 at
Ubet Park in Glenorchy. It
was a great night of food and
entertainment.
Terrific
Tasmanian Boxing League president and
manager/trainer of the Brighton Boxing Club Adrian
Lovell with his idol, Anthony Mundine.
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Mindz Eye was fantastic
as our music entertainment
and it was terrific to see
everyone up dancing and
having an enjoyable time.
Our winners for this year
were Millie Burrill, belle of
the ball; Shaun Fenton, beau
of the ball; and Adam Collis
and Sharnie Young, best
dressed couple.
Many thanks to Bronwyn
Young, Michelle Collis,
Sharnie Young and Adam
Collis for all their hard work
ensuring our night would be
amazing – and it was.
A big thank you to our
players, partners and sponsors who attended. Our club
Anthony Mundine gives an inspirational speech to Brighton Football Club players.
needs your support and your
attendance was appreciated.
Don’t forget our games
night on Saturday August 20
from 7pm onwards.
It will be a relaxing night
of games in the clubrooms
following on from the game
against New Norfolk. Come
along and play some eightball, darts or card games.
Also a reminder about
the Thursday night meals
available at the club.
All members and supporters are welcome to come
along and join the players in
a great value dinner for $10,
hear the sides announced,
with sports card and joker
jackpots also in action.
The bar is open from
6.30pm with meals available
from 7.30pm.
While in the club why
not sign up as a member and
BELOW, left: beau of the ball Shaun Fenton and belle of
the ball Millie Burrill. Below, right: best dressed couple
Sharnie Young and Adam Collis.
take advantage of discounted
drinks and our other benefits? Adult and family memberships are available.
Our club holds many
special events and looks
absolutely stunning when
decorated in the colour
theme of your choice.
We have been taking
bookings for wedding receptions, engagement and birthday parties 18 months in
advance, so if you are interested in hiring our venue for
your special event now is the
time to book and secure your
date.
Sports bag
The club has a sample
sports bag, scarf and beanie
that can be bought from
South East Embroidery with
our fabulous logo embroidered on each item.
Why not drop into the
bar and have a look at them
and pick up the contact
information to buy your
own?
The sports bag is great for
lugging all your footy gear
around in and the scarf and
beanie are sure to help keep
you warmer on these cold
winter days at the footy.
We are always looking for
people to help us in running
the club and if you would
like to assist please contact
us. We are sure to be able to
find a role for you, particularly if you would like to be
on next year’s committee.
Contact us at brightonrobinsfc@gmail.com or PO
Box 61 Brighton Tas 7030 or
on Facebook: Brighton
Robins Football Club.
Facebook is our main
way of letting our supporters
know what is happening
within the club.
Enjoy the footy and get
behind the Robins for 2016.
If you would like to get
involved in helping out at the
club or are interested in
becoming a sponsor please
contact us.
*Leesa Shaw is Brighton
Football club secretary
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