BRIGHTON
Community News
VOL 18 NO 3 APRIL 2016
www.brightoncommunitynews.com.au
Win for gym and council
BRIGHTON Council’s local government software business, MicroWise Australia, intends to purchase
the Derwent Indoor Sports Centre
building in Hurst Street, Bridgewater, securing the future of the local
gymnastics academy.
The decision of the MicroWise
board to purchase the building for
$625,000 was endorsed by the
Brighton Council at its March meeting.
The 10,000-square-metre building is occupied by the Hobart Gymnastics Academy, a not-for profit
organisation founded in December
1993. Although it has used the building since 2008 and is experiencing
strong growth, the academy has no
formal lease on the premises, placing
it in a tenuous position.
MicroWise will provide the
academy with a 10-year commercial
lease, guaranteeing the future of this
important community organisation.
The Hobart Gymnastics Academy currently caters for 650 registered members, as well as providing
training facilities for some 6,000 students each year. Approximately 80
per cent of members live within the
Brighton municipality with the
remaining 20 per cent travelling
from as far as Orford to train and
attend classes.
Programs run by the academy
range from toddlers to adult courses
and include pre-kinder ‘gymtots’,
recreational gymnastics for boys and
girls, competitive artistic gymnastics
for boys and girls, trampolining,
rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatics,
school group classes and birthday
parties.
While providing for all levels of
skill, the academy regularly produces
state champions who compete at a
national level as well as Australian
representatives who have gone on to
compete at international level.
The building purchase by
MicroWise and subsequent longterm lease will enable the academy
to continue to provide healthy activities for the Brighton community
and produce future state and
national gymnastic reresentatives.
Brighton Mayor Tony Foster said
the decision by MicroWise represented a great investment in the
Brighton community but it was also
a solid investment for the company.
“It certainly demonstrates the
value of the commercial arm of the
Brighton Council being able to
invest in our community and secure
the future of a wonderful community organisation that is arguably a
sporting club of state significance,”
Cr Foster said.
“Wholly owned by Brighton
Council, MicroWise Australia develops and markets unique local government management software and
the company is in a sound financial
position, well able to fund the property acquisition.
“The Derwent Indoor Sports
Centre building will provide a sound
commercial return and importantly
will enable this amazing community
organisation to not only survive, but
expand in the future.”
Securing the premises for the
academy was encouraged by the
State Government and the longterm lease arrangement will open
up opportunities for grant funding
for program expansion and capital
improvements to the building.
Garden project is a
blooming good idea
UNITINGCARE Tasmania
and Brighton Council have
joined forces to not only
educate struggling families
on the nutritional benefits
of fresh food but also to
help them develop the skills
to grow their own produce.
The innovative partnership – which is also being
supported by a six-month
Work for the Dole project –
will see community gardens
developed on Council land
located adjacent to UnitingCare’s facilities at Old Beach
and Gagebrook.
Work for the Dole partic-
From left, UnitingCare Tasmania CEO Lindy O’Neill, Work for the Dole participant Macuea Bona, Brighton Mayor Tony
Foster and Council’s manager of development services James Dryburgh prepare the first garden bed at Old Beach.
Public concerns over
poker machines ignored
TASMANIA’S longest-serving Mayor
says the State Government has seriously ignored public concerns over the
community impact of poker
machines.
Brighton Mayor Tony Foster said the
announcement by State Treasurer Peter
Gutwein essentially maintaining the status quo on the number and location of
electronic gaming machines (EGM) in
hotels and clubs was a massive disappointment and a slap in the face for the
thousands of Tasmanians and community groups who were looking for real
reform.
Cr Foster said the government
should have invited submissions from
the community on reducing or removing poker machines in hotels and clubs.
“But it seems the Treasurer was too
afraid to address the real issue and
instead has apparently kowtowed to
Federal Hotels and the powerful lobbyists who don’t want their interests
affected.
“In doing so, the government has
ignored the clear message from the
community that it doesn’t want poker
machines in hotels and clubs. The losers
are the Tasmanian families who have
their household budgets cut by losses
on the pokies.”
Cr Foster said poker machines represented nothing more than a transfer
of wealth from some of the poorest in
the community and an extra tax on
those who could least afford it.
“The recent Anglicare research
clearly demonstrates that poker
machines are disproportionately located
in lower socio-economic areas and the
Treasurer’s announcement does nothing
to address this.
“This research and public polling on
the issue is deeply disturbing, but the
government just doesn’t seem interested.
“I have been consistently concerned
at the adverse impact of the proliferation
of poker machines in our community
and particularly their concentration in
lower socio-economic areas.
“My concern is not just about problem gambling. It is also about money
being bled from local communities and
this impacts on families and the community in general.
“Undoubtedly, gambling on poker
machines is having significant adverse
consequences for Tasmanian families,
small businesses and on general economic activity.
“I, and many thousands of Tasmanians, had hoped that the State Government would act to curb this impact, but
it seems big business and the lobbyists
are more important than people.
“At the outset, the Treasurer has set
up this consultation with the wrong
starting point.
“Rather than ask the Tasmanian
people what they want, he is telling them
what he wants.
“The Tasmanian people should have
the opportunity to say whether they
want poker machines in hotels and
clubs.”
Cr Foster said this process should be
providing a new opportunity for Tasmania and the first question must be
whether Tasmanians wanted poker
machines in their local suburbs and
towns.
“Instead, the government has taken
the easy way out and I can only describe
the Treasurer’s announcement as a big
let-down and extremely disappointing,”
Cr Foster said.
ipants are undertaking the
initial plantings with fruit
trees and vegetable patches
currently taking shape at Old
Beach before they move onto
Gagebrook.
Once the gardens are up
and running community
members will be invited to
participate in the program to
supplement the fresh food
which is currently available
through UnitingCare’s emergency food relief program,
which is supported by Second Bite.
Second Bite redistributes
surplus fresh food to com-
munity food programs
throughout Australia.
UnitingCare Tasmania
chief executive officer Lindy
O’Neill said she was excited
by the prospect of seeing
local residents getting their
hands dirty by growing their
own food and having the
opportunity to learn how to
prepare it.
``We know that many of
the people we work with not
only do not know how to
grow food but have never
leant how to prepare it,’’ she
said.
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BRIGHTON
Community News
YOUR COUNCIL
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’
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Pontville 7030
Tel: 0419 357 927
[email protected]
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TasWater, Remembrance Park Complex Consultative
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Website
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6268 7035
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General Enquiries
6268 7015
Building Services
6268 7016
Health Services
6268 7029
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All correspondence should be addressed to the
General Manager, Brighton Council, 1 Tivoli Road,
Old Beach 7017.
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Planners from joint venture councils meet to prepare planning advice for members.
Sharing services leads
to significant savings
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Barbara Curran (Deputy Mayor)
1 Daniel Place
Brighton 7030
Tel: 6268 1522
[email protected]
SHARING services and
information technology
will save councils up to $2.3
million this financial year.
The Local Government
Common Services Joint Venture, comprising seven
southern Tasmanian councils, says this result, after less
than one year in operation,
is expected to grow significantly in the future as more
councils see the merit of
sharing services and become
involved.
Currently some 1200
hours of services are being
exchanged each month,
equating to approximately
nine full-time equivalent staff
members working between
the councils.
An estimated 15,000
hours of services are
expected to be exchanged
between councils this financial year, providing $1.2 million in savings to the group.
