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1 A FREE PUBLICATION FOR THE HOBART MUNICIPALITY Independently owned and published by Corporate Communications (Tas) Pty Ltd SEPTEMBER 2020 S t d a e y t c con ne CITY READY TO BLOOM SPRING is the favourite time of year duces more than 76,000 flowers, for the City of Hobart’s dedicated shrubs, trees and groundcovers for nursery staff, whose hard work quite planting across Hobart. literally blooms in front of the com- City of Hobart Nursery’s Ruby Wilson munity’s eyes. and Chris Barton are part of a team that Every year, the City’s nursery pro- produces 76,000 flowers and plants a year. THE FULL STORY CAN BE READ IN THE SPRING CITY NEWS LIFT OUT INSIDE “We started at the end in designing the animals This included CELEBRATINGof March by painting and plants we put on it.” Tasmanian devils, over an old mural, with Ms Ahern said the magpies, wallabies, prep and grade six mural was based around possums, bandicoots, students helping out,” Ms the curriculum the echidnas and a wide Ahern said. students were working variety of Tasmanian “More students helped on, which was looking plants. COMMUNITY out and there was about at native Australian and “We made sure every LENAH Valley Primary artistic talent of students to Ahern designed and students from the school School has unveiled a new the wider community. coordinated the painting helping out during 100 students who had a Tasmanian animals and child had the chance to mural that showcases the Staff member Kelly of the mural, with the various stages. huge input on the mural plants. 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Holiday 7 Wilson Street, North Hobart programs Phone: (03) 6210 2241 starting E-mail: [email protected] soon www.friendshealthandfitness.com.au facebook.com/FriendsHealthandFitness 2 2 Hobart Observer September 2020 Community News A future for Dress for Success A COMMUNITY clothing packs for women grant would help them on the frontlines of organisation that fleeing domestic violence recover from the effects helping women and provides professional throughout the crisis. of COVID-19. their families through attire for low income “While we may “We service a diverse times of crisis and we women to help support have shut our physical population of women, hope that with this their job-search and front door, we have many of whom were important funding from interviews has received continued to be flexible already affected by under the Commonwealth a $10,000 CommBank and adaptable to the and unemployment, Bank that we are able to Staff Community Grant needs of women in our financial instability and continue these services.” after being nominated by community,” Dress for domestic or cultural Ms Roberts said she CommBank employee Success Hobart general issues,” she said. became aware of Dress Annette Roberts. manager Amanda “We know that the for Success after talking Dress for Success French said. effects of the COVID-19 to Ms French at a local received the grant on the “We pivoted our crisis have greatly cricket club four-years-ago. back of the COVID-19 operational model to amplified the challenges She immediately pandemic where it had offer online and virtual of the women we serve – loved the work it to shift its face-to-face services and have started putting them, their families was doing, and has services to online. to support women in and entire communities at supported it through From left, CommBank employee Annette Roberts and Dress for Success Hobart general manager This included offering shelters and refuges great risk. regular volunteering at Amanda French. resume assistance and with emergency clothing “Our mission at Dress clothing drives, organising interview coaching packs as we know that for Success Hobart is to CommBank colleagues women to get back on Success is particularly vital for women and men, they would ordinarily help our clients achieve for volunteering days their feet with interview in the current job climate ROBERTS & reaching out to several have been reliant on op economic independence and helping to facilitate support, paving the way where many women have medium sized businesses shops – a service that through gainful corporate attendance at to financial independence been stood down and PARTNERS to offer support for has been shut for a few employment. fundraisers. and wellbeing.” need support to get back LAWYERS recently stood down months now.” “We have a proven “I have been a More than 170 into the workforce,” Ms staff, and supplying Ms French said the track record of being supporter of this charity recipients across Australia Roberts said. • Wills since its beginning in received one of 205 “When we come out • Estates 2017 and when the grants awarded by the other side of this • Conveyancing Hobart operation started the CommBank Staff pandemic, Dress for up late last year, I was Foundation. Success will be needed • Litigation eager to throw my These organisations by so many requiring 1 Stanton Place, support behind it,” Ms were nominated by a support and confidence Cambridge Roberts said. CommBank Australia in their pursuit of “The work they do employee to receive a employment and this (03) 6248 4144 is so important, going much-needed financial grant will assist them to [email protected] well beyond providing boost of $10,000. continue doing the great HOBART & SYDNEY clothing to support “The work of Dress for work they do.” OFFICES 1300 732 377 RTO 60071 www.onroadoffroad.edu.au A RETURN TO NORMALITY By Anna Reynolds the delicious fruits, ask people to limit the Citizen of the Year. Lord Mayor veggies, and uniquely touching of items for sale Young Citizen of the SPECIALISING Tasmanian products. and fresh produce, and Year. IT’S so exciting to see However, as we have use the hand sanitiser Community Event of some normality returning seen from other places in located at the entry, the Year. IN ALL YOUR to our city. Australia and around the exit and throughout the We all know a person We’re able to spend world, it’s also important market. or event that has made DENTURE time with friends and that we do what we See you there next Hobart a better place to family again, get out and can to prevent another Saturday. live, and someone who CARE NEEDS about within Tasmania, COVID-19 outbreak. It’s been a tough year, we can’t imagine our city and return to some of We’re having a bit and it’s more important without. • DVA and PENSIONERS welcome our favourite activities. of fun doing this at than ever to celebrate This is a fantastic way • Comfortable natural looking dentures One of the biggest Salamanca Market and acknowledge the to show our appreciation. thrills for me has been through our volunteer people who work hard to It’s often the people • flexible metal free partial dentures seeing our iconic ‘Safety Angels’. make Hobart so special. who don’t expect Salamanca Market back They stroll around the Our nominations for recognition who deserve • affordable IMPLANT retained dentures up and running. market to make sure the 2021 Australia Day the most attention for It re-opened in August people are appropriately Awards are now open their volunteer and • Same day repairs, relines with some new rules, distanced, to keep track and close on Wednesday community work. including a 500 people of the number of people, 28 October. 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I have enjoyed being We are also community members https://www.hobartcity. out and about on a encouraging the use of who have made a com.au/Community/ Now in two great locations: 118 Main Road Moonah Saturday morning again, contactless payments noteworthy contribution Community-Programs/ with a coffee to help (though cash is still to the community in the Australia-Day-awards- and city address available by request warm up, and browsing accepted at most stalls), following categories: and-citizenship-ceremony REGULAR MONTHLY FEATURES JUST A LITTLE The Hobart Observer is your community monthly newspaper reaching 24,888 • HEALTH & LIFESTYLE Page 12 - 13 Reminder homes and businesses, distributed on the second Tuesday of each month. • TRADES, SERVICES & CLASSIFIEDS: Page 14 • SPORT: Page 16 DEADLINES FOR ADVERS: e 20 20 adverti [email protected] OCTOBER 2020 EDITORIAL: r 20 22 Ediorial/Adverti sing: [email protected] OCTOBER SPECIAL FEATURE: SPRING PRIME TIME Friday 25 SEPTEMBER Owned and published by Corporate Communications (Tas) Pty Ltd, Trading as Cor Comms *PRIME TIMES IS A QUARTERLY FEATURE FOR THE OVER 50s Printed by the Mercury newspaper Press Ready Material: A: eve 2 2 re Street brt S 000 PA: 00 brt S 00 W wwbrtberver.cm Monday 5 OCTOBER 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 Observer September 2020 3 Community News FROM FRONT PAGE “It’s also added to students were excited draw a picture of what we the importance of when the mural was wanted,” she said.