Facelift for local halls - The Cygnet and Channel & Kingston
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Facelift for local halls - The Cygnet and Channel & Kingston
Covering the Cygnet, Huonville, Grove, Leslie Vale, Franklin, Geeveston & Channel areas 22 January 2015 Phone: 6295 1708 [email protected] www.southbus.com.au No 1363 Old Schoolhouse in Cygnet back in business! St Ayles Skiff Regatta A t a c e r e m o n y o n t h e 3 1 st January from 3pm to 7pm, the Old Schoolhouse in George Street, Cygnet will be re-opened for business! After a very long period of renovations, the Cygnet Community Children’s Centre is organising a big opening day for the community to come and have a look at, and admire, the work done on this beautiful building. The opening will be a great family event. At 3.30pm the Centre will reveal the new logo with the help of old and new users of the Old Schoolhouse. The ceremony will be officiated by Huon Valley’s new mayor, Peter Coad. Beside good food, nice music and games, the Centre has managed to book the popular Zorb balls which hopefully will attract many to come. Together with a silent auction we hope we can fundraise to replace some of the Centre’s investment and help with our tight budget! It will be lots of fun for young families. Some visitors might like to take a walk along memory lane and share their schoolyard memories of the Old Schoolhouse. The Old Schoolhouse has a rich history. Built in 1886, it is one of the oldest buildings in Cygnet and has a proud legacy as a place of education for the children in our town. The Cygnet Community Children’s Centre Inc. is now continuing this purpose by opening the Old Schoolhouse as an Outside School Hours Care Facility for children 6-12 yrs of age. ‘The Centre has worked for two years to get the building ready” said Angela Conley, director of the childcare centre. “We started with a grant from the Bendigo Bank two years ago to undertake a structural report. This report w a s s en t t o t h e Tas ma ni an C o m m u n i t y Fu n d a n d h e l p was received to repair the old entrance of the building, which had been slowly disintegrating. At the same time, the owner of the building, the Department of Housing and Human Services came to the party with a new roof, a big paint job outside and a door for disabled access. The Centre has, with the help of a lot of volunteers, financed the rest of the works; the new entrance at the back of the building and a path between the Old Schoolhouse and the Childcare Centre. All this work is in preparation for this beautiful old building’s new role: A place for school aged children - after school.” Outside school hours care is initially about supporting families who have to work or study outside the 9-3 time frame. We are extending our program in Cygnet in response to community need and the changing nature of work. The Old Schoolhouse will be the venue for 6-12 yearr olds in Cygnet. We have a bright, airy, welcoming and relaxed space where children can initiate or select from a range of activities. The 5-10 year old children who currently use the childcare centre will be helping us set up and plan for the first term. We w i l l h a v e a s o f t and comfortable quiet space for relaxing, somewhere to work on projects, hobbies or art, and a wonderful natural play space outside for exploring and active play. The outside school hours care will be open for public school terms (excluding public holidays) and if we receive enough interest we will also open for vacation care programs in the school holidays. Angela Conley, Director Cygnet Community Children’s Centre Find the classifieds inside the back page Organisers of the St Ayles Skiff Regatta to be held from Friday 13th to Sunday February 15th now have 160 rowers registered for the 30 races to be held over the three days. Of those 160 there are currently 31 who are new to the experience of rowing a St Ayles skiff. Rowers are coming from New Zealand, Scotland, Victoria and South Australia. To showcase the town of Franklin to our overseas and interstate visitors, as well as for local enjoyment, a series of events has been planned which include a free concert for the Opening Ceremony at the Palais Theatre on Thursday 12th; a Solar Light Parade on Saturday evening; and the Closing Ceremony on Sunday which will be packed with entertainment. If your business, community organisation, or group of friends wants to row in the Corporate and Community race planned for Saturday, contact Shane on 0408 363 196. Shane is expecting at least 30 entries, which will create a lot of friendly rivalry and fun between the teams. Your team can have some pre-race practice in the Imagine Skiff if you get in early! Registrations for the open and agebased races close on 1st February. Most race categories are nearly full, but there are still plenty of places in the youth event for those over15 and under 21 years, and the over 70s event. If you wish to enter a team, contact the organisers at the Living Boat Trust at www.tassskiffie.2015.org or phone 6266 3224. Marcia Waller St Ayles Skiff Regatta Committee 22 January 2015 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds 1 What’s on GENERAL Beehive Playcentre Margate Tues/ Thurs 9-12pm 3-4 yrs, 6267 1301 Bruny Island Quarantine Station THE CYGNET & CHANNEL CLASSIFIEDS Open Thurs to Mon 10am-4pm, 816 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 Deadlines Cygnet Sea Dragons Jnr Soccer Club Display ads 5pm Monday George 6295 0754 / 0400 514 767 Line ads 4pm Tuesday Golden Whistler Family Day Care Mon-Fri, Cyg Michelle 0416 046 394 Articles 5pm Monday Huon Bushfire Phone Trees Info on No cancellations accepted neighbourhood set-up. Joanne 0409 after 4pm Tuesday. 