Free online at www.kingboroughchronicle.com.au FREE! AT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY ISSUE No. 582 5/32 Channel Highway, Kingston. 7050 • Ph: 6229 3655 • Email [email protected] TUESDAY, 1 JUNE 2021 Family fun run success Ruby Smee finally outpaced her father, Daniel Smee, in the five- kilometre Kingston Beach Fun Run on Sunday, May 23. Daniel won the event in 2003 and Ruby competed for the first time in 2005, at age five. The Kingston Beach Fun and Walk is a fundraising event organised by the Rotary Club of Kingston. The Club’s Past President Mike Percey commented on Ruby’s achievement. “It is a proud moment for most parents when their children compete and beat their parent in a sport that they both love,” remarked Mr Percey. Grant Page was the overall winner of the event, recording at time of 14 minutes and 14 seconds. Ruby came in second place, with a race time of 15 minutes and 32 seconds, closely followed by her father Daniel in third place, recording a time of 15 minutes and 52 seconds. Mr Percey congratulated the winners and thanked all runners and walkers who participated, community organisations who assisted with the logistics of the event and local businesses who donated prizes. “Grant has been a huge supporter of our event,” noted Mr Percey. “It was the 11th win of this event for Grant, in the event’s 18 year history. “It was great to see, that of the around 400 competitors, there were many families running together. “The monies raised will support the many local Rotary projects.” See pages 3 and 8 for photos Cable car bypasses Kingborough Council Kingborough Council has revealed the people of the municipality have not been consulted regarding the controversial, private cable car and associated infrastructure development proposal on a section of kunanyi/Mount Wellington visible from properties across the region. The Kingborough Chronicle wrote to Kingborough Council and councillors on May 26, in response to a media release from Tasmania’s Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael Ferguson MP, who welcomed news that the development had moved forward in the application process being undertaken by Hobart City Council. Hobart City Council opened the public notification period for the planning application on May 24. However, Cr Flora Fox said the Kingborough municipality is a part-owner of Mt Wellington and therefore Kingborough Council should be involved in assessment and decision-making. “Five councils, Hobart, Glenorchy, Derwent Valley, Huon Valley and Kingborough, are part land owners of parts of Mt Wellington, including the peak where our boundaries intersect,” noted Cr Fox. “The Mt Wellington Trust was formed in the 1990’s to manage Mt Wellington Park as a reserve. “I understand that this did not remove our ownership or boundaries and therefore our Planning Schemes should allow all of the five councils to have an input to this development application. “Kingborough residents enjoy magnificent daily views of the mountain, from Blackmans Bay and Kingston, to the Channel and Bruny Island. Janet Rapley (front), Sandra O’Neill (left) and other fundraisers participated in an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea event at the Taroona “Our mountain has a mystical significance to most people living here, Bowls Club on May 27 to raise funds for the Cancer Council. This is the tenth year Ms Rapley has raised money for the national charity, after including members of the aboriginal community.” hosting the event in her home for nine years. For further photos from Biggest Morning Tea events in Kingborough, see pages 6 and 7. 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Here are just two things that come to mind; the bus Dear Editor, alterations for the elderly in Snug Village and the ESTABLISHED 2009. ISSUE No. 582. I see that Kingborough Council is working on Beach memorial plaque for the late Ashton Denehey. Bay strays Kingborough Chronicle is published weekly on Tuesday. Road beside the Salty Dog, apparently to make it more As for Cr Wriedt, I would think twice before saying CAB Membership Application Approved October, 2009 pedestrian friendly and reducing parking spaces. too much. Kingborough Council has advised of its intention CONTACT That’s all very nice but there is still no pedestrian crossing on Beach Road other than the one at the Roslyn Sometimes people have short memories. to declare the Coffee Creek, Algona and OFFICE: 5/32 Channel Highway, In my opinion, people in glass houses shouldn’t Kingston. TAS. 7050. Ave traffic lights. Huntingfield Reserves as prohibited areas for As the area becomes more and more busy it has throw stones. cats as defined in Section 19 of the Cat POSTAL: PO Box 306, Everybody has a past, but you move on. Kingston. TAS. 7051. become very difficult to cross Beach Road unless you Management Act 2009. Cr Grace is going to apologise when he gets the all TELEPHONE: (03) 6229 3655 are very brave and very fast. In a media release on May 20, Cr Paula Wriedt said clear from his doctor. EMAIL: GENERAL I’m wondering if it’s going to take a serious accident for that the community could make submissions in writing [email protected] All do-gooders should get off his back and let it rest council to act on this. prior to June 22. EDITORIAL Trish Horinishi until he can apologise to Cr Wriedt in good time. [email protected] Cr Wriedt thanked the community in Blackmans Bay for Kingston Beach Cr Grace does his work well in the Kingborough ADVERTISING Municipality and will be sadly missed when he retires their work with the Kingborough Council in cat manage- [email protected] next year. ment in the area. Printed and published by Robert Donald Yeates, Protect the Tarkine Nobody wants this kind of dispute, so let’s move on. Cr Wriedt said the community highlighted back in 2019 3351 Huon Highway, Franklin for the that there were several stray cats in and around the Kingborough Chronicle 5/32 Channel Highway, Dear Editor, Charlene Proctor Kingston, Tasmania 7050. Responsibility for elec- After five consecutive days of protests and arrests in the Snug northern end of Blackmans Bay Beach, Blowhole tion comment is accepted by the publisher. Tarkine this week, this news is going unreported by main Reserve and Mary Knoll Reserve. COPYRIGHT stream media thanks to government suppression and the “This is an important area for wildlife, including Little The publisher of the Kingborough Chronicle is the power that big business has over the community. Save our mountain owner of the copyright in all advertisements (includ- penguins, Swift parrots and bandicoots,” Cr Wriedt said. ing artwork) prepared by the servants and/or agents Protesters are putting themselves on the front line to Dear Editor, “These are protected species and are especially vul- of the newspaper on behalf of its advertisers. protect our beautiful wilderness and I am proud to be The face of our mountain is painted with nature’s nerable to predation by cats. Neither the newspaper’s advertisers nor any other part of a community that would like this area protected own hand. person on their behalf are authorised to publish, “The response from the community was very positive reproduce or copy in any manner, any of the said as a Tarkine National Park. For many of us in Kingborough, we look up to the with them helping with sightings and trappings on their advertisements (including artwork) without the I ask Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley to stop mountain numerous times each day. land.” prior written licence of the newspaper. MMG from building a tailings dam in the pristine wilder- I have done so most of my life. Blackmans Bay community member, Mark Thorp ness and protect this area now. CORRESPONDENCE Often, when stuck in traffic on one of Hobart’s many helped with the cat trapping program in the area. Mail letters to: PO Box 306, Kingston. TAS. 7051. Felicity Holmes congestion-clogged arteries, I ponder to myself the “It was such a pleasure doing the 4am and 6am cat Name, address and phone number for verification Tinderbox challenges that come with over-development. purposes must be included. Letters must be trap checks and discovering cats in them, knowing there signed. Letters may be edited. Those exceeding Grinding down the Southern Outlet in low gear, I were possible wildlife lives saved that day,” said Mr 500 words will be returned to sender, or edited. throw a quick glance to kunanyi for solace and calm. Thorp. Preference will be given to letters intended for Apology dispute I shudder to think of a 4000 square metre building publication solely in the Kingborough Chronicle.