1 A FREE PUBLICATION FOR THE GLENORCHY MUNICIPALITY www.glenorchygazett e.com.au JULY 2018 Your community. Your backyard. Your newspaper. Glenorchy City Council adopts rate revenue increase GLENORCHY City Glenorchy Mayor Council has unanimous- Kristie Johnston said ly adopted a 2018/19 Council worked hard to budget that includes a get the fi gure down. 12.5 per cent rate reve- “The impact in nue increase. monetary terms for rate- The community payers will be between was informed about the $1.94 and $4.35 a week draft budget at a recent or if we are looking budget briefi ng session, at the annual impact, which attracted more it equates to between than 200 people and $100 and $226,” she included a question and said. 12.5 PER CENT answer session. STORY CONTINUES PAGE 7 MAKING A MARK AT THE MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS From left , Fahan School year 10 students Charlott e Ingram and Elsie Lamb, and year nine student Madeleine Townley. STORY CONTINUES PAGE 6 2 2 Glenorchy Gazett e July 2018 Community News If it seems suss… TasWater and the By Peter Harriss household more than Inspector, Glenorchy $424 per year with a Division total cost to Australian CORNER BOXHILL ROAD & CULLEN STREET retailers at approximate- dancing kangaroo Sunday Morning Worship 10am DURING the last week ly $2.7 billion per year. Children’s Program of May 2018, Crime Shoplifting not only Stoppers conducted a impacts the big retailers, ALL WELCOME major appeal that asked it can also signifi cantly For more information visit www.cbctas.org.au the community to play impact small business their part in creating when thieves target a safer communities by tradesperson’s tools of reporting information trade. about crime. It’s important for Baker This year, theft and small business owners to Wilson Davies shoplifting – particularly keep tools and valuable organised shoplifting – objects well secured and L A W Y E R S Phillip (Phil) Keal Phil is available for all your was targeted. readily identifi able. conveyancing and commercial The appeal was Don’t make it easy needs. Appointments are available highly successful and for thieves and remem- in the Northern Suburbs if required. Tasmania saw a 34 per ber to remain vigilant. Phil can assist you with property cent increase in the total We all want to be transfers, small business advice, leases, wills and estates. volume of information part of a safe commu- reports received during nity and I encourage Please call for an appointment: the week. people to continue to 6264 1055 This doesn’t nec- be observant. 3 Wilmot Road [email protected] HUONVILLE www.bakerwilsondavies.com.au essarily indicate that Police will always instances of crimes have follow up instances of increased, but rather shoplifting and recent Monkey Baa’s creati ve director Sandra Eldridge with children from Bowen Road Primary School suggests that people police investigative in Moonah. are more consistently taskforces have disrupt- reporting information to ed organised shoplifting BOWEN Road Primary production, we hope to attended the Theatre Crime Stoppers. groups. School is among 15 provide a theatre expe- Royal performance, This is support- Remember, if you Tasmanian primary rience to students who with the schools-based ed with fi ndings that see something suss, be schools to receive a taste may not otherwise have workshop giving them a over the past year the it when you are at a of the theatre experience the opportunity to enjoy greater sense of involve- proportion of inbound shopping centre or if thanks to a partnership a live production like ment. calls received by Crime you see some ‘cheap’ between TasWater and this,” Ms Mercer said. Theatre Royal RESIDENTIAL Stoppers converted to property for sale on on- the Theatre Royal. In addition to this marketing and business & COMMERCIAL information reports has line internet sites, take TasWater general performance, Josephine development manager increased signifi cantly. the initiative and contact manager corporate and Wants to Dance was also Maria Pate said she was TREE REMOVAL Many people often Crime Stoppers. community relations taken to the classroom delighted to have had overlook shoplifting as Anyone with infor- Juliet Mercer said this with Sydney theatre the support of TasWater AND STUMP a ‘small’ crime, however mation about crimes year the company had company ‘Monkey Baa’, over many years. it is a serious crime and should contact Crime sponsored the children’s which visited schools “This partnership has GRINDING has a signifi cant impact Stoppers anonymously production “Josephine with a storytelling and provided an invaluable on all of us – we all pay on 1800 333 000 or Wants to Dance” – a workshop program. experience to more than a price for shoplifting online at crimestoppers- story about dreams, A teaching artist 3000 primary school Emergency tree through increased cost tas.com.au. believing in yourself and visited Bowen Road, students to come to the of goods sold, insurance If the information a dancing kangaroo. Rokeby and Austins Fer- Theatre Royal and enjoy work available premiums and public relates to an incident The play is based ry Primary schools, with a wonderful cultural services. in progress, it is impor- on the children’s books TasWater assisting more experience,” she said. 0400 025 346 Evidence suggests tant to phone Tasma- by Jacquie French and than 80 students take TasWater has a [email protected] that retail loss costs nia Police directly on Bruce Whatley and is part in practical work- long-standing relation- www.totalgardeningservices.com.au the average Australian triple zero (000) for an just right for audiences shops based around the ship with the Theatre emergency and 131 444 from four to nine years production of Josephine Royal as part of their of age. and her love of dance. work in building stronger ADVERTISEMENT for the police assistance line. “By sponsoring the The students then Tasmanian communities. 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Politi cal adverti sements published in this newspaper are done so on a commercial basis. 3 Glenorchy Gazett eJuly 2018 3 Community News Disability housing needs being met Nikala Bourke, The Pull of Water (detail from series), 2017, scanned water photograph. EXPLORING THE BEAUTY OF WAVES TWO artists will explore converted to an 18th the beauty of waves in an Century Regina Music exhibition now open at Box disk. the Moonah Arts Centre. Now, with this Cath Robinson and iteration of her project, Nikala Bourke invite the 16 singers from the audience to consider the Southern Gospel Choir emotional and cathartic respond to a slowed pull of the water in their down version of the exhibition ‘Water and sound. Wave Forms’. “Every wave is a Nikala Bourke’s choir,” Ms Robinson said. artworks looks like pho- “It’s a front and a tographs but are made backwash occurring Tim Gourlay from CatholicCare with Mark Jessop and Alison Hodges from Nexus. without a camera. sometimes at the same She immerses large time over and over – it’s A PARTNERSHIP be- been co-designed by and many receiving the technology and facil- the city, a higher support sheets of photographic music to me.” tween CatholicCare and Nexus and CatholicCa- funding for the very fi rst ities to provide the very home for people with light-sensitive paper in Water and Wave disability support service re to meet the specifi c time.” best contemporary care, a physical disability and the waters of Browns Forms will be running at Nexus will see 20 beds needs of each client. CatholicCare execu- including ceiling tracking the addition of four sin- River in Kingston at the Moonah Arts Centre made available for peo- Nexus chief execu- tive director Tim Gourlay to monitor the safety gle and two double new night and exposes them until 21 July. ple with a disability over tive offi cer Mark Jessop said this collaboration be- of clients and 15-amp units in Glenorchy. with fl ash lights to It will be open the next six months. said many people in the tween two not-for-profi t power points to charge Nexus supports 170 reveal waves, ripples and Tuesday to Friday 10am CatholicCare is a older National Disabil- partners was a “fantastic wheelchairs.” people with a disability refl ections of the river to 5pm and Saturdays major social housing ity Insurance Scheme model” that met the Mr Jessop estimated in southern Tasmania, bed, debris, sand and 11am to 3pm, free entry.