002 090. Huon LINC Library online access Rates - Cygnet & Channel learning, info. H’ville 6264 8482 Classifieds Huon Valley Children’s Services Line ads Centre based after school/early morn & $9.90 per 5 lines vacn. care. Pre-kinder, childcare links, ($1.00 - each additional line) capsule hire 6264 0333 Add a photo for $9 Little Penguins Birth - 4yrs, Mon 9-11.30am, Fri 9-11.30am. Bruny Display ads School 6293 1147 $4.10 per column centimetre Lovett Gallery 10am-4pm, Sat & Sun. Behind Cygnet Town Hall. Paul Full page $424 6297 8540 Half page $212 Port Cygnet Land and Water Care Quarter page $106 Enq. 0429 868 833 Positions of advertisements Port Cygnet Mens Shed 10-3pm, cannot be reserved. Mon to Fri. Noel 0448 928 068 School Lunch Expo Prizes, recipes, Web Links articles. facebook.com/schoollunchexpo Rates per quarter StoryTime 11am Mon & Wed term time, $16.50 per line - limited lineage Huon LINC 6264 8482 Yoga Geeveston, Franklin, Huonville, All prices include GST Alison 0400 288 545 Payment required by cash, cheque, Zumba Margate, Mel 0409 217 527 Zumba Fitness Ranelagh / Huonville. Visa or MasterCard prior to Tania 0457 192 385 publication, except by arrangement. MONDAY & Drug Service Huon Comm What’s on - Free for regular com- Alcohol Health Ctr by appt. 1300 139 641 munity non-profit activities only. Craft Group 10am-2pm West Winds, Woodbridge 6267 4713 Save on advertising costs Cub Scouts 8-10yrs 5-6.30pm Special rates apply for advertising Burtons Res, Cygnet. 6295 0136 concurrently in both the Cygnet Cygnet Senior Citizens Bingo & Channel Classifieds and the 1.30-4pm, Cygnet Comm Health Ctr Kingston Classifieds. 6295 1506 Deep Bay Fire Brigade 6.30pm Regular advertisers can take advantage of our Contract Rates. Cliffords Rd. 6297 8230 Esperance Lodge of Freemasons Call for details. 2nd Mon-rehearsal. 3rd Mon meeting 6264 1834 Opinions expressed in the Cygnet Gym Class at West Winds, 9-10 am & Channel Classifieds do not 6267 4713 necessarily reflect the views of HVC Mind Games MahJong, Crib & Southern Business Services Pty Ltd. Euchre. 11.45-2.45, Huon Community Political advertisements published Health Centre. 6264 0300 in this paper are accepted on a Joey Scouts (6 & 7yrs) 3.15 -4.30pm commercial basis and have no Burtons Reserve, Cygnet 6295 0136 Rock & roll dance lessons Bgnrs bearing on the views of this paper. 7-8pm. Intermediate 8-9pm. West Contributors of letters, editorial material, and advertisements, agree Winds, Woodbridge. 6267 4713 Rotary Club of Kingston 6.30pm to indemnify Southern Business Kingborough Bowls Club, Margate. Services Pty Ltd and its employees David 0437 849 470 for any liability arising out of claims Social Badminton 10am-12pm, in relation to such contributions. Any Cygnet Sports Centre. Ph 6295 1130 claims made in advertisements, or South Channel Garden Club 1st Mon editorial, are the responsibility of the 7.30pm. Middleton Comm Ctr 6267 4936 St Ayles Skiff Twilight rowing, 6.30pm, person(s) placing the advertisement. Cygnet. John 6295 1116 U3A Book Club Last Mon of mth. While every care is taken, the publisher cannot be held responsible Community Medical Centre, Frederick St, Cygnet. Lyn 6295 0980 for errors or their effect. We reserve Wattle Grove Fire Brigade train ftntly the right to alter, omit, reclassify or 6.30pm at Station. 6295 0417 abbreviate advertisements for any Wild Goose Qigong 9.30-11am, reason. Cygnet Supper Room. 6295 0887 Woolcraft Spinning Group 1st & rd Our full terms and conditions can be 3 Mon. 9am-12.30pm Cygnet Health Centre. Anne 6295 1810 found at www.southbus.com.au. Yoga Woodbridge Hall 10-11.30am 6267 4936 The Cygnet & Channel Classifieds TUESDAY is independent, locally owned and Alcohol & Drug Svice Huon Comm published by Southern Business Health Ctr by appt. 1300 139 641 Services Pty Ltd. ALP Huon Branch 7pm 2nd Tues alterWe have no association with any other nates Cygnet/Huonville 0419 585 369 Bingo 7.30pm Twin Ovals Pavilion company in Australia or overseas. Kingston, Michelle 0418 548 611 2 Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 22 January 2015 Channel Fire Brigade training 2nd & 4th Tues at 7pm, 1st Sun 1.30pm Kelsey 0419 309 566 Channel Seniors Social Club 1st Tues 12-2pm West Winds 6267 4713 Channel & Huon Ukulele Mob 6.30pm in Cygnet. 0439 388 485 for details 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 RC model yacht racing, 10.30am, Huon Rowing Club, Franklin. Tony 0417 452 816, Jack 6266 3846 Rotary Club D’Entrecasteaux Chnl, 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 1.454pm. Community Medical Centre, Frederick St, Cygnet. Judi 6297 8239 WEDNESDAY Bingo 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 Tai Chi for arthritis 10am, Loongana Park, Cygnet 6295 0887 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 Exchange Op Shop & Drop In Ctr at West Winds, 10-3.30pm, Wdbridge. 