1. art and entertainment
2. theatre

Covering the Cygnet, Huonville, Grove, Leslie Vale, Franklin, Geeveston & Channel areas
4 December 2014
Phone: 6295 1708
cygtel@southbus.com.au
www.southbus.com.au
No 1358
Come into the garden
Gardens with a difference
Everybody loves a garden, even those who are
not actual gardeners. When is a garden not a
garden? Probably never. If it has plants, is landscaped even haphazardly, and gives someone
pleasure and many happy hours digging in
the dirt, it’s a garden. Some are drawn to the
formal garden, others to a bush garden, and
still others care only about a vista of healthy
vegetables. When Australia won Best Garden
at last year’s Chelsea Flower Show in England,
the most prestigious flower show in the world,
the team that created it was rightly ecstatic.
In the heart of the show the team created an
Australian gorge with giant boulders and a billabong fed by small waterfalls. By chance and
good luck, we have visited Monet’s Garden at
Giverny in France. It’s just as an impressionist
artist’s garden should be – softly colourful,
gently tangled, quietly meandering. We’ve also
seen the Boboli Gardens in Florence with their
beautiful sculptures, and the grand Borghese
Gardens in Rome. However, recently we visited
two unusual gardens, in our own country. Just
take a swift flight, or a leisurely cruise, across
Bass Strait and these two gardens are within an
hour’s drive of any Tasmanian’s point of arrival.
Entry to both these unique and spectacular
gardens is free.
The Australian Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne
Have you been to Cranbourne?
We’re very glad we acted on her suggestion.
These gardens are an extension of Melbourne’s
An acquaintance in Melbourne suggested that
Royal Botanic Gardens, just 45 minutes from
The Australian Garden at Cranbourne was on
the heart of Melbourne.
our route and that it was well worth a visit. “Not
many people seem to know about it,” she said.
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New evening Christmas market to light up the valley
The Huon Valley is hosting a new evening
Christmas market this Thursday 4th December
from 5 to 8pm and again on Thursday,
December 11th. The Wilmot Road Christmas
Market will feature the Huon Valley’s great
food and beverages and high quality items
from local makers.
Bronwyn Bell, owner of local retail store
Twigs and Daisy Chains, has coordinated
the market.
“The Huon Valley has such great produce
and talented craftspeople. I wanted to bring
them together so that people could do their
Christmas shopping in a festive and fun
environment,” said Ms Bell.
“Everyone is in the Christmas spirit! Willy
Smiths is bringing their cider, selling Christmas
gift-packs and making old-fashioned drinks
for kids. The shops along the street will be
open. The Cats Tongue Chocolatier is
making something special for the night. El’s
Fashions are having free champagne and
giveaways and offering great discounts.
There will be face painting, massages on the
street, a sausage sizzle and music.
“It will be a great evening out for the whole
family to kick off the silly season, from being
able to pop in and pick up a new chainsaw at
Stihl or getting your nails done at Star Anise
Beauty Therapy.”
Stallholders will be selling a great range
of products including jewellery, soy melt
candles, honey, handmade Christmas cards,
flowers, kid’s clothing and toys, felt craft,
body products, homewares, wood products,
heat packs, and up-cycled garden items such
as planter boxes and pots.
There will also be lots of tasty food. Stall
Browse this week’s issue on the Internet:
holders such as Crabtree Cookie, Nutsnmore
and Nichols Rivulet Organic Farm will be
selling locally made biscuits, nuts, sweets and
pies. Chow Chow Street will also be present
serving Asian street food.
“I hope to see lots of people coming down
from Hobart and the surrounding suburbs to
do some Christmas shopping and have a fun
evening out, we’re only 35 minutes from the
city” said Ms Bell.
“If this market goes well, I’d like to create a
regular open air market in the Huon Valley.
It is such a beautiful place and is developing
a strong brand for quality produce. I think it
would go very well.”
Stallholders will set up in the area next to the
CWA shop and retail stores along the street
will be open.
Media Release
4 December 2014 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds
www.southbus.com.au
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What’s on
GENERAL
Beehive Playcentre Margate Tues/
Thurs 9-12pm 3-4 yrs, 6267 1301
Bruny Island Quarantine Station
Open Thurs to Mon 10am-4pm, 816
THE CYGNET & CHANNEL CLASSIFIEDS
Killora Rd, North Bruny 0435 069 312
ISSN 1442-5106
Colour Circle Art Group Adult classes
Published Thursdays
/workshops. Bernadette 6229 8938
Cygnet Community Arts Council Gai
14 Mary Street
6295 0032 or Facebook page
Cygnet Tasmania 7112
Cygnet Health Centre Information re
services 6295 1235
Phone: 6295 1708
Cygnet Kitchen Gardeners
Fax: 6295 1964
6295 1399 / 0438 869 540 or
Web: www.southbus.com.au smoore@intas.net.au
Email: cygtel@southbus.com.au Cygnet Living History Museum Mary
St, 7 days 10-3pm 6295 1394
Cygnet Sea Dragons Jnr Soccer Club
Deadlines
George 6295 0754 / 0400 514 767
Display ads 5pm Monday
Port Cygnet Mens Shed 10-3pm,
Line ads 4pm Tuesday
Mon to Fri. Noel 0448 928 068
Articles 5pm Monday
Huon Bushfire Phone Trees Info on
No cancellations accepted
neighbourhood set-up. Joanne 0409
002 090.
after 4pm Tuesday.