In addition to the joint
venture, councils sharing the
local government-developed
Microwise software are
achieving annual savings of
$1.1 million by not having to
use alternative more expensive software.
Currently, 27 councils use
the Microwise VacciWise
software and 18 councils use
the PropertyWise solution.
The independent chairman of the Local Government Common Services
Joint Venture, Peter Murfett,
said the value of sharing
common services could not
be overestimated and went
far beyond the millions of
dollars saved.
“It is a clear demonstration of the increased efficiency being achieved by the
member councils and in fact
formalises and significantly
expands previously ad hoc
arrangements where councils
shared knowledge and skills,”
Mr Murfett said.
“Importantly, the councils maintain their independent decision-making and
preserve local democracy.
“The participating councils now have a better appreciation of the benefits of
sharing services, understanding that it provides opportunities for increased revenue
and staff subsidisation, as
well as accelerated learning
outcomes for staff working
in a range of environments.
“For example, councils
may have existing staff and
or assets (usually plant and
equipment such as vehicles,
road surfacing and specialist
parks’ equipment) that can
also be used by other councils providing significant cost
savings and efficiencies for
both the owner or employing council and the user.
“The growth in demand
for services is being fuelled
by the continual increase in
legislative requirements
being imposed on councils,
the difficulty in recruiting
and retaining experienced
professional staff and the
State Government’s reform
agenda that is encouraging
local government to achieve
efficiencies.”
Mr Murfett said the
Local Government Common Services Joint Venture
was delivering valuable savings and new efficiencies to
the participating councils.
“This is being achieved
through Increased collaboration between councils,
joint investment in human
resources, assets and information technology, implementation of common systems, processes and
procedures, and increased
human resource and asset
utilisation.
“The future will see our
joint venture implement
cloud solutions to further
reduce IT costs and create a
seamless platform to conduct
work for any council from
any location with a virtual
office reducing the disadvantage of isolation.
“The success of the Tasmanian initiative is being
recognised with four Northern Territory councils joining
our joint venture and a number of other interstate councils currently considering
membership.”
Current members of the
common services joint venture are Brighton, Central
Highlands, Glenorchy, Huon
Valley, Sorell, Southern Midlands and Tasman Councils,
and the City of Palmerston,
Litchfield, West Arnhem and
Coomalie Community Government Councils in the
Northern Territory. The
Glamorgan Spring Bay, Derwent Valley, West Coast and
Flinders Councils also use
the joint venture’s services.
Joint garden project is
a blooming good idea
From Page 1
``But we understand the
importance of fresh food in
the diet of young people for
things such as brain development and that fresh food
early in life can give children
the best chance at a fulfilling
future.’’
Ms O’Neill said there was
also the therapeutic value
associated with activities such
as gardening and the opportunity for parents and their
children to work together on
their own patch.
She also said the project
would provide valuable skills
for the Work for the Dole
participants as they sought to
prepare themselves to enter
the workforce.
``Hopefully over time
participants from the local
area will also be engaged and
will have an opportunity to
develop some pre-employment skills as well as being
exposed to a working environment.’’
Ms O’Neill said UnitingCare Tasmania and the
Council had developed a
long-standing relationship
over the past two decades
aimed at supporting struggling families in the region.
``The Council is committed to having us in the area
and is looking at assisting us
to further develop our services and programs in the
region,’’ Ms O’Neill said.
``It is a model of assistance and support we would
like to further develop with
other councils but that is a
little constrained by funding
(at present).’’
Brighton Mayor Tony
Foster said Council was
excited by the potential of the
initiative.
“Council has built a
strong relationship with
UnitingCare over the years
and we’re very happy to be
able to support this latest
project,’’ he said.
“It’s increasingly important in the modern world
with our time constraints
and the way we receive our
food, that we keep the skills
and understanding of generating our own healthy food.
``It can save everyone
money and make them feel
better.
``Hopefully such skills get
taken back to the gardens at
people’s homes.
“As well as all the other
benefits, the gardens will
improve the amenity of a
local area.”
Finance Committee, Parks and Recreation Committee,
Heritage and Environment Committee, Waste Management Committee, Planning Authority, Southern Tasmanian Councils Association (alternate), Brighton Primary
School Council, Southern Waste Strategy Board Joint
Authority (alternate), TasWater (alternate), Civic Pride
Consultative Group, Remembrance Park Complex Consultative Group.
Wayne Garlick
46 Upton Drive
Honeywood 7017
Tel: 0438 539 682
[email protected]
Finance Committee, Planning Authority, Heritage and
Environment Committee, Waste Management Committee.
Peter Geard
269 Elderslie Road
Brighton 7030
Tel: 6268 1143 / 0418 515 649
[email protected]
Parks and Recreation Committee, Planning
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
[email protected]
Parks and Recreation Committee, Finance
Committee, Planning Authority, Waste Management Committee, Southern Waste Strategy Board Joint Authority,
Cycling South.
Moya Jeffries
37 Seymour St
Brighton 7030
Tel: 6268 1530 / 0419 394 139
[email protected]
Finance Committee, Heritage and Environment Committee, Parks and Recreation Committee, Planning Authority, Jordan River Learning Centre Senior
School Council.
Philip Owen
9 Compton Road
Old Beach 7017
Tel: 6249 8575 / 0419 333 252
[email protected]
Finance Committee, Planning Authority,
Heritage & Environment Committee, Waste Management
Committee.
Geoff Taylor
507 Elderslie Road
Brighton 7030
Tel: 6268 1408
[email protected]
Parks and Recreation Committee, Planning Authority,
Waste Management Committee.
Sonya Williams
14 Barwick Place
Gagebrook 7030
Tel: 6263 7871
[email protected]
Parks and Recreation Committee, Planning Authority, Heritage and Environment Committee, Jordan River Learning
Centre Senior School Council, Gagebrook Primary School
Council.
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Gym purchase by Microwise a proud moment for Council
THIS issue of Brighton
Community News features
the announcement that
Council’s wholly-owned
technology business, MicroWise Australia, intends to
purchase the Derwent
Indoor Sports Centre building in Hurst Street, Bridgewater.
I am particularly proud
of this purchase on a number
of fronts.
Firstly, it is a sound
investment by MicroWise
and in the current interest
rate climate, the property will
generate a better return for
the company than simply
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Secondly, it is encouraging to see the successful commercial arm of the Brighton
Council making a profit
through the sale of the
unique local government
software we develop, investing back into our local community.
Thirdly, and perhaps
more importantly for our
community, the purchase of
the property secures the
future of the Hobart Gymnastics Academy and will
enable this marvellous sporting organisation to continue
its great work and go from
strength to strength.
This very much represents what Brighton Council
is about and why the commercial achievements and
success of MicroWise is so
important to our municipality.
MicroWise builds computer software programs
specifically for local govern-
ment and sells this, not only
to councils in Tasmania, but
also to local government
bodies throughout Australia
and overseas.
This success has placed
the business on a very solid
financial footing and the
company’s board determined
that it was appropriate to
invest in local property and
the community.
At the same time, the
investment will diversify and
strengthen the MicroWise
balance sheet.
This decision was supported and endorsed by the
Brighton Council as the
owners of MicroWise.
At the same time, Council had been encouraged by
the State Government to
assist in securing the future
of the Hobart Gymnastics
Academy and providing a climate where it could gain
increased grant funding for
program activities as well as
capital improvements.
