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Covering the Cygnet, Huonville, Grove, Leslie Vale, Franklin, Geeveston & Channel areas 20 November 2014 Phone: 6295 1708 [email protected] www.southbus.com.au No 1356 68th Huon Show a great success In perfect weather the Huon Agricultural Society’s Show Committee and over 12,833 show patrons enjoyed a great Huon Show at the Ranelagh Showgrounds on Saturday, 15 November 2014. “Whilst attendance was down by 945 patrons on the record 2013 show, Committee Members were satisfied with the event, considering the number of other events being held in Hobart – including the Myer Christmas Pageant, The Wiggles and Beerfest,” said the Huon Agricultural Society’s President, Mrs Stephanie Clark. “The weather was a little cool in the morning, with the look of rain threatening, but the sun finally broke through. The attendance shows the level of support received. “A feature of the show was the amount of agricultural machinery present. Agricultural firms are to be commended on supporting the Huon Show. Huon Show 2014 Junior Ambassador Quest judges Laura Bender and Lisa Beechey with the “The Grand Parade was a spectacle, with various section winners – Phoebe Talbot of Huntingfield (13-18 years), Jykala Dare of Cygnet most sections of the show being represented. (8-12 years), Abbie Horton of Claremont (4-7 years), and Camaron Bell of Huonville (18 months to 3 years). continued page 8 Washing off the dust of daily life Volunteers for Lovett Gallery Pablo Picassso once said, “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls”. Now you may not be an artist, or even know much about art but if you enjoy looking at artworks and maybe feel the need to dust off your soul perhaps you would like to volunteer to assist us to run our little gallery in Cygnet, the Lovett Gallery (pictured at right). The gallery, with the bright red door at the rear of the Town Hall, opened six years ago after the then committee of the Huon Art Exhibitions Group realised a dream to provide its members, mostly local artists, with a venue to display their work. The atmosphere in the gallery is friendly and informal and many a long conversation or even lasting friendship has been struck with visitors, both local, interstate and even from overseas. The gallery is open Saturdays and Sundays, For further information and training details conand on Fridays too during daylight saving tact Jill Miller on 6295 1960, Anne Le Fevre on hours, from 10am until 4pm. Volunteers may 6297 8209, or HAEG at [email protected]. work either a morning shift from 10am until Jill Miller, Vice Chair, HAEG 1pm or afternoon from 1pm until 4pm. And as a special offer any new volunteer who wishes to become a member of HAEG will be entitled to their first year’s membership free. If you would like to assist us we would love to hear from you. Who knows, you may even develop an interest in taking up some form of art. After all as another great painter, Vincent Van Gogh, once said, “If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint', then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” THE CLASSIFIEDS are inside the back page 20 November 2014 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds 1 What’s on GENERAL Beehive Playcentre Margate Tues/ Thurs 9-12pm 3-4 yrs, 6267 1301 Bruny Island Quarantine Station Open Thurs to Mon 10am-4pm, 816 THE CYGNET & CHANNEL CLASSIFIEDS Killora Rd, North Bruny 0435 069 312 ISSN 1442-5106 Colour Circle Art Group Adult classes Published Thursdays /workshops. Bernadette 6229 8938 Cygnet Community Arts Council Gai 14 Mary Street 6295 0032 or Facebook page Cygnet Tasmania 7112 Cygnet Health Centre Information re services 6295 1235 Phone: 6295 1708 Cygnet Kitchen Gardeners Fax: 6295 1964 6295 1399 / 0438 869 540 or Web: www.southbus.com.au [email protected] Email: [email protected] Cygnet Living History Museum Mary St, 7 days 10-3pm 6295 1394 Cygnet Sea Dragons Jnr Soccer Club Deadlines George 6295 0754 / 0400 514 767 Display ads 5pm Monday Port Cygnet Mens Shed 10-3pm, Line ads 4pm Tuesday Mon to Fri. Noel 0448 928 068 Articles 5pm Monday Huon Bushfire Phone Trees Info on No cancellations accepted neighbourhood set-up. Joanne 0409 002 090. after 4pm Tuesday. Huon LINC Library online access Rates - Cygnet & Channel learning, info. H’ville 6264 8482 Huon Valley Children’s Services Classifieds Centre based after school/early morn & Line ads vacn. care. Pre-kinder, childcare links, $9.90 per 5 lines capsule hire 6264 0333 ($1.00 - each additional line) Little Penguins Birth - 4yrs, Mon Add a photo for $9 9-11.30am, Fri 9-11.30am. Bruny School 6293 1147 Display ads Lovett Gallery 10am-4pm, Sat & $4.10 per column centimetre Sun. Behind Cygnet Town Hall. Paul 6297 8540 Full page $424 Port Cygnet Land and Water Care Half page $212 Enq. 0429 868 833 Quarter page $106 School Lunch Expo Prizes, recipes, Positions of advertisements articles. facebook.com/schoollunchexpo cannot be reserved. StoryTime 11am Mon & Wed term time, Huon LINC 6264 8482 Web Links Yoga Geeveston, Franklin, Huonville, Rates per quarter Alison 0400 288 545 $16.50 per line - limited lineage Zumba Margate, Mel 0409 217 527 Zumba Fitness Ranelagh / Huonville. All prices include GST Tania 0457 192 385 MONDAY Payment required by cash, cheque, Alcohol & Drug Service Huon Comm Visa or MasterCard prior to Health Ctr by appt. 1300 139 641 publication, except by arrangement. Craft Group 10am-2pm West Winds, Woodbridge 6267 4713 What’s on - Free for regular com- Cub Scouts 8-10yrs 5-6.30pm Burtons Res, Cygnet. 6295 0136 munity non-profit activities only. Cygnet Senior Citizens Bingo Save on advertising costs 1.30-4pm, Cygnet Comm Health Ctr Special rates apply for advertising 6295 1506 Deep Bay Fire Brigade 6.30pm concurrently in both the Cygnet Cliffords Rd. 6297 8230 & Channel Classifieds and the Esperance Lodge of Freemasons Kingston Classifieds. 2nd Mon-rehearsal. 3rd Mon meeting Regular advertisers can take 6264 1834 advantage of our Contract Rates. Gym Class at West Winds, 9-10 am 6267 4713 Call for details. HVC Mind Games MahJong, Crib & Euchre. 11.45-2.45, Huon Community Opinions expressed in the Cygnet Health Centre. 6264 0300 & Channel Classifieds do not Joey Scouts (6 & 7yrs) 3.15 -4.30pm necessarily reflect the views of Burtons Reserve, Cygnet 6295 0136 Southern Business Services Pty Ltd. 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Lyn 6295 0980 While every care is taken, the Wattle Grove Fire Brigade train ftntly publisher cannot be held responsible 6.30pm at Station. 6295 0417 for errors or their effect. We reserve Wild Goose Qigong 9.30-11am, Cygnet Supper Room. 6295 0887 the right to alter, omit, reclassify or Woolcraft Spinning Group 1st & abbreviate advertisements for any 3rd Mon. 9am-12.30pm Cygnet Health reason. Responsibility for election Centre. Anne 6295 1810 comment is accepted by Richard Yoga Woodbridge Hall 10-11.30am Miller, 14 Mary Street, Cygnet. 6267 4936 Our full terms and conditions can be TUESDAY found at www.southbus.com.au. Alcohol & Drug Svice Huon Comm Health Ctr by appt. 1300 139 641 The Cygnet & Channel Classifieds ALP Huon Branch 7pm 2nd Tues alternates Cygnet/Huonville 0419 585 369 is independent, locally owned and Bingo 7.30pm Twin Ovals Pavilion published by Southern Business Kingston, Michelle 0418 548 611 Services Pty Ltd. Channel Fire Brigade training We have no association with any other 2nd & 4th Tues at 7pm, 1st Sun 1.30pm company in Australia or overseas. Kelsey 0419 309 566 2 Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 20 November 2014 Channel Seniors Social Club 1st Tues 12-2pm West Winds 6267 4713 Channel & Huon Ukulele Mob 6.30pm 15a Emma St Cygnet 6295 0910 Chat ‘N’ Chew Salvation Army Hall, Huonville,1.30pm 6264 2645 Cygnet Walking Group – leaves Burtons Reserve in Cygnet at 1pm. HVC 6264 0300 Family Planning Clinic wayraparatte Child and Family Centre, Geeveston. 6273 9117 enqs/ free appointments. Friends of Coningham NRA Working Bees - 3rd Tues/month, Feb- Nov, Jean 6267 4870 times and locations Friends of Snug Village Aged Care Facility 2nd Tue 1.30pm, Beverley 6267 9537 Friendship Roses of Cygnet Craft Group 10-1pm, Savina 6295 1941 Huon Natural Learners 11am-1pm 6297 9959 Relaxed homeschooling. Kingborough Carers Support Grp fortnightly, 1pm, Ph June 6229 6946 Life drawing 6-8pm, Eyrie Gallery, 14 Church St, Geeveston PALS Sport 9.15-9.50am. GP room, Cygnet Primary School. 