Huon LINC Library online access
learning, info. H’ville 6264 8482
Rates - Cygnet & Channel
Huon Valley Children’s Services
Classifieds
Centre based after school/early morn &
Line ads
vacn. care. Pre-kinder, childcare links,
$9.90 per 5 lines
capsule hire 6264 0333
($1.00 - each additional line)
Little Penguins Birth - 4yrs, Mon
Add a photo for $9
9-11.30am, Fri 9-11.30am. Bruny
School 6293 1147
Display ads
Lovett Gallery 10am-4pm, Sat &
Sun. Behind Cygnet Town Hall. Paul
$4.10 per column centimetre
6297 8540
Full page $424
Port Cygnet Land and Water Care
Half page $212
Enq. 0429 868 833
Quarter page $106
School Lunch Expo Prizes, recipes,
Positions of advertisements
articles. facebook.com/schoollunchexpo
cannot be reserved.
StoryTime 11am Mon & Wed term time,
Huon LINC 6264 8482
Web Links
Yoga Geeveston, Franklin, Huonville,
Alison 0400 288 545
Rates per quarter
Zumba Margate, Mel 0409 217 527
$16.50 per line - limited lineage
Zumba Fitness Ranelagh / Huonville.
Tania 0457 192 385
All prices include GST
MONDAY
Payment required by cash, cheque, Alcohol & Drug Service Huon Comm
Health Ctr by appt. 1300 139 641
Visa or MasterCard prior to
publication, except by arrangement. Craft Group 10am-2pm West Winds,
Woodbridge 6267 4713
What’s on - Free for regular com- Cub Scouts 8-10yrs 5-6.30pm
Burtons Res, Cygnet. 6295 0136
munity non-profit activities only.
Cygnet Senior Citizens Bingo
1.30-4pm, Cygnet Comm Health Ctr
Save on advertising costs
1506
Special rates apply for advertising 6295
Deep Bay Fire Brigade 6.30pm
concurrently in both the Cygnet
Cliffords Rd. 6297 8230
& Channel Classifieds and the
Esperance Lodge of Freemasons
2nd Mon-rehearsal. 3rd Mon meeting
Kingston Classifieds.
6264 1834
Regular advertisers can take
advantage of our Contract Rates. Gym Class at West Winds, 9-10 am
6267 4713
Call for details.
HVC Mind Games MahJong, Crib &
Euchre. 11.45-2.45, Huon Community
Opinions expressed in the Cygnet
Health Centre. 6264 0300
& Channel Classifieds do not
Joey Scouts (6 & 7yrs) 3.15 -4.30pm
necessarily reflect the views of
Burtons Reserve, Cygnet 6295 0136
Southern Business Services Pty Ltd.
Rock & roll dance lessons Bgnrs
7-8pm. Intermediate 8-9pm. West
Political advertisements published
Winds, Woodbridge. 6267 4713
in this paper are accepted on a
Rotary Club of Kingston 6.30pm
commercial basis and have no
Kingborough Bowls Club, Margate.
bearing on the views of this paper.
David 0437 849 470
Contributors of letters, editorial
Social Badminton 10am-12pm,
material, and advertisements, agree Cygnet Sports Centre. Ph 6295 1130
South Channel Garden Club 1st Mon
to indemnify Southern Business
7.30pm. Middleton Community Centre
Services Pty Ltd and its employees
6267 4936
for any liability arising out of claims
Ayles Skiff Twilight rowing, 6.30pm,
in relation to such contributions. Any St
Cygnet. John 6295 1116
claims made in advertisements, or
U3A Book Club Last Mon of mth.
editorial, are the responsibility of the Community Medical Centre, Frederick St,
person(s) placing the advertisement. Cygnet. Lyn 6295 0980
Wattle Grove Fire Brigade train ftntly
While every care is taken, the
publisher cannot be held responsible 6.30pm at Station. 6295 0417
Wild Goose Qigong 9.30-11am,
for errors or their effect. We reserve
Cygnet Supper Room. 6295 0887
the right to alter, omit, reclassify or
Woolcraft Spinning Group 1st &
abbreviate advertisements for any
3rd Mon. 9am-12.30pm Cygnet Health
reason. Responsibility for election
Centre. Anne 6295 1810
Yoga Woodbridge Hall 10-11.30am
comment is accepted by Richard
6267 4936
Miller, 14 Mary Street, Cygnet.