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 Asscn 1st Thurs, 7.30pm Kettering Hall, Mary 6267 5023 PALS Kinder 10am-12pm Kinder room, Cygnet Primary School. 6295 1241 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 U3A Creative Craft 2-4pm Comm Medical Ctr, Frederick St, Cyg 6264 2778 U3A Morning program 10-12pm. Comm Medical Ctr, Frederick St, Cygnet. 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 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. Friends of the Kingston Library Book Sale 1st Fri, 10am - 12noon Kingston LINC 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 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 Wild Goose Qigong 9.30am, Burtons Reserve, Cygnet 6295 0887 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 The importance of gut instinct If you experience pre-wedding jitters, do not dismiss them too quickly. Researchers who interviewed newlyweds about their gut instincts found that those who had suppressed their doubts were more likely to end up in a bad marriage. Psychologists at Florida State University recruited 135 couples, and tracked them for four years. When the newlyweds were asked how they felt about their spouses, the results tended to be overwhelmingly positive, but what especially interested the researchers were the results of a second test, designed to gauge gut-level responses, in which participants were shown photos of their spouses for a fraction of a second, and then asked to hit a button in reaction to positive or negative words. Four years later, those who had taken longest to respond to the positive words were less happily married than those who had responded most quickly. Detecting a fortune again A metal detector enthusiast has discovered the largest hoard of Viking treasure ever found in Britain. Derek McLennan, 47, had been searching Church of Scotland land in Dumfries and Galloway for a year when he unearthed the treasure. He found more than 100 objects from the ninth or tenth century, including a solid silver cross and a large Carolingian silver pot, complete with its lid. The haul, thought to be worth almost $2 million, is McLennan’s third significant discovery in less than a year. Walk to ward off arthritis The effectiveness of exercise for keeping osteoarthritis at bay has been highlighted by new research. In a study at Boston University in the USA, scientists found that people who walked long distances each day, typically 4.8km, despite having arthritis in their knees, were much more likely to be mobile two years later than those with more sedentary lives. Indeed, their findings, based on 1,800 people, were so pronounced that they recommended that sufferers buy pedometers, so they can properly track their exercise levels. Three thousand steps a day helped, but 6,000 (around 4.8km) was ideal. British experts welcomed the findings, but stressed the importance of wearing trainer shoes with thick soles, and suggested walking with a stick to reduce pain. The iPhone house A property investor in Detroit is offering to trade a family house for an iPhone 6. Andreas Gindelhuber bought the semi-derelict 223.2 m2 home in 2010 for $50,000, thinking prices had bottomed out, but the market has slumped yet further since then. Last July, he put it back on the market at $3,700. When it did not sell, he told his real estate agent he would swap it for an iPhone 6 or an iPad. So far, his best offer has been an iPhone 5. Bon Mot “I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.” - US author Augusten Burroughs. Community celebration of Australia Day in Huonville Live music, children’s activities and a free breakfast will all be part of Huon Valley Council’s Australia Day celebration, B r e a k f a s t b y t h e R i v e r, i n Huonville on 26th January. B e s t - s e l l i n g a u t h o r Fi o n a McIntosh is this year’s Australia D a y a m b a s s a d o r, a n d t h e festivities will also include the presentation of Australia Day awards and a citizenship ceremony. Celebrations start at 8am with activities continuing until 2pm. The Huon Valley Concert Band and musicians Nic Meredith, the DayStar Duo and Uncle Pete will perform. For the children there will be a secure play area, jumping castle and face painting. Huonville Girl Guides will be running games and awarding prizes. Free drinking water will be available at the event. “We’d like to invite everyone to attend this community celebration,” Huon Valley Mayor Peter Coad said. “This is the first time Huon Valley Council has organised such an event for Australia Day and we are all looking forward to seeing a large crowd.” register. Forms are available from the council’s website or f r o m t h e D o v e r P h a r m a c y, Geeveston Post Office, Huon FM office, Geeveston Community Centre, Cygnet Post Office, the Huon News office, Bendigo Bank branches in Cygnet and Huonville, and from the council’s Customer Service Centre. Carparking The Channel Highway from Flood Road to Main Street will be closed to traffic until 2pm. There will be a large temporary carpark off Skinner Drive (enter via Sale Street). Huon FM will be broadcasting live from the event and Huon Free swim Jet Boats and the Boathouse “The Huonville Swimming Pool Cafe will both be open for will also be offering free entry business. Huon Jet Boats will all day on Australia Day,” Cr be offering special