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BRIGHTON Mayor TonyFoster and the Councilhave extended good wish-es to the community for asafe and happy festive sea-son.Cr Foster said while the

lead-up to Christmas wasalways busy, he hoped thatthe people of the commu-nity had the opportunity torelax and enjoy the celebra-tions.“The festive season is a

period to enjoy time withfamily, to reflect on theachievements of the past 12months and look forwardto what the new year mayoffer,” Cr Foster said.“On behalf of Council I

wish our community welland trust that everyone canenjoy this special time ofyear.“I thank our ratepayers

and community for theirsupport over the past yearand undertake to continueour efforts to maintain theBrighton municipality as agreat place to live and bringup a family.”Cr Foster paid a special

tribute to the local policeand emergency service per-sonnel.“As we relax and enjoy

ourselves at this time, sparea thought for our police, fireand emergency servicespeople, as well as doctorsand nurses who may becalled on over the comingweeks,” Cr Foster said.“So let’s have a safe and

happy Christmas and newyear so these people can alsoenjoy a relaxed festive sea-son.”

Have asafe andhappyfestiveseason

Last year’s parade attracted lots of participants and many happy Brighton municipality residents.

By SHERYL RAINBIRD*CHRISTMAS is justaround the corner. It’salways a busy time but wehave a great free event thatyou and your family willenjoy right in the heart ofBrighton.

Our Community Christ-mas Parade will get you inthe Christmas mood.

It’s fun, colourful, andhelps the whole communitycome together to celebratethis special time of year.

So, mark your calendarfor Saturday, December 8.

The parade starts at Cov-ehill Shopping Centre at 12noon and makes its waydown Hurst St, then turnsinto Paice St to cross thehighway into Scott Rd beforeturning into Green Point Rdand finishing at the BrightonCivic Centre.

There are lots of placesalong the way for spectators,so bring family and friendsand find a spot to watch theparade pass by.

There won’t be any park-ing spots on the routethough, because there needsto be lots of space for all thefloats and fun.

At the end of the paradethe floats all gather in theCivic Centre car park.

This is where Santa willmake himself available forphotos, so remember tobring your phone or cameraalong.

Also, the Brighton LionsClub will cook up a sausagesizzle here, thanks to spon-sorship from Lyons LaborMHR Brian Mitchell, andthere will be an ice cream vanas well, thanks to CentacareEvolve Housing.

This is a fantastic free

family event right in theheart of our municipality soplease come along and enjoy.

Behind the scenes, lots ofpeople have been workinghard to make this year’sparade full of Christmasspirit and as colourful andjoyous as ever.

The Christmas parade ismade possible thanks to theconsiderable support of Cen-tacare Evolve Housing,Brighton Council, BrightonSES, Jordan River Services,Phil Owen, Bill Griffiths,tagari lia, Brighton LionsClub, Brian Mitchell MP,Rebecca White MP, Jen But-ler MP and Craig Farrell MPand many, many people inour wonderful community.

See you there.*Sheryl Rainbird is

community developmentofficer with Centacare

Evolve Housing

Santa’s on his way toBrighton community

Excitingtimes lie ahead BRIGHTON Mayor TonyFoster has expressed greatconfidence in the future ofthe municipality and saysthe growth of the regionsees it on the cusp of per-haps the most exciting timein his more than 25 years inthe leadership role.

In his annual State of theCouncil address, delivered inlate November, Cr Foster saidhe was looking forward tothe next four years with greatoptimism and confidence.

“Brighton is in a verysound position,” he said.

“We have enormouspotential and opportunitiesin what is probably the mostexciting era that I have wit-nessed, for our Council andthe Brighton municipality, aswe continue to grow.

“One initiative alone, the

opportunity to be involvedin the guidance of a new highschool for Brighton, willenable us to make a greatcontribution to our commu-nity’s future. There are manymore.”

Cr Foster warmly wel-comed new councillors Jes-sica Whelan and TenilleMurtagh and congratulatedall new and returning coun-cillors on their election atOctober’s local governmentpoll.

“Our Council is very sta-ble,” Cr Foster said.

“This is due to the factthat unlike other councils,Brighton councillors havenot fallen for this factional-ism trap.

“Each has vehementlykept their independencedetermined to only act and

vote truly for what theybelieve is in the community’sbest interest.

“This has been of greatbenefit to the Brighton com-munity and long may it con-tinue.

“While we have evolveddramatically over the pasttwo decades now is not thetime to be complacent.

“We must continue to beprogressive, to embrace newideas and not assume thatthe same approaches used inthe past are still the best.

“I am confident that wehave the people, resourcesand capacity to do this.”

Cr Foster said next yearBrighton Council wouldundertake the importantprocess to develop its strate-gic plan, financial plan, asset

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YOUR COUNCIL

Tony Foster (Mayor)2 Kimberley StreetPontville 7030Tel: 0419 357 927Cr.Foster@brighton.tas.gov.auFinance Committee (Chair), Southern Tas-

manian Councils Association, Emergency ManagementAdvisory Committee, Planning Authority, Heritage andEnvironment, Waste Management, TasWater (owner repre-sentative, Civic Pride Consultative Group, Southern Tas-manian Councils Association.

Barbara Curran (Deputy Mayor)1 Daniel PlaceBrighton 7030Tel: 0417 612 868Cr.Curran@brighton.tas.gov.auFinance Committee (Deputy Chair), Parksand Recreation Committee (Deputy Chair),

Heritage and Environment Committee (Chair), WasteManagement Committee (Deputy Chair), PlanningAuthority, Southern Tasmanian Councils Association(alternate), Brighton Primary School Council, Waste Strat-egy South (alternate representative), Taswater (deputy rep-resentative), Civic Pride Consultative Group, Remem-brance Park Complex Consultative Group (Chair).Southern Tasmanian Councils Association (alternative rep-resentative).

Wayne Garlick46 Upton DriveHoneywood 7017Tel: 0438 539 682Cr.Garlick@brighton.tas.gov.auFinance Committee, Planning Authority,

Heritage and Environment Committee, Waste Manage-ment Committee, Gagebrook Primary School Council.

Peter Geard 269 Elderslie RoadBrighton 7030Tel: 6268 1143 / 0418 515 649Cr.Geard@brighton.tas.gov.auParks and Recreation Committee (Chair),

Planning Authority, Heritage and Environment Committee(Deputy Chair), Old Council Chambers Users Group(Chair), Emergency Management Advisory Committee,Hobart Fire Management Area Committee, Civic PrideConsultative Group, Remembrance Park Complex Consul-tative Group.

Leigh Gray295 Elderslie RoadBrighton 7030Tel: 6268 0704 0427 063 410Cr.Gray@brighton.tas.gov.auFinance Committee, Parks and Recreation

Committee, Planning Authority (Chair), Waste Manage-ment Committee, Waste Strategy South (representative),Cycling South, Remembrance Park Complex ConsultativeGroup.

Moya Jeffries37 Seymour StBrighton 7030Tel: 6268 1530 / 0419 394 139Cr.Jeffries@brighton.tas.gov.auFinance Committee, Heritage and Environ-

ment Committee, Parks and Recreation Committee, Plan-ning Authority, Jordan River Learning Centre SeniorSchool Council.