Our full terms and conditions can be TUESDAY
Alcohol & Drug Svice Huon Comm
found at www.southbus.com.au.
Health Ctr by appt. 1300 139 641
ALP Huon Branch 7pm 2nd Tues alterThe Cygnet & Channel Classifieds
nates Cygnet/Huonville 0419 585 369
is independent, locally owned and
Bingo 7.30pm Twin Ovals Pavilion
published by Southern Business
Kingston, Michelle 0418 548 611
Channel Fire Brigade training
Services Pty Ltd.
nd
th
st
We have no association with any other 2 & 4 Tues at 7pm, 1 Sun 1.30pm
Kelsey 0419 309 566
company in Australia or overseas.
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Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 4 December 2014
Channel Seniors Social Club 1st Tues
12-2pm West Winds 6267 4713
Channel & Huon Ukulele Mob
6.30pm 15a Emma St Cygnet 6295 0910
Chat ‘N’ Chew Salvation Army Hall,
Huonville,1.30pm 6264 2645
Cygnet Walking Group – leaves
Burtons Reserve in Cygnet at 1pm. HVC
6264 0300
Family Planning Clinic wayraparatte
Child and Family Centre, Geeveston. 6273
9117 enqs/ free appointments.
Friends of Coningham NRA Working
Bees - 3rd Tues/month, Feb- Nov, Jean
6267 4870 times and locations
Friends of Snug Village Aged Care
Facility 2nd Tue 1.30pm, Beverley
6267 9537
Friendship Roses of Cygnet Craft
Group 10-1pm, Savina 6295 1941
Huon Natural Learners 11am-1pm
6297 9959 Relaxed homeschooling.
Kingborough Carers Support Grp
fortnightly, 1pm, Ph June 6229 6946
Life drawing 6-8pm, Eyrie Gallery,
14 Church St, Geeveston
PALS Sport 9.15-9.50am. GP room,
Cygnet Primary School. 6295 1241
Peregrine Play Group 9–11am,
Peregrine School, Nicholls Rivulet Rd.
Georgie. 0400 146 858
Prime Fusion Pilates/Tai Chi for older
adults, 3-3.45pm, Oyster Cove, 0412
123 969
RC model yacht racing, 10.30am,
Huon Rowing Club, Franklin. Tony 0417
452 816, Jack 6266 3846
Rotary Club D’Entrecasteaux Chnl,
Villa Howden 6.30pm 6267 1161
St James Playgroup Cygnet,
9am –10.30am Louise 6295 1541
Swansong Choir 7pm, Cygnet Twn Hall
Supper Room 0458 812 078
Uthando Project Making dolls for Zulu
children. 11am-3pm. Uniting Church,
Mary St, Cygnet. 6295 1953.
U3A Creative Writing Group
10am-12pm. Community Medical Centre,
Frederick St, Cygnet. Lyn 6295 0980
U3A Play Reading Group
1.45-4pm. Community Medical Centre,
Frederick St, Cygnet. Judi 6297 8239
WEDNESDAY
Bingo at the Cygnet Bowls Club 7pm
6264 1438
Huon Crafty Arts Group 10.30-12pm
Comm’ty Rm, St James Village, Pine Lane,
Huonville. 6264 8864
Huon River Guides 7-10yrs 3.305.30pm Hville Guide Hall 6266 4283
Huon Valley Concert Band 7pm
Huonville Primary School 6266 3148
Kingborough Prostate Cancer
Support Group Meets 2nd Wed 2pm.
Kingston LINC. Keith 6229 9479
Life Drawing Supper Room, Cygnet
T/Hall 10am-12pm 6292 1433
Lions Club of Port Cygnet 1st & 3rd
Wed, 6.30pm Top Pub, Cygnet
PALS Music 9.15-9.50am. Music room,
Cygnet Primary School. 6295 1241
Qigong at Franklin 9am Amanda
0466 247 728
Sing Australia Kingston 12-2pm
Salvation Army Church, Algona Rd,
Blackmans Bay 6229 3990
Tai Chi for arthritis 10am, Loongana
Park, Cygnet 6295 0887
U3A Art Group 2-4pm. Med Ctr,
Frederick St, Cygnet. Lyn 6295 0980
U3A Garden & Gourmet Group
10am-12pm. Community Medical Centre,
Frederick St, Cygnet. Jenny 6266 6404
Women’s indoor soccer 7pm. Cygnet
Sports Ctr. All levels. 6295 1130
Woodbridge Red Cross bi-monthly at
member’s homes 2pm. 6267 4672
THURSDAY
Channel Painters 9.30am-12n West
Winds, Woodbridge, Jane 6292 1177
CWA Cygnet Branch 1st Thu, 10am-2pm,
Bridge Cottage, Mandy 0418 182 939
/ 6295 0643
Cygnet Community Garden
10-12noon, katevag@gmail.com
6295 0658
Cygnet Library Storytime 2-3pm.
