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“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. STORY CONTINUES PAGE 3 Enrol your child now in our award winning swim classes
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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
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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. community to Lenah opened. “We looked at the best Valley because it was “They were excited ones that would fit with a huge number of because they had been our design and then I students and community part of it, but they photocopied them and members coming were also thankful and drew them straight on together to participate,” appreciative for having the wall, so what’s on the she said. Ms Ahern work with wall is exactly what the “It was teaching the stu- them,” she said. children drew.” dents that things take time “We often talk about Principal Jennifer and patience, so that was children’s achievements, Poynter said the mural really good and aligned but it’s also lovely to see was a whole community with our school values.” their appreciation of effort. Ms Poynter said all the someone else’s skill.” From left, Luca Hardie, Eva Wright, Lenah Valley Primary School staff member Kelly Ahern, Xavier Duff and Ella Kunze. Putting a foot down for road safety STUDENTS from Mount McGorry AO urged fam- Carmel College are get- ilies with primary school ting ready for Walk Safely aged children to start put- to School Day on Friday ting their best foot forward 11 September. following a significant rise Students will be in anxiety, depression and encouraged to walk with overall poor mental health teachers from one of among young Australians three designated points due to the COVID-19 in the area to get some lockdown. early morning exercise “The recent pandemic and then eat a healthy dramatically interrupted breakfast at school. the routines of families Tasmania Police under- with young children stand the importance of as schools closed for the day and want parents extended periods of to talk to their children time and organised sport about road safety, and was postponed until teach them how to stop, further notice,” Professor look both ways and listen McGorry said. out for traffic before cross- “The mental and ing the road. physical health impacts Constable Jo Banks- of COVID-19 are Smith said road safety was intertwined and we need everyone’s responsibility, to act quickly to flatten whether you were driving the rising curve of young in a car, riding a bike or Australians now struggling walking on a footpath. with mental health.” “Walking to school is a National Walk Safely great way to stay active, to School Day is a but children should be community initiative that accompanied by an adult aims to raise awareness wherever possible,” she of the health, road said. safety, transport and “Make sure they know environmental benefits how important it is to stay that regular walking on the footpath and to (especially to and from only cross at designated school) can provide for pedestrian crossings.” the long-term wellbeing Professor Patrick of our children. From left, Mount Carmel College year three students Neave Riches, Ruby Jager, Eve Coleman and Lacey Steele, with Constable Jo Banks-Smith.
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4 Hobart Observer September 2020 Community News COVID-safe behaviours incredibly effective. “Stay 1.5M from you do it several times a them safely accessing and travel restrictions. We know that as the others whenever you go day especially before and healthcare.” Information about the pandemic continues out.” after eating, before you 4 - Get tested for situation and restrictions to spread globally, the Whether you are leave home and as soon COVID-19 if you have in Tasmania is updated threat of this virus will getting the groceries as you return home. any cold or flu-like every day. remain until there is a or meeting a friend for “Warm water symptoms. “Knowing what is vaccine against COVID. coffee, space saves lives. and soap are the Early detection of happening will help We will need to Minimising contact most effective, but new cases of COVID-19 you to make informed remain cautious and also means not hugging, hand sanitiser is in Tasmania will keep decisions for yourself keep caring about kissing or shaking hands recommended for when us safe by preventing and your family,” Dr every Tasmanian when when you meet up with you are out and don’t further spread in the McKeown said. considering our actions. others not from your have access to soap and community. “If you run a business Tasmanian Deputy household. water.” “Anytime you or an office, sticking Director of Public Health 2 - Wash your hands 3 - Stay at home if you have cold or flu- with these restrictions Dr Scott McKeown often with soap and are unwell and always like symptoms you will help you protect said there are five key warm water. Use cover coughs and should get tested your staff and your behaviours that need alcohol-based hand sneezes. for COVID-19,” Dr customers.” to be practiced for the sanitiser when out. Dr McKeown McKeown said. Things are slowly foreseeable future. Virus particles easily reminded us that now, “If lots of people with looking more normal “These behaviours stick to the hands where more than ever, we need symptoms get tested again, but there are OVER the past few is the role that every will ensure we lower they can be passed onto to be vigilant about not it’s more likely that we still some restrictions weeks restrictions individual plays. the risks and continue other people or objects spreading illnesses to will catch any new cases in place – it’s easier to have been easing Ordinary people are to save lives during this we touch. other people. quickly. stick to the rules when allowing people to the ones who will make pandemic,” he said. Dr McKeown said “We know that “This protects we understand them. cautiously move around the biggest difference “Remember them, continuing hand washing COVID spreads when everyone because All Tasmanian neighbourhoods and through our behaviours. remind your family and was really important. people are unwell,” he anyone with the virus specific COVID-19 the state with more Whether we are at friends about them and “Using soap and said. will get diagnosed information is available freedom – this has work/school or out in practice them every day.” thoroughly lathering it “We must stay at quickly and their close at www.coronavirus. been a positive step for the community living 1 - Stay at least 1.5M on your hands and wrists home and not go to contacts can be quickly tas.gov.au or, phone Tasmania. our daily lives, we all away from others. for 20 seconds before work or study when identified.” the Tasmanian Public Every choice we make have an opportunity “The more space there washing it off under sick with cold or flu like If we know when and Health Hotline on 1800 from now on will be and a responsibility is between you and running water gets the symptoms. where someone got 671 738. the biggest factor in our to protect lives others the harder it is virus off your hands,” “Keeping our sick, we can act quickly Dr McKeown success. and livelihoods by for the virus, and germs he said. communities and to stop the spread. offered this simple, but One of the things that maintaining ‘COVID- generally, to move from “Hand washing can workplaces safe relies 5 - Be aware of, important reminder – makes the COVID-19 safe habits’ – it really one person to another,” make a huge impact – upon people staying at and follow, current “It’s up to all of us to pandemic so unique is that simple, and yet Dr McKeown said. the trick is to make sure home when unwell and gathering, business protect all of us.”