Australia Coad said. Day deals. The pool will be open from 10am Huon Valley Council to 6pm with a free sausage sizzle Media Release from 2pm. Free brekkie The free breakfast by the river will be available from 8am to 10.30am. Cygnet & Channel Classifieds Australia Day line Changed Dead Display ads 5pm Fri 23rd Jan Line ads 4pm Tue 27th Jan as usual r Golden WhisCtleare Family Day Helping create confident children Operating hours M-F 7.30-6.30 Michelle Thomas 17 Frederick Street, Cygnet Ph 0416 046 394 www.goldenwhistlerfamilydaycare.com.au Free bus to and from Cr Coad said a free shuttle bus would be available from Cygnet, Dover, Geeveston and Franklin. Anyone who would like to catch the bus is asked to Fre FFrreeee c e ccoom mm om muun PELICAN PUPPETS m PELICAN PUPPETS unniitty e PELICAN puppetPUPPETS show ityy eve puppet show show evvent puppet ennt t Presented by the Huon Valley Council’s Presented by the Huon Valley Council’s ChildbyCare Links Valley Program Presented the Huon Council’s Child Care Links Program Child Care Links Program Happiness, Health & Learning through Play. EXTENDED OPENING HOURS START FEBRUARY 2015 Do you live in Cygnet and travel to work or study? Your Community based Childcare Centre will be opening 7.30am - 6.30pm from Monday 2nd February. We currently have vacancies in all age groups, Thursday 29 January Thursday 29Memorial JanuaryHall Ranelagh Soldiers Thursday 29 January Ranelagh Soldiers Memorial Hall Ranelagh Soldiers Memorial Hall Puppet Show 10:30am-11.10am Puppet Show 10:30am-11.10am Puppet Show 10:30am-11.10am Puppet-making workshop 11:30am-1pm Puppet-making workshop 11:30am-1pm Puppet-making workshop 11:30am-1pm For bookings or further information please phone 6264 0333 For bookings bookings or or further further information information please please phone phone 6264 6264 0333 0333 For The Child Care Links program is funded by the Australian Government The Child Care Department of Links Socialprogram Servicesis funded by the Australian Government The Child Care Links program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services Department of Social Services Bilby room for babies and toddlers. Bunyip room for children 3-5. Including outside school hours care. We will soon be adding outside school hours care for 6-12 yr olds to the services we offer. More news soon! Please contact Angela Conley for an enrolment form on 0362951848 or [email protected] 22 January 2015 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds 3 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] HUON HEARING CENTRE 51 Main St, Huonville 7109 TAS. Ph 03 6264 2750 Hearing Tests, Hearing Aids, Advice & Ongoing Support for Private Clients, Pensioners & Veterans. • Tinnitus counselling. • Hearing assessments for children age 3 & up. • Wide range of digital hearing devices. We are an independent clinic but also contracted with The Government Office of Hearing Services Scheme. KINGSTON BEACH HEALTH CENTRE 2 Recreation Street, Kingston Beach / Ph 6229 9844 Kingston Beach Health Centre provides the following Allied Health Services • Podiatry • Remedial Massage Therapy • Musculoskeletal Therapy • Osteopathy • Acupuncture • Speech Pathology • Audiology • Psychology For details or to arrange an appointment Phone 6229 9844 Consulting space available for lease KINGSTON ROTARY CAR BOOT MARKET Advertise: www.southbus.com.au 9am-1pm Sundays Kingston Town Car Park Support local projects SMS 0419 543 287 Strawberries Farm gate sales 122 Slab Rd, Cygnet Turn off at RSL Club Look out for DM Jennings & Sons sign Buy direct from the grower 4 There are many taboos in society. Death and dying is one such difficult subject. Funerals and the funeral business is another difficult topic - a subject that many people avoid. Funeral planning is something that is increasingly becoming a complex business. Many people plan their funerals meticulously, with the hope that they will get all of the details right, and that they will ease the responsibility for those who outlive them. Funeral planning is a serious task, and often also an expensive one. Because of the increasing costs involved, do-it-yourself funerals are becoming popular. If we take the attitude of a friend of mine, we can reduce the fear and stigma with a practical viewpoint, and we can introduce some humour. Recently, at a Hobart hardware store, a Huon Valley gentleman was overheard to enquire of the staff: “Can you show me where the body bags and the coffins are?” He told me that the staff member was, initially, shocked and horrified at the question, but very quickly saw the practical aspects of the request. His reply was: “Well, we don’t have (anything like that) but perhaps we should have. We are a hardware store, after all.” The request was only a joke; a quick quip, from someone who has considered all aspects of the business of mortality: it was his practical and humorous way to approach a serious subject. My elderly, humorous friend, and his wife, who have taken the wellconsidered and serious step of donating their bodies to science (with the proviso: “... if they can still find anything that is useful”) said that the inevitability of death cannot be avoided, so they (he and his wife) might as well accept it, and approach the subject with humour. “We shouldn’t be so serious. Have a