6295 1241 Peregrine Play Group 9–11am, Peregrine School, Nicholls Rivulet Rd. Georgie. 0400 146 858 Prime Fusion Pilates/Tai Chi for older adults, 3-3.45pm, Oyster Cove, 0412 123 969 RC model yacht racing, 10.30am, Huon Rowing Club, Franklin. Tony 0417 452 816, Jack 6266 3846 Rotary Club of D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Villa Howden 6.30pm 6267 1161 St James Playgroup Cygnet, 9am –10.30am Louise 6295 1541 Swansong Choir 7pm, Cygnet Twn Hall Supper Room 0458 812 078 Uthando Project Making dolls for Zulu children. 11am-3pm. Uniting Church, Mary St, Cygnet. 6295 1953. U3A Creative Writing Group 10am-12pm. Community Medical Centre, Frederick St, Cygnet. Lyn 6295 0980 U3A Play Reading Group 1.45-4pm. Community Medical Centre, Frederick St, Cygnet. Judi 6297 8239 WEDNESDAY Bingo at the Cygnet Bowls Club 7pm 6264 1438 Huon Crafty Arts Group 10.30-12pm Comm’ty Rm, St James Village, Pine Lane, Huonville. 6264 8864 Huon River Guides 7-10yrs 3.305.30pm Hville Guide Hall 6266 4283 Huon Valley Concert Band 7pm Huonville Primary School 6266 3148 Kingborough Prostate Cancer Support Group Meets 2nd Wed 2pm. Kingston LINC. Keith 6229 9479 Life Drawing Supper Room, Cygnet T/Hall 10am-12pm 6292 1433 Lions Club of Port Cygnet 1st & 3rd Wed, 6.30pm Top Pub, Cygnet PALS Music 9.15-9.50am. Music room, Cygnet Primary School. 6295 1241 Qigong at Franklin 9am Amanda 0466 247 728 Sing Australia Kingston 12-2pm Salvation Army Church, Algona Rd, Blackmans Bay 6229 3990 U3A Art Group 2-4pm. Med Ctr, Frederick St, Cygnet. Lyn 6295 0980 U3A Garden & Gourmet Group 10am-12pm. Community Medical Centre, Frederick St, Cygnet. Jenny 6266 6404 Women’s indoor soccer 7pm. Cygnet Sports Ctr. All levels. 6295 1130 Woodbridge Red Cross bi-monthly at member’s homes 2pm. 6267 4672 THURSDAY Channel Painters 9.30am-12n West Winds, Woodbridge, Jane 6292 1177 CWA Cygnet Branch 1st Thu, 10am-2pm, Bridge Cottage, Mandy 0418 182 939 / 6295 0643 Cygnet Community Garden 10-12noon, [email protected] 6295 0658 Cygnet Library Storytime 2-3pm. Cygnet Venturers 15-18yrs 7- 9pm Burtons Reserve, Cygnet 6295 0136 Huon Explorer Guides 10-14yrs, 6-8pm, Hville Guide Hall 6266 4283 Huonville Sunflower Guides 5-7yrs, 3.30-5pm Huonville Guide Hall 6266 4283 Huon Valley Jujitsu Club Junior Classes 5-9yrs 5pm, 9-14yrs 6pm-7pm, Pt Huon Sports Ctr. 6297 1708 In Stitches yarn-craft group 1st Thu 7-9pm, Southern Swan, 12 Mary St, Cygnet 0468 357 468 Kettering Community Association 1st Thurs, 7.30pm Kettering Hall, Mary 6267 5023 PALS Kinder 10am-12pm Kinder room, Cygnet Primary School. 6295 1241 Prime Moves fitness for older adults, 11-11.45am, Oyster Cove, 0412 123 969 Scouts for 11-15yr olds 7-9 pm Burtons Reserve, Cygnet. 6295 0136 Snug CWA 2nd Thursday of month,10am. Upper level, Brookfield, Margate. 6267 5060 Table Tennis 10am-12pm Cygnet Sports Centre, Phone 6295 1130 Tiddlypeeps Playgroup Margate 10-11.30am 6267 9716 The Exchange Op Shop & Drop In Centre at West Winds, 10-3.30pm, Woodbridge. U3A Creative Craft 2-4pm. Community Medical Ctr, Frederick St, Cygnet. Barbara 6264 2778 U3A Morning program 10am12pm. Community Medical Centre, Frederick St, Cygnet. Lyn 6295 0980 West Winds Photographic Group last Thur (not Jan) 7.30pm, Woodbridge 6292 1778 Wombats Childcare at West Winds, Woodbridge 8.30am-3.30pm, School terms only 6267 4713 FRIDAY Aikido 6pm, Cygnet Sports Centre 6295 1130 Cygnet Singers Choir Rehearsals Cygnet Sports Centre 7.30-9.30pm, Terry 6266 6026 Cygnet Walking Group – leaves Burtons Reserve 1pm. HVC 6264 0300 Eating with Friends 3rd Fri, West Winds 6267 4713 Family Planning Clinic SETAC Primary Health Care Centre, Cygnet. 6295 1125 enqs/ free appointments. Huonville Venturer Unit 14-18 yrs, 7pm till late, H’nville Scout Hall Lions Club of Port Cygnet BBQ 102pm last Fri, weather permitting, Cygnet Mary Street car park Open Mic Night last Fri, 7-10pm, Port Cygnet Sailing Club clubhouse Parlons Français! 10am term time Library, Huon LINC 6264 2482 Qigong 9-10am Cygnet T/Hall Supper Room. Amanda 0466 247 728 Rock & Rhyme 11am term time, Huon LINC 6264 8477 Scrabble Group 1-3pm Huon LINC 6264 8482 SATURDAY Archery Beginners 10.30am-12.30pm. Huon Archers. Rahn 6264 2002 Aust. Volunteer Coast Guard on duty Margate Marina Sat/Sun/pub hols 9am-5pm 6267 5016 Cygnet Riding Club, Instruction day 2nd Sat 0428 143 134 Huon Freemasons Open Lodge, 4th Sat 10-1pm 6266 3235 Huonville Market From May 2014, 1st & 3rd Saturdays 10am-2pm. Huonville Town Hall 0419 221 705 Old Schoolhouse Toy Library 9.3011.30am, cnr George & Golden Valley Rd, Cygnet 0415 424 459 Seventh Day Adventist Margate 11am W/ship, 9.30am Sabbath School Theosophical Society last Sat 2-4pm, 13 Goulburn St, Hobart 6267 4868 SUNDAY Anglican Parish of Channel & Cygnet 9am - Woodbridge,10am Cygnet, 6295 1767 AOG Church 10.30am. Mary St Cygnet. 6266 3558 Church in the Valley 10am CWA Hall Huonville 0408 876 272 Cygnet Jazz Collective 1st Sunday of month. 2-5pm, Cygnet RSL. Cygnet Market 1st & 3rd Sun 10-2pm 0488 006 873 Cyg Town Hall Judbury Market 2nd Sun, 10am-2pm. 0424 035 114. Calvert Park Margate Garden Club last Sun mth outings, Anne 6267 2152 Woodbridge Village Market 4th Sun 10-3pm, Babs 6267 4853 Woodbridge Uniting Church Service 9.30am 6292 1778 Strange but true Not so clever An undergraduate student at Harvard University faced a decidedly unhappy new year after being accused of sending a hoax bomb threat to university officials and campus police to get out of doing his end of term exams. Eldo Kim, 20, a psychology student from Washington state, sent an email on the morning of his exam with the subject line “bombs placed around campus.” The message read “Shrapnel bombs placed in science center, server hall, emerson hall, thayer hall. guess correctly. be quick for they will go off soon.” Thousands of students were immediately evacuated into the freezing and snow covered Harvard Yard, while investigators searched the buildings for six hours. Kim was charged with sending electronic threats and may receive a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $262,500 fine. Sunshine powered hospital The world's largest solar powered hospital has opened in Haiti, lighting the way to a brighter future for the impoverished nation. Only about 20% of Haitians have access to electricity. On moonless nights, most of the capital is plunged into darkness but thanks to a new initiative to harness the country's sunshine, that is changing. The hospital opened last year and since then has attended to 60,000 patients and safely delivered more than 800 babies. Witches beware Witches in Swaziland were warned this spring not to fly their broomsticks more than 150 metres above the ground. Magic broomsticks are covered by a ban on heavier than air transportation devices flying into the country's airspace without authorisation. “A witch on a broomstick should not fly above the limit,” said a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority. Asleep on the job A woman form Newport, UK, revealed that she had developed a useful disorder that makes her do housework in her sleep. Claire Bartlett, 50, sleepwalks around the house, dusting, washing dishes and even cleaning windows. “I think it's every housewife's dream,” she said. “I don't feel tired afterwards. If anything, I'm relieved when I wake up and find everything is done. I've even started leaving out the dirty dishes, hoping my subconscious self will clear them away and do the washing up for me.” Bon mots “There is almost no action we perform in youth that we would not give any sum, in later life, to undo.” - French writer Marcel Proust Channel artists go to town Led astray in Hobart! ‘Astray Studio’ was chosen as the name for our studio and pop-up shop partly because it is accessed by leaving the ‘beaten path’ of Liverpool Street in Hobart, and wandering down a laneway,” said artist Gina Haywood. Astray was opened late in 2013 as an artist studio space shared by Gina and fellow artist Andrew (Drew) Murphy who found the right space after much searching. “We (eventually) decided that a studio in the city might suit, and this old office space, although small, had the right vibe,” she said. It was also a space where Gina held art classes, with some of her students coming from Kingston and further down the Channel. “Drew and I thought it would be fun to share