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Stay at least 1.5 metres away from others when 1 outside your home.
Wash your hands often with soap and warm, running “Protect lives and 2 water. Use alcohol based hand sanitiser when out. livelihoods by maintaining ‘COVID-safe behaviours’– Stay at home if you are unwell and always cover 3 coughs and sneezes. it is really that simple, and yet incredibly effective.” Get tested for COVID-19 if you have any cold or 4 flu-like symptoms. Dr Scott McKeown Tasmanian Deputy Director of Public Health Be aware of, and follow, current gathering, 5 business and travel restrictions.
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From left, Ten Lives president David Rees, Ten Lives manager Noel Hunt and Ten Lives ambassador David Noon. Photo credit: Ten Lives. TOUR HELPS LEND A PAW TEN Lives Cat Centre Charles Street next to the for the work was some all sorts of other industries has put its paw to the public park in Orford on $2.2 million,” Mr Rees and businesses are kept pedal to raise funds Sunday 20 September. said. buoyant,” he said. for the major building “Like the real Tour, “However, we are still “Cats are a huge part of project to upgrade the the Tour de Ten Lives some way from being our lives, but they’re also We're with you cat management facility will have 21 stages – able to fund the full part of our community at Selfs Point Road. from Long Beach, Sandy project. responsibility and we Wherever you are. The Tour de Ten Lives Bay and all points in “We now have know that we’ve got a aims to support the between – Taroona, increasing obligations feral cat problem, a stray organisation’s endeavours Collinsvale, Channel, as a cat management cat problem, a kitten by raising funds through Granton, Kingston, facility under the Cat problem, and people who a Tour de France like Seven Mile Beach, Management Act 2009 don’t look after their cats cycling event in parts of Mt Wellington, Lenah and we need some help. – it all comes back to Ten Tasmania for their major Valley, Austins Ferry and “We have long enjoyed Lives.” building project. Orford,” Mr Rees said. the support of the The new facility will “By building a modern, “If the Tour de Ten community, but now we also be a world class cat fit-for-purpose facility, Lives can save the life of are calling on all levels of management facility that the benefits to cats and one cat, it will be worth it. government to support will enable Ten Lives people are clear – more “We are saving more our animal charity. to expand its statewide lives will be saved, the cats and kittens and “This project will allow community education number of homeless doing more for them Ten Lives to continue program promoting and abandoned cats will than ever before.” to deliver programs and responsible cat ownership. be reduced and we will Ten Lives is the develop others to help Mr Noonan said change the face of animal largest dedicated cat people stay engaged and he would be talking welfare in the Tasmanian management facility active in the community.” to individuals and community,” Ten Lives in Tasmania, having Ten Lives ambassador businesses to try and get president David Rees said. been a self-sustainable Dave Noonan said the their support. “We are getting organisation serving project would provide a “I love animals and stuck into raising funds Tasmanians for 70 years. number of benefits to the love cats,” he said. ourselves, as we always Mr Rees said the community “My wife and I do, and that’s why I am premises had become “The project has have been involved doing this ride.” seriously inadequate for already got planning with Ten Lives for a The Tour de Ten Lives the work the organisation approval, so it’s shovel- number of years and started on Saturday 29 did in caring for more ready, which is huge in have supported them in The trustee of Tasplan Super (ABN 14 602 032 302) is Tasplan August and will run than 2000 cats and the current time when we numerous ways, so I was Pty Ltd (ABN 13 009 563 062). AFSL 235391. © 2020 Tasplan for three weeks, with kittens annually. want to make sure our really happy to play any Pty Ltd. All rights reserved. tasplan.com.au a sprint finish along “Our original estimate construction industry and role I possibly could.” 6
6 Hobart Observer September 2020 Community News Exhibition looks beyond the pandemic