Until
MicroWise
announced its intention to
step in, the future of the
academy looked tenuous. It
did not have a lease on its
premises and its destiny was
in the hands of the building’s
private owners.
BRIGHTON Council, in
conjunction with local
landscape architecture firm
Playstreet, has prepared a
landscape master plan for
the Bridgewater Parkland
area after consulting with
stakeholders and the local
community.
Manager of development
services James Dryburgh
said the aim of the plan was
to create a community parkland that appealed to all age
groups and abilities through
a series of spaces and activities all sharing a common
approach to design and
plantings.
“Embracing the existing
natural assets of the mountain view and foreshore the
intent is to create a linear
parkland experience that
connects Brighton’s civic
centre to the foreshore with
a series of play and recreational facilities along the
way,” Mr Dryburgh said.
“Our end goal is to create
spaces for community,
vibrant places for play, gathering, markets, daydreaming,
exercise and enjoying life.
“In response to the sense
of place of the site, the con-
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in Brighton
Dog owners reminded
of their responsibilities
BRIGHTON municipality
residents are reminded
Anzac Day will be celebrated
on April 25 with a formal
commemorative service followed by a family sports day.
The official Anzac service
will be held at 11am at
Remembrance Park at the
former army camp parade
ground.
The march will begin at
10.30am at Pontville Memorial Park on the corner of
Brighton and Ford Roads.
There will be a range of
activities and foot races for the
whole family to enjoy. Residents are encouraged to bring
along a picnic or enjoy the
free barbecue.
To arrange a seat on the
free bus contact PCYC by
April 22 on 6263 5277. For
any other information contact Brighton Council on
6268 7000.
REGISTRATION of your
dog is compulsory for dogs
aged six months and over,
in accordance with state
legislation (Dog Control
Act 2000).
If you do not register
your dog you may be liable
to be issued with a $154 onthe-spot fine.
Dog registrations are
designed to promote
responsible dog ownership.
You will receive reduced fees
for:
• Desexed dogs.
• Concessional rates also
apply to pensioners.
Dog registration is
payable annually and falls
due by July 31 each year.
Penalties apply if not paid
by that date.
Brighton Council’s animal control officer checks
dog registrations and
cept for the play spaces has
been loosely based on the
form of a swan’s nest among
the rushes, with the use of
grassy mounds among
forests of trees and play elements.
“Hopefully this will
encourage a sense of discovery and delight but with a
calm approach to the design
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Brighton municipality.
Authorised officers may
enter and remain in or on
any private premises at any
reasonable time to determine the number of dogs
on those premises and to
check whether or not any
dog on those premises is
registered
and
microchipped.
An authorised officer
may require the occupier of
the premises to produce for
inspection all dogs of which
the occupier is the owner,
any other dogs kept on the
premises and provide evidence of the registration of
dogs kept on those premises.
Under the Dog Control
Act an authorised officer
may also search for and seize
any dog on that land if there
is reason to believe that the
so we retain a gentle feel of
the site.”
In the middle of the
parkland is a skatepark, areas
for walking and excercising
dogs, mountain bike trail,
café, and toilets.
The entire design is to
consider the principles of
Crime Prevention Through
Urban Design (CPTED).
person in charge of a dog
has committed an office
against the Dog Control Act.
Under the Dog Control
Act microchipping is
mandatory for dogs over six
months old. Microchipping
is a permanent means of
identification which helps
Council, the Dogs Home
and vets identify dogs, particularly if they become lost.
You must notify Council
of your dog’s microchip
number – the Dogs Home
or veterinary clinics do not
provide councils with
microchip numbers.
Any person wanting to
keep more than two dogs on
premises in a non-residential area, or in the case of
working dogs, more than
four, must apply to Council’s general manager for a
licence to do so.
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Gymnastics Academy provide a healthy sporting outlet
for our community, it is also
producing state and national
sporting champions.
I am sure the community
will join me in welcoming
the fact that through this
investment by MicroWise,
the academy’s growth, success and contribution to
Brighton will continue long
into the future.
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Mayor
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There were no other suitable premises nearby so any
change could have seen it
lost to the Brighton municipality.
This would have been a
tragedy for our community
and particularly for the club’s
650 members and the 6000
school students who participate in programs throughout the year.
The vast majority of these
people live in the Brighton
municipality, so the building
purchase is unquestionably
an investment in the future
of our community.
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Residents can view the
master plan at Council or
request a copy by emailing
[email protected]
Comments can be sent
to Council by letter or via
the same email address as
listed.
A Facebook page is also
being set up to receive public
comment.
In some cases a planning
permit is also required from
Council for a dog kennel
establishment.
Residents in a residential
zone, eg Bridgewater, Herdsmans Cove, Old Beach,
Brighton and Gagebrook,
are not permitted to have
more than two dogs. Penalties apply.
BRIGHTON Council has
sold its unique cloud-hosted CouncilFirst information technology to the Perth
suburban Shire of Peppermint Grove in Western Australia.
In a coup for Tasmanian
innovation, it will make Peppermint Grove the first council in Australia to go live on a
full cloud-based platform
using the Brighton Councildeveloped software.
The property-centric
local government software
developed by Brighton
Council, known as PropertyWise, is marketed in conjunction with Microsoft NAV
as CouncilFirst.
Brighton Mayor Tony
Foster said 18 councils were
now using the Brighton
Council-developed PropertyWise software including
councils in Fiji, New South
Wales, Western Australia, the
Northern Territory and Tasmania.
Some 27 councils across
Tasmania are using the
Brighton Council-developed
vaccination recording software VacciWise.
Cr Foster said the benefits
of resource sharing were also
being realised by the shire of
Peppermint Grove with
training and implementation
of the local government software to be undertaken in
conjunction with Perthbased Claremont Council.
“Claremont Council has
a long association of resource
sharing with Brighton Council after adopting our unique
software back in 2008,” Cr
Foster said.
“Its adoption by Peppermint Grove provides further
evidence of the benefits of
our technology, with the software developed by local government specifically for local
government.
“It works because we
understand the needs of local
government and the software
is purpose-designed. Added
to this, it provides a much
more affordable option for
councils.”
Peppermint Gove is
Western Australia’s smallest
council, covering just 1.5
square kilometres, with a
population of a little over
1600.
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“The shire’s population is
strongly opposed to amalgamation or boundary changes
and the council is determined to maintain the locality’s unique character,” Cr
Foster said.
“By
purchasing
Brighton’s CouncilFirst software, Peppermint Grove now
has a highly cost-effective and
affordable solution to manage budgeting, financial
management, rating, animal
control and other propertybased requirements.
“Importantly, the Western Australian council’s decision adds to the number of
local government authorities
around Australia and in the
South Pacific using Brighton
Council-developed software
and support.”
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4 Brighton Community News April 2016
Development provides affordable homes for a range of residents
By SHERYL RAINBIRD
MOST people may have noticed
or heard about the new units
being built in Gunn Street. The
first phase of 16 units is now complete with very contented people
moving into their new homes.
Some are long-time tenants in
the area, with families that have
grown and moved on, or single parents with one child at home.
Some are residents who want
to down-size but rarely get the
opportunity here in Brighton due
to the low availability of one- and
two-bedroom units.
These are people who no longer
need a house and large yard to look
after and are excited to move from
a three-bedroom home to a new,
easy-to-maintain, two-bedroom
unit.
This then frees up some houses
in the area for new families to move
into, providing growth for the area
and better use of existing houses.
