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February 2021 1 A FREE PUBLICATION FOR THE HOBART MUNICIPALITY Independently owned and published by Cor Comms FEBRUARY 2021 Long-time arts advocate is Hobart’s top citizen A DRIVING force behind Hobart’s arts scene, a highly talented teenage philanthropist and the volunteers behind a project to feed people most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have been recognised at the City of Hobart Australia Day Awards presentation. THE FULL STORY PAGE 4 From left, Show Hope’s Dr Paul Shantapriyan and Rev Dr Samuel Gough, Citizen of the Year Vicki Chapman, and Young Citizen of the Year Sheng-Yuan Lynch. Safer CBD speeds introduced HOBART’S city centre “This small speed dollars’ worth of damage hour speed limit has the Tasmanian Road per hour. “Lowering the has become a safer place, reduction of just 10 every year. been working in other Safety Strategy as a means City Infrastructure speed limit by just with a 40 kilometre per kilometres per hour can “A safer speed limit is cities across Australia for to reduce the number of Committee Chair Bill 10 kilometres per hour vehicle speed limit make a big difference to good for everyone. many years and it’s time deaths and injuries on the Harvey said there had hour won’t make any having come into effect the safety of pedestrians “It makes outdoor that Hobart caught up state’s roads. been 833 reported on- difference to traffic flow, on 1 February. and cyclists – including dining or browsing shops with the trend.” Data from the road crashes in Hobart’s but can make a big Lord Mayor Anna school students moving more enjoyable and As well as being Curtin-Monash Accident CBD in the past five difference when it comes Reynolds said the change around our city,” she encourages people to use consistent with other Research Centre showed years – equating to nearly to reducing injuries from coincided with students said. modes of active travel – major Australian that the chance of a fatal one every two days. crashes or avoiding them returning to school, “It will also likely which in turn takes cars cities and towns, the injury decreased from 85 Of those, about 130 in the first place,” he said. providing an extra reduce the number of off the road and reduces introduction of a 40 per cent at 50 kilometres crashes resulted in incentive to slow down crashes that cause traffic congestion. kilometre per hour CBD per hour to less than 30 injuries and three in in the city. snarls and millions of “A 40 kilometre per speed limit aligned with per cent at 40 kilometres deaths. STORY CONTINUES PAGE2 SUM- MER 2021 Summer Season Subscriptions now on sale. Explore the program at tso.com.au. Subscribe online or call the TSO Box Office on 1800 001 190. Tasmania’s Orchestra. Here for you in 2021. 2 2 Hobart Observer February 2021 Community News VIBRANT NORTH Safer CBD speeds introduced HOBART VISION Anna Reynolds and what they would City of Hobart, Lord like to see more of. Mayor We learnt that people value the diverse range ABOUT a year ago of businesses and events, (before that crazy year the heritage streetscape, that was 2020!), I was and the strong sense of delighted to sit in the back community that exists in of a church hall in North North Hobart. Hobart to watch and But there are also listen to a really vibrant many things that could community planning be improved, like process underway. better management of Council sponsored car parking, creating a series of evening more pedestrian- meetings facilitated to friendly streets, safer capture the community’s cycling infrastructure, vision for the Elizabeth more street trees and Street strip and greening, and improved surrounding character public transport services filled suburb. so that the area isn’t Little could we jammed up with have known then how congestion. much more time we Now it’s time to get would all spend in our broader feedback to the FROM FRONT PAGE in the area bounded unchanged at 50 Elizabeth and Liverpool For more information neighbourhoods in draft ideas that have by Harrington, Melville, kilometres per hour, as Streets have also remained and to view the submis- 2020. been developed. “The extra travel time Campbell and Davey well as Harrington Street unchanged. sion to the Tasmanian Many people have You can do so over one kilometre will Streets with the following between Davey and In Elizabeth Street, Transport Commission, told me that one of through a survey that be just 18 seconds, but exceptions of Davey Macquarie Streets. the new speed limit has visit hobartcity.com.au/ the silver linings from is now available on the with those extra seconds Street and Macquarie Existing 30 kilometre been extended north to SaferHobart. the lockdown period City’s Your Say website. comes a shorter stopping Street having remained per hour zones in parts of Brisbane Street. was rediscovering their The survey will