Cygnet Venturers 15-18yrs 7- 9pm
Burtons Reserve, Cygnet 6295 0136
Exchange Op Shop & Drop In Ctr at
West Winds, 10-3.30pm, Wdbridge.
Huon Explorer Guides 10-14yrs,
6-8pm, Hville Guide Hall 6266 4283
Huonville Sunflower Guides
5-7yrs, 3.30-5pm Huonville Guide Hall
6266 4283
Huon Valley Jujitsu Club Junior
Classes 5-9yrs 5pm, 9-14yrs 6pm-7pm,
Pt Huon Sports Ctr. 6297 1708
In Stitches yarn-craft group 1st Thu
7-9pm, Southern Swan, 12 Mary St,
Cygnet 0468 357 468
Kettering Community Asscn 1st Thurs,
7.30pm Kettering Hall, Mary 6267 5023
PALS Kinder 10am-12pm Kinder room,
Cygnet Primary School. 6295 1241
Prime Moves fitness for older adults,
11-11.45am, Oyster Cove, 0412 123 969
Scouts for 11-15yr olds 7-9 pm Burtons
Reserve, Cygnet. 6295 0136
Snug CWA 2nd Thursday of month,10am.
Upper level, Brookfield, Margate. 6267 5060
Table Tennis 10am-12pm Cygnet
Sports Centre, Phone 6295 1130
Tiddlypeeps Playgroup Margate
10-11.30am 6267 9716
U3A Creative Craft 2-4pm Comm
Medical Ctr, Frederick St, Cyg 6264 2778
U3A Morning program 10-12pm.
Comm Medical Ctr, Frederick St, Cygnet.
6295 0980
West Winds Photographic Group
last Thur (not Jan) 7.30pm, Woodbridge
6292 1778
Wombats Childcare at West Winds,
Woodbridge 8.30am-3.30pm, School
terms only 6267 4713
FRIDAY
Aikido 6pm, Cygnet Sports Centre
6295 1130
Cygnet Singers Choir Rehearsals
Cygnet Sports Centre 7.30-9.30pm, Terry
6266 6026
Cygnet Walking Group – leaves
Burtons Reserve 1pm. HVC 6264 0300
Eating with Friends 3rd Fri, West Winds
6267 4713
Family Planning Clinic SETAC
Primary Health Care Centre, Cygnet. 6295
1125 enqs/ free appointments.
Huonville Venturer Unit 14-18 yrs,
7pm till late, H’nville Scout Hall
Lions Club of Port Cygnet BBQ 102pm last Fri, weather permitting, Cygnet
Mary Street car park
Open Mic Night last Fri, 7-10pm, Port
Cygnet Sailing Club clubhouse
Parlons Français! 10am term time
Library, Huon LINC 6264 2482
Qigong 9-10am Cygnet T/Hall Supper
Room. Amanda 0466 247 728
Rock & Rhyme 11am term time, Huon
LINC 6264 8477
Scrabble Group 1-3pm Huon LINC
6264 8482
Wild Goose Qigong 9.30am,
Burtons Reserve, Cygnet 6295 0887
SATURDAY
Archery Beginners 10.30am-12.30pm.
Huon Archers. Rahn 6264 2002
Aust. Volunteer Coast Guard on
duty Margate Marina Sat/Sun/pub hols
9am-5pm 6267 5016
Cygnet Riding Club, Instruction day
2nd Sat 0428 143 134
Huon Freemasons Open Lodge, 4th
Sat 10-1pm 6266 3235
Huonville Market From May 2014,
1st & 3rd Saturdays 10am-2pm. Huonville Town Hall 0419 221 705
Old Schoolhouse Toy Library 9.3011.30am, cnr George & Golden Valley
Rd, Cygnet 0415 424 459
Seventh Day Adventist Margate
11am W/ship, 9.30am Sabbath School
Theosophical Society last Sat 2-4pm,
13 Goulburn St, Hobart 6267 4868
SUNDAY
Anglican Parish of Channel &
Cygnet 9am - Woodbridge,10am Cygnet, 6295 1767
AOG Church 10.30am. Mary St
Cygnet. 6266 3558
Church in the Valley 10am CWA Hall
Huonville 0408 876 272
Cygnet Jazz Collective 1st Sunday of
month. 2-5pm, Cygnet RSL.
Cygnet Market 1st & 3rd Sun 10-2pm
0488 006 873 Cyg Town Hall
Judbury Market 2nd Sun, 10am-2pm.