Tenille Murtagh8 Munnings PlaceBridgewater 7030Tel: 0488 623 955Cr.murtagh@brighton.tas.gov.auPlanning Authority, Parks and Recreation.

Philip Owen9 Compton RoadOld Beach 7017Tel: 6249 8575 / 0419 333 252Cr.Owen@brighton.tas.gov.auPlanning Authority (Deputy Chair) Finance

Committee, Parks and Recreation, Heritage & Environ-ment Committee, Waste Management Committee (Chair).

Jessica Whelan17A Volcanic DriveBrighton 7030Tel: 0415 732 805Cr.whelan@brighton.tas.gov.auPlanning Authority, Parks and Recreation,

Waste Management Committee.

management plan and asso-ciated Council policies.

“This will provide a greatopportunity to set Brighton’scourse for the coming years,”he said.

“Careful long-term plan-ning will ensure thatBrighton remains a soundfinancial Council and aleader in Tasmania’s localgovernment sector.

“On the important issue

of rates and cost-of-livingpressures on the community,I am regularly asked howBrighton Council has beenable to keep its rate increasesto at or below CPI for morethan 20 years when othercouncils have been unable tocome anywhere near match-ing this achievement.

“Well the answer is verysimple. Good planning,sound financial managementand a collective commitment

from both the elected coun-cillors and our staff to do thevery best for the people of theBrighton municipality.”

The Mayor thankedCouncil staff for their serviceand commitment and saidBrighton was fortunate thatit had been able to attractsome of Tasmania’s best tal-ent and retain them to workfor the community.

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From Page 1

Exciting times are ahead

The Brighton Youth Moving Forward stall at Brighton Show.

Brighton youth moving forward with new voice

By ELAINE SCOTT*BRIGHTON Youth MovingForward is a group of sixcommunity members cov-ering the entire Brightonmunicipality.

We meet every fortnightto look through the recom-mendations that came out ofthe Brighton Youth MovingForward Forum held in July.

Our first objective is tohave a youth council andyouth worker established inthe community.

Recently we attended anumber of local events toencourage interest in the pro-posals.

Our last event was at theBrighton Show where manypeople approached us to gettheir free air-brush tattoo andto provide their opinions onthe group and what we’redoing.

We are also working withBrighton Council to try tomake this happen.

We are doing this byinforming Council of thecommunity’s requests as wellas uploading a survey onlinetargeted at youth in the com-munity, aged 12-26.

We encourage you to fill

Many people took advantage of the free air-brush tattoooffer at the Brighton Show.

in the survey as we need yourfeedback.

Our survey will run for amonth but may be extendedif required.

You can access it throughSurvey Monkey or at com-munity events in writtenform. You can find the surveyhere: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WXPHPXP

After collecting the data,

a youth council will be estab-lished to liaise with Council,supported by the BrightonYouth Moving ForwardGroup.

Our eventual aim is todevelop a youth hub in thecommunity.*Elaine Scott is a member ofthe Brighton Youth Moving

Forward group.

By HEATH MACPHERSON*BRIGHTON Council hassupplied a summary of themajor projects for themunicipality along with abrief summary of the mainproposed works for the fol-lowing weeks:

Bridgewater ParkA prefab toilet block has

been ordered and should beready for use lateFebruary/early March. Themain park is now open andbeing well used.

East Derwent Highwaywalkways

The slabs for the shelter

will be poured in comingweeks but the shelters areunlikely to be finished untilearly next year.

Some existing lightinghas been repaired with theremaining to be finishedonce the shelters have beenfinalised.

Eddington St/Gunn StPlymouth Rd/Lockhart St

Service location workshave been completed. Coun-cil is now coordinating relo-cating services with eachservice provider with a viewto starting roadworks duringschool holidays in January.

Polonia Bridge ParkThe play equipment and

soft-fall have been installed.The mass-blocks have beendelivered and will be put intoplace as soon as resourcesbecome available.Other works

Gravel road grading.Digouts and potholing.Tree watering.Hardwaste collection in

December.Ongoing mowing and lit-

ter collection.*Heath Macpherson is

Brighton Council’s AssetServices Manager

Works continue aroundBrighton municipality

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A MESSAGE FROM

The Mayor

Council stability key to future growth of communityIn late November, MayorTony Foster delivered hisannual State of the Coun-cil report, outlining someof the highlights of the pastyear and looking forwardto 2019. His report isreproduced here:

BRIGHTON Council isvery stable, and rarely havewe seen changes to ourelected representatives,except for resignations afterlong periods of service, orsadly when some council-lors have passed away.

The old adage that youcan’t escape death or taxes isparticularly pertinent here atBrighton.

This year is an exceptionand I warmly greet our twonewest councillors, Cr Whe-lan and Cr Murtagh. Con-gratulations to you both andas well, may I say congratu-lations to all returning coun-cillors on your re-election.

At this time it is worthexamining why other coun-cils have a greater turnoverof elected members than wedo here at Brighton.

There are obvious rea-sons in extreme cases wherefactional infighting becomesembedded in a council to thedetriment of the community.Ironically, I expect that eachcouncillor when electedintended to represent theircommunity but insteadended up representing theirfaction of vested interest.

Glenorchy City Counciland Huon Valley Council are

clear examples of where thishas occurred and in the lead-up to the most recent elec-tions even the Hobart CityCouncil got caught up in fac-tional squabbles.

Fortunately for Brighton,our councillors in the pasthave not fallen for this trap.Each of us has vehementlykept our independence deter-mined to only act and votetruly for what we believe is inthe community’s best inter-est.

Long may this continue.

AmazingAs one of our senior

managers said to me and Iquote: “It is amazing to haveseen the changes that havehappened over the past 15years since I started work atBrighton,” and added “Goingfrom a time where we hadvery little money to spend onprojects and had to reducethe standard to try and com-plete a project within budgetto now where we have excel-lent design and pricing skillsthat allow us to completelarge projects on budget andbuilding everything to theaccepted standard.”

No doubt grant fundinghas been a big help to us and

we have worked hard to gainthis advantage. None of thishas been achieved withoutthe experience and skill ofthose putting the grant appli-cations together so I pass onmy compliments to our staffwho do not necessarily workin the same departments butwork together to achievegreat outcomes for ourCouncil and community.

There is no doubt thathaving a vision and directionwith clear strategic objec-tives, as well as developingbroad-ranging masterplanshas helped us to be successfulin applying for common-wealth and state grant fund-ing.

So everyone involved inBrighton Council should berightly proud. We are aCouncil with a good reputa-tion – a Council that hasearned respect from its peers,as well as all tiers of govern-ment.

Over the years we havebuilt very solid and produc-tive relationships with suc-cessive Commonwealth andState Governments,

This is one aspect of ourbusiness of which I’m proud.

While we have evolveddramatically over the pasttwo decades, now is not thetime to be complacent. Wemust continue to be progres-sive, to embrace new ideasand not assume that thesame approaches used in thepast are still the best.

I am confident that wehave the people, resources

and capacity to do this.As an organisation, one

of our biggest strengths ishaving developed a culturethat attracts and retains tal-ented and loyal staff. Wemust guard and protect thisas it is one of our criticalassets and one that willbecome increasingly impor-tant in the future.

Looking ahead, duringthis term of Council we willsee a transition of a numberof our long-serving staff intodifferent roles or retirement.

