THIS year Discovery Early Learning Centre in Bridgewater celebrated its first annual Easter hat parade in conjunction with RACT. All of the children spent weeks planning and decorating their hats and bonnets with great care. The centre was fortunate that the weather stayed clear as children as young as six months paraded around the playground [...]
Another successful season for Brighton Bowls
THE Brighton Bowls Club is looking at creating increasing community interest in the sport after it enjoyed yet another successful summer season in the Bowls South pennant competition. In the final pennant standings for the year, the ladies division one were seventh, division three, eighty, division five fifth,and mixed open, fifth. For the men, division [...]
Property purchase to enhance community wellbeing
By Geoff Taylor ACTING MAYOR THIS issue of Brighton Community News contains a story on Council’s purchase of a large property in Jetty Road, Old Beach with will enable us to develop a much needed hub for the local community. The property is adjacent to the Lennox Park Oval and gives us the opportunity to [...]
Council buys property next to oval – boost for Old Beach
COMMUNITY amenities at Old Beach will be enhanced following Brighton Council’s purchase of a large property in Jetty Road adjacent to the Lennox Park Oval. The property, previously owned by the Catholic Church and used as a hostel, comprises a 4165 square metre block with four buildings – a large house / office building, two [...]
Toll move provides tremendous boost for Brighton
By GEOFF TAYLOR Acting Mayor NEWS that the Toll Group, Australia’s largest freight mover, has lodged a development application to build its major warehouse and associated facilities ay Brighton has provided a tremendous boost for the Transport Hub and our municipality. Toll will become the anchor tenant for the Brighton Transport Hub and will move [...]
Full steam ahead for Old Beach scouting
By LES STRONG THE scout year is in full swing again at Old Beach and with the renewed support and encouragement of the Brighton Council, it seems things can only get better. The only downside is John McDonald’s relinquishment of his role as scout leader due to family reasons. John has been the backbone of [...]
Toll lodges DA application – next step for Transport Hub
THE establishment of the Brighton Transport Hub took another step forward with Australia’s largest mover of freight, Toll Group, lodging a development application for the construction of its multi-million dollar custom-designed warehouse and facilities at the new site. The warehouse development will see Toll established as the anchor tenant at TasRail’s new intermodal freight terminal [...]
Brighton FC is looking to a very bright 2013
By DARYN HOLMES* PRE-SEASON began early November with many new and familiar faces eagerly awaiting the first bounce. We are extremely fortunate to have the services of Jamie Ling who is in his first year as a senior coach and pleased that his father, Danny, has also come on board as bench coach. Jamie and [...]
Bojana cooks up Croatian storm
EARLIER this year tagari lia Child and Family Centre turned into a Croatian experience as families participated in ‘Fabulous Cultures’, a cooking session that introduces families to different cultural culinary experiences. Croatian displays were put up around the kitchen including traditional dress, books, flags, and there were videos showing Croatian scenery playing in the background.
Local government reform in news again
By Tony Foster OAM Mayor THE issue of local government reform and amalgamations has again come to prominence, with the State Government proposing legislation to allow for compulsory voting at local government elections and fixed four-year terms for Councils. This announcement, likely as much to do with a Government under regular criticism wanting to be [...]