0424 035 114. Calvert Park
Margate Garden Club last Sun mth
outings, Anne 6267 2152
Woodbridge Village Market
4th Sun 10-3pm, Babs 6267 4853
Woodbridge Uniting Church
Service 9.30am 6292 1778
Strange but true
Smog is good for you?
Nothing in China is so awful that the
authorities cannot find something good
to say about it. Take the choking smog
that brought more than 100 cities to a
standstill recently, forcing schools, roads
and airports to close. It is a boon for
national defence, enthused the tabloid
Global Times. The noxious grey air may
be hard to breathe, but, on a battlefield it
obscures the enemy's sightlines. The state
broadcaster CCTV went a step further and
published a list of the benefits of smog.
It suggested that it had a unifying effect.
It brought the Chinese people closer
together, forcing them to see the funny
side of life. It was equalising too, as it
affected rich and poor alike. It was also
educational as it encouraged people to
become informed about meteorology,
geography and physics.
Was all this coverage meant as a joke?
China's po-faced media is not known
for its sense of humour, but, if it was, it
backfired badly – the ridicule it attracted
on the internet was intense, and the article
was swiftly removed from the website. It
is the job of China's leaders not to laugh
at the country's ills, but to do something
about them, and it is the job of the long
suffering citizens to mock their failures.
Unilateral citizen action
When 30 drunken football fans began
hurling abuse at Lisa Robinson and her
five year old son on a train, she asked
the driver to stop and call the police. He
refused point blank, so she took matters
into her own hands, and planted herself
in front of the train at Ystrad Mynach,
her local station in Caerphilly, Wales.
Despite requests from the guard, and the
angry Cardiff City football fans, to get off
the tracks, Mrs Robinson, 41, stood firm
until the police arrived and the train was
cancelled, leaving her tormentors to find
their own way home. “It is a victory for
ordinary people,” she said.
Embarrassing punishment
A drunken wedding guest who stole a picture from a hotel lavatory was ordered to
write lines as a punishment. The manager
of the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento, California, tracked down the culprit after identifying him from the hotel's CCTV footage.
“He sounded legitimately upset about what
he had done,” said hotel manager Barent
Larkin. So rather than call the police, he
ordered him to write out the following line
six times: “I will never again get drunk at a
wedding and steal the Naked Cigar Picture
above the urinal at the Citizen Hotel.” The
culprit's lines will be framed and hung next
to the returned picture.
Bon mots
“Tomorrow is the day when idlers work,
and fools reform, and mortal men lay
hold on heaven.” - Aulus Persius Flaccus,
Roman poet, 34-62AD
Beneath the Blindfold
Amnesty Southern Group presents “Beneath the Blindfold”,
a film by Ines Sommer and
Kathy Berger, on Thursday 11th
December at 7pm in the Cygnet
Supper Room (upstairs from the
Town Hall).
This is a beautiful and sensitive documentary focusing on
four torture survivors’ personal
stories, insights and struggles.
Matilde de la Sierra, a Guatemalan physician; Blama Massaquoi,
a former Liberian child soldier;
Hector Aristizabal, a Colombian
actor and Don Vance, an American former security contractor
in Iraq, share their stories. We
follow them through the daunting
steps of building new lives, careers, and relationships. Despite
the continued fallout from their
experience, they feel empowered
to speak out and so these former
victims become public advocates
for an end to torture.
“The survivors and experts in our
film help to counter much of the
misinformation about torture’s
effectiveness while deepening
our understanding about the psychological, political and historical dimensions of torture. They
participated in this film because
as painful as it was for them to
recount their experiences, it was
more important to add their
voices to the swirl of compla-
cency and lack of accountability.
We are grateful to all of them for
their courage.”
Since torture has always taken
place in interrogation chambers
that are hidden away, and the
human suffering it causes is easily ignored, it differs from many
other human rights violations. It
is not likely to be recorded on
someone’s phone camera or
tweeted. And survivors often feel
too vulnerable to come forward
to tell their stories - it’s not the
easiest conversation to have and
what haunts many of them is what
they remember being told by their
torturers: “No one knows where
you are. No one can hear you.
And no one will believe your
story”.
Beneath the Blindfold strives to
break that silence.
We’ll have a discussion after
the film and Nina and India,
two young students, will answer
questions.
Tea, coffee and nibbles will be
provided and donations to Amnesty are appreciated
Amnesty Southern Group meets
on the first Tuesday of the month
at 3.30 pm.
For further information, please
contact Sylvie on 6295 0887 or
sylv.merope@gmail.com.
Sylvie Merope
Internet Safety &
Scam Awareness
Session
Thursday 18th December, 10am – 12:30pm
Maranoa Heights Community Centre, in conjunction
with Broadband for Seniors presents a free information
session for members of the public.
The session covers:
o Various types of scams operating on the internet
o How to identify a scam
o What to do, what NOT to do
o Personal protection
Morning tea and a light lunch will be provided.