ImportantCouncil is very fortunate

that it has talented, experi-enced and long-serving staffacross all of its senior man-agement, ready and indeed,enthusiastic to play their partand progress their roles as welook towards a successfultransition.

In the new year ourCouncil will undertake theimportant process to developour strategic plan, financialplan, asset management planand associated Council poli-cies.

This will be a greatopportunity to set our coursefor the coming years.

Careful long-term plan-ning will ensure thatBrighton remains a soundfinancial Council and aleader in Tasmania’s localgovernment sector.

While we are all individ-uals and may often have dif-fering views, we must aim to

work as a team and workthrough any differences wemay have in a professionaland constructive manner. Ifwe do this openly and fairly,it will ensure the best out-comes for our community.

On the important issueof rates and cost-of-livingpressures on the community,I am regularly asked howBrighton Council has beenable to keep its rate increasesto at or below CPI for morethan 20 years when othercouncils have been unable tocome anywhere near thisachievement.

Well the answer is verysimple. Good planning,sound financial managementand a collective commitmentfrom both the elected coun-cillors and our staff to do thevery best for the people ofthe Brighton municipality.

I would like to say a littlemore about all our staff –both those who serve ourCouncil and communityindoors and outdoors.Brighton is privileged by thefact that we have been ableto attract some of Tasma-nia’s best talent and retainthem to work for our com-munity.

I thank them for theirlong-standing service andcommitment. Your efforts,often behind the scenes, forour community do not gounrecognised.

It is important that allcouncillors are aware of thedivision of responsibilitiesthat exist between us as

councillors who are respon-sible for the governance ofthe Council and agreeing toour policy direction, and thestaff who are responsible forthe day-to-day operationsand the provision of servicesto ratepayers and the com-munity.

Our Council recognisesthis division of responsibili-ties.

We must always be awarethat in the event that this lineis crossed, either by staff orelected councillors, thatCouncil is doomed to fail. Soagain, my congratulations toall.

I am looking forward tothe next four years with greatoptimism and confidence.Brighton is in a very soundposition.

High schoolWe have enormous

potential and opportunitiesin what is probably the mostexciting era that I have wit-nessed, for our Council andthe Brighton municipality, aswe continue to grow.

One initiative alone, theopportunity to be involvedin the guidance of a newhigh school for Brighton willenable us to make a greatcontribution to our commu-nity’s future. There are manymore.

So as leaders of our com-munity I will leave you withthis very relevant quote bythe American philosopherJim Rohn: “The challenge of

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leadership is to be strong, butnot rude, be kind but notweak, be bold but not bully,be thoughtful but not lazy,be humble but not timid, beproud but not arrogant andhave humour, but withoutfolly.”

If we can aspire toachieve those philosophicalviews then I believe we cancontinue to be the most sta-ble and effective Council inTasmania.

My own personal mantrais trust, respect and commu-nication. (I call it my TRCmodel). I commit to con-tinue that approach asMayor – to earn and givetrust, to respect the views ofothers and to communicateas effectively as I am able.

In the meantime, I wouldlike to take this opportunity,as this is the last edition ofBrighton Community Newsbefore Christmas, to wishyou good health, happinessand joy during the festiveseason.

I hope you have time torelax during this time withfamily and friends andwhether it be in our munic-ipality, somewhere else inTasmania, or interstate, staysafe.

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Inspired by true lives andevents, The Bus Ticket is amoving story of prosperity,love and innocence lost towar, lives forever changed byevents a world away, a tollpaid by past generations thatthose of today, one centuryon, are still trying to under-stand.

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The characters (and theirmany stories) rattlingaround Susan’s family tree

drive her passion for historyand ancestral research.

Susan is also passionateabout her island home and isgrateful to have grown up asa farmer’s daughter on prop-erties near small countrytowns and close-knit Tas-manian communities.

She enjoys the great out-doors, golf and gardeningand lives with her husband,three daughters, two dogs, acat and a goat on a smallacreage near Pontville.

Poignantly, Susan was alucky recipient of ballot tick-ets to attend the Centenaryof Anzac Dawn Service inGallipoli in 2015, after whichshe unexpectedly receivedthe 100-year-old originalAnzac documents andcuriosities that led to thewriting of The Bus Ticket, herfirst novel.

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“And so I set about weav-ing the letters into significantbackground research of thetimes and places they werewritten, noting along theway, the coincidental signif-icance of Claremont,Brighton and Pontville.

“Places known so wellbecause I had grown up ornow live there, and which,along with Ranelagh in theHuon Valley, provided theperfect setting for the tellingof a powerfully moving storythat had remained hiddenfor a lifetime.”

The book was launchedlast month.

For more information goto Susan’s websitewww.susan-walker.com orcontact Forty South Publish-ing on 6243 1003.

Susan Walker’s first novel, The Bus Ticket, is published by Forty South Publishing andwas launched last month.

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Fair-rating system,sound managementearn endorsementBRIGHTON Council’s fair-rating system and soundfinancial management havereceived positive endorse-ment from ratepayers andthe community.

Writing in the Council’sannual report, Mayor TonyFoster said in the most recentcomprehensive survey ofBrighton residents, the fair-rating system and financialmanagement received thestrongest positive responses.

For the 23rd year in suc-cession Brighton Council iskeeping rate increases in linewith inflation, with the gen-eral rate rise pegged to theconsumer price index for2018/19.

The rise in the new finan-cial year will be just two percent, or $17 a year for all res-idential households.

“We are particularlyproud of this achievement.We’ve been able to do thiswith other sources of rev-enue, despite reduction ordisappearance of many Stateand Commonwealth Gov-ernment grants,” Cr Fostersaid.

“Indeed, our budget for2018/19 has been framedafter accepting a 33 per centreduction in Brighton’s div-idend from TasWater, a situ-ation confronting all councilsto improve TasWater’s capac-ity to address statewide waterand sewerage upgrades.”

But the situation could

have been even more difficulthad the State Governmentbeen successful in its bid tocompulsorily take overTasWater.

“Brighton Council, alongwith other local councilsacross Tasmania, stareddown the State Govern-ment’s campaign for a hostiletakeover of the local govern-ment-owned TasWater,” CrFoster said.

“In my 26 years as Mayorof Brighton Council, this wasone of the toughest battleslocal government has facedin this state and Brighton wasat the forefront of the fightto resist the plannedtakeover.

Burden“Had councils lost, there

would have been a heavierfinancial burden on the thirdtier of government.

“In Brighton municipal-ity’s case, it would have jeop-ardised Council’s fair-ratingsystem that keeps rateincreases at or below CPIrises and it would have neg-atively impacted on our abil-ity to further enhance thecommunity in which we live.

“But we did not let ourratepayers down, with thegovernment backing off andwill now inject $200 millioninto TasWater.”

Cr Foster wrote that Itwas encouraging to note that

Brighton Council’s fair-rat-ing system was regularlyapplauded by the Auditor-General, whose reportsshowed that Brighton con-tinued to have the lowestrates in Tasmania.

“Over the five years to2016/17 Brighton’s rates roseby a total of just six per cent– well below the average ofall Tasmanian councils of 14per cent, with two councilsincreasing their rates by 24per cent and 28 per cent overthe same period,” he said.