the space for a designated time and provide an alternative sales outlet in the city for both emerging and established artists,” said Gina. “The list grew quickly, and covered a broad range of styles and mediums.” At least half the artists live and work between Kingston and Middleton. “Astray has seldom been open to the public prior to the pop-up shop – only once for an open studio event, and at other times for private art classes.” Astray will be open on Saturdays until Christmas. The pop-up phenomenon Pop-up shops have been with us for around fifteen years, according to Wikipedia. They began in California – the first was named ‘Vacant’ – and were set up as niche retail outlets with limited edition products. Once the products were sold out the store would be closed, reopening only once more product was received. With the possibility of their pop-up shop continuing through into 2015 in some form but with varying exhibitors and hours of trade, Astray Studio certainly fits the definition. “The space is still a working studio, and will continue to be used as such throughout the life of the pop-up shop,” said Gina. “New works will arrive each week, and so the display will continue to change and evolve.” Resident artists Now based in Hobart, Gina Haywood graduated with a major in printmaking in Sydney. She’s participated in exhibitions in Australia, the USA and Hong Kong, and is represented in several collections, by her drawings – charcoal being a favoured medium. Gina has been a finalist in several awards, and won the 2000 Sydney Airport award and the Mura Clay Gallery award in printmaking. Her work can be viewed online at www. ginahaywood.com Andrew Murphy graduated in Hobart in 1992, held his first solo exhibition in 1993 and has exhibited every year since, his paintings and sculptures appearing in Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart and other local venues. In 2006 Andrew undertook a Residency at the Mantua Art Project in Roscommon, Ireland. His work can be viewed online at www. andrewmurphy.org A selection of the artistic offerings available in the Astray Studio shoreline to the north of Oyster “This mix, and the goings-on of Cove,” he said, “especially with studio activity make Astray an From her D’Entrecasteaux Channel shadows and orange hues from the intriguing experience. We hope home, textile artist Mahdi Chandler setting sun lighting up the cliffs.” casual passers-by will be ‘led overlooks The Neck on Bruny astray ’ and venture in.” Feel Anything, everything, Island, with views to Tasman Island like being led Astray? Visit 212 and beyond. “The constantly and more Liverpool Street Hobart, 10-4 changing colour and light of this “Often artists work across multiple Saturdays. Enter via the side lane. environment provides me with disciplines and a pop-up shop And prepare to be surprised. endless inspiration for my dyeing provided a relaxed, creative outlet Judy Redeker projects, with a particular focus for gifts, art, craft and everything on colour and texture,” she says. handmade,” Gina Haywood said. Jane Payne lives at Middleton, and her love of nature, the natural RED VELVET LOUNGE environment, and enjoyment of FIRE time spent cruising and visiting Words cannot express how national parks influences her thankful I am to all the local watercolours. Earlier this year she brigades that attended participated in a joint exhibition o n T h u r s d a y night, called Poetic Licence at the Lady and also to Phil Wilcox, Franklin Gallery. Well known our local electrician. Tasmanian water colourist, Roger Murphy, who lives at Kingston, will You saved the building, also be exhibiting at Astray. “All my I cannot thank you enough. paintings are of places I like to be,” Kim he says on his website. “I like to feel myself in the landscape – on the riverbank, on the shoreline or Ph 6295 1708 TO ADVERTISE in a street – and I try to capture my day of being there through the atmosphere, the light and the Regional Arts Tasmania colour that I put into my works.” Home Is Where The Hall Is Other local artists taking part are Ann Haywood from Taroona, CELEBRATING ST MARK’S HALL, CYGNET Elaine Lincolne from Tinderbox, mosaicist Rachel Bremner from Oyster Cove, and Christian Saturday, November 22nd, 3pm Wojtowicz from Oyster Cove. Christian is perhaps better known With Exquisitely Elegant Food and to Tasmanians as an internationally acclaimed cellist. In retirement A Small But Elegant Orchestra he has returned to a childhood Dress: Afternoon Elegant love of drawing, using charcoal and oil pastels to capture scenes and Ladies are Invited to from the Channel, where he sails, and the local bush environment. Wear An Extremely Elegant Hat Christian has created a visual diary of his many anchorages, pad Admission by Coin Donation and drawing implements always For Refugees and Ebola Relief at hand on his boat. “I love the Artists exhibiting A Very Elegant Teaparty 20 November 2014 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds 3 OSTEOPATH • Neck & Back Pain • Sports Injuries • Postural Problems • Workplace or Repetitive Strain Injuries • Pregnancy Related Problems • Headaches / Migraines MAIB, Work Cover, Private Health Insurance Rebates Apply Chris Kelly BSci(ClinSci) MHSci(Osteo) MAOA Registered Osteopath Ph 0417 238 929 6229 9844 Kingston Beach Health Centre 2 Recreation Street, Kingston Beach www.osteopathhobart.com.au Pain & Injury Clinic, Kingston Beach Advertising Deadlines Display ads 5pm Mon Line ads 4pm Tue CYGNET PHARMACY WELCOMES YOU TO OUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NIGHT Thursday 27th Nov 6.00pm to 7.30pm 20% OFF Gifts Handbags Jewellery Watches Natio Coral Colours 10% OFF Vitamins Free 43 Mary Street, Sausage Sizzle Cygnet Ph 6295 1600 Jumping Castle 10 Lucky Door prizes to be won 4 Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 20 November 2014 Cygnet Singers’ concert combines Christmas and 30th birthday At the end of this year, Cygnet Singers will celebrate a very special event, the choir's 30 th birthday! With Christmas approaching and a birthday at the same time, the Cygnet Singers have decided to hold a double celebration and to invite everyone to join the festivities at a combined Christmas concert and birthday party on Sunday, 30th November. This will include a wonderful afternoon of music, a festive feast for afternoon tea and even a delicious birthday cake for everyone to share. During the past year, the choir has been working to produce a CD to commemorate this occasion and they are now very pleased and excited to share the results of all their hard work with their audience and with the wider community. Dianne O'Toole, who has guided the choir as its Music Director for over ten years, is delighted with the outcome. Many talented people, all from the Huon Valley, have assisted with this endeavour and the choir is especially thrilled with the beautiful cover picture of the swan, the symbol of Cygnet, which was designed by local artist, Megan Graham. The music on the CD is a selection of the choir's favourite songs and it would make a wonderful and personal Christmas gift. It will be for sale at the concert for $10, with proceeds supporting the work of the Hush Foundation which produces music to reduce stress and anxiety for children, families and others in hospitals around Australia. A short selection of five of the songs on the CD will be included in the Christmas concert, to tempt the audience to purchase the CD in order to listen to more! The title of the CD, The Day's Turn, comes from the beautiful song which was written especially for the choir by Ben van Tienen on its 25th anniversary. As well as these songs, the Christmas section of the concert programme will include the charming story of Wombat Divine and well known carols such as Ding, Dong, Merrily on High, and Go, Tell it on the Mountain, The Linden Tree Carol, Rise up Shepherd and the glorious music of All Bells in Paradise. It would not be a birthday celebration without some bright and cheerful songs to set the right mood and start the feet tapping, so the afternoon will begin with different versions of two nursery rhymes, Sing a Song of Sixpence and Ding Dong Dell and then the happy music of Gilbert and Sullivan's, Dance a Cachuca, from The Gondoliers. In presenting this concert, the choir will be accompanied by a number of talented musicians, principally Dianne