laugh.” Another friend, a practical and frugal person, has also discussed the funeral topic, and has examined the possibility of being buried on her property, a beautiful rural area, where she hopes to “become one with the environment.” Her comments were strongly prefaced with the remarks that she was aware that “... you must ask people (for permission). Ask people at the funeral homes, and ask the Council – what are the rules and regulations.” So far, my friend’s enquiries came up with these few details. You must ask, or involve, a proper funeral home; the burial site has to be where it doesn’t affect a waterway; and the site has to be fenced. My friend also said that she has heard that you can be buried in a shroud, but was unsure of the details, and had, in fact, not followed up anymore. “I suppose I should.” I got the impression that it is a difficult and daunting subject, so I did some research. There is information on various websites. The best place to start is a legal site. Perhaps you could Open Saturdays 9 - 2pm (Woolworths) Fresh DIY funerals For appointments please call our friendly receptionist on 6295 1460 or search online for Cygnet Family Practice Health Engine Cygnet Community Health Centre Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 22 January 2015 1 Frederick Street, Cygnet start with: www.hobartlegal.org. au/tasmanian-law-handbook/ wills-estates-and-funerals, and follow up with suggestions of what to do and how to do it. There is so much information out there, especially on websites, that it may become confusing. Talk to people, such as your lawyer, your local council, your local funeral home, funeral insurance companies and anyone who may have done the same. These are useful for advice. Especially, don’t forget the local council, as it will have regulations you must adhere to. Websites with comments about epitaphs from celebrities may inspire, but may not be relevant. Headstone engravings may not be relevant if you are planning a cremation. What to say about yourself I know three people who have taken the step of organising their funeral to the final stage, and have written their own epitaph. In Alison Viner 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 Beginners’ Circuit Training Physio Call 6295 1333 for appts Merlene Abbott DHHS Cygnet Britain in 2012, Spike Milligan’s gravestone quip ... “I told you I was ill” was named the nation’s favourite. You can read more online at w w w. d a i l y m a i l . c o . u k / n e w s / article-2146080/SpikeMilligan-epitaph-Gravestonequip-nations-favourite. html#ixzz3PDY16ezU. One of my acquaintances, an organised octogenarian, has written his own eulogy, as well as his epitaph. His daughter, who will be putting her father’s wishes into effect, is happy that it is all arranged. “That will leave us time to enjoy his funeral, and celebrate his life. We all think it is typical (that he is trying to make it easier for us) and we are grateful to him.” And my friend who is donating his body to science has opted for this gem as an epitaph: “Here lies ... may he rest in pieces.” At no cost Classes start 10th Feb & run for 8 weeks Time Tuesdays 9.30am for approx 30 minutes Cygnet Community Health Centre Bookings essential by 3rd Feb, contact CCHC 6295 1235 Cygnet Therapeutics Est. 2004 Relief from body pain and restriction (treatments given through loose, comfortable clothing) Cygnet: Tuesday - Thursday Hobart: Friday Nolan Alderfox Phone: 6295 0605 Text: 0448 983 269 No Risk Policy: If, as a first time client you are not happy with the treatment no payment is required. Also offering Hypnotherapy and “The Work” of Byron Katie *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] Cygnet Family Practice In conjunction with the Tasmania Medicare Local Care Coordination Program invite you to join us for Yoga on Fridays Our holistic approach to your health care incorporates our philosophy of total body and mind health and wellbeing. This includes stress reduction and mindfulness. Come and relax and revitalise with our team, commencing Friday 30th January 12:45 – 1:30pm Everyone Welcome • • • • Instructor Alison Eastlands Cost $12.00 Mats provided Phone 6295 1460 to secure your place Ph 6295 1708 TO ADVERTISE 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 Fax: 6266 4787 22 January 2015 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds 5 Lucky enough ADVANCED ROOFING Happy days Experienced professional local service Gutter Guard Installation Replacement Gutters COLORBOND® Fascia Covers Re-Roofing Servicing all southern Tasmania areas COMPETITIVE PRICING For a NO OBLIGATION FREE QUOTE Ph 6239 6615 / 0428 293 619 Classifieds Online 6 LODGE YOUR AD w w w .southbus.c o m .au Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 22 January 2015 When over half the country ’s population attends an organised community event, or gets together to celebrate with family and friends on Australia Day, January 26th, there’s got to be something good going on. Australia’s come a long way since that first fleet arrived 227 years ago. We’re a diverse society and our future looks bright, bright enough to call ourselves the Lucky Country. A short history lesson My grandmother was born on Australia Day. However, it wasn’t until she was a middleaged woman that her birth date was adopted nationwide as