Hobart's Outstanding Citizens
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1 A FREE PUBLICATION FOR THE HOBART MUNICIPALITY www.hobartobserver.com.au FEBRUARY 2019 Your community. Your backyard. Your newspaper. Bright future ahead for D’Arcy Street home ground THE South Hobart Football Club has kicked an important off-fi eld goal – securing a $1 million Federal Government grant to upgrade its D’Arcy Street home ground. The club has big plans MILLION DOLLAR for the funding, which will be used to bring facilities at the old ground – which has been hosting soccer matches for more than 100 years – up to mod- ern standards. For decades, South FUNDING BOOST STORY CONTINUES PAGE 4 HOBART’S OUTSTANDING CITIZENS From left , Citi zen of the Year winners Adrian Howard OAM and Graeme Morris, Young Citi zen of the Year Matt hew Etherington, and Tim Smith and Kim Gillard from Point to Pinnacle, Community Event of the Year. Photo credit: Amy Brown. FULL STORY PAGE 2 THE NOMINATE 2019 TODAY! at volunteeringtas.org.au Open to groups and individuals Closes 10 March 2019 AN INITIATIVE BY PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY MEDIA PARTNER SPONSORS 2 2 Hobart Observer February 2019 Community News Community seeks new location Project to tell for Central Men’s Shed TASMANIA’S longest running men’s shed is forgotten stories urgently seeking commu- nity assistance to help it fi nd a new home. The Central Men’s Shed is currently located on Creek Road and on land that will soon be redeveloped for a large- scale community housing project. Although a much-needed develop- ment for the community, there are fears that it will mean the men’s shed will no longer have a space to call its own. Members of the Central Men’s Shed, which is currently looking for a new home. The Central Men’s Shed has provided a fi nd a new facility. time for us to work offi ce on 6212 2286.” space where people can “The Central Men’s together to ensure this Natalie Klug, from St get together for a chat Shed is a highly valued important work can Vincent de Paul, agreed and a “cuppa” over the part of our community,” continue. and said there were years, as well as work Ms Haddad said. “I have written to many positive effects Independent Member for Denison Andrew Wilkie with Dr Dianne Snowden AM and Bob Gordon, on all sorts of different “Like other men’s the State Government, men’s sheds had on from the project team, sculptor Rowan Gillespie, and the two children on whom the sculptures projects. sheds across Tasmania, Hobart City Council and community wellbeing will be based, Viktor and Estella. It provides a sense of it provides a social Glenorchy City Council and mental health. A PROJECT recognising joined by Independent Shadows will enhance community and allows outlet where people can and am hopeful we can “I have no doubt the stories of convict Member for Denison An- two of our most well- people to develop and pursue their hobbies and fi nd a solution. the Central Men’s Shed women and orphan drew Wilkie, Dr Dianne known heritage sites, share skills they have passions. “But I also encour- has saved lives over the schoolchildren in Tas- Snowden AM from the South Hobart’s Female learned over many years. “The group also gives age anyone with any years,” she said. mania through sculpture project team and children Factory and New Town’s Labor Member for back to the community suggestions about where “Please, if you have has been awarded a on whom the sculptures Orphan Schools. Clark Ella Haddad is through their work on the group might be able any ideas, we’d love to $100,000 grant by the will be modelled. “The project will also working with the shed to local projects, and it’s to relocate to contact my hear from you.” Federal Government. Mr Wilkie said he enhance Tasmania’s repu- Spearheaded by was “thrilled” the Federal tation as a home of great internationally-renowned Government was contrib- art and culture, while at sculptor Rowan Gillespie, uting $100,000 toward the same time reminding ‘From the Shadows’ will the project. visitors and Tasmanians Hobart’s outstanding citizens feature three sculptural “It’s so important to of our history.” installations at two sites tell the story of Tasma- From the Shadows FROM FRONT PAGE Morris. The Young Citizen Community Event of – the World Heritage nia’s convict history, but follows from the success HOBART’S outstanding Mr Howard was of the Year award went the Year was awarded to Cascades Female Factory also to do it in a way that of Mr Gillespie’s ‘Foot- citizens have been award- recognised for leading the to Matthew Etherington, Point to Pinnacle, which Historic Site in South showcases voices that are steps Towards Freedom’, ed for their contributions restoration efforts of the who contributed to a takes runners all the way Hobart and the state often forgotten, such as the female convict to the community at a Soldiers Memorial Avenue healthier and more inclu- from the Hobart foreshore heritage-listed Orphan women and children,” statutes on the Hobart special Australia Day cere- on the Queens Domain. sive community through up to the summit of Schools site in New he said. waterfront completed in mony on 26 January. Mr Morris ensured the efforts to improve youth kunanyi/Mount Welling- Town. “Tasmania’s built her- 2017. The Citizen of the success and community mental health and raise ton. Mr Gillespie travelled itage is one of our main For more information Year award was bestowed spirit of the Flower Room, awareness about the plight The Point to Pinnacle from Ireland last month tourism drawcards. about the project, visit jointly on Adrian Howard a not-for-profi t fl oral shop of refugees and asylum event raises funds for a for the announcement “That’s why it’s great https://fromtheshadows. OAM and Graeme in the centre of Hobart. seekers. variety of charities. event, where he was news that From the org.au. 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Politi cal adverti sements published in this newspaper are done so on a commercial basis. 3 Hobart Observer February 2019 3 Community News Fern Tree on alert for orange hawkweed Works to begin on New Town retail precinct Photo credit: City of Hobart. TO protect the ecosys- grasses and herbs in tem of kunanyi/Mount alpine and sub-alpine Wellington, the City habitats. of Hobart is working “In Tasmania, orange with Fern Tree resi- hawkweed has been dents to determine if found in just two areas, orange hawkweed – an the Central Highlands extremely invasive weed and Fern Tree,” City of – is present on their Hobart fi re and biodiver- properties. sity program offi cer Elise Hawkweed detection Jeffery said. crews are being sent to “We believe the every household in Fern weed is present in small Tree throughout January enough numbers that it and February, checking can still be eradicated.” gardens for any presence To report orange of the weed and helping hawkweed found on locals rid their homes of your property, please the invader. contact the City of Ho- Orange hawkweed, bart fi re and biodiversity identifi able by its fi ery team on phone 6238 red and orange fl owers, 2886. is a declared weed un- For more informa- der the Tasmanian Weed tion on how to identify Management Act 1999. the weed, visit hobartc- The weed can ity.com.au/orangehawk- out-compete native weed. An arti st’s impression of the transformed New Town retail precinct. WORK to transform the of Hobart staff was “an tifi ed the upgrade’s key nity events. When fi nished, there New Town retail precinct amazing collaborative priorities. There will also be will be street furniture, Get your garden is set to break ground at effort on the part of all These included better improved pedestrian and renewed footpaths, the end of the month. participants.” footpaths and improved bicycle infrastructure, improved pedestrian The streetscape de- She said the feed- pedestrian crossing facil- places for people to stop, access at Pirie and sign has been developed back from the commu- ities on New Town Road rest and gather, and a Pedder streets, street tree bushfi re ready in collaboration with the nity about the proposal and the side streets along refreshed appearance, and planting beds, and HOBART residents trailer.