The second phase of the development, also in Gunn Street, is well
underway with a further 29 units
under construction.
As with the first stage, one-third
of the mostly two-bedroom units
will be available for purchase from
the builders, Wilson Homes.
The remainder of the units will
be allocated by Centacare Evolve
Housing for people on our waiting
list to move into the area or who
already live in the area and who
want to downsize from a larger
house.
The units come complete with
a garage with internal access and
small garden area, and are within
easy walking distance of shops and
with a bus stop almost outside the
door.
Another area of work of which
we are proud is our partnership
with the University of Tasmania’s
Housing and Community Research
Unit which received grant funding
to survey some of our residents in
the Bridgewater, Gagebrook and
Herdsmans Cove areas.
The aim of the project is to help
local community members get
involved in thinking about and
establishing community projects
that could lessen the effects of exclusion, stigma, and social isolation,
and improve the life of people
within the suburbs of Bridgewater
and Gagebrook.
A total of 100 residents completed the survey and we hope to
have some data from the UTAS
team shortly to keep our community informed of progress.
Each interview took around
one hour to complete and a significant amount of information was
gathered. We would like to thank
everyone who took part for their
time and support.
We would also like to thank the
Bridgewater Community Centre
and the Gagebrook Community
Centre for allowing access to their
centres for these interviews to take
place.
*Sheryl Rainbird is
community development officer for
Centacare Evolve Housing
Clean-up blitz collects 20
cubic metres of rubbish
By DENNIS CRISPIN*
Some of the 30 bags of rubbish collected on the day.
FOR the second year in a
row, Community Blitz
decided to be part of the
nationwide Clean Up Australia Day.
As part of the planning
for this year we checked out
the area we cleaned up last
year along the Derwent
River foreshore from the
bridge to Maxwell Drive.
We found the area
remarkably free from rubbish compared with last
year.
With the support of the
Brighton Council depot staff
we identified a couple of
other potential locations
and settled on the Jordan
River Reserve north of the
bridge on the East Derwent
Highway on the Bridgewater
side.
We put the call out in
the community for people
The Community Blitz team from left, Jamie Matcham, Luke Horsey and Peter Griffiths.
to come and assist on the
day – which was Thursday
10 March.
Three people – Jodie
and Jamie from the Waterbridge Food Co-op and
Brian from the ALP –
joined the Community Blitz
crew of Pete, Arthur, Luke,
Dennis and Cathy to tackle
the clean-up.
We started work at
10am after a briefing on
safety, especially around
glass and sharps. We found
a good deal of rubbish and
a couple of areas which had
obviously been used as a
dumping ground.
The clean-up team
enjoyed a BBQ lunch and a
chat about the rubbish
being collected.
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Some of the more
unusual items included a
tent and lots of shopping
trollies.
In all we had a team of
eight people on the Clean
Up Australia Day event and
they collected 30 bags of
rubbish and several large
piles of items which were
not suitable for bagging.
We estimate that the
team collected around 20
cubic metres of rubbish to
make our community a little bit cleaner.
Special thanks to the
people who participated to
make this a successful event
and to Brighton Council
depot staff for the equipment and collecting the
rubbish at the end of the
day.
*Dennis Crispin is
Community Blitz project
manager
Carol Brill, second from left, with Arthur, Patrick, Peter, Scott and Luke of the Community
Blitz team.
Old Beach graveyard
blitzed back to life
By LUKE HORSEY
COMMUNITY
Blitz
recently talked to Carol Brill
the owner of the Old Beach
Wesleyan Chapel.
When the chapel opened
on March 15, 1853 it was the
only chapel between Bellerive
and Pontville and serviced a
wide area
Carol said that while visiting Tasmania during the
bicentennial celebration in
2004 and researching the
land titles of her ancestors
who had arrived in 1804 she
found title for the chapel at
Old Beach.
Visiting the property
Carol immediately fell in love
with it and also found the
chapel was for sale.
After buying and reno-
By LEE PROUSE*
work together to identify
ways to develop local actions.
The goal is to increase the
conversations about violence
prevention and reduce the
risk of harm to the community as soon as possible.
B4TH is a communitydriven, shared learning
process of discussion and
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information sharing activities. It produces strategies to
reduce harm, further risk of
violence and increased preventative actions.
The main objective of the
program is to work with the
community to understand
the challenges that have
become a way of life – to
build capacity and use the
knowledge of people to
break down the patterns of
violence.
Initially the program has
six modules with each module interfacing the others and
leading onto actions based
on learning and interaction.
I have been engaged by
Red Cross to coordinate the
program and am keen to
meet and talk with as many
community members and
service providers in the area
as possible to ensure the
Brighton Historical Society.
Carol says about 72 people are buried at the chapel
and only six are missing their
gravestones, including the
first known person buried at
the site.
Sadly, the oldest burial is
also one of the youngest:
William Merry was born in
1855 but died the same year.
Community Blitz is currently looking for the missing
gravestones.
The task has been made
harder as no photos were
taken nor records kept of the
gravestones before the chapel
was extended and the gravestones possibly buried.
*Luke Horsey is a member
of the Community Blitz
team
Bus service changes put
pressure on many – MLC
Preventing violence
is program’s aim
RED Cross in Bridgewater
is bringing the Before the
Harm (B4TH) violence
prevention program to the
Gagebrook, Bridgewater
and Herdsmans Cove areas.
B4TH aims to stimulate
important and tough conversations for individuals as we
vating the chapel, Carol contacted Community Blitz to
help with restoring the many
broken and poorly repaired
gravestones.
Community Blitz has
restored six gravestones to
date with another 10 to be
completed.
There is also an original
celery top pine picket enclosure housing the Mollineaux
family plot which still needs
a lot of attention.
With the help of Carol
and the Bridgewater LINC,
the Community Blitz participants have also been
researching the people buried
on site.
It is hoped to produce an
information pamphlet for
the community and the
Lee Prouse is
coordinator
of the Red
Cross Before
the Harm
(B4TH)
Project.
CHANGES to Metro bus
services appear to be making life tougher for many
residents across Brighton,
Bridgewater and Old
Beach.
Labor MLC for Derwent
Craig Farrell said he was concerned Metro had left Tasmanians with a lesser service
than previously operated.
“Because of the feedback
we’ve been given, Labor
launched a petition to restore
Metro’s services and make it
easier for people to get to
where they need to go,” Mr
Farrell said.
If you would like to discuss your transport concerns
or would like copies of the
petition contact the office of
Craig Farrell MLC on 6212
2371 or email craig.farrell
@parliament.tas.gov.au
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project will bring results for
Bridgewater, Gagebrook and
Herdsmans Cove communities.
We encourage people in
the community who have an
interest in reducing the violence within our community
make contact.
There are no qualifications needed, just the ability
to have a go and a desire to
see harm and violence
reduced in our community.
If you would like more
information or to be a part
of B4TH please contact me
on
6235
6028
or
[email protected]
*Lee Prouse is coordinator
of the Red Cross Before the
Harm (B4TH) Project.
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Brighton Community News April 2016 5
A place of refuge and recreation
This is the second part of Brighton Council’s manager
of development services James Dryburgh’s thoughtprovoking report on the history of the Brighton Army
Camp for the March 2016 issue of Tasmania 40°South
magazine.
THE site and the Brighton
Army Camp’s facilities continued to be used for army
training with its use intensifying during the national
service intake from 1951-58
provoked by the Korean
War, followed by cadets and
Citizens Military Force unit
camps.