“Brighton Council alsohas the lowest per capitanumber of staff, andemployee costs as a percent-age of annual operating rev-enue at 23.1 per cent are afull 10 points below the 33.1per cent average of all Tas-manian councils.

“Operational efficiencies,sound financial manage-ment, the continuing successof our MicroWise businessand Brighton’s leading rolein sharing services with like-minded councils enable us toundertake a range of com-munity improvement proj-ects over 2018/19.

“Brighton Council is onthe cusp of an excitingperiod with exciting neweducation advances, moreindustries attracted to themunicipality and significantupgrades in social amenities,and we are determined tocontinue the momentum.”

Comparisons vindicate Brighton’s budget policyA COMPARISON of coun-cil rates across Tasmania,published by the Directorof Local Government, hashighlighted Brighton’sstrong budget policy andmanagement.

Writing in the BrightonCouncil’s annual report, gen-eral manager Ron Sandersonsaid the Director of LocalGovernment’s comparisonof council rates demon-strated the Brighton Councilsuccess story.

“The report has vindi-cated the strong budget pol-icy position held by BrightonCouncil for many years, infact 23 years,” Mr Sandersonsaid.

“The figures taken fromthe director’s report are verytelling about how a mid-sized council can hold itsannual rate rise to CPI for 23years and still achieve suchpositive results.”

In the comparative tableof rates for all Tasmaniancouncils for 2016/17,Brighton Council was astandout in the average ratecategories:Average rate per head of

population:• Brighton ranked first

with the lowest average rateper head of population.

• Brighton = $504.• The average for all Tas-

manian councils = $1018.Average rate per rateable

property:• Brighton Council had

the second-lowest averagerate per property.

• Brighton = $1087 whichwas lower than all othercouncils except CentralHighlands.

• The average for all Tas-manian councils = $1516.

Mr Sanderson said thedirector’s report groupedcouncils under five classifi-cations, based on populationsize and density in accor-dance with the AustralianClassification of Local Gov-ernments.

“Brighton fits in theUrban Small Councils clas-sification with populationsup to 30,000, with Burnie,Central Coast, Devonportand West Tamar.”

The table above right,shows comparisons for thesefive urban small councils:

“In setting our annualestimates, Brighton Councilhas consistently applied theprinciples of keeping generalrate increases in line withHobart CPI increases, fund-ing depreciation, maintain-ing an operating surplus and

maintaining a positive cashflow,” Mr Sanderson said.

“We can keep to theseprinciples in part becauseBrighton is growing withnew dwellings, commercialand industrial developments,we keep our administrationcosts to an acceptable bareminimum, we raise externalfunding, and returns fromMicrowise software salesincome, Brighton Industrialand Housing Corporationand the provision of profes-

sional services to other coun-cils.”

Mr Sanderson saidBrighton Council took amajor leap into the 21st cen-tury by going serverless withits information technology,joining a growing wave ofinnovative businesses aroundAustralia committing tocloud-based software.

Brighton is the first ofTasmania’s 29 local govern-ments to completelyembrace cloud technology.

Average rateper rateableproperty

Average rateper head ofpopulation

Operating cost per property

Brighton $1087 $504 $1864

Burnie $2318 $1169 $3748

Central Coast $1344 $666 $2309

Devonport $2223 $1082 $3135

West Tamar $1453 $716 $1940

Brighton’sgeneralmanager RonSanderson:“The report hasvindicated thestrong budgetpolicy positionheld byBrightonCouncil formany years, infact 23 years.”

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By REV CHRIS DUFF*THE Brighton Lions Clubhas had a fantastic monthand we are looking forwardto a fantastic few monthsahead.

We have been honouredwith the District 201T1 LionsClub of the Year award for2017-18 and were recognisedfor our amazing communityservice, membership’s dedi-cation and the growth innumbers of our club.

Good things are happen-ing in Brighton Lions andyou can be part of it by join-ing, supporting, or just com-ing along to any event we runfor the benefit of our com-munity.

In early November wewere able to announce aprofit of more than $3320from our bingo night.

These proceeds will gotowards an accessible van forVeronika Davie.

Thanks to everyone whoworked to make the night a

success and all those whocame along and contributedto the final tally and the fun.

Don’t forget the reasonfor the season.

Our Community Christ-mas Carols are fastapproaching – Saturday,December 8, 7.30-10.30pmat the Brighton Show-grounds. Singing, local choirsand acts, Santa, glow slicks,nativity photo set and more.

Come along for free andjoin in the night of familyand community connecting.

The Brighton Lions Club2019 Bike and Car Show willalso be held early next year.Keep your engines idling asit’s not long now.

The show will be on Sun-day, January 20, from 10am-2pm at the Pontville ParkEquestrian and RecreationGrounds, Lea Rd, Pontville.The tickets are available atwww.trybooking.com.*Chris Duff is a Lions Club

board member

A REMINDER to Brighton municipality residents that theGagebrook and Bridgewater Community Centres andPete’s Community Workshed will be closed from 4pm onWednesday, December 19 and will reopen at 9am on Mon-day, January 7.

Waterbridge Community Pantry will be closed from 2pmon Wednesday, December 19 and will reopen at 10am onMonday, January 7.

The centres, pantry and Pete’s Shed wish the communitya very happy and safe festive season.

Centres closed for XmasBy NICKI KASTNER*

EACH year all the Childand Family Centres (CFCs)from around Tasmaniacome together for a day.

This year Clarence PlainsCFC and Wayraparatte CFC(Geeveston) joined forces topresent a forum at Claren-don Vale.

The theme was to getdirty with the major draw-card, the famous Dirt Girlfrom ABCTV’s Get Grubbyseries.

Dirt Girl takes pre-schoolers on adventureswhich are all about theplanet and the wonderfullandscapes of rural, urbanand suburban Australia.

tagari lia, BridgewaterCFC was delighted to be apart of this amazing day, tak-ing a handful of local familiesalong with tagari lia staff toparticipate in and enjoy theexperience of rediscoveringoutdoor nature play.

Associate Professor NickHopwood summed it up bysaying, “I hope everyonetoday gets to tap into what itwas from their youth thatmaybe they can rememberfondly about nature.

“To do some exploring,to get their hands dirty ….get in touch with nature,explore things, take somerisks and find how amazingnature is.”

Everyone gets down and dirty – the theme for the day ofactivities.

Ryk Goddard, host ofABC Radio’s Hobart break-fast program, was the engag-ing MC for the official stageof the event.

The day began with abeautiful and deeply movingWelcome to Country songperformed by students fromClarendon Vale Primary andGlen Huon Primary Schoolchoir under the guidance ofTasmanian Aboriginalsinger-songwriter DewayneEverett-Smith.

Franklin Liberal MHAJacquie Petrusma officiallyopened the forum and wasfollowed by some interestingguest speakers, includingDirt Girl who proved to bethe most popular attractionof the day, spending timewith the children, playingoutside and getting grubby.

The children had anincredible time exploring thewonderful outdoor resourceMy Place – a nature-basedplay space that included logswings, tunnels under dirthills, muddy creeks to jumpin and balancing bridges.

Some of the activitiesincluded hut building withSam Crosby; miniature barkcanoe making; yarn spinning

Child care forumfocuses on gettingdown and dirty

and damper making withDeb Hocking; fun with waterand ice; creating with objectsfound outside; making musi-cal instruments from vegeta-bles with Elisse Kleiner;mural painting with ArthurConlon; and adventures inthe mud with Dirt Girl.

