FREE PUBLICATION NOVEMBER 2020 The Sorell BUZZ ABOUT POLLEN PAGE 9 With TheTIMES Tasman Gazette and East Coast View we distribute 10,000 copies throughout the South East and East Coast of Tasmania. NEWS ~ SPORT ~ FOOD ~ ARTS ~ COMMUNITY Footy’s giant step TWO local junior football what our community needs, hind junior sport at the grass- clubs have agreed to merge to get excited about the new roots level and RSEA Safety so they can better cater to the club, that will reduce the work- will be the naming rights spon- growing population and first load on an already stretched sor for the new club,’’ Nat Gul- class sporting infrastructure in volunteer base,’’ Mr Bryan liver said. Sorell. said. Andrew Moore, Program Both Sorell and Dodges Fer- STJFL, AFL Tasmania and Manager for Clubs Tasmania ry Junior Football Club’s will Sorell Council attended recent welcomed the willingness and consolidate resources and play forums and are 100 per cent courage of the two clubs to under the South East Junior behind the move. merge. Football Club from 2021. “Families, the council and “The new entity will cre- The club will adopt the Gi- businesses in the region, ate a robust, viable and sus- ants playing strip, which rep- are excited at the concept of a tainable club, make better use resents the “giant” area, the new club identity, focused on of available resources and new club will service (Sorell, families and community’’ Mr play a significant role in- Dodges Ferry, the Tasman Pen- Rawson said. creasing participation insula and the greater south Throwing their support be- and keeping a number east region). hind the new venture is RSEA of regional commu- Supported with a num- Safety, which specialise in nities connected,” Mr ber of forums over the past work and footwear, PPE, along Moore said. two months and facilitated with workplace and road safety Sorell Mayor Kerry Vin- by Clubs Tasmania, the peak and signage. cent said the development was New festival rules advocacy body for commu- REA state manager Nat Gul- refreshing and sensible. nity clubs, the new entity has liver said the company was “This is a common sense ap- Page 10 been driven by Scott Rawson committed to supporting grass- proach to the financial challeng- from Sorell Junior FC and Dan roots sport and had plans to es clubs face. 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Responsibility for election comment taken by Managing Our community has Editor Martine Haley, Level 11, 188 Collins St, Hobart, Tas. 7000. certainly changed and de- proximity to Hobart has under way as we see Sta- proves this. I believe that modate professional ser- [email protected] veloped. meant it hasn’t really tion Lane and Dubs and the planned improvements vices. The Sorell Times, Tasman Gazette and East Coast View abide by the code of ethics Our community contin- been an issue. However, Co Drive develop and to our education facilities as set out by the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance media section. Complaints Land supply can be made directly to the editor, Martine Haley, on 6287 6122. Complaints can ues to grow in size, with the ever increasing traf- expand the footprint of at Sorell will give families also be made under the MEAA Code, please visit www.meaa.org/faqs-meaa-jour- nalist-code-of-ethics/ a lot of people of all ages fic congestion means we our Town Centre. Impor- confidence to educate their THE council continues to Complaints brought against MEAA members for Code violations are investigated by MEAA’s National Ethics Panel. The publisher, FontPR, does not accept respon- and backgrounds making need to rethink this. tantly, our plans will also children in Sorell. plan for our community’s sibility for errors or omissions published. All published material is published in good faith. FontPR reserves the right to refuse/change or omit material meant for publi- Sorell their home. Having major services focus on enticing profes- Decentralisation of pro- future. cation. All rights are reserved. All content/images are subject to copyright. This has added to our in Hobart still makes sional services to Sorell. fessional and educational Our Sorell Land Sup- services to Sorell, and other ply Strategy outlines December advertising booking deadline: vibrancy and strength. sense, but moving some Roads to Hobart November 18. Copy deadline November 20. But it’s also greatly in- of these to Sorell would outlying hubs around great- options for residential, creased the demand and see a reduction in the REGARDLESS of how er Hobart, will go a long commercial and industri- expectation for local in- numbers of cars on the much money we spend on way to easing our traffic al land to cope with our IMPORTANT NOTICE frastructure, facilities and road corridor into and our road infrastructure, all woes. future growth. - COVID-19 services. around Hobart. roads will still lead to Ho- Remember whenever Our advocacy activi- While all stories and advertise- Some residents don’t Sorell is the heart of the bart. possible, shop local and ties are targeted towards ments were correct and accurate at like or want change, but south east, and has been Having large numbers support local businesses. lobbying the Government it is inevitable. We must the service hub for the re- of vehicles trying to access This helps employ local to complete priority proj- the time of publication, the corona- continue to plan for and gion for many years, so one central location will al- people and grow our local ects for the south east to virus situation is changing rapidly. adjust to these changes. it is the obvious location ways cause traffic conges- community. help us to strengthen the Please check our Facebook page The majority of the for more regional ser- tion. Have you thought to south east and make it for updates. professional services we vices and professions. Increases to our popula- ask your service provider more sustainable. require and use are cen- Streetscape tion will gradually create in Hobart why they don’t We are in a unique but tralised in Hobart. Our the same congestion we have a presence in Sorell? challenging position. OUR Sorell Streetscape presently experience, un- Many allied health pro- We have an enviable Plan aims to highlight our less we decentralise away fessionals are now looking relaxed rural and seaside vibrant and bustling town from our reliance on Ho- to expand to Sorell and we coastal lifestyle. COMMITTED TO YOU AND OUR centre and encourage bart. need to encourage the ser- We will continue people to do business, Parents taking children vices we attend in Hobart to to plan for our future shop, work, visit and par- to school in Hobart creates consider being one of them. growth and keep working ticipate in the life of our huge amounts of conges- We are presently in to ensure we protect the COMMUNITY community. tion on our roads. talks with two develop- lifestyle our community A review of our Street- The lack of cars on the ers regarding projects in finds so enjoyable and scape Plans will soon be road during school holidays Sorell which will accom- valuable. 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