Community transportation may be available for small groups
or individuals with special circumstances. Call to inquire.
RSVP or for further inquiries contact:
Maranoa Heights Community Centre Ph: (03) 6229 4066
24 Hawthorn Drive
Fax: (03) 6229 8553
Kingston
Email: maranoacc@bigpond.com
BOB’S
WOOD HEATING SERVICES
Amnesty
Southern
Group
will screen
'Beneath
the Blindfold'
- Gutter / roof cleaning
- Flue / chimney cleans
- Wood heater and flue repairs
- House insulation (ticketed)
Please call
0439 374 880 / 6295 0303
a sensitive documentary
about 4 torture survivors
rebuilding their lives
Thurs, 11 Dec, 7pm
Cygnet Supper Room
tea & coffee provided
donations appreciated
CHRISTMAS TRADING
Sat 6th,13th and 20th Dec
from 10am – 1pm
Friendly, Efficient Service
and Great Range of Gift Ideas
A Safe & Happy Christmas to all our customers
from Lisa & Rob
and our great staff, Michelle and Lindy.
Cygnet Family Practice would like to welcome
Dr Mohammad Irfan to the team. Dr Irfan is a Fellow of
the Australian College of General Practitioners and has
expertise in chronic condition management.
Dr Irfan is looking forward to working in a country practice
after working in a busy GP practice on the mainland.
He is joined by his wife and young daughter.
Cygnet Family Practice offers a full general practice service with Dr Irfan and
Nurse Practitioner Kerrie Duggan. They are supported by Business Manager
Melissa Engelke, Nurse Angeline Banks, Receptionists Margaret Synnott,
Michelle Gibbons and Marie Barron.
We also continue to provide additional care through the Tasmania Medicare
Local Care Coordination program for people with chronic conditions.
Arthritis, osteoporosis, lower back pain and frail aged have just been added
to the conditions where extra services are available. If you have any of these
conditions, or diabetes, heart or lung disease including asthma or emphysema,
or would like an appointment with our doctor or nurse practitioner, please
call our friendly receptionists on 6295 1460.
1 Frederick Street, Cygnet
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Ring the Bells
KINGSTON ROTARY
CAR BOOT MARKET
9am-1pm Sundays
Kingston Town Car Park
(Woolworths)
Support local projects
SMS 0419 543 287
Incorporating Cygnet Curtains
* Soft furnishings
* Decorative
homewares
* Curtains
* Bonded,vertical, slimline & timber blinds
* Made to measure tracks
Free measure & quote
Shop 4, 193-195 Main Street,
Huonville Phone 6264 3398
Mobile 0418 356 276
NOW OPEN
7 DAYS A WEEK
UNTIL CHRISTMAS
Wide range of
Christmas gifts
Open 10.30am – 4pm
10A Mary Street, Cygnet
6295 0798
Closed from Thurs 25th December
Reopening Sat 3rd January 2015
Cygnet
Physio
Alison Viner
Call
6295 1333
for appts
No
referral
required
APA Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
MAppSci Physio
• Back
Cygnet
Market
1st & 3rd Sundays
each month all year
Next market December 7th
10am - 2pm
Cygnet Town Hall
Ph Julie 0488 006 873
& neck pain • Headaches
• Joint & muscle pain • Rehab post surgery • Work injuries
at Cygnet Medical Services,
14 George St, Cygnet
CYGNET
TAXIS
0427 950 660
Call Robert to
make a booking
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Ann Martin
HUON VALLEY YOGA
Specially crafted Yoga sessions
in your home or workplace
for individuals, families, or friends. All ages.
Public classes & workshops also available.
See the website for all the info: www.huonvalleyyoga.com
or ring Alison on 0400 288 545 alison@huonvalleyyoga.com
KINGSTON BEACH HEALTH CENTRE
2 Recreation Street, Kingston Beach / Ph 6229 9844
Kingston Beach Health Centre provides
the following Allied Health Services
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It is fair to point out that arresting
officers are usually friendly and
interested in what the protesters
represent and magistrates, on most
occasions, dismiss the charges.
Ring the Bells is another initiative
of Love Makes a Way, whereby
church bells are rung for ten
minutes every Monday at 3pm, in
support of the release of children
in detention. This is happening nation-wide and several Tasmanian
churches have joined in, including
St Mark’s. It is a symbolic way of
showing compassion and solidarity with kids who don’t deserve the
physical, emotional and mental
torture they are being subjected to
and we hope that more churches
of every denomination will join us.
So, when you hear those bells ring
out at three o’clock on a Monday
afternoon, you will know that
we are standing with children in
detention and won’t rest until they
are released.
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As Cygnet residents and businesses go about their usual Monday afternoon, some may recently
have heard the bell of St Mark’s
Anglican church ringing out for
no apparent reason. But there is
a reason and it’s a very important
one.