Complementing thewonderful activities wasplenty of food from variousfood stalls, including a hotpotato stand, wallaby stewstand, Huon Valley salmon,wood-fired pizza, muttonbirds, salads and healthysnacks from Family FoodPatch’s Well Fed Tasmaniafood van.

tagari lia hosted a Tas-

manian bush food stallwhich proved to be verypopular, especially thehealthy fruit sorbets andtukka dukka kebabs.

Some of the local policecadets were particularlytaken with the gourmetmountain pepper chickenadobo cups.

tagari lia staff and fami-lies had a most enjoyable dayand congratulate ClarencePlains and Wayraparatte ona successful CFC Forum.They have certainly set thestandard very high.*Nicki Kastner is tagari lia’sTasmanian Bush Food toPlate project facilitator

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Mountain pepper chicken adobo cups. Some of the localpolice cadets were particularly taken with them.

No plans tosell SchoolFarm siteLIBERAL Prosser MLCJane Howlett has reiteratedthe Tasmanian Govern-ment has no intention ofselling the Jordan RiverLearning Federation SchoolFarm site.

“The Hodgman LiberalGovernment has allocated$4.3 million to upgrade theJordan River Learning Fed-eration School Farm as partof Building Your Future edu-cation initiatives,” MsHowlett said.

“Extensive public consul-tation is now under way forthe community to providetheir ideas and suggestionsfor the upgrade of the schoolfarm.

“This consultation will beused to inform project plan-ning and the local commu-nity has been urged to par-ticipate in the process.

“This can be done via theGet Involved webpage on theDepartment of Education’swebsite at education.tas.gov.au/get-involved.

“In addition to the schoolfarm upgrade, a new $30-million high school will bebuilt at Brighton and publicconsultation is currentlyunder way for this project.”

6 Brighton Community News December 2018

CC l radnely Catinummoommuni y y Ca Ca lendartty Cai rrBrighton Community News’ Community Calendar is for not-for-profitorganisations that want to advertise their community programs or events. Please review your inclusion for 2018 and send through your changes to

editorial@brightoncommunitynews.com.au as soon as possible

After School Hours Care For 5-12-year-olds. sport, art andcraft, eight-ball, video games etc.Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays from2.45-6pm. Bus pick-up from localschools. $5 per day. Parents mustpick up afterwards. Formsavailable from PCYC. Anglicare Family MentalHealth Support ServiceA family support worker isavailable to support/see peoplefrom the Bridgewater andGagebrook Community Centres byphoning Merima on 6213 3555.Services include access toinformation and resources; links toother support services; support tochildren of parents with mentalhealth issues; family or one-to-one counselling.Anglicare Personal Helpersand Mentor ProgramIs your mental health affectingyour ability to cope with everydaylife? Would you like support withyour recovery journey to managemental illness so you can lead afulfilling life? If you are 16 yearsor over you may be eligible for thePersonal Helpers and MentorsProgram (PHaMs). To make areferral or for more informationcall 1800 243 232Birthday Parties The Bridgewater PCYC is availableon weekends for birthdays of allages. The cost is $100 an hourwhich includes access to theclub’s equipment and facilities andeven the jumping castle. Partytimes are 11am-1pm & 2-4pm.For further information pleasecontact the club on 6263 5277.Brighton Alive MeetingsMonthly at the Brighton CivicCentre at 10am. Phone BrightonCouncil 6268 7035. Brighton Aliveis on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/#!/brighton.alive.56 with all the events,activities and training happeningin the Brighton municipality.Brighton Bowls & Community Club Afternoon of music and tales,Kristilee Ransley and Colin Dean,October 28 at the club, $15. Phone0472 789 901. Meals nowavailable every Friday night from5pm. Bookings preferred.Wednesday and Saturday randomdraw, 12 for 12.30pm. Cost $7. Allnew bowlers welcome. Newclubrooms open and nowavailable to hire for any function.Contact us at brightonbowlsclub@gmail.com or call 6268 1325and leave a message.Brighton/Broadmarsh CountryWomen’s AssociationMeetings held at the CWA rooms,Pontville Hall, Pontville. Brightongroup meets 10am on the thirdWednesday each month, phone6268 1474. Broadmarsh groupmeets 12.30pm on first Monday

each month, phone 6268 5254.New members welcome.Brighton Family SupportFamily support provided (withinBrighton Municipality) to helpimprove the health and well-beingof families (children up to age 12,at home or in care).For furtherinformation, call Joselle atUniting, 0407 317 307.Brighton Meals on WheelsMeals are delivered Monday toFriday and extra for weekends.Contact 6268 0559 or 1800 696325. Volunteers are alwaysrequired to deliver meals. Pleasecontact 6268 0559 if you areinterested or for furtherinformation.A police check isrequired, which is organised andpaid for by MOWs Tasmania.Brighton PlaycentreHolds playcentre sessions forchildren aged 2-4 each Tuesdayfrom 9am-12 noon during schoolterms at 42 Dollery Court,Brighton. For more informationphone the centre on 6268 1851,our centre coordinator Jennifer on0428 977 418 or find us onFacebook.Brighton PlaygroupHolds playgroup sessions forchildren up to five years eachMonday from 9.30-11.30amduring school terms at 42 DolleryCourt, Brighton. For moreinformation phone the centre on6268 1851 or find us on Facebook.Brighton Senior Citizens ClubNew members are welcome toweekly meetings held in the OldCouncil Chambers, 371 BrightonRd, Pontville. The club meets onalternate Tuesdays for a sharedlunch and bingo and card games.Bus trips are also undertaken. Forfurther details contact BarbaraWalker 6268 6262. Camp QualityVolunteers needed. Camp Qualitybelieves in improving the qualityof life for children living withcancer and their families throughunrelenting optimism and thehealing power of laughter. Tobecome an amazing Camp Qualityvolunteer, phone us on 6231 5445,email tas@campquality.org.au orsend us your details online atwww.campquality.org.au Community Knitting GroupThe group meets at the TerrapinRoom at the back of the BrightonCommunity Health Centre inGreen Point Rd, Bridgewater onTuesdays, weekly 12.30-3pm.There is no cost and women areinvited to call in and have a chatand a cuppa. Phone 6166 1370. Crimestoppers Online Available 24 hours a day, sevendays a week, Crime StoppersTasmania’s new online reportingtool available atwww.crimestopperstas.com.au