van Tienen on piano and also Sue Videroni on bass guitar and Ailsa Nicholls on flute. Everyone is invited to join the festivities on Sunday, 30 th November at 2pm at the Carmel Hall in Cygnet. An entry fee of $10 will ensure not only a memorable afternoon of beautiful music but also a lavish, home baked afternoon tea and birthday cake. There will also be the opportunity to participate in a raffle for a number of generous hampers filled with items which will contribute to provisions for the festive season. The Cygnet Singers would like to continue to celebrate the joy of music for many years to come and they are hoping that everyone will join in wishing them, 'Many Happy Returns'! For further information, please go to www.cygnetsingers.com or phone 6264 1182. Cygnet Singers Advertising Deadlines Display ads 5pm Mondays Line ads 4pm Tuesdays It takes a whole community to run a festival… Cygnet Folk Festival needs you – local volunteers. Have you been a volunteer before? Would you like to join our wonderful troupe of volunteers for the 2015 festival? Volunteer positions are filling up fast with people from all corners of the world offering their time in various areas – green team, venues, transport, shop, site setup and cleanup, and a myriad of jobs which make this festival happen. (Don’t wait until the festival weekend as volunteer roles may be filled by then.) Being involved behind the scenes is a great opportunity to meet people and to be a part of an amazing event in Cygnet. It is fantastic work experience for regular festival volunteers and for anyone looking to get involved in event organisation. Yo u c a n a p p l y o n l i n e v i a the festival website at www. cygnetfolkfestival.org or come and see us at the Cygnet Markets. Calling local artists We are looking for workshop leaders (with a Working with Children Certificate) to run a range of workshops – in your own field of expertise – art/craft, music, making stuff…… This year the Cygnet Folk Festival would like to step up our “Kidspace” and run more workshops for children (from age 3 plus). We want to make a creative space for children (and mums and dads) to come along and make something to take home, or contribute to a group project which will become part of the festival for the future. If you would like to run a workshop, please email Robin Winter on robinmwinter@gmail. com. Please contact me by Friday 28th November. Yes folks, it’s nearly here……. Robin Winter for HIRE Cygnet Cygnet Town Hall & S u p p e r Ro o m Alison Viner Events | Meetings | Classes Exhibitions | Private functions 95 1708 Phone 62 Physio Call 6295 1333 for appts No referral required APA Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist MAppSci Physio • Back & neck pain • Headaches & muscle pain • Rehab post surgery • Work injuries • Joint at Cygnet Medical Services, 14 George St, Cygnet HUON VALLEY YOGA Specially crafted Yoga sessions in your home or workplace for individuals, families, or friends. All ages. Public classes & workshops also available. See the website for all the info: www.huonvalleyyoga.com or ring Alison on 0400 288 545 [email protected] Advertise for $5 Any single item valued at under $100 Maximum 4 lines. One item per advert only. Not for bulk/ multiple items. Private adverts only. Cash or credit card only. Lodge by phone or website only. Ad runs for one week only. Full terms at www.southbus.com.au 20 November 2014 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds 5 Incorporating Cygnet Curtains * Soft furnishings * Decorative homewares * Curtains * Bonded,vertical, slimline & timber blinds * Made to measure tracks Free measure & quote Shop 4, 193-195 Main Street, Huonville Phone 6264 3398 Mobile 0418 356 276 Something to sell? Having a garage sale? Holding an event? Advertise in the Classifieds Phone or lodge your ad online BEFORE 4pm on Tuesdays Ph 6295 1708 www.southbus.com.au Geeveston Twilight Country Fair On November 28th the country fair is coming to Sacred Heart Catholic School in Geeveston! On from 4pm-7pm, it will be a wonderful evening for the entire family! Everyone is welcome and guaranteed to have a good time! There will fun, free entertainment including SES demonstrations, a fire truck, fisheries pool and archery demonstrations. There will be lots of music to relax to while you eat dinner from our many food stalls catering for everyone with tempura mushrooms, salmon, pizza and pasta, curry, bbq, hot chips and dagwood dogs, desserts and coffee. How does a pony ride sound? Or a whirl on the teacups ride? A bounce on a jumping castle perhaps? You can win big at the chocolate wheel or raffle, and browse the always popular plant, books, craft and white elephant and upcycled stalls. Everyone loves some country cooking, and you will be able to take lots home from the cakes and sweets stall, or you can even decorate your own cupcake! Of course, it wouldn’t be a school fair without showbags and face painting! Each class has been working hard on their own stall and are all excited to share them with visitors to the school. Christmas concert 'Kingston's Southern Voices will present 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas' in the Kingborough Senior Citizens Club in Redwood Road, on Sunday, 23rd November, at 2pm. Hobart male choir Men in Black will be supporting artists, presenting a set and then joining the Southern Voices for the finalé. Songs will include the title song, the 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Handel's Messiah, 'When a Child is Born', the Leonard Cohen 'Hallelujah', and 'Mary's Boy Child'. Tickets are $15/$12 concession and only $5 for children (aged 6-16) and a complimentary afternoon tea is included. Tickets are available now from Bertoz Jewellers, Channel This year’s Twilight Country Fair is run by Sacred Heart Catholic School Geeveston’s dedicated Parents & Friends Association, who have worked tirelessly to make this year’s fair the best yet, and a great event for families from the whole Huon community. The fair is the P&F’s largest fundraiser, and they are hoping to raise much needed funds to go towards a new playground that will encourage outdoor play, exercise, and learning for the school community to enjoy. They hope you will join them for this fantastic night at the country fair! Carolyn Crouch Court, and at the door from 1.30pm. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.trybooking.com/ GDJE (pay by card and print out your ticket). Bring your friends and have a wonderful day out. Margot Lampkin Southern Voice Media Release The Southern Voices web.links U3A Kingborough Learning in retirement for pleasure. www.u3akingborough.org.au Kingston Classifieds Cygnet & Channel Classifieds www.southbus.com.au Advertise your website here! Rates / quarter $16.50 per line Phone 6295 1708 6 Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 20 November 2014 Buy local this Christmas and win The majority of businesses in Tasmania are classified as “small” – yet they constitute 95% of all businesses in our state and collectively employ about 46% of the workforce. Also, around 42% of registered small businesses employ staff. Our region is reflective in these figures, so you can see just how many people are involved in “local trade”. So, the Huon Valley office of the Kingborough Community Enterprise Centre, in conjunction with the Huon Valley Council, is encouraging shoppers to buy local this Christmas. “Shoppers will have the chance to win $500 to spend at their choice of participating businesses,” KCEC manager Scott Dufty said. “Participating businesses will also have the chance to win up to $500 to spend on professional development.” More than 70 businesses in the Huon Valley have registered so far. “Customers won’t shop locally just for convenience – they also want good service and a decent price. Businesses in the Huon Valley offer all of these things,” Scott said. When we buy from locals, most of the money stays local – this way more local people will have a better Christmas. Valley Flowers is one of the businesses participating in the campaign. Owner Emily Churchman said it was a great chance for local businesses to promote their wares. “You don’t need to go to Hobart to buy great products at competitive prices,” she said. CYGNET (Chad’s) AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS All Weed Solutions Chemical Spraying Specialists