Free online at www.kingboroughchronicle.com.au FREE! AT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY ISSUE No. 568 5/32 Channel Highway, Kingston. 7050 • Ph: 6229 3655 • Email [email protected] TUESDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2021 Kings Quarter breaks ground Traders In Purple Tasmanian Development Director Jennifer Cooper, Premier of Tasmania, the Honourable Peter Gutwein MP, Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Dean Winter, Traders In Purple Director Charles Daoud and Minister for State Growth, the Honourable Michael Ferguson MP all helped to turn the first sod at the Kings Quarter site when the project officially broke ground on Wednesday, February 17. (PS) Kingborough residents can look forward to more opportunities to live, work and play in the Kingston CBD after work began last week on Kings Quarter, a section of the Kingston Park development which incorporate homes, office, retail and lifestyle elements. Council establish complaints system Several dignitaries joined staff from developers Traders In Purple to Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Dean Winter advised the Kingborough self-regulation exists to ensure best-practice oversight and good corporate break ground on Stage 1 of the $300m project, which is being marketed Chronicle on February 18 that councillors will be establishing a governance and accountability” and “councillors are prevented from whistle as KQ to local and interstate buyers. council complaints system. blowing about operational matters by legislative restriction”. The Kings Quarter investment by Traders In Purple is expected to stimulate Details of a confidential Kingborough Ratepayers Association Inc (KRAI) The Kingborough Chronicle asked Kingborough Council’s General Manager the Kingborough and wider Tasmanian economies over the next 10 years. document, regarding oversight and accountability within council administration, Gary Arnold to explain why a complaints register does not exist as well as Long-term projects bring a significant number of jobs, traineeships and were published in the Kingborough Chronicle on February 16. requesting some clarification around the KRAI submission to the audit panel. offer long-term contracts to local tradespeople, consultants and suppliers. 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Bioglan Active Magnesium 1000 150 Tablets $14.95 Sunday: 10am to 4pm *OFFER ENDS 9/3/21 RTA-AU35026 2 – KINGBOROUGH CHRONICLE TUESDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2021 Inclusion needed to close the gap kingston town Members of the Kingborough Aboriginal Aboriginality, in their culture, in their languages, in their these targets are met is meaningful land return. community are among those seeking more inclu- Country, and they are ready to be part of the solution, “Our health, our culture, our education, they are all For all your greeting cards, sive conversations about discussions involving their voices need to be heard.” tied closely to Country,” said Uncle Rodney. giftware, stationery, closing the gaps between communities. In the last Closing the Gap report tabled in Federal “The return of land and sea is vital to our healing and magazines and more M10811 The Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Communities Alliance Parliament in 2019, only two of the seven previous tar- must form an integral part of these conversations.” (TRACA) is calling for a truly inclusive conversation around gets had been met, and TRACA co-chair Aunty Patsy Aunty Patsy said that TRACA’s philosophy is based on the four new priority reforms and 16 targets of the National Cameron said that it will require decisive, evidence open and respectful dialogue to achieve positive change. Shop 22, Kingston Town Shopping Centre Ph. 6229 4422 Agreement on Closing the Gap initiative, signed by the based solutions over the next decade to ensure that the “TRACA has already had amazing outcomes from the State Government in July last year, to ensure that the state new Closing the Gap report offers better outcomes for work that we have done,” said Aunty Patsy. is in the best position to see the targets met. Aboriginal people. “But we have got more to contribute. Following a series of emotionally charged round table According to the 2016 Census, only just over a quarter “Last week was a good opportunity for the Minister to discussions recently, which included the Minister for of Tasmania’s Aboriginal people live in the Greater Hobart see the number of people in the room and witness the Aboriginal Affairs, the Honourable Roger Jaensch MP, area and Aunty Patsy says that regional Aboriginal sincerity of Aboriginal communities from all around the various heads of departments, the Tasmanian organisations are in a good position to be able to collate state. Aboriginal Corporation (TAC) and representatives from meaningful data to inform decision making. “He can rely on the fact that the people around our six of the seven Aboriginal organisations represented by “We need to get better data,” said Aunty Patsy. table want to find appropriate solutions.” ELECTRICAL TRACA, TRACA co-chair Uncle Rodney Dillon said that “And communities are the ones that are best able to TRACA was formed in 2015 and represents seven 0418 122 986 meaningful headway could not be made until there was gather that. Aboriginal organisations and communities: equitable access for all Aboriginal communities. “It is also up to the various heads of agencies to assist • South East Tasmania Aboriginal Corporation (South- Lic. 941716 M7218 While TRACA was not consulted during the Coalition of in gathering reliable and up to date data and to make East Tasmania, including Kingborough, Huon Valley [email protected] Peaks negotiations ahead of the new National that available to Aboriginal organisations and govern- and Far South) Agreement on Closing the Gap, the state-based round ment to ensure funding and resources are distributed • weetapoona Aboriginal Corporation (Bruny Island) tables provide a new opportunity for true representation equitably.” • Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation (North-West for Aboriginal communities from around Tasmania. When the State Government signed up to the National Tasmania) “Our regional organisations are not going away,” said Agreement on Closing the Gap, it committed to working • Flinders Island Aboriginal Association Inc (Flinders Uncle Rodney. closely with all Tasmanian Aboriginal communities to Island) “In fact, we are only growing stronger. develop the state’s Implementation Plan, which needs • melythina tiakana warrana Aboriginal Corporation “If you look at the number of young people from to address targets across education, employment, (North-East Tasmania) ESTABLISHED 2009. ISSUE No. 568. TRACA who were at the round table meetings, it gives health and wellbeing, justice, safety, housing, land and • parrdarrama pungenna Aboriginal Corporation (East Kingborough Chronicle is published weekly on Tuesday. an indication of how important our regional communi- waters, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lan- Coast and Tasman Peninsula) CAB Membership Application Approved October, 2009 ties are. guages. • Six Rivers Aboriginal Corporation (Central and North CONTACT “Our young people have great pride in their Uncle Rodney says that a key measure to ensure that Coast). OFFICE: 5/32 Channel Highway, Kingston. TAS. 7050. POSTAL: PO Box 306, Kingston. TAS. 7051. 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