Love Makes a Way is a nonviolent Christian movement that
originated in Western Australia,
protesting against children being
held in detention centres. Various Christian leaders, including
priests, deacons and even a
bishop, as well as many lay people, have held prayer vigils in the
offices of government ministers in
all parts of Australia, refusing to
leave until there is an undertaking that children will be released
from the particularly cruel and
damaging imprisonment that the
Australian Federal Government
sees fit to inflict often them. This
peaceful form of protest inevitably
results in the police being called
and the protesters being arrested.
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As I have been travelling in the
USA, the news reports have been
dominated by the events in Ferguson
Missouri, and by stories about travel
delays for those returning home for
Thanksgiving. It's stock news reportage, and almost something that
journalists cut their reporting teeth
on. My Thanksgiving experience
was enhanced by a light, but decent, covering of snow, which gave
the scenery a pleasant, hazy, wistful
effect. Wonderful! Nothing like the
seven foot deep falls in New York
State. Not so wonderful. Another
lovely feature of the occasion, for
me, was overhearing folk (I'm in the
southern states, okay?) saying, with
obvious genuine kindness “Happy
Thanksgiving, y'all." It's lovely to
receive such a greeting. The folks
I have met have been kind and
friendly.
The Thanksgiving celebration began
as a humble and respectful celebration of thanks for survival, thanks for
food and thanks for the bounty (from
the land) received. Originated by the
founding fathers of America, it is a
meaningful event. A time for family,
friends, and celebration, even contemplation. However, the day following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, is an
occasion for unadulterated adora-
tion of the ability to spend money.
The Black Friday post-Thanksgiving
sales are rampant commercialism,
not unlike the Boxing Day sales in
Australia and the January sales in the
United Kingdom. Some people take
the Black Friday sales so seriously,
that they even camp outside their
favourite store. Those people who
have achieved a poll position do not
willingly relinquish their cherished
spot. I don't know if people go as
far as fisticuffs or using mace spray
on interlopers, but, from what I have
been told, it wouldn't be surprising.
Pumpkins are a big part of the
decoration for Thanksgiving. They
are also used as part of Halloween
events, and if you don't get your
pumpkins early enough, you will
miss out. Two days before Thanksgiving, it was impossible to find
one. The best I could do was to get
a small butternut pumpkin for the
Thanksgiving meal. I had planned
to make a proper pumpkin pie, but
without the traditional round pumpkin for the main ingredient, I had to
make do with a frozen, pre-prepared
pie. It was surprisingly delicious.
When planning for a trip to the US,
security, and possible theft, is something travellers are all warned about.
Upon arrival in Maryland, it was
suggested that I should get a can of
mace spray, to defend myself in case
of a potential mugging. So far, no
such need has arisen, and I wouldn't
do it anyway. I have heard stories, by
residents, that mace is a necessary
piece of equipment, especially for
females. Young mothers have said
that they take mace spray with them
when they are walking their children
in strollers. The mace spray is mostly
recommended to ward off attacks
from vicious animals. And hey,
guess which breed is the most likely
to attack a young child. or a mother
with a stroller? You guessed it - the
American Pit Bull. I've not seen such
events, but apparently it is common.
Safety when travelling relates to
a certain element of avoidance.
In London, avoiding Buckingham
Palace and Downing Street was
considered to be necessary. It was
also not possible to get close, es-
pecially to 10 Downing Street, not
that I had any great desire to see
a black door in a white building.
Similarly, avoidance was necessary in Washington DC. The White
House was not easily approached,
and besides, noisy and belligerent
protests were underway on the day
I visited. I still managed to tick some
tourist boxes - Arlington Cemetery,
George Washington Monument,
World War II Memorial, the Reflecting Pond, Martin Luther King and
Franklin D. Roosevelt Monuments,
and so on. Lots of walking. Also, a
tantalising drive along Constitution
Avenue, to get glimpses of some of
the places I would have liked to have
seen, if I had still had the time and
energy. No need for a can of mace!
Anyway, folks, I've got some snowball throwing to be getting on with.
Y'all have a nice day now, hear?
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December
Watering
Tomatoes, corn, other fruiting
vegetables and flowering
plants
Water the roots deeply only once
a week, even if it is hot. In very
general terms, water soaks in to
about 10 times the rainfall. So,
1cm (10mm) of rain soaks in
10cms. The roots of half-grown
tomatoes would be down at least
15cms, so you need to apply at
least 1.5cms of water to the surface to reach those roots. Stand
with your watering rose turned
on and see how long it takes
to put 1.5cms of water into a
bucket. I bet it’s longer than you
think! Once your tomatoes reach
Christmas time, they will be down
(and out) at least 30cms so you
need to give them 3cms of water.