Boom Spray~Spot Spray~Cut & Paste Certified, Licensed & Experienced Fully Insured ANY WEED, ANYWHERE!!! For a free quote, phone Maurice 0438 081 473 E: [email protected] CONSTRUCTION & JOINERY 6267 1896 0439 610 640 [email protected] 1686 Channel Highway, Margate Emily Churchman of Valley Flowers and Scott Dufty of the KCEC Customers who spend $20 or more in one transaction at any participating business will be eligible to enter the prize draw. Look out for the “buy local this Christmas” poster or go to www.huonvalleydirectory.com. au to view the list of participating businesses. Scott Dufty said there was still time for businesses to register. “All you need to do is complete the business registration and entry form to participate in the campaign and enter the prize draw,” he said. “ Po s t e r s , e n t r y f o r m s f o r customers and entry boxes will then be provided.” The draw will take place on Wednesday 17th December. Kingborough Community Enterprise Centre Media Release Renovations & Extensions New Homes New Kitchens Kitchen Upgrades Laundries, Vanities, Bathrooms for HIRE Free Consultation Available Now! 95 1708 Phone 62 Cygnet Town Hall & Supper Room Events | Meetings | Classes | Exhibitions | Private functions ADVANCED ROOFING Experienced professional local service Gutter Guard Installation Replacement Gutters Colorbond Fascia Covers • Re-Roofing Servicing all southern Tasmania areas COMPETITIVE PRICING 4 Mary St | Cygnet Ph 6295 1275 M 0428 88 99 72 Complete Mechanical Repairs • Cars, Trucks, 4WDs • Service all makes & models (including warranties) • Delkor batteries agent • Disc & drum brake machining alignments • Engine, gearbox & diff overhauls • Clutches, brakes, suspension repairs & upgrades Competitive rates | Pick-up & delivery available All work guaranteed For a NO OBLIGATION FREE QUOTE Ph 6239 6615 / 0428 293 619 20 November 2014 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds 7 68th Huon Show a great success cont’d “ T h i s y e a r, t h e c h i l d r e n’ s entertainment worked extremely well, with Make Believe, Pelican Puppets, Bodane the Magician and Life. Be in It all contributing. “Day Star Duo provided relaxing music; and, across the arena on Stage 2, Sundown and Guilders entertained. “The Medieval Society also added colour to the arena. The Dog High Jump is still the biggest watched event at the show. The Ute Competition provided a spectacle on the arena. “Cattle sections were well represented by Jordan River Learning, the Geard and the Direen families. “Good entries were received in the alpaca, sheep and cavy sections. Commercial cattle entries were down, but hopefully this will improve next year. The equestrian section received record entries with showjumping on the arena a spectacle.” (In a first-ever for the Huon Show, equestrian events were also held on Sunday.) “The newly renovated animal n u r s e r y, c o n d u c t e d b y Kingborough-Huon Rural Youth Club, was busy all day. “Good entries were received in the horticultural, handcrafts, cooking and schools exhibits. “Many favourable comments were received and it is hoped that this show will continue to grow but still retain the uniqueness of being a friendly country show.” Mr Paul Harriss MP kept patrons informed over the public address system of what was happening around the ground, also giving an extensive run down of what could be seen during the Grand Parade. The HAS special guest for the day, Mr David Charlesworth, who was representing sponsors J. Boag and Son, was escorted around the ground by Life Member Mr Terry Bennett and he selected the Best Small and Best Large Stall Sites – and his choices were Chakaya Alpacas and Southern Machinery. HAS President, Mrs Stephanie Clark, presented a Life Membership certificate and badge to Mrs Janet Symons. Special Awards were presented on the HAS’s behalf by Life Member Mrs Brenda Pettit to Mrs Joan Kesson and Mrs Aileen Harriss. A 30-Year Huon Show Attendance Certificate was presented to a Southern Machinery representative by the HAS’s Grounds Supervisor and Life Member, Mr John Marshall. At the show’s Official Afternoon Tea, several very special awards were presented. HAS President, Mrs Stephanie Clark, back left, and Life Member Mrs Brenda Pettit, front left, were pictured with (back) Mrs Aileen Harriss and Mrs Janet Symons and (front) Mrs Joan Kesson. Mrs Symons received a Life Membership Award and Mrs Kesson and Mrs Harriss were presented Maureen Oates with Appreciation Certificates. Pictured below are some of the participants in the Grand Parade Fire permit period declared Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) will declare a statewide Fire Permit Period from midnight, Wednesday 19th November 2014. TFS Chief Officer Mike Brown said, “The longer term outlook is that the present dryer than average conditions are likely to continue. Without a change to the current rainfall levels, the State faces an above average fire season.” This is supported by the fact that over the last two months the TFS has experienced a significant increase in the number of calls to respond to vegetation fires. “It is the right time to commence a permit period, particularly given the increase in the number of vegetation fires and the amount of vegetation build-up around the State”, Mr Brown added. It is stressed that this is not a ban on burning, but a means of coordinating and monitoring legitimate and controlled burning. This ensures fires are conducted safely, and bri- 8 From front page Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 20 November 2014 gades are not called out unnecessarily. Land owners throughout the State who are planning to conduct burns are still encouraged to do so; however they are now required to go through a relatively simple process of obtaining a fire permit prior to lighting”, Mr Brown said. It is not necessarily a fire that starts on a specific day that can cause a problem. It may be residual fire that can still exist two to three weeks after a burn that escapes on a ‘bad’ fire day. Hence why it is so important to have a mechanism to monitor and control where and when a fire is being lit. Campfires and barbeques do not need a permit, however, people must remain in attendance at all times whilst fires remain alight. Please check with your local council on burning restrictions. For information on how to obtain a fire permit free call 1800 000 699 or visit www.fire.tas.gov.au. TFS Media Release Grow it locally The news the other night on the ABC’s 7.30 Report noting that Australia only has one week’s supply of oil in hand at any one time, set me thinking. How would we cope if suddenly the oil supply was interrupted, maybe by terrorism as threatened? The program stated that "Al Qaeda has urged jihadists to attack the Malacca Straits, through which more than half of Australia's oil is shipped, so how well prepared is the country for a disruption to our fuel supply?" What would happen if there was no petrol? The reporter Matt Peacock continued "Oil, (is the) fuel that drives the nation. It runs our cars, drives our trucks and delivers our food, fuels our factories and flies our aeroplanes. Fifteen years ago Australia imported 60 per cent of its oil from overseas. Now it's 91 per cent. And that has some experts very worried." Interestingly "Other countries, like the US and EU nations, have mandatory stockpiles of oil for just such an emergency. Held in tanks or reservoirs. When Australia supplied more of its own oil it entered an agreement with the International Energy Agency to hold a similar 90 day stockpile, but in recent years it hasn't." And the reason we do not have reserves - "A recent government study estimated that a cost of $6.8 billion would be required to meet the infrastructure and supply requirements to meet the 90 day requirement." The program went on with the chilling statement "If the Government does nothing we will eventually end up with no refineries in this country, 100 per cent import dependency, the lowest stocks that make economic sense to the fuel companies and our risk level will be higher. One day we'll have a crisis, we'll suddenly wake up but unfortunately it will be too late." Talking it over after the program it was obvious that drastic measures would be required. Out would come every bicycle complete with a basket on the front to collect whatever food stuffs were available. But how long before the shops run out. You only have to look at where a lot of our food stuff comes from to be aware of the problems. There is only so much stock in hand. The UK faced just such a crisis at the beginning of WWII when, Visit a FRAGRANT ROSE GARDEN this week just like Tasmania and indeed Australia, the shipping lanes were blocked and only very essential items could be shipped in at great human cost. Almost immediately the cry went out 'Dig for Victory'. "It is estimated that in the 1930s 75% of pre-war Britain’s food was imported by ship. By 1942 half the civilian population was part of the nation’s “Garden Front”, and ten thousand square miles of land had been "brought under the plough". School playing fields, public gardens and factory courtyards were all transformed into allotments. The moat at the Tower of London was given over to vegetable patches, and even the Royal Family sacrificed their rose beds for growing onions." 