1 A FREE PUBLICATION FOR THE HOBART MUNICIPALITY www.hobartobserver.com.au AUGUST 2018 Your community. Your backyard. Your newspaper. $11 MILLIONHOBART residents and ment is primarily funded visitors will soon be able by the Australian Govern- ALL-ABILITIES PEDESTRIAN AND to enjoy a new all-abilities ment’s Anzac Centenary pedestrian and cycling Public Fund. bridge over the Tasman The fund, that sup- Highway. ports initiatives that help CYCLING BRIDGE FOR HOBART The bridge develop- STORY CONTINUES PAGE 6 HOBART’S NEW VISION Community members parti cipated in a forum recently to have their say on the City of Hobart’s new city vision. Photo credit: Amy Brown. FULL STORY PAGE 4 2 2 Hobart Observer August 2018 3 Hobart Observer August 2018 3 Community News Another one rides the bus We Will Rock You cast members with John X and Triple M radio personaliti es Dave Noonan and Al Plath. IT was a surprise sneak making her debut on the with late night and week- herself in more ways the years and partici- show.” Young Ones and Blackad- peak of what’s to come Tasmanian stage for the end rehearsals. than just working on her pated in amateur stage John X said the team der. for Hobart shoppers last show. “I feel like I’ve be- singing and dancing for productions, but this is assembled to make sure Elton fashioned the month when the cast “Al is in the ensemble come nocturnal, sleeping the show. the fi rst time I’ve been the show had the talent futurist comedy around from the Tasmanian cast of the show and is a bit during the day then “I’m currently in involved in a show of to put on a spectacle that more than 24 of Queen’s production of the smash doing an incredible job, dragging my butt out of shred mode – I’m last this calibre fi lled with rivalled anything you biggest hit songs includ- hit musical We Will Rock we couldn’t believe she bed to head to rehearsals minute training like an absolute stars. would see interstate in ing We Are The Champi- You belted out the hit hadn’t been on the stage at night, before getting a absolute demon so thea- “I feel very fortunate, the big theatres. ons, Radio Ga Ga, I Want songs of Queen as they since she was a teenag- bit more sleep until that tregoers aren’t complete- a little bit daunted, but “The sound, lighting To Break Free, Somebody travelled around the er,” he said. dreaded 4.30am alarm ly mortifi ed seeing me most of all, super excited. and sets will dazzle local To Love, Killer Queen, CBD on a double decker Fifteen of the 25 cast goes off for work,”Ms in the skimpy costumes,” “I really appreciate theatregoers and we have Don’t Stop Me Now, bus. members were on the Plath said. she said. the producers taking a some of the very best Under Pressure, Bohemi- Producer and cast bus to join in the CBD “I’ve generally been “Nothing like a bit of chance on me for a role stage talent Tasmania has an Rhapsody, Another member of the musical action, singing to pas- able to push through and vanity to get you to the in the show, auditioning to offer,” he said. One Bites The Dust and John X said the event sers-by and shoppers. besides, being delirious gym. for them was scary to say Seen by 15 million of course, We Will Rock was used to promote the Ms Plath is burning and overtired resulting in “During my school the least. theatregoers in 17 coun- You. musical with Triple M the candle at both ends stupidity on the radio is years I was very much “I’m amazed at the tries, We Will Rock You We Will Rock You radio personalities Dave to be ready for the show, often what our listeners into my dancing, I sang talent we have in the is based on the songs of is playing at the Thea- Noonan and Al Plath. juggling early starts for love the most.” in church every Sunday, cast – the audience will Queen and a book by tre Royal from 10-25 He said Ms Plath was her breakfast radio shift Ms Plath is preparing have been in choirs over be blown away by the Ben Elton, writer of The August. 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ADVERTISEMENT Elise Hobart’s new vision FROM FRONT PAGE place means to people. banner of ‘The20’ – More than 1,100 con- Archer THE City of Hobart has This was to better undertook a signifi cant tributions went into the set its sight to the future understand the issues that research, community and project through 214 one- Your local Liberal with the development of Hobart faced as a city. stakeholder engagement on-one interviews, a City a new city vision. Although the project process to learn more Forum, online surveys, Member for Denison ‘Hobart: A commu- was facilitated by the about what Hobart’s com- pop-ups, and workshops 62 Main Rd, Moonah nity vision for our island City of Hobart, it has the munities value and aspire with key stakeholders and capital’ will set the City’s whole Hobart metropoli- to for their city. Hobart students. 10-year Strategic Plan and tan region in mind. Their stories and The new vision pro- will be used as the basis The new vision was examples included feeling vides a depth and breadth for all activities and deci- created in collaboration the blast of fresh Hobart of information about sions for years to come. with community mem- air when the aeroplane the Hobart context that Please contact me: As a lot has changed bers and stakeholders door opens, making snow can help policymakers, in Hobart since the last between September angels on kunanyi / Mt community organisations p: 6212 2210 vision was created in 2017 and June 2018. 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