During this era all men
aged between 18 and 26 had
to undergo 14 continuous
weeks of national service
training and enlist in a CMF
unit for three years, followed
by three to six years in the
Army Reserve.
The Brighton Army
Camp was the Tasmania
location for the initial continuous training, bringing
young men from all parts of
the state.
Today, this means that
most Tasmanian men within
a certain age group have
vivid memories of their time
in Brighton.
Use of the camp by various army units continued
after national service ended,
then came Tuesday February
7, 1967, the day that would
become known as Black
Tuesday.
Sixty people died and
hundreds lost their homes as
bushfires ravaged southern
Tasmania.
The army camp again
responded to an urgent need
and was quickly re-purposed,
a large section being converted into a temporary
refuge for about 400 people
left homeless by the bushfires.
From the 1970s through
to the 1990s the camp was
used by the Army Reserve
and the 6th Training Group
but its importance was
declining and in 1998 it was
deemed surplus to army
requirements.
However, in 1999, 60
years after WW2 was
declared, the camp once
again responded to an urgent
need caused by distant
events.
A section was renovated,
renamed the Tasmanian Safe
Haven and became the first
place in Australia to provide
a temporary home to Kosovars fleeing the Balkans War.
One of the camp
churches was converted into
a mosque and around 400
Kosovars soon arrived under
the UNHCR program.
There was no blueprint
for dealing with the situation
and as such the Tasmanian
Safe Haven developed the
model that other centres
around the country would
follow.
The Kosovars were free to
come and go from the camp
and quickly integrated into
the Brighton community,
becoming involved in local
sporting and community
activities.
The broader Tasmanian
community rallied and soon
truckloads of donated
clothes, toys, bicycles and furniture began arriving in
Brighton.
Brighton Mayor Tony
Foster recalls an amazing
time when people pulled
together with a ‘sense of
doing something for the
world’.
After six months, the
Federal
Government
announced it was safe for the
refugees to return home.
Some had nothing to return
to; their homes had been
destroyed.
Again the Brighton com-
munity united, pleading that
the Kosovars be allowed to
stay, but by year’s end they
had all been returned.
Soon after the Kosovars
left Brighton, the Federal
Government put the army
camp on the market.
The sale process involved
a detailed study of the site, its
heritage values and how the
land could be best used.
The study recommended
that the bulk of the site be
developed as a residential
subdivision to cater for the
growing population of
Brighton.
It also included a conservation plan requiring: conservation of the main gates
and the hospital building;
retention of the large recreation area bounded by
Menin Road and Lille Road
and keeping those road
names; and incorporating
interpretation of the site to
allow its history to be preserved and shared.
The Brighton Army
Camp has a rich history, one
of constant adaptation to
serve the shifting demands
of each community it welcomed, each chapter in its
story.
Brighton
Council
recently took possession of
the land recommended for
conservation and public use
with a vision that is in keeping with the history, aiming
to respond to the needs of
society and capitalise on the
social and cultural capital
embedded in the site.
The bulk of the camp
being developed for houses
will likely have about 500
new dwellings on it within
the next 10 years.
This makes the section
that remains in public hands
all the more important for
the future of Brighton as the
need for open space, recreation, cultural events and
community services grows
with the population.
Brighton Council had the
original camp gates incorporated into a new entrance,
featuring a sculpture by Folco
Kooper.
Just within and parallel
to the old Menin and Lille
Roads which will become
pedestrian paths and cycleways, Council has planted
avenues of tupelo trees.
Behind the gateway, completed just in time for the
2015 centenary of ANZAC
Day, is Remembrance Park,
intended to provide a place
of reflection and remembrance.
It features huge steel
blades representing the Rising Sun emblem of the Australian Army reaching outward from a large stone ring
holding the apt words of
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda:
I died with every death,
so I was able to live again
bound by my testimony
and by my unyielding
hope.
In addition to the iconic
park and event space, Council is developing concepts to
reimagine the former hospital building as a multi-purpose community building.
It is presently thought
that the building may be able
to accommodate play -
group/childcare, a senior citizens’ space, artists’ studios,
history room/event space,
indoor market space and a
range of other multi-purpose
facilities and spaces.
With the help of a successful grant through the Tasmanian Community Fund
and in partnership with the
Heritage Education and Skills
Centre in Oatlands, the
Council has begun restoring
the former hospital building.
The project involves a
work team of local unemployed people working with
guidance from specialist heritage builders, learning valuable skills and gaining qualifications while they restore
an important community
building for a fraction of
what such works would normally cost.
Some have even gone on
to gain local employment or
be accepted into further
study.
The land that became the
Brighton Army Camp seems
destined to have an exciting
future, adding pages to an
already multi-dimensional
story.
Hundreds of families will
live on the site in years to
come and enjoy the public
space, community hub and
reflections of history.
In keeping with the chapters already written, the
Brighton Army Camp will
continue to welcome people,
serve the local community
and at times the global community and, no doubt, provide a few more surprises.
Archives tell
stories of
state’s Anzacs
Vinnies helps
vulnerable
in community
AS Anzac day approaches it
seems appropriate to promote the extensive range of
archival materials that are
available through LINC
Tasmania.
Tasmanian Archives and
Heritage Office (TAHO) is
part of LINC Tasmania and
collects a wide range of contemporary and historical
material in many formats
that documents the story of
Tasmania.
TAHO has produced a
short film, made up of photographs taken during World
War I by Lt Col Charles Hazel
Elliott, his wife Sister Alice
Gordon Elliott (nee King)
and some of their friends.
The narration is a summary of the experience of
several people drawn from
their notes, diaries, postcards
and newspaper articles of the
time.
From April 18-22, Bridgewater LINC will have several
screenings of the film.
Contact LINC on
6165 5446 or visit in person,
in Green Point Road, to find
ST Vincent de Paul Society
provides two important
services in our community –
Dining with Friends and the
Lou’s Van service.
Dining with Friends has
been operating since 2009 and
is held in conjunction with the
Brighton Council at Bridgewater as well as the Southern
Midlands Council and Oatlands District High School in
Oatlands.
Dining with Friends
brings people together to
enjoy a hearty three-course
meal, meet new people and
socialise.
It is held on the first
Wednesday of every month at
the Brighton Civic Centre,
Bridgewater, and the third
Wednesday of every month at
the Oatlands District High
School. Meals are served at
5.30pm.
Loui’s Van provides free
food (hot soup, sandwiches,
bakery items, fruit, hot drinks
etc, information about other
services, support and companionship to the vulnerable
or at-risk members of our
out days and times.
The archival materials
available through TAHO are
extensive and not solely
related to Anzac Day or
World War I. TAHO manages two significant donated
collections:
Allport Library and
Museum of Fine Arts – this
collection includes nationally
significant holdings of Tasmanian colonial paintings. It
also contains photographs,
rare books, manuscripts and
English and European decorative arts and furniture.
WL Crowther Library –
this is a large collection of
donated books, manuscripts,
pictures and objects that
paint a rich picture of colonial life in Tasmania.
You can explore parts of
the collections online at
www.linc.tas.gov.au or in person at Hobart LINC.
If you want to see the
online images and information and don’t have access to
the internet, drop into
Bridgewater LINC and use a
free computer.
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Guy Barnett, centre, visited Pete’s Community Shed in Bridgewater.