Australia Day. In 1818 Governor Lachlan Macquarie declared the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet, which consisted of eleven convict ships, a public holiday in NSW. By 1888, a century since that day, and with more than sixty per cent of the (white) population now having been born in Australia, all the colonies acknowledged the significance of Anniversary Day, but continued with their separate celebrations at various times. By 1935, despite objections by some that that day had signified a bad start for the nation, everyone agreed that January 26th, to be known as Australia Day, would be the country’s national day. (However, it would not be until 1994 that all states and territories actually united to celebrate with a public holiday.) In 1938 a Celebrations Council organised a highly successful commemoration of the sesquicentenary of the landing of the First Fleet. Time for reflection Despite the fact that indigenous Australians were included in sesquicentenary events, the aboriginal community put forward a different viewpoint from the celebratory one adopted for the anniversary. Thus, it was in 1938 that the first Day of Mourning was held concurrently with Australia Day. And in The Bulletin, Norman Lindsay portrayed smug and righteous celebrators marching past a belligerent policeman ejecting a man in convict garb from the parades: “Buzz off or I’ll book you,” he says. Was the nation in danger of forgetting its true origins? Forgetting what we owed to those who made the Lucky Country possible? The lone voice of a Perth newspaper editorial confronted the nation: “What has Australia done? It is an incomplete reply to say that she has lived for one and a half centuries and grown fatter. We should be able to find more to our credit than that. Can we do so? Probably one great achievement will be found in the courage and resourcefulness with which we have overcome great natural difficulties for ourselves; and another in the way we have faithfully groped towards our ideals of a certain standard of material good for all. Can we also claim to have sought as high a cultural level as we might have done, to have always honoured the things of the mind, and to have applied justice and mercy at all times to all those within our borders?” These questions give us much to ponder upon. Indeed, they are still relevant today. Winds of change need to be altered. In 1949 a concept of Australian Citizenship was created for all Australians, including Aborigines. (Prior to this, all Australians were British subjects.) In 1962 Aborigines could choose to enrol as voters. In 1967, 99.77% of Australians voted in favour of Aborigines being included in census counts. In 1983, voting in federal elections became compulsory for Aboriginals as it is for all Australians. Since 1984 no Australian has been regarded as a British subject; Advance Australia Fair replaced God Save the Queen as our National Anthem. Cause to celebrate Australians do indeed have much to celebrate on January 26 th , but also much to forgive and be forgiven for. Perhaps there are regrets, as for any past that can’t be changed. Certainly there is much to reflect upon. That Perth editorial again: “We [have] a singular opportunity … to show the world how a people may live without privilege, class prejudice, or private greed under a democratic system and, by a high level of citizenship, a wise moderation and a sense of responsibility and trust in both the governors and the governed, enjoy progress without oppression …” Those words still ring true, and it will be to our credit if we can enjoy our festivities knowing that we are making every effort to live up to them. Grandma would have been proud to celebrate her birthday with such citizens. On that first Day of Mourning, a conference representing the Aborigines of Australia, appealed for “new laws for the education and care of Aborigines and … a new policy which will raise our people to full citizen status and equality within the community”. Xavier Herbert espoused the aboriginal people’s cause, hoping his related book, Capricornia, would win the Sesquicentenary Prize for Literature. It did – but not without controversy. Joseph Lyons, Judy Redeker Tasmania’s only contribution to Thanks to Australians, edited by the country’s Prime Ministership, Bill Gammage and Peter Spearritt was petitioned for reform but for material and quotations. decided the Constitution would CYGNET TAXIS 0427 950 660 Call Robert to make a booking Ned Trewartha WOODEN BOATS Dip. Wooden Boat Building, Tasmania Repair Alterations Construction Nautical furniture Clinker Dinghies a Speciality 4634 Channel Highway, Gordon Tasmania 7163 Phone/Fax (03) 6292 1647 www.nedtrewarthawoodenboats.com.au NEED FIREWOOD? web.links U3A Kingborough Learning in retirement for pleasure. www.u3akingborough.org.au Kingston Classifieds Cygnet & Channel Classifieds www.southbus.com.au Advertise CLEAR YOUR BLOCK/PROPERTY! 