borrow a book to take home.Every Wednesday at 10.30am atBridgewater Library. Phone 61655446 for more information or justturn up.Probus Club of Jordan Meets on the second Monday ofeach month at the Brighton Bowlsand Community Club at 9.15amfor 9.30am. The third Monday isset aside for trips/outings. Forfurther information come along onthe second Monday or contactJohn on 0422 300 809.Punch Fit For women, Mondays 11am-12noon. $20 annual membership.Phone Leah Clark 6263 5277. PYPS (Pregnant & YoungParent Support) GroupThursday 12-2 (during school term)at tagari lia Child & Family Centre.Open to all parents 25 and under.Free of charge, light lunchprovided. For further informationcall Bojana at Uniting, 0437 290 788.Rhythmic Dance CentreClasses at 1 River Court, Brightonand Uniting Church Hall,Claremont. Jazz, tap, classicalballet, song and dance, hip-hopand zumba. Phone 6268 0864.Riverside Community NurseryMonday to Friday 9am-4pm,Eddington St, Bridgewater.Browse our plants and check onall of our upcoming courses andprograms. Rock & Rhyme30 minutes of simple songs,action rhymes and short storiesfor children aged from birth tothree years. Join the fun thenborrow a book to take home.Every Wednesday at 10am atBridgewater Library. Phone 61655446 for more information or justturn up.Rotary Club of BrightonThe Rotary Club of Brighton meetson alternate Tuesday nights at6.45 for 7pm. For furtherinformation phone Marie on6259 3095.Save the Children (formerly Good Beginnings)children and family programsHIPPY program: Home InteractionProgram for Parents andYoungsters, home-based earlylearning and parenting programfor families with children aged 4and 5 Mondays-Fridays, 9am-5pm,Gagebrook Primary School andBrighton Community HealthCentre (terrapin, rear of mainbuilding); St Paul’s Play2Learn:supported playgroup for allfamilies in the community withchildren aged up to 5, Mondays(school terms) 9-11am at St Paul’sCatholic Primary School.Play2Learn: supervised playgroupsfor families with children aged upto 5, and who do not live with

their child, Mondays, 12.45-3pm,at tagari lia behind Civic Centre,Green Point Rd. For moreinformation phone Simone Johns6166 1384 or 0417 316 987School for SeniorsSchool for Seniors meets everyTuesday during school terms atBridgewater LINC and runs from10am to noon. The school is opento anyone and we have a widerange of speakers dealing withmany different topics. For moreinformation call Shirley on 62680842 or Geoff on 0418 121 814.Toddler Time For up to 5-year-olds every secondThursday 10-11.30am atBridgewater PCYC. $2.50 persession. More information LeahClark 6263 5277. Top Gear ProgramDo you need assistance in gettingyour 80 hours of drivingexperience? If so the BridgewaterCommunity Centre may be able toassist you. The Top Gear LearnerDriver Mentor Program hasmentor drivers who will take youdriving in a community vehicle. Formore information on the programor to sign up as a participantplease contact Darlene or Chelseaat the centre on 6263 4303 or popinto 6 Bowden Drive, Bridgewater.Waterbridge Food Co-opThe Waterbridge CommunityPantry is open Monday-Friday10am-2pm. You can follow us onFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/waterbridgefood/ or call the GagebrookCommunity Centre on 6263 6097.Weight Gym $3 per session plus $20 annualmembership for adults and $10 forchildren. Weekdays, 9am-6pm.Open to adults and youth aged 14and over. Phone Andrew on 62635277 for more information and aninitial assessment and tailoredprogram or drop into BridgewaterPCYC. First session is free.Yes Entrepreneurial ServicesRun by Impact Communities,these services exist to promoteyoung people’s creative skills andemployment potential throughinnovation, creativity andengagement in careerdevelopment. For moreinformation go tohttps://www.impactcommunities.org.au/YES/ or contact BridgetTape YES coordinatorbridgett@impactcommunities.org.au or phone 6262 5400Youthfutures Drop InFree for 11-16-year-olds, everyMonday and Wednesday from2.45-6pm. Activities include eight-ball, X-box games, internet,basketball, gym, table tennis etc.Phone Bridgewater PCYC on 6263 5277.

helps Tasmanians play their partin providing crime information andsolving crime, anywhere in thestate.Derwent Valley CountryMusic Club 14 Millvale Road Dromedary. Heldon alternate Friday/Saturdaynights at 7.30pm. BBQ everySaturday at 6.15pm. Cost $5includes light supper. Phone JohnWatson mobile 0455 295 902 oror 0484 590 809.Early Support for Parents ESP is a not-for-profit organisationthat trains and supportsvolunteers to work with familiesin their own homes. The work ofan ESP volunteer is varied andrewarding. ESP has families inneed and offers free training tonew volunteers to meet theseneeds. A light lunch is provided atall training sessions. ContactMary Thornton on 6223 2937.Forcett Hall Swap MeetSaturday December 15, starts9am. Free entry. Stalls $10. Swapmeet, trade displays, BBQ, coffeeand soft drinks. Phone 0409976457 or 6265 7668.Get Fit While Having FunCircuit, cardio and boxingsessions with a fully accreditedtrainer. Brighton Primary Schoolgym Mondays and Thursdays6.30-7.30pm. Call Lisa 0420 983 434.GymnasticsHobart Gymnastics Academy issituated in Hurst Street,Bridgewater and offersKinderGym, recreationalgymnastics, boys' gymnastics,girls' gymnastics, trampoline,rhythmic, acrobatics and tumbling.We offer trial sessions in all ofour programs for all first individuallessons(costs and conditionsapply). Contact us on 6263 3460,email reception@hga.org.au, lookus up at www.hga.gymnastics.org.au or find us on Facebook.JudoBridgewater PCYC Judo Club nowtraining Mondays 4.30-5.30pmand intermediate class from 5.45-7pm and Thursdays 6.30-8pm.Phone 6263 5277. Jumping CastleNow available for hire. ContactPCYC on 6263 5277Learner Licence AssistProgramDo you have trouble reading orwriting? Are you having troubleobtaining your learners licencefrom Service Tasmania? We canhelp you sit and pass yourlearners test. This is a one-on-one

test with pen and paper to assistyou in obtaining your learners andit’s free. Please call the centre tomake an appointment. We cannow assist you to gain yourmotorcycle learners licence. Formore information or to book anappointment please contact theGagebrook Community Centre on6263 6097 or BridgewaterCommunity Centre on 6263 4303.Lions Club of BrightonThe Lions Club of Brightonorganises Brighton CommunityCarols and is always looking foropportunities to help out in thecommunity and to welcome newmembers. Brighton Lions meet onthe third Monday of each monthat the Old Council Chambers inPontville, 6pm for 6.30. For moreinformation on what BrightonLions do in Brighton and how toget involved, emailinfo@brightonlions.org.au or callChris Gimblett on 0477 956 625. MACE Southern TasmaniaDisco, September 15, 25 Old MainRoad, Bridgewater 7-10pm. $2 perchild, $5 per family. Dress up inyour favorite overalls and flannieand come dance the night away.Drinks and chips available to buyon the night. All money raisedgoes towards our buy-a-bale ride.Everyone welcome.NILS (No Interest Loan Scheme)The scheme is available topurchase essential householditems such as a fridge or washingmachine up to $1,200. Call theBridgewater Community Centreon 6263 4303 or the GagebrookCommunity Centre on 6263 6097to make an appointment.Northern Buddies PlaygroupNorthern Buddies Playgroup is ano-cost playgroup open to thewider community. Catering for upto 4 years, every Friday of schoolterm, 9.30-11am at NorthernChristian School. Bring a piece offruit to share. 7 Cobbs Hill Rd,Bridgewater.Northern Suburbs JuniorSoccer Association NSJSA is a not-for-profitorganisation and our areaincludes New Norfolk, Bagdad,Brighton and the northern suburbsof Hobart. There are two teams inthe Brighton area – DerwentUnited and Brighton – and gamesare played Friday nights andSaturday mornings. Age groupsare under-six to under-12. Allcontact information is on thewebsite for clubs atwww.nsjsa.org.au. Any queriesplease call Chris on 0407 579 039.