Men’s Sheds play key role
in health and wellbeing
THE recent Men’s Shed
Week recognised the outstanding
contribution
made by Australia’s Men’s
Sheds to the health and
wellbeing of men, particularly in regional areas.
The parliamentary secretary to the Tasmanian Premier, Guy Barnett, said the
week recognised the great
work of Men’s Sheds in the
state, particularly surrounding their focus on tackling
men’s issues and raising
awareness concerning preventable health issues.
“I visited Pete’s Community Workshed in Bridgewater to see the great work it
does in engaging with nursing homes, the disabled and
at-risk children,” Mr Barnett
said.
“Men’s Sheds play a critical role in helping promote
men’s mental and physical
wellbeing through offering
men a safe and supportive
space in which to get
together, share in mateship
and work on projects that
benefit the local community.”
Mr Barnett moved a
motion in State Parliament
last month to recognise the
invaluable work of Men’s
Sheds and the Men’s Shed
Association.
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Loui’s Van currently assists
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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/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 Association
Presents the annual historical
walk around Pontville on Sunday
May 1, 1pm, meet at Public
Buildings, 371 Brighton Road,
Pontville. Cost $15 per person
includes afternoon tea and guided
tour. (Suggest comfortable
walking shoes). Book online via
[email protected] or
phone Andrea Marks 0402 956
692 for bookings and information.
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.
Bright Start Programs
Play and Learn Programs:
Gagebrook Primary School,
Mondays 9-11am; Brighton
Community and Health Centre,
Wednesdays 9-11am; Tea Tree
Hall, alternate Thursdays 10amnoon. Teenage Parents 2gether:
Gagebrook Primary, Mondays
1-2.30pm. Contact Play and Learn:
Brighton Community and Health
Centre, Tuesdays 9.30-11.30am.
Home Visiting: Brighton, Mondays
to Thursdays 9am-4pm. Grow and
Learn: Riverside Nursery, monthly
Mondays 9-11am. Phone
6268 4257.
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
[email protected] 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 Robyn Bishop
on 6268 4240.
Computer Classes
Computer classes are available at
the Gagebrook Community Centre.
For more information phone the
centre on 6263 6097.
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calendar items, which have been carried over from last year, to see if they are still
applicable for 2016. Please provide amendments/corrections to
[email protected]
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 extremely
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 2937.
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 on
0420 983 434.
Gymnastics
Hobart Gymnastics Academy is
situated in Hurst Street
Bridgewater. We run classes from
the age of walkers to adults, in
trampoline, rhythmic, cheerleading
and acrobatics programs. We offer
a free come-and-try session for all
first individual lessons (conditions
apply). We also have group
bookings for schools, playgroups
and gymnastics-specific birthday
parties at the academy. Contact us
on 6263 3460, email
[email protected], 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.
Jordan River School Farm
Farm Fest, Saturday April 2, 10am3pm, free entry. A fun day for all
the family on the farm. Cattle,
sheep, goats, alpacas, pigs,
horses, poultry, yard dog trials,
shearing, cattle show, sheep
show, junior poultry show, light
horsemen, bullock team display,
wood chopping, spinning,
competitions, children’s
entertainment, art competition,
food, craft stalls and bric-a-brac.
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 meets
at the York Hotel, Granton on the
third Monday of each month. We
gather at 6pm for 6.30pm with the
opportunity for a meal if you are
inclined. Brighton Lions organise
Brighton Community Carols and do
other work in the community. We
welcome new members. Call
Roger Joseph on 0419 558 421 or
Tony Hudson on 0410 626 710.
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected].
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 7.30-8.30pm. St Paul’s
Church, Community Room, Paice
St, Bridgewater. 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
home maintenance skills. Pete’s
Shed is always buzzing with a
variety of people and is available
to community members to carry
out their own projects using
equipment that 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.
Play 2 Learn - Gagebrook
Good Beginnings invites you to
Gagebrook Primary School, 4
Tottenham Rd, Gagebrook,
Mondays 8.45-10.30am. Please
bring a piece of fruit and a drink,
and a sense of adventure. For
young children aged up to 5 years,
parents/carers and grandparents.
Learn through play, games, storytime, interactive art, craft and
music. Parenting information and
support. Contact Tanya Hose on
0458 732 950
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. Come
and browse our plants and check
on all of our upcoming courses and
programs.
Rock and Rhyme
Music, rhymes and stories for
babies and toddlers. Join the fun
then borrow a book to take home.
Every Tuesday during school term,
11-11.30am. No need to book.
Phone Bridgewater LINC 6165
5446 for more information. Starts
April 2016.
Rotary Club of Brighton
The Rotary Club of Brighton meets
at the Brighton Bowls and
Community Club, Brighton Rd,
Brighton on alternate Tuesday
nights at 6.45 for 7pm. Our
Fluoride is a constant
repair kit for your teeth
By DR BADRUN NISA
SINGH*
TOOTH decay is a disease
which affects both children
and adults and can cause
considerable pain and suffering.
Tooth decay occurs when
bacteria in your mouth use
sugars you eat and drink to
make acid, which attacks the
surface of your tooth.
Fluoride in toothpaste
and drinking water is like a
constant ‘repair kit’ that helps
protect teeth against tooth
decay.
If your drinking water
doesn’t have fluoride in it,
there are still ways you can
protect your teeth against
decay.
Some general information is provided but your
individual circumstances
may have to be discussed
with your dentist.
Clean teeth and along the
gum line at least twice a day.
Help your child to brush his
or her teeth until you are sure
they can do it well by themselves. This is usually around
seven years of age.
Babies up to 18 months:
• Start cleaning your
child’s teeth as soon as they
appear (around six months).
• Use a soft toothbrush
with a small head.
• Use only water, do not
use toothpaste.
Children 18 months to
six years:
• Help your child to
brush their teeth.
• Use a small pea-size
amount of a suitable strength
fluoride toothpaste.
• After brushing, spit out
toothpaste, do not swallow it
or rinse with water.
• Don’t let children lick or
eat toothpaste.
For children six years and
over, adults and older adults:
• After brushing, spit out
toothpaste, do not swallow it
or rinse with water.
• Don’t let children lick or
eat toothpaste.
Drink plenty of water
every day. Limit sugary
drinks. Bacteria in your
mouth use these sugars
to make acid which attacks
the surface of your teeth,
leading to tooth decay.
Water has no sugars or
acid. Drink water instead of
sugary drinks to reduce your
risk of tooth decay.
Make
infant
formula using fluoridated or
non-fluoridated water.
Breastfeeding is best for
babies but sometimes this is
not possible. Infant formula
is safe when made using
fluoridated or non-fluoridated water.
Everybody has different
oral health needs. Ask your
dentist how often you should
have a dental check-up.
Children should have an
oral health check by the time
*Dr Badrun Nisa Singh is a
practising dentist at the
Brighton Dentist Clinic in the
Brighton Medical Centre.
they turn two. A dentist, oral
health therapist, GP or
maternal and child health
nurse may do this.
Fluoride mouth rinse
may be used by people aged
six years and above. Ask your
dentist whether this is suitable for you.
meeting dates for March are
Tuesday 1, Tuesday 15 and
Tuesday 29. 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.
Hearing bus
to visit
Brighton
THE new Tasmanian purpose-built Australian Hearing bus is touring southern
Tasmania to offer free hearing checks and raise hearing
health awareness in the
community.
The bus will be in
Brighton on April 19 at the
Brighton Doctors surgery
(9.30am-12.30pm) and the
Green Point Medical Centre
(1.30-4.30pm).