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He is so right about taking responsibility where we possibly can, or making the right decisions when we cannot. If w e l i ve i n c o untr y a r eas enjoying the lifestyle that affords us, we must be prepared to take responsibility, and that includes helping our neighbours both with fighting and also escaping fire and understanding the time factors. The council and the emergency services give good advice and are marvellous when we are in trouble, but they cannot do the impossible. It is up to each and every one of us to be prepared. So thank you – I hope it helps others take note of their situation. Dee Alty Howden Builder accreditation number CC1871C Ph: (03) 6295 1358 Fax: (03) 6295 1458 Mobile: 0417 359 937 Email: [email protected] OVER 25 years in the Building Industry Phone now for a free measure & quote Available now to start your new home or renovation TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE In the raffle to support our local fire brigades that saved the Red Velvet Lounge. 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According to Chairman Mike Percey, A Day on the Beach was started with the humbling idea to involve local service and sports clubs to engage the local community and create an event for families. “We only ever expected 2,000 people but the event clearly resonates with people and they want to celebrate and we now see up to 12,000 people getting involved and enjoying the many attractions and things to do. Mike said “This year we have stepped it up again with many new attractions such as Military Mumma Boot Camp and the Kidz Bizzzz bouncing castle and disco tent. Attractions from previous years, include a giant 6m tall inflatable slide which will be free t o k i d s a l l d a y, and the Harcourt’s Kingston facebook photo booth where participants can get dressed up in Australiana clothes and have their photo uploaded to facebook during the day. For the first year the Kingston Tennis Club will have a Hotshots net and a serving tent to test out your serving speed, along with many activities from other sports and community groups”. Mike said “We will also have all the favourites such as the inflatable thong race, sandcastle competition, treasure hunts, the scouts “hurdy gurdy”, big Aussie BBQs thanks to Rotary and Lions and heaps of free sports and activities”. Free double decker buses run from 8am to 3pm from the Park and Ride at the Kingborough Sports Centre. With live music, food stalls and sports activities this event has become the perfect Australia Day event for the whole family. A Day on the Beach is a free event and will be on at Kingston Beach from 8am-2 pm on Australia Day, January 26. More information can be found at www.adayonthebeach.com.au or find us on facebook. Mike Percey, Chair, Kingston Beach Regatta Association 22 January 2015 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds 9 LOST WANTED EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC NOTICE CLASSES CAR KEYS MOBILE BROADBAND ADVICE & SUPPORT NEEDED WANTED: NANNY/COOK/ GARDENER/CLEANER CYGNET COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL AQUA Tuesday 1 - 2pm With small, red pocket knife attached. Between Howden and Cygnet. Ph 0488 901 884 Doesn’t all have to be the same person! Part time work in Cradoc for professional family. Nanny needs refs, police check and D/L. Ph 0417 577 651 For low-signal area. Is anybody out there? Please call 0438 175 268 FOR SALE HOLIDAY ACCOM. FIREWOOD FOR SALE 0419 700 014 CALF-LENGTH ROSSI MOTORCYCLE BOOTS campingatbrunyisland.com DENTAL NURSE/RECEPTIONIST PART-TIME Eco & Pet friendly Fur-lined, size 10. Worn twice. Ph 6292 1699 AUTO/MARINE WANTED TO RENT Complete but in bits, had blown head gasket $350 ono. Also ¾”x4’6” SS shaft with bronze three blade prop, approx 12 ½” diam, $50. 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Accredited builder. 0419 309 146 / 6295 1301 www.sissheds.com.au FLUE CLEANS NEW WOOD HEATER SALES Repairs and installations. Call The Flue Pro 0407 040 641 GORDON ASPHALTING and SPRAY SEALING Car parks, driveways, footpaths repaired. No obligation free quote. Ph 0428 554 439 ACCREDITED BUILDER Available for work, new homes, extensions, renovations. Please call Steven Gibson 0428 978 561 CARPET / UPHOLSTERY CLEANING $30 / room. $30 / seat. Insured / all areas. Please call Henk, Detail Clean 0448 695 429 GARDENING POTTED ROSES Many in flower, ornamental trees, wpg maples & asst shrubs. Sunday Rotary Kingston Market. See Bluey OUTDOOR GARDEN PRODUCTS Plants & seedlings. Garden mulches – pea straw, lucerne & grass hay. Barley straw. Mushroom compost. Range of potting soils & animal manures – sheep, chicken & 3-in-1. Ye Olde Oyster Cove Store OPEN EVERY DAY 7am - 7pm Ph 6267 4340 PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICES Qualified arborist, fully insured, ethical tree care. Modern Arbor 0449 150 471 RIDE ON MOWING / BRUSH CUTTING Large areas welcome. Insured. Please call 0448 695 429 You can place your line ad for the Cygnet & Channel and Kingston Classifieds at one of our agents: Middleton PO Woodbridge PO Snug PO Margate PO Sandfly Store Geeveston PO CASH ONLY 22 January 2015 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds 11 OPINION January ‘The wife drought’ …is the title of a revolutionary new book by Annabel Crabb, she of the ABC’S ‘Drum’ and the designer/ interviewer of that broadcaster’s ‘Kitchen Cabinet’. This is a quirky, idiosyncratic look at the body politic. She meets a range of politicians in their own home kitchens to find out what and how they cook, and with their partners, eat. It’s more interesting for the fact that she catches politicians ‘au