Splashof COLOUR Mount Nelson Primary School Students, from Left , Zoey, Brianna and Kai Add Their Handprints to the Reservoir Mural
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1 A FREE PUBLICATION FOR THE HOBART MUNICIPALITY Proudly indepenently owned and published by Corporate Communicati ons (Tas) Pty Ltd JANUARY 2020 SUMMER PRIME TIMES LIFT-OUT INSIDE HANDPRINTS ADD A splashOF COLOUR Mount Nelson Primary School students, from left , Zoey, Brianna and Kai add their handprints to the reservoir mural. FULL STORY PAGE 4 ZIG ZAG TRACK STORM REPAIRS BEGIN RECOVERY EFFORTSWORKS to fully restore To allow works to weekends to provide kunanyi/Mt Wellington’s proceed safely, the track access to walkers. Zig Zag Track have now will be closed on week- The Zig Zag Track is started as part of ongoing days from Wednesday 15 the quickest walking route recovery efforts following January until Friday 14 from The Springs to the the severe fl ood event that February. mountain summit and CONTINUE hit Hobart in May 2018. It will be opened on STORY CONTINUES PAGE 2 2 2 Hobart Observer January 2020 Community News Know what to do when WE’RE ALL IN you see red and blue THIS TOGETHER UNDER new road rules, or possibly the country, reserves on Total Fire Tasmanian motorists are has devoted as much Ban Days to protect the now required to safely time and money to fi re community and work slow down to 40km/h preparedness. with the Tas Fire Service when they see emer- This is because we during bushfi res. gency services on the are unique in terms of Helping with the roadside with fl ashing the amount of bushland recovery and response ef- lights. we manage and the fort after the fi res earlier Minister for Infra- proximity of the city to in 2019 in the Huon was structure and Transport the bush. also invaluable in prepar- Michael Ferguson said We currently have ing our staff for our next the Hodgman majority By Anna Reynolds, a $1.9 million annual bushfi re event. Liberal Government was Hobart Lord Mayor budget for fi re prevention However, the taking action to protect across the Council area. community should not emergency service FOR a number of This includes: complacently rely on workers attending road- months now I have been governments to protect side incidents. worried about the fi re • $500,000 capital them from wildfi re. “This important danger facing Hobart. program per year Everyone needs to change is part of this A cooler December for three years to think about how to de- Government’s commit- meant the fi re season complete 113km of fend themselves and their ment to keep our fi rst didn’t start early as was fi re trail upgrades; houses in this changing responders safe while feared, but we are not • 35 trained fi refi ghters climate. attending emergency out of the woods yet. on staff to implement At our home in situations, included in It’s important to a hazard reduction South Hobart, my fam- From left , Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management Mark Shelton, Road Safety our plan which voters speak truthfully about burning program of ily is investigating water Advisory Council chair Garry Bailey, deputy regional chief north Ian Bounds and Minister for the serious threat that 250 hectares per tanks and a diesel pump endorsed at the last Infrastructure and Transport Michael Ferguson. election,” he said. bushfi re poses to Hobart year; to defend our home “The new road cy situations and will more way we are work- the number of annual in this time of increased • A nine-person team against ember attack. rules recognise the help reduce the risk of ing to save lives and serious injuries and climate emergency. in our Fire and Biodi- Surrounding our sub- time-critical nature our being hit by fast-moving reduce injuries on our deaths on Tasmanian As Lord Mayor, I am versity Program; urb are thickly timbered fi rst responders deal vehicles. roads, moving towards roads to less than 200 confi dent that the City of • Seven fi refi ghting hillslopes that were burnt with during emergen- “This is just one our target of reducing by 2026.” Hobart has been working vehicles in our fl eet; to the ground in 1967. hard to prepare us for • 113km of fi re trails I encourage everyone the inevitable big fi re. maintained to a to get involved in fi re The City of Hobart minimum standard preparation. has created 50 hectares to improve access You can fi nd assis- Zig Zag Track storm repairs begin of green fi re breaks for fi refi ghters, with tance on the City of between every property $370,000 for their Hobart website and we FROM FRONT PAGE “Fortunately, we will including the fabulous It’s part of a $1.67 that neighbours our bush- maintenance through also send bushfi re pre- features spectacular be able to keep this pop- Organ Pipes Track and million program to land and upgraded more an annual audit; paredness information to views over the River ular route open to the many charming little repair approximately 40 than 100 kilometres of • $237,000 per year people who have bought Derwent and Hobart. summit of kunanyi/Mt walks starting from The kilometres of fi re trails, fi re trails. for fuel break exten- property in parts of “Repairing storm Wellington on weekends Springs and lower down walking tracks and other We have also iden- sion and upgrading; Hobart that are bushfi re damage on the Zig Zag while repair works are at Fern Tree.” bushland infrastructure tifi ed bushfi re-prone • $174,000 annual prone. Track will benefi t all carried out during the The restoration damaged during the regions in our planning maintenance budget. We’re all in this track users, including week. works are expected to fl ood event in May laws and have 35 trained together and together we runners, walkers, locals “We are also lucky take fi ve to six weeks 2018. fi refi ghters on staff. We will also work have the best chance of and tourists,” Hobart enough to have plenty and will include the use The project is jointly I am proud to say with residents across the becoming a city that is Lord Mayor Anna Reyn- of other great walk op- of a helicopter to trans- funded by the Australian that it is unlikely any oth- city to improve aware- resilient in the face of the olds said. tions on the mountain, port materials to the site. and Tasmanian govern- er Council in the state, ness, close all of our growing fi re risk. ments under the Natural Disaster Relief and Re- covery Arrangements. The total cost of restoring community infrastructure, facilities and recreational assets “I will work tirelessly to achieve damaged by the fl ood is the outcome you are seeking.” $3.2 million. Call me any time for a complimentary appraisal, More information is help with selling, relocating, buying your first home available at hobartcity. or adding to your investment portfolio. com.au/zigzagtrackup- grade. Enrico Palermo Property Consultant For a list of great 0434 060 041 walks around Hobart, 1300 732 377 [email protected] visit greaterhobarttrails. RTO 60071 370 Elizabeth Street North Hobart com.au. www.onroadoffroad.edu.au SPECIAL JANUARY FEATURES JUST A LITTLE The Hobart Observer is your community monthly newspaper reaching 24,888 PRIME TIMES LIFT-OUT homes and businesses, distributed on the second Tuesday of each month. 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Politi cal adverti sements published in this newspaper are done so on a commercial basis. 3 Hobart Observer January 2020 3 Community News Take Five for smallest yacht The crew of Take Five celebrate crossing the fi nish line of the 75th Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race. IT may have been the stage leading its category Schouten Passage.” “At any one time we and help.” sailing has gone for many never want to do this last yacht to cross the down the New South Despite fi nishing last, had three people down- Mr Gannon, who years, ever since I was a race again, but once fi nish line in the 75th Wales coast. it did not damper the stairs sleeping and three had competed in the little boy, and I’ve always you fi nish and get the Rolex Sydney to Hobart, “By the time we left spirit of Mr Gannon and people working the boat, Sydney to Hobart on wanted to do the race on comradery, the people but the 30-foot Tasmani- Sydney Heads, I had a his crew, who saw the with one extra hand. different yachts twice my own vessel,” he said. coming in around you, an vessel ‘Take Five’ and quick glance back and longer journey as “value “If situations changed before, said it had always “It was very frustrat- family and friends, it’s all her seven-person crew saw about half a dozen for money.” and we got caught in a been a dream of his to ing at times, but also very worth it.