As well as having a hearing check, visitors to the bus
can find information on a
range of common hearing
issues and view a display of
easy-to-use hearing devices
for around the home, including headsets for watching the
TV and alert systems for
doorbells.
No appointment is necessary to visit the Australian
Hearing bus and hearing
checks can be provided to
any interested adults who
visit the bus on the day.
Brighton Community News April 2016 7
Foodies learn how to save money on food bill
By GWEN HARPER*
THIS month the Waterbridge
Fast Foodies were lucky enough
to host Elaine Beechey who ran
two workshops focusing on
shopping smart to reduce food
bills.
We all learnt so much (even the
thriftiest of us) and some of our
favourite tips were:
Buy smart – buy food at the
lowest cost and with little or no
extra packaging. By the way, the
Waterbridge Pantry sells fresh fruit
and veg up to 50 per cent cheaper
than the supermarkets.
Buy in bulk on ‘sale’ or ‘clearance’ only if it is an item you would
normally buy and it isn’t close to
its expiry date. Look at the shelf
ticket and compare the ‘by weight’
price on all sale items – sometimes
smaller-sized packets on ‘special’
are cheaper than the bigger sized
packets of the same item; other
times the ‘special’ is still more
expensive ‘by weight’ than buying
the bigger box.
Avoid expensive processed
foods, instead spend a quiet afternoon cooking in bulk to stock your
freezer with dinners, pasta sauces
and healthy snacks.
Or do it with a friend or kids
after school and pass on this great
money-saving and healthy eating
habit.
Food waste costs every home
up to $1000 a year but what is food
waste?
It can be:
• Cooking too much, and/or
not knowing what to do with leftovers.
• Throwing food out due to
expiry.
• Buying takeaways when there
is already food in the cupboard.
• Not planning or sticking to a
shopping list.
• Families feeding small children.
The Waterbridge website
(waterbridgefood.org) has added a
section on Food Tips which
includes some great links to videos
and websites focusing on saving
money while cooking healthier,
buying food on a budget and meal
planning – including some great
Meal Planner templates that make
weekly meal planning so much easier.
Our favourite is the ‘Food To
Use Up’ meal planner that asks you
to write a list of fridge and cupboard food that is close to expiry,
and then gets you to plan the
weekly meals around this list.
The Waterbridge Fast Foodies
were also lucky enough to have a
guest chef Darren Hillier who
amazed us with a fun session cooking Asian food. Thank you Darren.
Our featured recipe this month
is a meatloaf. It is a Heart Foundation recipe which is healthy, easy to
make and a great way to take mince,
a low-cost meat, beyond hamburgers or spaghetti bolognaise.
MEATLOAF
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30-40 minutes
Ingredients
Olive oil cooking spray
2
⁄3 cup couscous
1
⁄3 cup boiling water
1 brown onion, very finely
chopped
800g lean beef mince
EARLY last month, four Jordan
River Learning Federation students from grade eight and nine
attended the Southern Tasmanian Student Leaders’ conference
at Huonville Primary School.
We listened to a number of
speakers talk about their roles as
leaders, what they need to be a
good leader and how we could
become better role models and
leaders (confidence, respect,
determination etc).
The keynote speaker was Dr
David Warren who is both an
astronomer and businessman.
When the leaders finished
speaking about their roles, we had
to check under our seats for stickers – five chairs in the gymnasium
had stickers underneath and if
you found a sticker you won a
prize.
The prizes were a sandwich
press, books, goodies bags and a
computer tablet. Sadly none of us
won any prizes.
After the prizes were given out
we had morning tea catered by
Huonville High School – sausage
rolls, scones, brownies, cupcakes
and pizza. By the end of morning
tea we were full, mostly on
brownies and scones.
When we began the leadership activities we were organised
into groups and headed off to the
Huonville PCYC which, by the
way, is huge.
We did five group activities by
the end of the conference.
The first activity involved lifting a pole up using only our fingertips; in the second we had to
form conga lines, holding each
other’s waists and run around
without letting the chain break;
in the third activity we had to sit
on the ground with our legs
around the waist of the person in
a microwave safe plate, spray lightly
with oil and cover with damp
paper towel. Microwave for 2 minutes on high/100%. Set aside to
cool.
4. Combine the mince, grated
vegetables, tomatoes, egg, parsley,
onion and couscous together in a
large bowl. Season well with pepper
and mix well using clean hands.
Press mixture into loaf pan. Bake
for 40-50 minutes or until firm in
the centre. Stand in the pan for 10
minutes before turning onto a
board.
5. Slice with a serrated knife
and serve with salad.
Tip: If the zucchini is wet after
grating, squeeze the excess moisture out in a clean tea towel before
adding to the mince.
*Gwen Harper is Waterbridge
Food Co-op project manager
School for Seniors
starts year in style
Local students take part
in leaders’ conference
By DAKODA WOODS and
ABBEY ORR*
1 large carrot, peeled, grated
1 cup grated butternut pumpkin
2 small zucchini, grated (see Tip)
1
⁄2 cup semi-dried tomatoes in
olive oil, drained and chopped
1 egg
2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf
parsley
Cracked black pepper, to season
Green salad, to serve
Method
1. Preheat oven to 200°C
(180°C fan-forced). Lightly spray
the base and sides of a 7cm x 11cm
x 21cm (base) loaf pan with cooking spray.
2. Place the couscous in a large
heatproof bowl, pour over boiling
water. Cover and stand for 5 minutes then stir the couscous gently
with a fork to separate the grains.
Set aside to cool.
3. Place the chopped onion on
By SHIRLEY MCKERROW
*Dakoda Woods and Abbey Orr are grade 9 student leaders at
Jordan River Learning Federation.
front of us and then race the other
teams to the finish line by shuffling our butts.
When we had finished we had
our lunch. While we were eating
we invited a few young students
from Dover Primary School to sit
with us.
After lunch we finished our
last activity, remaking Lego structures without seeing them, and a
task where we had to decide what
we would do if we were stranded
– for example, who we would let
on the liferaft.
Sadly, we had to leave early, so
we couldn’t say a proper goodbye
to our new friends. The ride back
however was great and we sang
along to Fergie, Pink and a variety
of singers to pass the time.
Overall it was a fabulous day
and we can’t wait to go on another
trip and meet more new people.
BRIDGEWATER School for Seniors began its meetings in February with a morning tea that was
catered for with an abundance of
food.
We then heard from one of our
regular speakers who kept us guessing with a series of pictorial puzzles.
Another speaker talked about
how the Hobart Doll’s Hospital is
run and the remarkable restoration
work carried out on precious toys,
dolls, teddies and model cars.
Some members took the opportunity to have appraisals done on
dolls and models brought in on the
day.
Another regular speaker showed
us beautiful scenic views of
Barcelona, a fascinating place with
its architecture by Antoni Gaudi that
draws thousands of tourists who
come to see the amazing buildings
and enjoy the plazas and gardens.
We were fortunate to have a visit
from an ABC cameraman who discussed his work and how it has
taken him all over the world.
He then showed us some examples of news presentations and
explained the difficulties sometimes
encountered in capturing a good
story on film.
We have a bus trip to visit
Chauncy Vale late in March. We will
enjoy our morning tea in a picnic
setting there as well as look through
the home of the late Nan Chauncy,
author of many children’s books.
A quiz session in April will be
something different to be enjoyed
and should be lots of fun.