naturel’ (most of the time), in a context where errors are less easily forgiven than in Parliament. Spin doctors and noddies don’t get a look in. We catch her drift in the ‘Wife drought’ quite early on: ‘Opening exists for leader of a small, spirited team in a vibrant but often chaotic environment. Applicant must be mature and patient, as team members may at times be prone to sudden mood swings, unorthodox social techniques, strategic tunnel vision and outright insubordination. Applicant will have responsibility for cleaning, laundering, tutoring, light maintenance, heavy maintenance, procurement, occupational health and safety, occupational therapy, nutrition, ethical guidance counselling, transport, skills training, intrateam human resource management, out-sourcing, mentoring, mediation, education and sanitation. Fine motor control and calm temperament a must. Creative experience and demonstrated innovation strong advantages, esp. capacity to construct, for example, a plausible bat costume from basic household items in less than ten minutes. Some tasks may be repetitive. 12 Formal performance assessment very limited, though applicant may self-assess regularly in weaker moments. Salary is nominal.’ She goes on to observe that few blokes would apply for this gig, even if they had the requisite qualities (which is unlikely). It’s also probable that many dewy-eyed brides-to-be might have second thoughts if they read it. The formal structures of the workplace, milestones, targets and bonuses are simply not mentioned. And you don’t get paid. The work of the wife has no boundaries, and there is a repetitive sameness about her work; washed clothes get dirty again, a brilliant home-cooked meal gets eaten in about the same time as a door-to-door pizza, often with as little expressed satisfaction, dirt, untidy clothes are a constant incoming tide. Contrast this with paid work in an employment context. Sometimes challenging, but usually predictable. Once you shut the door of the house behind you, you escape to a different world; the soothing rhythm of the train, the platitudes of the morning paper, and the takeaway coffee when you arrive. Get to the office, ‘good mornings’ all round, a brief flurry of gossip, then to your cleaned and tidied (by others) workspace and the tranquillity of keyboard and screen, the buzz of work going on around you. And if you have a full-time wife looking after the other, domestic side of things, you are free to stay back, to network, even go for a drink. Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 22 January 2015 24 26 26 28 31 Event Diary Valda Marshall & The Heroes Orchestra – 5pm, Palais Theatre, Franklin Huon Valley Australia Day community celebration – 8am - 2pm, H’ville Esplanade A Day at the Beach – 8am - 2pm, Kingston Beach Huon Valley Council committee meeting – 6pm, Council Chambers, Huonville Middleton Country Fair – 10am-4pm, Middleton Community Centre January Market Diary 25 Franklin Market – 10am-2pm, Palais Theatre 25 Kingston Rotary Car Boot Market - 9am-1pm, Kingston Town Car Park February 1 1 Cygnet Market – 10am-2pm, Cygnet Town Hall Kingston Rotary Car Boot Market - 9am-1pm, Kingston Town Car Park While the other end, the end you left earlier, contains the daily struggle to get the kids off to school on time, reasonably clean and tidy, and with their box-lunch whose menu is a matter for daily negotiation (“not vegem*te again, Mum!”). Then often brought home uneaten. And all this at the end of, what? Nearly a half-century of campaigning for a better deal for women, and to what end? 76% of Australian full-time working dads have a ‘wife’. ‘But among mothers who work full-time, the rate of wife-having is much, much lower – only 15%’. And at that, more common in homo- rather than hetero-sexual contexts. We’re talking about averages here. I know and you know, househusbands who are very happy in their chosen relationship model, but they come to your attention precisely because they are the exception, not the rule. In my first marriage I was the breadwinner, bringing home the wherewithal on which we, in time, nine of us, lived. Not counting dogs, cats or ponies. It was a model, a norm which worked well for us. The wherewithal allowed us to live on a small acreage which enabled the children to grow up as we wished them to: riding bikes and horses, and sailing. They also learned about personal responsibility and autonomy. Our place was idyllic: it bordered on a river in which lived platypus, trout and eels. We swam there, fished there, dodged snakes there. It was a place to return to with pleasure at the end of the day. The point I make is that my wife was very happy to be there. In a densely settled suburban and socially isolated context, it might have been different. Do roles matter so much if both partners work? I think the argument takes on a different complexion. Roles are less clear cut, but too often the female has to do two jobs, not just one. Parenthood, actual or surrogate, also changes the mix. The nuclearity of families, with, usually, only two adults is also a factor. But whichever way you look at it, the basic fact remains: most wives are women, who, if they work, do two jobs. There is, indeed, a wife drought. And it will be a long time before there is a wife glut. John Fleming II [email protected]