Old Beach Cricket Club IncAll past and new players welcomeat the Cloak Oval, Jetty Rd, OldBeach. Inquiries tooldbeachcricketclub@gmail.comOrange Sky LaundryOrange Sky Laundry provides afree mobile laundry service foranyone doing it tough orstruggling to do their laundry. Webring our van, Splasher, toBridgewater every Wednesday,11.30am-1.30pm and you'll find usat the back of the BridgewaterPCYC and Woolworths - in thelaneway behind the PCYC. Comealong, have a seat on one of oursix orange chairs and have a chatto our friendly volunteers whilethey wash and dry your clothes.It's all free - even theconversation. For moreinformation contact Hobart servicemanager Robyn Watts on0429 129 583Oral Health ServicesOral Health Services Tasmaniaprovides FREE dentalexaminations and preventive careto all children under the age of18. If treatment is required, it isFREE for the children of a currentHealth Care Card or PensionerConcession Card holder. For allother children a co-payment ischarged for treatment. Phone foran appointment 6268 4270.Papercraft Cardmaking and scrapbookingclasses in Brighton, Bridgewaterand Claremont on regular monthlybasis – day and evening. We are afriendly group of paper crafters.Contact Shelley Harwood 0409003 602 organdsharwood@bigpond.com.Parents R UsEvery Monday 11am-2pm at theGagebrook Community Centre.Free program of activities and alight lunch provided. Childcare onsite. For more information call thecentre on 6263 6097.Penguin Club Brighton GroupFirst and third Wednesday of themonth. Phone 0416 928 903.Pete’s ShedAre you interested in woodworkor metalwork? If so, have youbeen to Pete's CommunityWorkshed? We are located at 10Sorell St, Bridgewater and areopen Monday to Friday 9am-1pm.For further information phone 6263 5142 or emailhelen.manser@jrsinc.org.au.Play & Learn30 minutes of hands-on learningfor children from birth to fiveyears. Puzzles, games, buildingblocks and more. Join the fun then

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Get saucy this Xmas – the kids will love it

By ALISON WARD*EATING is all about taste –if it’s full of flavour we’ll besure to eat it.

But what makes foodtaste good is different foreveryone and has a lot to dowith our natural food likesand dislikes.

It may simply comedown to the foods we’ve had

the chance to try.The Christmas season

often provides an opportu-nity to try new foodswhether it is at family get-together dinner or anannual break-up BBQ.

New foods can be a chal-lenge for anyone but moreso young children.

A handy hack is to makefood more tempting by top-

ping with sauce, mayon-naise or sprinkled withcheese.

Tasty toppings liketomato sauce, relish, mus-tard, mayonnaise, barbecuesauce, Greek yoghurt,cheese, olive oil and vine-gars can provide a taste budtreat.

So, should you worry ifyour child puts sauce oneverything?

Well, no. For some chil-dren it can actually helpthem become more adven-turous with eating.

Favourite toppings andcondiments can provide astep to a new food and helpyou grow your family’s foodchoices.

You could increase vari-ety by adding other optionslike relish, cheese or hum-mus to the table.

A meal or snack can alsobe more nourishing by

adding cheese, yoghurt oravocado.

You’ll find most childrenwill increase the range offoods they eat over time.

You can support this byoffering a variety of foodsand enjoying them yourself.

Have a go and try a newfood yourself.

Have a happy and tastyChristmas.

*Alison Ward is communitydietitian for the Depart-ment of Health.

Pump up the flavour with condiments and toppings.

Ankle tags for familyviolence offenders THE State Government hasannounced it is protectingvictims and their childrenfrom family violence, withperpetrators now being fit-ted with electronic moni-toring devices, which arelocked around the ankle.

Minister for PoliceMichael Ferguson said the$2.5-million trial, in partner-ship with the Federal Gov-ernment, had now begunwhere priority family vio-lence offenders were moni-tored electronically via GPS.

He said the initiative waspart of the government’scommitment to keep Tasma-nians safe and was designedto reduce and deter familyviolence and enhance safetyof victims by increasingaccountability of perpetrators.

“The bands can track anoffender’s movements andensure they are excludedfrom entering certain areaswhere the victim resides or

works,” Mr Ferguson said.“Under the trial, selected

victims of family violencewill also have the opportu-nity to voluntarily opt intothe program, wearing a smalldiscreet duress device toprompt early police inter-vention where a potentialbreach is identified.

Truthful“The initiative not only

provides extra comfort andsafety to victims, but pro-vides additional evidence incourt, corroborating thetruthful version of eventsand, in some cases, prevent-ing victims from having toattend court to give evidenceat all.

“Violence in any form isunacceptable and we aredetermined to do all we canto prevent family violenceand protect victims as partof reforms on law andorder.”

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Primary students learn to remember on a special dayBRIGHTON PrimarySchool has a day to remem-ber when the children fromkinder to grade 6 walked toRemembrance Park tocommemorate Remem-brance Day last month.

The children made theirown wreaths to lay duringthe solemn ceremony, fromhand prints to poppies madeout of tissue paper.

Brighton Primary prin-cipal Ange Miezitis said theceremonies were a regularpart of the school year withstudents commemoratingthe fallen on both Anzac Dayand Remembrance Day onNovember 11.

“We always walk up tothe park and hold a cere-mony on both days and this

year our Remembrance Dayservice was another day oflearning for all of our chil-dren,” Ange said.

“They learn the meaningof the day and we have guestspeakers who talk about theday and what it means forour country.

“This year speakers talkedabout the day and the mean-ing of the poppies as well asthe story of Simpson’s don-key, which the children hadalready learnt about inschool.

“Our students run theceremony which was MC’dby Nathan Nuff from grade6 who spoke so well.

“He was calm and col-lected and had the right senseof ceremony.”

Brighton Primary students make their own wreaths to layduring the solemn ceremony, from hand prints to poppies

made out of tissue paper.

Students walk the 20minutes to the park with apolice escort to help themcross the roads safely.

Parents are invited and allgrades are represented in lay-

ing the wreaths. “We are very proud of

the children and what they’redoing. It is so heart-warmingto see them have that kind ofrespect,” Ange said.

Remembrance Day ceremonies are a regular part of the school year at Brighton Primary.

JRLF students finishyear on a high note

By MAREE CONRAD WILSON*

ONCE again we have had ahighly productive and suc-cessful year in the year11/12 area of Jordan RiverLearning Federation SeniorSchool.

Years 11 and 12 areimportant steps in studentlearning.

Most jobs now require atleast a year 12 qualificationand we’re very proud thatthe students in the JRLFcommunity have the poten-tial to achieve this level ofeducation and consolidatecareer opportunities byremaining in our schoolenvironment to year 12completion.

Learning new skillsopens up new life prospects.

In our school we aim toprovide opportunities forstudents to learn the skillsrequired to achieve theirgoals.

We also recognise thateducation is more thanachievement – education ispreparing young people forlife.

Some statistics for Year11/12 are as follows:

• 32 students received a

Grace Campbell receives her certificate from EducationMinister Jeremy Rockliff.

Completion of Year 12 Cer-tificate.