1. Those around at that time will remember the 'allotments'. Ours was about a kilometre away from home but provided us with all the vegetables and fruit for a family. The back garden was given over to chickens and rabbits and the front garden to even more vegetables. If you have watched any of the 'River Cottage' programs you will have seen the move to encourage the use of every spare or unused piece of land in the UK for community gardens. Not only does this provide food but encourages a feeling of belonging and working together for the common good. "Gardening Australia" has been showing how people are turning their verges or 'nature strips' into gardens. The City of Darebin in the northern suburbs of Melbourne has a wonderful plan called GreenStreets Streetscape Strategy 2012-2020, where residents are encouraged to plant edible plants and trees on their property. Where possible and practicable the council will include edible plants in public landscapes. Other councils like Canterbury in NSW and Cairns in Queensland are doing the same. Maybe we should be lobbying our new council. It would take some time to establish but if we take seriously the threats to our wellbeing it could be a life saver. At the TEAHOUSE enjoy Breakfast ~ Lunch Devonshire Tea Open: Sun 12:30-5, Mon-Thurs 9-5 (cash only) www.thelmaretreat.com 6km south of Dover, Esperance River Rd. BOOK NOW PH: 6288 1442 Southern Voices with guest group Men in Black present ‘It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas’ Two hours of uplifting choral singing to begin your Christmas season. Kingborough Senior Citizens Club, Redwood Road, on Sunday, November 23, at 2pm Tickets $15/$12 concession / $5 children 6-16, from the Bertoz Jewellers, Channel Court, and at the door from 1.30pm. Also from www.trybooking.com/GDJE (pay with your card and print out your ticket). Bring your friends and have a wonderful day out. Complimentary afternoon tea included. 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Since January 2013, I have had the honour of chairing the HLAB, the community body which provides advice and feedback to the Department of Education’s Huon LINC on the development and provision of services to meet the adult learning and information needs of the Huon Valley community. The Board exists to support this LINC in being a welcoming place where the Huon Valley community can discover, learn, create, connect and access information. Huon LINC is a wonderful place to participate in a range of activities supporting lifelong learning for personal and social development. It provides spaces where learning for all ages can take place, from early childhood programs at one end of the age spectrum, to the school for seniors program at the other. Personally, I have always had a strong interest in supporting people in improving their literacy and educational outcomes. That is why I love being the chair of this particular board and participating in the development of what the Huon LINC can offer Huon Valley residents and visitors. For example, I currently volunteer my time at Huon LINC as a UTAS University Preparation Mentor, supporting second chance learners to build their confidence to participate in a pathway to university. Also, some years ago, I coordinated the school for seniors program. The board membership is diverse and, if you have a strong interest in supporting the community in which you live, becoming a board member is a great opportunity to do this. If you want to find out more about becoming a board member and/or want to receive an application kit, please don’t hesitate to contact Sue Costello on 6121 7010 or email [email protected]. Expressions of interests close at 5pm on Friday 21st November 2014. Paula Swatman Chair, Huon LINC Advisory Board Statues come to life Entertaining visitors is easy to do in the valley, with lovely sights and interesting places to see. Geeveston is the perfect jumping off spot for seeing the mountains and Tahune Airwalk. While in Geeveston, you can’t miss the charming wooden sculptures created by artist Bernie Tarr. The sculptures mean a great deal to locals, as the characters have all lived in Geeveston. Visitors are entranced, and often pose with the statues. I have even seen people talking to the beautiful wooden creations: “It seems so real – I wish it could talk to me.” A project by the Geeveston Archives and History Society (GAHS) has taken the idea of the statues coming to life a step further. They have extended the idea of the characters and created a series of stories with actors and film-makers, capturing some of the history of the town on a DVD. Dick Geeves, a member of the GAHS said: “The idea of the statues coming to life came about when Alec Schoemaker came along to one of our history society meetings. He talked about morphing- it’s an IT process, which is to take an inanimate object and bring it to life using film and computer. In 2012 sculptor Bernie Tarr came to a meeting and was happy to have his statues come to life. ‘Why don’t we make it an educational tool for children?’ he asked. Mr Pattison, class teacher, and seven members from the historical society, went to the school for four weeks. Along with fourteen nominated children (aged about 10 years), they came up with seven playlets, one for each of the statues. We had the idea and concept ... next thing, who will do the morphing technique? I asked Rod Gray, from the Huon Valley Theatre Inc., for advice. With Mike Raine, who could do the technical side, and Liz Connor, a former teacher, as director/ writer/actor, we worked with the students to bring the statues to life. We started filming at the beginning of 2014”, he said. “At this stage, Mike, Rod and Liz were the directors who mobilised the whole of the Huon Valley Theatre Inc. and with costumes and props sourced by Alison Campbell, the shoots began.” Although Dick Geeves underplays his role as a producer, the project continued, with everyone involved playing important roles. “Bernie Tarr - his Ned Trewartha initial motivation, his purpose of making the sculptures, was to make the locals value their historical past, how they came to be where they are. His drive was for the sculptures to be of historical value to the locals” said Dick Geeves. Statues project of Geeveston Archives and History Society The life-size, gleaming wooden statues in Geeveston are representations of: The Pioneers; Bill Trevaskis, “The Swearing Chemist”; Dr Kyle; Mrs Jesse H a n n a b u r y, d r e s s m a k e r ; Constable Jim Wotherspoon, Geeveston policeman from 1945 – 1957 and children; pioneer blacksmith Jim Hinchey; and Simon Burgess, Olympian rower, the only living character. “The assistance from people has been unreal – people helping by making sites and locations available. Filming for the DVD has mostly been shot around the valley, with other filming locations in Hobart, Mt Wellington, Bothwell, at Geeveston and at Hartzview Vineyard – we used the picker’s huts, and the snow. The project is almost finished with two meetings to go, and only editing and pruning. We produce the video in (about) two weeks, and will then hand the DVD over to the history society. We expect that the completed product will be handed over at the next meeting in December” said Dick Geeves. High expectations Once the DVD of the statues coming to life is completed, the next phase of the project is in the hands of the GAHS, who have “high expectations”, and there are already tourism benefits. Sculptor Bernie Tarr said: “I’m really happy that the GAHS is managing the project, and it’s a good thing. I started about 15 years ago, to help the locals to value their historical past. The old ones, local residents, they didn’t like how the world was going – so I asked what they wanted to say. Seventy seven submitted ideas.” Mr Tarr said that the statues have helped the town, it’s been tidied up, and people have discovered that the good old days are not much different. You won’t have to wait too long to see the DVD of the statues coming to life. Merlene Abbott WOODEN BOATS Experienced professional service in your own home Dip. 