Our last meeting of this term
will be April 12 and meetings will
resume on May 3.
Bridgewater School for Seniors
is held on Tuesdays, 10am-12 noon
during school terms at Bridgewater
LINC, Green Point Rd, Bridgewater.
For more information phone
Shirley on 6268 0842 or Geoff on
6273 2395.
Federation introduces some of its students
Corey Burgess
Corey is enrolled in Certificate I Hospitality and Certificate II in Skills for Work
and a Vocational Pathways
class. Corey has recently
been approved to participate in a school-supported
Australian School-based
Apprenticeship (ASbA).
He is signed to an
approved training contract,
Certificate II in Sport and
Recreation, and will work
every Monday and Wednes-
day at East Derwent Primary
School. Great stuff Corey!
Punching high in the air!
Brittany Kaye
Brittany is unstoppable and
dedicated and is aiming
high.
Brittany is enrolled in a
Certificate II in Community
Services course and is determined to become a social
worker and give back to
community.
We know you can do it
Brittany.
Brittany Kaye
Dannielle Chandler
Jake Swan and
Dannielle Chandler
Corey Burgess
Jake and Dannielle have
started work on a project
plan with a budget, in order
to spend the Brighton
Council bursary scholarship money they received
for their academic efforts at
the school farm in 2015.
We are going to enjoy
watching this space to see
what evolves with their planning.
Great team work Jake
and Dannielle.
Marty and Emily Silver
Marty and Emily
Silver
Marty and Emily are working on some designs in
their Certificate I in Engi-
neering class at the Bridgewater Trade Training Centre.
The next step is to practise welding and soldering
skills.
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(BCN) we are getting to know some of the students from
Jordan River Learning Federation to learn a little more
about the college and the students’ achievements. BCN
hopes this will be a regular focus in the monthly newspaper.
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Aloysius Catholic College Kingston
St Brigid’s
Brigid’s Catholic School New
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St Cuthbert’s
Cuthbert’s Catholic School Lindisfarne
St James Catholic College Cygnet
St John’s
John’s Catholic School Richmond
St Mary’s
Mary’s College Hobart
Hobart
St Paul’s
Paul’s Catholic School Bridgewater
Bridgewater
St Therese’s
Therese’s Catholic School Moonah
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Brighton’s junior citizen aims high at outrigger canoeing
Brody Wylie began paddling with the Hobart Outrigger Canoe Club while attending the Jordan River Learning Federation
and will compete in the world sprint championships in Queensland next month.
FORMER Brighton Council junior citizen
of the year Brody Wylie has gained selection in the Australian team to compete at
the World Sprint Championships in outrigger canoeing.
The world championships are the highest level of competition that can be reached
for outrigger canoeing.
They are held every two years and are
being held next month on the Sunshine
Coast in Queensland.
Brody began paddling with the Hobart
Outrigger Canoe Club while attending the
Jordan River Learning Federation.
This year Brody and his family moved
north to Somerset, to join the Cradle Coast
Outrigger Canoe club to further his skills
and chances of gaining selection for the Australian team.
Brody has gone from training three
times a week to doing six paddling sessions
along with three crossfit sessions and gym
work a week.
Brody will compete in both the under19 boys and the open men’s divisions at the
championship in the OC6 (six-man) canoe.
We wish him well for the championships.
Tyson makes Tasmanian
Little Athletics team
TWELVE-year-old Tyson
Hartill, of Old Beach, who
recently successfully competed in the Tasmanian Little Athletics championships,
is one of four boys from the
south to be picked for the
state team to compete in the
Australian championships
this month.
Tyson, who is in the
under-13 age group, was
selected to represent Tasmania at this month’s Australian
Little Athletics championships in Adelaide.
He recently competed in
the Tasmanian championships, which consists of
athletes from under-six to
under-15 years. Tyson was
selected to represent his club
in six events: 100 metres, 200
metres, high jump, shot put,
discus and javelin.
He had an exceptional
championship where he won
the gold medal for shot put
and was named Tasmanian
champion for that event, silver medals for the 100 metres
and discus, bronze medal for
the 200 metres and finished
fourth in the high jump and
seventh in the javelin.
Twenty-two athletes have
been selected in total with 11
boys and 11 girls making up
the Tasmanian team.
Tyson was delighted with
his results overall but was
extremely proud of his personal improvements in the
100-metre and 200-metre
events where he ran personal
best times of 12.9 and 27.6
seconds, and he also threw a
personal best 10.79 metres
with the three kilogram shot
put.
Little Athletics provides
children with a healthy
lifestyle option to reduce preventable health problems
such as childhood obesity,
diabetes, heart disease,
depression and other chronic
related diseases.
The Little Athletics environment is a family-friendly
one where everyone is
included no matter of ability,
providing a fun and safe place
to meet new friends and get
involved in sport and physical
exercise.
While the current season
is finished for most athletes
the 2016/2017 season starts
later this year in October.
The state team members
now embark on a demanding
training schedule with the
athletes required to attend
training sessions in Launceston and Hobart three times
a week before they head to
Adelaide to take on the best
young athletes in Australia.
Chloe turns fitness focus into business
Twelve-year-old Tyson Hartill, of Old Beach, right, will
represent Tasmania in this month’s Australian Little
Athletics championships in Adelaide.
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GROWING up, local
woman Chloe Eiszele had
always played netball and
basketball and had been
encouraged to eat healthy
foods and live a healthy
lifestyle so it was a natural
progression for her to get
into the fitness industry.
First obtaining her certificate three and four in fitness, Chloe is now a Metafit,
Punchfit, aqua and suspension instructor, and is studying for her bachelor of exercise and sport science online
with Central Queensland
University.
Chloe has aimed high
and realised one of her goals
with the opening of her fitness business, Metaforce Fitness.
“My ambition is to grow
my business, pass my knowledge onto clients and eventually perhaps even become
a nutritionist,” Chloe said.
“I feel very excited about
running my own business.
Going to work doing something I love and seeing lots of
people achieving results is so
uplifting.
“My short-term goal a
couple of years ago was to
complete my fitness certificates and then move into
taking classes and personal
training while continuing my
university study.
“I am so happy with my
progress in realising these
goals. I’m sure I will face
many hurdles and risks
along the way, but it’s all a
learning experience.”
Chloe’s fitness classes
consist of young and old
groups, from teenagers to
60-year-olds, with each exercise having a high- and a
low-impact version to cater
for all levels of fitness.
“I believe that taking care
of your body by keeping fit
and healthy is a really important aspect in everyone’s life,”
Chloe said.
“Fitness has so many
benefits not only physically
but also mentally. I want to
help people take the first step
to a more active lifestyle or
help them continue creating
a healthier life and to reach
their goals.
“Keeping fit is so important for all ages as it strengthens your bones and muscles,
helps control weight, reduces
the risk of cardiovascular dis-
ease, improves your mental
health and mood and many
more benefits.
“Overall, being physically
active improves your quality
of life.”
Chloe’s classes are at the
Old Beach Community Hall
on Tuesdays and Thursdays
at 6.15pm, the Brighton
Memorial Hall on Wednesdays at 6.30pm and Claremont Memorial Hall on
Mondays at 6.15pm.
For more information
contact Chloe on 0438 036
257, check her Facebook
page Metaforce Fitness or
email [email protected]
Chloe
Eiszele
believes
taking care
of your
body by
keeping fit
and healthy
is an
important
aspect in
everyone’s
life.