stay distance and more time local area and meeting open until Monday 29 to react behind the neighbours in the street. March, so there’s plenty wheel to something One of the big of time to have a look unexpected, and the ROBERTS & national trends post- at the plans and think chance of having a fatal pandemic is likely to about your vision for collision with a pedestri- PARTNERS be more of the same, the future of North an or cyclist is dramati- LAWYERS with people wanting to Hobart. cally slashed.” help shape the future of To view the draft A reduced speed limit • Wills their neighbourhoods, plans and complete the is supported by the Road • Estates so in that sense, those survey, visit yoursay. Safety Advisory Council, North Hobart Visioning hobartcity.com.au/ Tasmania Police, Tasmani- • Conveyancing Workshops were ahead nthhobart or contact the an Transport Association, • Litigation of their time. City of Hobart to get a RACT, Bicycle Network In the North Hobart paper copy. Tasmania, the Australian 1 Stanton Place, workshops, residents Or as always, you are Medical Association Tas- Cambridge and business owners very welcome to get in mania, the National Heart (03) 6248 4144 pin-pointed the unique touch with me directly Foundation and Metro [email protected] characteristics of North and I can email or post Tasmania. A 40 kilometre per HOBART & SYDNEY Hobart – what they you a copy – lord.mayor@ OFFICES love, what they don’t hobartcity.com.au. hour speed limit applies From left, City of Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds and Constable Shannon Heald. REGULAR MONTHLY FEATURES JUST A LITTLE The Hobart Observer is your community monthly newspaper reaching 24,888 • FINANCIAL MOMENT Page 10 Reminder homes and businesses, distributed on the second Tuesday of each month. • HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE Page 11 • TRADES, SERVICES & CLASSIFIEDS Page 14 DEADLINES FOR ADERTISING: Louise Landon 210 201 • SPORT Page 15 adverti [email protected] MARCH 2021 EDITORIAL: Connor unnins 210 212 Editorial/Adverti sing: [email protected] FEBRUARY SPECIAL FEATURE: EDUCATION Friday 19 FEBRUARY Owned and published by Corporate Communications (Tas) Pty Ltd, Trading as Cor Comms Printed by the Mercury newspaper Press Ready Material: A: Level 2 12 auarie Street Hobart TAS 000 PA: GPO Bo 100 Hobart TAS 001 W wwwhobartobserver.comau Monday 1 MARCH Responsibility for all election comment in this edition is taken by Nicolas Turner, Level 2, 152 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000. Political advertisements published in this newspaper are done so on a commercial basis. 3 Hobart ObserverJFebruary 2021 3 Community News Raising the bat for education From left, seven-year-old Angus Ramsay, Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AC, and 10-year-old Thea Ramsay. AS part of National gether to level the global one can get behind. “There is a strong link as a child in the back- Tasmania representative. standards.” Backyard Cricket Day, a playing field in education. “It’s all about inclusion between the social ben- yard,” she said. Tasmanian and Austral- Mr Geeves said Nation- friendly game of backyard Batting for Change and involvement, and efits of playing backyard “I can really imagine ian cricketer Brett Geeves al Backyard Cricket Day cricket was held on the chairman Ted Alexander getting people together.” cricket and the education- families embracing it and said backyard cricket and Batting for Change lawns of Government said it was the first time Mr Alexander said al projects and training backyard cricket is always was a good pathway for was a great cause for the House to help support the event had been held there was strong link that can help people in great fun whether it’s in young cricketers. community. education in rural areas of in Hobart. between cricket and life.” your backyard or at the “As a young kid in “Backyard cricket is Australia. “Our charity has mainly education. Her Excellency Profes- beach. Claremont, I started such a staple of Austral- National Backyard supported women’s edu- “Through playing other sor the Honourable Kate “I think it’s a nice idea playing backyard cricket ian life, particularly over Cricket Day is a commu- cational projects in South countries, we’ve seen the Warner AC participated to get the whole family and ultimately it allowed Summer and this is such a nity fundraising event that East Asia and Africa, and importance of education in a game of backyard involved in a fundraising me to reach my dream worthy cause,” he said. was held on 31 January, this year we’re going to around the world in cricket on a freshly mown activity with such a good of playing for Australia,” “Backyard cricket is with money raised fund- regional Australia for emerging and developing pitch on the Eastern cause being education he said.
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