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ALL PARTS of Inkweed are poisonous. Symp- toms from ingestion may include headache, burning in the mouth, abdominal cramping, vomiting and diarrhoea. The acrid sap can cause skin irritation and if that’s not enough to get rid of this invader, it’s toxic to stock.

NORTH West Tassie leaders are stepping up for the region and are engaged in diverse pursuits. Cycle tourism, a skills bank, mental health support, agriculture planning and leadership training for elected councillors are among the priorities led by local leaders in the state’s north-west.

STUDENTS from all year levels ran, jumped, threw and cheered at last week’s two- day King Island District High School annual athletics event.

Essendon Fields CEO Brendan Pihan, Golf Air Adventure GM Jon Perrett and Air Adventure MD John Dyer, right, present Make-A-Wish representatives Mia Quinlan Pretto and Lauren Scanlon with a cheque for $33,124.00 raised at the auction, raffles and in the EF Golf Classic Make-A-Wish fundraising tournament.

AS Easter and children’s egg hunts approach, the CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, in partnership with the UK-based charity, The Shark Trust, is calling on citizen scientists to go shark egg hunting to find and record shark egg cases washing up on Australian coasts, so researchers can better-understand oviparous chondrichthyans: egg-laying sharks, skates and chimaeras.

N AN outstanding coup for King Island, Australian Leo of the Year 2022, Leada Blackie, has been awarded the prestigious title of “International Leo of the Year”.

BROOKE van Ruiswyk was one of the 42 finalists chosen from 703 entries in this year’s Glover Prize for her oil on canvas Blue Hills Pine. It was one of the first paintings sold in the Glover Finalist’s Exhibition at the Falls Park Pavilion in Evandale which opened in March.

KING Island District High School has had a busy term and the last fortnight is no exception, with a wide range of programs to support student engagement with learning.

THE Scottish Highland Pony is a rare native breed of pony that originated in the Scottish Highlands.