THE King Island RSL Sub branch invites veterans and the community to join with us on the 107th Anniversary of the first Anzac Day Ceremony, on Tuesday, April 25.
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Apple flavours of the past ripe for picking
SPRING Gully heritage apple orchard in Bischoffs Road last weekend held its second all weekend open-orchard and owners Sonia and Shane Vokes plan for more to come.
Program sparks kid’s interest
KING Island District School Primary school students benefited from specialist electrical safety and STEAM activities (Science, Technologies, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) when the Bright Sparks and STEAM programs run by TasNetworks team members visited prior to the Easter and term break.
King Island racing the big cup winner
KING Island Racing had its 2023 season final hurrah last week, when King Island Racing Club president Audrey Hamer presented cheques to the value $24,000 to the King Island organisations which benefited from the Henry Dwyer Miners Cup Syndicate charity fundraising.
Accommodation of choice
ON the back of being named one of the five best luxury retreats in Australia by Gourmet Traveller Magazine, a few days later, Kittawa Lodge was named as the accommodation of choice in Tasmania by Forbes Magazine in the US, when Tasmania was selected as one of the top 23 places to visit in the world in 2023.
Minister’s prime spot for R&R
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles took a break from Canberra and chose King Island for some R&R. During his time on the island, he was Acting Prime Minister, and the King Island Council Chambers and support were at his disposal if needed.
Senator’s flying visit
LABOR Senator for Tasmania Anne Urquhart visited King Island last week and brought good news from the Federal Government about waste management and recycling.
The last Liberal
Following the recent New South Wales state election, and the disastrous Aston by-election result, Tasmanian Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff has a unique, once in a lifetime opportunity before him. Many people have wrongly construed these election results as meaning the end of the Liberal Party in Australia for the foreseeable future; or that Premier RockliffContinue reading “The last Liberal”
Green team on beach clean
KING Island District High School partnered with the Tasmania Seafood Industry Council, NRM South and Cradlecoast NRM as part of their Green Team program.
Island’s Easter egg-citement
IT IS time for those sweet chocolate Easter indulgences. The shops have been tempting for quite a few weeks with their Easter egg displays and many would have to admit that an extra chocolate treat has already been added to the supermarket shopping cart.