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Check out the classified listings on the inside back page CAT & DOG TREATS made from 100% pure organic meat TASSIE WHEAT 25kg $16.50 STRAW $10 LUCERNE $16 Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri - 9am-5pm Tue - 10am-5pm NOW OPEN SATURDAYS 9am-12pm Closed Sundays & public holidays 7004 Channel Hwy, Gardners Bay, via Jacinda Dve Ph 0402 222 966 EFTPOS AVAILABLE CYGNET TAXIS 0427 950 660 Call Robert to make a booking 20 November 2014 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds 11 Huon Valley Roamers – Landcare with a twist Want to be a roamer? Want to make a difference? Then you might like to become involved with the Huon Valley Roamers and their landcare work. The Roamers came about because of a desire to create a large landcare group capable of managing large projects right across the valley. The model is different to other landcare groups in the valley who are typically active at one site only and have scheduled working bees (there are currently 11 other landcare groups in the valley). The difference is that the Roamers tend to host large events with high volunteer numbers at various locations throughout the valley. To date they have run events at Judbury, Cygnet and Huonville. The Huon Valley Roamers target their promotions in an effort to capture the energies of people who are too busy to commit to regular working bees at a specific site. Coupled with the hands-on landcare works, they also try to include an educational focus and a social element to each of the events. They have planted over 1000 native trees, shrubs and grasses at the three sites where events have been held. Events have included classes in photography, yoga for gardeners, aboriginal storytelling and there is always a BBQ to make the event more social. In the words of Martin Conlan, “As well as making a practical contribution to improving the environment, HVR tries to make a difference in the valley by promoting the message that landcare is for everyone and that we are all custodians of the beautiful valley we call home.” event was Stories in the Gums, at Flood Road Reserve, attended by over 40 volunteers who planted around 500 plants. Flood Road Reserve is a Black Gum forest at the intersection of Flood Road and Channel Highway in Huonville. The reserve is an important Black Gum remnant forest that supports a host of native flora and fauna including important foraging habitat for Swift parrots. Martin Conlan is excited about the future. “Next events are likely to be: weed control and a cave tour at Hastings Caves and weed control and a beach picnic in conjunction with Port Esperance Coastcare, with the intention to bolster numbers during the months of January and February when most of their volunteers go on holidays; We are considering a “nest building” workshop teaching people how to make nesting boxes for use by Tasmania’s threatened bird life, a bus tour of the natural values of the valley, and hosting a wrapper free picnic at one of the beach locations in the valley. As you can see we are sticking with a theme of landcare with a twist. We encourage members with a creative talent to come up with new ways of promoting the message that landcare is for everyone.” Join online You can sign up with the Roamers by going to their website at huonvalleyroamers.webs. com or for further information you can send an email to [email protected]. Merlene Abbott What happens? HVR Landcare group has been incorporated since November last year. One recent successful *Hot Water Specialist *General Plumbing *Electric *Gas *Solar *Blocked Drains *Wet Back Systems *Repairs & Maintenance * Central Heating and Heat Transfer Systems Ring Peter & Mark ~ 0427 776 456 E: [email protected] 12 Fax: 6266 4787 Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 20 November 2014 OPINION cont’d from back page Barging into Waterloo Bay I haven’t seen the proposal, but the Huon Valley Council records will yield a copy, since it has apparently approved it in principle. As I understand it, there will be a truck-capable (B -Double?) drive - on drive off wharf for loading one of two barges with bulk materials extracted from the forests and quarries of Southern Tasmania. It’s not clear if the proposed operation is for a ‘shovel-to-ship’ seamless operation from land to sea, or just the bulk transport of unspecified materials delivered to Waterloo Bay from a variety of sources and thence to an offshore bulk carrier which will be more or less permanently moored awaiting cargo somewhere in the Channel. It is not clear how many jobs will result, but bulk handling is highly mechanised. Efficiency would seem to suggest a need for two bulk carriers, one to load and go, while the other waits for cargoes. Woodchips have already been mentioned: those with long memories will recall the aborted attempt in the early 1980s to mine Weld Valley silicon and refine and ship it from Electrona. The then Minister for the Environment was duchessed by the French proponents (they took him to France to look at the parent operation) and overrode the advice of a specialist committee which had recommended against the proposal. In this case the project in hand would seem to fall under the purview of the Minister for Resources, the Hon Paul Harris whose ride so far has been somewhat less than comfortable, but on his form hitherto, it is likely that the project will have his support. There are, of course, environmental and land-use concerns, and no doubt these will produce opponents to the proposal. I am unclear about who and whose money is behind the project. Telopea P/L, the proponent’s company does not seem of itself to have the weight for it. A business directory entry has very little detail: nothing about directors, shareholders, capital. It may just be a gleam in its owner’s eye. I would like to know a little more about it before I reach a judgement on feasibility of the Waterloo Bay proposal. Barges as a form of transport have a long history in Europe and North America. They seem to have been little used in Australia, including Tasmania, although for many years, the barge ‘Anson’ made a daily trip from Lutana to a point about 15 kilometres offshore to dump waste jarosite, a by-product of the Risdon Zinc Works’ furnaces. This practice was discontinued for, I imagine, environmental reasons. On the other hand it may just have been inefficient. It seems to me that the efficient handling of bulk cargoes will require substantial infrastructure ashore and at sea. For instance where will the bulk cargoes deriving from ore or logs be rendered down into handleable form. Where will the crushers and the woodchip mill be located? Are they upstream or downstream of the proposal in hand? Many such questions present themselves, but I have no doubt they will be addressed as the project unfolds. John Fleming II [email protected] To advertise in the next Classifieds monthly Garden Guide Ph 6295 1708 by 5pm on Monday 1st December You caught WHAT fish? Tasmania, being an island, has a lot of coastline. Most of us grow up and live close to the water; but how often do we wonder what’s swimming around in it, unseen and unknown? Many of us like to go fishing, and we are familiar with the common fish species in our area. In the lower Huon and Channel, these include Flathead, Australian Salmon, Rock Cod, Morwong, Barracouta and sometimes Atlantic Salmon, farm escapees. But what else might be down there among them? I was quietly fishing in Port Cygnet one morning recently, in my dinghy, slowly trolling with a couple of lines and lures behind the boat, hoping for a “Cocky” Salmon or two. As I passed one prominent rocky point, very small Cockies started snapping at