• 16 students will receivea Full Certificate for theirvocational qualification atCertificate I or II level.

• 120 units achievedacross eight vocational pro-grams.

• 17 students in year10/11/12 in school-basedtraineeships at Certificate IIand III level.

• Four students obtainedemployment through Col-lective Ed Project.

• 35 students passed L1assessment.

• 16 students passed L2

assessment.• Three students passed

P1 assessment.• 152 overall hours of

driving lessons provided inthe Driving for Jobs pro-gram.

• Five students achievedtheir Tasmanian Certificateof Education.

Congratulations year11/12 students. You haveexcelled yet again.

Minister for EducationJeremy Rockliff presentedcertificates to students.

*Maree Conrad Wilson isassistant principal JRLF

Senior School.

Students who were successful in the Driving for Jobs program are with EducationMinister Jeremy Rockliff.

THE Hobart Gymnas-tics Academy will holdan open day early in thenew year.Come along on on

Thursday, January 24from 11am-2pm.The academy is now

taking enrolments andinvites all interested peo-ple to come along tospeak to the friendlystaff.You can inquire

about all the excitingprograms for term one. Payments are being

accepted for annual feesto reserve a class place.New and current

members can book trialclasses for term one. Watch our holiday

program in progressParticipate in the free

taster classes: walkers tosix years, 11.30am-12pm;seven-plus years from12.30-1pm. The academy hopes

to see you there. For more informa-

tion phone 6263 3460.

Open dayat gymacademy in January

8 Brighton Community News December 2018

Cricket club rocks asGood Sports finalist THE Alcohol and DrugFoundation hasannounced Weily ParkRockers Cricket Club is oneof this year’s TasmanianGood Sports Club of theYear award finalists.

The club was chosen asa runner-up for its com-mitment to building astronger, healthier andmore family-friendly clubenvironment.

“Good Sports is workingwith more than 9,000 sportsclubs across Australia tobuild healthier and strongercommunities by preventingand minimising alcohol and

other drug-related harm,”said Federal Sports MinisterSenator Bridget McKenzie.

“The Good SportsAwards recognise outstand-ing local sports clubs, as wellas the passionate peoplewithin these clubs, that arededicated to fostering ahealthy and inclusive culturefor their members andguests.”

Weily Park RockersCricket Club has reached thehighest level of the GoodSports program, implement-ing policies around alcoholmanagement, tobacco andsafe transport.

“The resources andguidelines from Good Sportshave a major impact in guid-ing us towards implement-ing safe alcohol consump-tion at our club,” clubsecretary Anuj Shah said.

Weily Park RockersCricket Club also pridesitself on being a vibrant anddiverse club.

“Over the four years ofthis club’s existence, we havehad an amazingly multicul-tural team, including Indi-ans, Pakistanis and Aus-tralians,” Anuj said.

The Alcohol and DrugFoundation, which manages

the Good Sports program,praised Weily Park Rockers,calling the club a commu-nity champion.

“Weily Park RockersCricket Club is a true localleader,” said Alcohol andDrug Foundation chief exec-utive officer Dr Erin Lalor.

“It should feel incrediblyproud of its efforts in build-ing a stronger and moreconnected community.

In Ta sman ia , GoodSports is funded by the Fed-eral and State Governments.

The program works withlocal sporting clubs to builda healthier sporting nation.

Weily Park Rockers Cricket Club members celebrate their ranking as runners-up in thisyear’s Tasmanian Good Sports Club of the Year awards.

More than 9,000 clubsacross Australia are takingpart in this three-tier accred-itation program that pro-

vides resources and trainingto help create more family-friendly environments,where club members look

out for one another in theareas of alcohol manage-ment, tobacco and safetransport.

Sugary sports drinkscan have a majorimpact on your teeth

By LEAH ANNING*DURING summer many ofus take advantage of thegood weather to exercisemore which is great as partof a balanced lifestyle.

But if you are regularlyreaching for sports drinks forhydration this can often havea negative impact on youroral health.

According to the Aus-tralian Dental Associationthe easiest way to stayhydrated is to drink tapwater before, during, andafter exercise.

It has the added benefitof being good for your teeth,unlike sports drinks thatbathe your teeth in harmfulsugar or acids.

Water is free from a tapand cheaper than sportsdrinks from a bottle.

ErosionSports drinks are often

acidic and contain lots ofsugar and when consumedover long periods of time orout of habit, can cause tootherosion and decay, whichoften lead to irreversibledamage and the need forotherwise avoidable dentaltreatment.

In limited situationsthere may be a place forsports drinks but for themajority of Australians it’sbest to save your money andpreserve your oral health.

Get in the habit of check-ing the label of your sportsdrink and be mindful thatwords such as syrup, sweet-ener and anything ending in‘-ose’ (such as glucose orfructose) can be assumed tobe sugar.

As a rule of thumb sport-enhancing products that

contain ingredients such ascitric acid (food numbers330 or 331) or ascorbic acid(food number 300) areacidic.

Preservatives that end in‘-ate’, such as sorbate, can alsobe assumed to be acidic.

If you do have to drinkthem then try to avoid swish-ing sports drinks and intra-workout drinks around inyour mouth.

Using a straw will help toreduce damage from harm-ful beverages as does drink-ing them cold.

You can discuss yourtraining and nutritionregime with your dentist atBrighton Dental Centre.

Also remember that reg-ular dental reviews will detect

early damage and our den-tists can offer preventiveadvice.

If you’re not sure whetheryou need to be using spe-cialised sports productswhen you exercise, make anappointment with an accred-ited sports dietitian to findout more.

Source: Australian DentalAssociation

The staff at BrightonDental Centre would like totake this opportunity to wisheveryone a merry Christmasand happy new year. We willremain open throughout theholidays except for publicholidays.

*Leah Anning is practicemanager at Brighton Dental

Centre

Planningproves itsworth inmountainchallengeIT’S amazing when thereare planners and engineerscompeting against eachother in the workplace or ina fun run, the true compet-itiveness doesn’t diminish.

That was certainly thecase in the Point to Pinnaclewhen Brighton Council offi-cers from planning and engi-neering decided to take onthe mountain last month.

Council’s chief opera-tions officer James Dry-burgh, Council’s asset man-ager Heath Macpherson andCouncil’s senior plannerDavid Allingham ran thePoint to Pinnacle in very

cool, cloudy conditions butthey made it to the top eventhough they admit it was ahard slog.

There was general con-

sensus they all did well butthe official times were DavidAllingham, 2hrs14min,Heath Macpherson 2.17 andJames Dryburgh 2.18.

James said that while theevent was gruelling, it wasgreat to do it as a team, par-ticularly to promote healthand fitness.

“We all understand theimportance of keeping fitand the Point to Pinnacledemonstrated we are up fora challenge, regardless of

whether it’s while we’re atwork on behalf of ratepayersor trekking up kunanyi/MtWellington.

“This isn’t the first timewe have undertaken the chal-lenge but our latest effortsshow how the planners are upto the task and we can beatthe engineers,” he laughed.

And there’s no truth tothe rumour they were allfeeling their respective ageswhen they made it into workon the following Monday.

From left James Dryburgh, David Allingham and Heath Macpherson after the run. And no,they didn’t take a ride down the mountain in the ambulance.

David Allingham powers on in the cloudy conditions onthe mountain