the line, but not the lures. Then a rod bowed, line ran off the reel, and after a short but spirited tussle I boated a fish. It wasn’t a whopper, at about 32cm, but I was thrilled. For this was a fish I had never seen in the flesh before. And certainly, one I would never expect to see this far south. It was a Tailor (Latin name Pomatomus saltatrix). I know from a lot of reading that they are common down the NSW coast, and in summer when the water is warmer, they do appear along the north and north-east coast of Tasmania. But in Cygnet, with the water temperature at about 12 degrees? Redmap Having my camera in my pocket, I grabbed a couple of photos for later reference. When I got home, I went to the computer and logged in to the Redmap site to check if this was as unusual as I suspected. In the words of the website, “ Re d m a p s t a n d s f o r Ra n g e Extension Database and Mapping Pictured is the Tailor above an Australian Salmon, illustrating the difference in markings project. This project invites Australians to share sightings of marine species that are ‘uncommon’ to their local seas. Over time, Redmap will use this ‘citizen science’ data to map which Australian marine species may be extending their distribution range ... in response to changes in the marine environment, such as ocean warming.” The website provides a huge list of marine species, with information on where they are normally found, and the extent to which they have been discovered outside their normal range. It also specifies what sightings it would like to have reported. In the case of Tailor, the site says: “in Queensland, log this species if you spot it north of Rockhampton; in Tasmania, log if you spot it south of St Helens”. So, I clicked on a tag inviting me to “LOG IT”, signed up to the site with a user name and password, and filled in some boxes that asked what fish I had seen, where Julie’s Nursery ROSES - huge variety Red & pink flowering hawthorns Gleditsia ‘Sunburst’ 2273 Huon Highway, Grove Closed Tuesdays Ph 6264 2900 www.juliesnursery.com.au was it spotted, what was the water temperature and other conditions, upload a photo if I had one, and so on. All nice and clear; all really simple. Shortly afterward, I received an email thanking me for my logged sighting. It seemed to be a pretty standard “thank you” response. It confirmed that my sighting had been checked and verified, and placed on the database. However, there was an additional note from one of the site’s administrators, saying that this was in fact a very noteworthy occurrence, given how far south it was, and in such cool water. So, is there an explanation for why a Tailor was caught, fit and feisty, in Port Cygnet - well south of its normal range? Is global warming a fact, and are the ocean’s fishes moving outward from warmer waters into cooler areas? Or have they been here all along, but noone has really been aware? We can’t deduce much from one lone sighting, and Redmap doesn’t attempt to do so. What Redmap does, is to collect reports of sightings of marine species outside of their normal recognised range. When there are enough sightings logged, the scientists who operate Redmap will be able to collate statistics and begin to make sense of them. What you and I can do to help is stay alert, and when we see or catch something we think is a bit unusual, log the sighting on the Redmap website at www. redmap.org.au. It will help us all to a better understanding of just what is “down there” in the waters around us. 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CYGNET POST OFFICE 20 November 2014 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds 15 OPINION Barging into Waterloo Bay Like, I suspect, many readers of The Classifieds, the news of the proposed development at Waterloo Bay crept up on me. I had heard whispers, and The Mercury carried a brief account of the noisy public meeting called to discuss the implications of the project. But last Saturday, The Mercury gave the proponent, Dennis Bewsher, the best part of one centrefold page under its 'Saturday Soapbox' by-line to spruik the proposal, and to tell us something about himself. The article did not carry the advice that it was an advertisement, although from its tone and the absence of any critical issues, it might have been paid for. His bio, presumably self-authored, gives us his academic and employment record, sprinkled with the inevitable acronyms. I thought it might be worthwhile to explore his background insofar as it is a matter of public record, because it will be relevant to the challenges inherent in this project if it goes ahead. It may also serve to alleviate local concern about the project. The Mercury article, although somewhat self-promotional is worth close reading. I look forward to the opportunity to make a more detailed assessment of the project’s feasibility and its proponent, beginning with an examination of the approval of the development application by the Huon Valley Council. 16 Mr Bewsher asserts that he has worked with many (former?) councillors on the project, and it will be interesting to see how this intelligent groundwork is reflected in the evolving debates in the newly-elected council. He is an associate of an overseas company called ‘Innovative Shipping’ for whom he is Project Engineer for Australia. According to their website he is a specialist in project engineering, project feasibility and project approval processes. They say of him: ‘his passion is making economical use of engineers. He says “Engineers just love spending your money to design and build capital-intensive infrastructure. As a result, our systems are clogged with welldesigned but underutilized assets. Engineers’ enthusiasm can be effective for your project but only if strongly controlled and guided. To get the best results for your project you need to understand how engineers think.” With a background as an engineer and project manager particularly in the area of bulk terminals and the shore-to-ship interface, Dennis’ knowledge of upstream beneficiation and minerals processing ensures that the whole logistics chain fully preserves process and product quality requirements. His contribution ensures that our logistics solutions are fully optimized as regards environmental, materials h a n d l i n g, e n g i n e e r i n g a n d Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 20 November 2014 November Event Diary 20 Geeveston Archives & History Society Musical Afternoon – 1.30pm, Community Hall, Brady Street, Geeveston 22 A Very Elegant Teaparty – 3pm, Celebrating St Mark’s Hall, Cygnet 28 Sacred Heart Catholic School Twlight Fair – 4-7pm, 4690 Huon Hwy, Geeveston 30 Cygnet Singers Christmas and 30th Birthday Concert – 2pm, Carmel Hall, Cygnet December 5 Happiness Project - Cygnet Stories – Film screenings at 11.30am and 7pm, Cygnet Town Hall November Market Diary 23 Woodbridge Village Market – 10am-3pm, Woodbridge Hall 30 Franklin Market – 10am-2pm, Palais Theatre, Franklin 30 Snug Market – 10am-2pm, Community Hall, Beach Road December 6 7 12 14 14 14 Huonville Market – 10am-2pm, Huonville Town Hall and surrounds Cygnet Market – 10am-2pm, Cygnet Town Hall Kingston Beach Handmade Market – 10am-3pm, Kingston Beach Hall Geeveston Market – 9am-1pm, Geeveston Community Hall Judbury Market – 10am-2pm, Calvert Park Woodbridge Village Market – 10am-3pm, Woodbridge Hall construction aspects’ (Innovative Shipping website accessed 16/11/2014). If this sounds a bit inflated, remember it is part of a PR blurb. But it does give us a little more detail about Mr Bewsher’s background, although it is apparently thin in experience of shore-to-barge-to-offshore bulk carrier projects of the kind in hand. I look forward to reading his Honours thesis. I imagine he will want to address such concerns as he proceeds with the project. He does tell us that he has worked in the forest, mining and construction industries for 35 years, and that his field of expertise is logistics, transport and bulk shipping, but I could find no evidence of any research or publication in these fields. This raises questions about how much importance might be attached to what he calls his 'proposal'. More information may be available in his 'development application' which I think may be the document he submitted to the Huon Valley Council. continued page 12
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