That far down, the soil will stay
moist enough for a week. So, I
will be giving my tomatoes 3cms
of water once a week; not next to
the stem, but out about 30cms,
preferably on two sides. Shallow, frequent watering, on the
other hand, ensures your plants
have a shallow root system, are
susceptible to the stresses of
constant heating and cooling,
and will grow a wonderful canopy
of leaves, with little fruit, before
succumbing to some disease.
Hand watering is great for pots,
seeds, seedlings and in times of
infrequent watering. It is a pleasant morning or evening pastime
but not the best way to irrigate a
whole garden.
Tomatoes do not like wet leaves
so they are best served by what
I call finger drippers – more like
a cross between a dripper and
a spray, with coarse droplets
radiating out like fingers to about
10-15cms in diameter. These can
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easily be seen and have removable caps which can be easily
screwed in or out to adjust the
flow. I place one finger dripper
between every tomato plant. (I
plant the tomatoes about one
metre apart). They are easily
plugged into a run of black poly
pipe. I put a click fitting on the
end and connect my hose to this
once a week for one hour.
The ornamental garden and
herb garden
It is my observation that in Tasmania established gardens full
of shrubs and ground covers,
whether natives or exotics, need
only a few waterings in summer,
even in hot and dry seasons.
Having an irrigation system can
seem a waste of money when a
sprinkler will suffice.
However, a well-thought out irrigation system can save you time
and money in the long run. It can
be baffling to know what to use
but I’d like to make some general
suggestions which will, no doubt,
contradict much of what you hear
or read elsewhere! Remember
that most irrigation advice is intended for the mainland.
• Run 19mm polypipe around the
perimeter of your garden beds.
Secure in place with strong tent
pegs. (Having it running through
your garden beds ensures they get
cut with a spade or pricked with
a fork in autumn when you have
forgotten they are there!).
• Directly into the 19mm pipe
insert strong, metal sprays that
have a large droplet size, in ½ or
¼ circles, according to the shape
of the bed. Make sure the water
spraying out overlaps slightly so
no plants miss out. (Fine sprays
ensure that most of the water
blows away in the wind, watering
your paths beautifully! Cheap,
plastic sprays break off and half
the sprays will block up in no time.
As well you will be filling the world
with yet more plastic.)
• Drippers are a pest, as you
cannot see if they are working
until your plants die. Often they
blow off and get lost. In SA,
where evaporation rates are
greater than the rainfall and no
useful summer rain is expected,
we installed the brown dripper
lines under thick biscuits of straw
mulch. It was a pain in the neck
for cultivation and should be
avoided if possible! This system
is counter-productive in Tasmania where the climate is not as
hot, evaporation is much less
and some summer rain can be
expected.
• Make use of zones. The herb
garden will need more frequent
watering than a shrubbery, so
have it set up so that you can
water your zones separately as
required. This can simply mean
having hose connectors on the
ends of the runs or joining the
whole system to solenoids which
can be controlled from one place
and programmed. In Adelaide I
had 10 zones and 4 solenoids on
my acre and could set them all to
suit the plants and time of year.
• When you turn on any zone,
stand for a moment and see that
everything is working. This is
one great advantage of sprays!
Contrary to popular belief, a
well-designed spray system does
not use more water than a dripper
system. Both are entirely dependent on the user!
This may all sound bothersome
and difficult but really it is not
and I would be happy to help
anyone to design an excellent
system for your individual needs. I
have some lovely, attractive ideas
for vegie garden watering but no
room to write about them here.
Send me an email: katevag@
gmail.com.
Fire and the garden
Bush fire season is looming
again. Is there anything we can
do to help protect our homes
from fire? Most fires are not as
devastating as the Dunalley fires
and we can do some things to
help reduce the flammability of
our surroundings. Lush, deciduous trees and shrubs can replace
those closest to the house which
may contain oils, such as gum
trees and even rosemary. There
are excellent flammability lists on
the Fire Tas website: www.fire.tas.
gov.au/publications/1709%20
Brochure.pdf
Kate Flint
Sowing
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Julie’s Nursery
In December
Sow Seeds: beans, squash, cucumbers, basil, carrots, celery,
lettuce, leeks, parsley, sunflowers, radish, parsnip,
pumpkin, chicory
Plant Out: corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin, other veg
seedlings, potted herbs
Basil: Keep in greenhouse in good sized pots with rich soil
and water well but allow to drain well too.
Don’t water everyday!
ROSES - huge variety
Hydrangeas
Smoke Bush
Forest Pansy
Sow Seeds: Lots of winter veg benefit from summer sowing so
they reach a good size to plant out in autumn: fennel,
brussel sprouts, red cabbage, leeks, kale, beetroot.
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Come into the garden
They were established in 1970
on 363 hectares that include
heathlands, wetlands and
woodlands. My brochure tells
me the gardens “contain one of
Victoria’s most precious areas of
native bushland, and are home to an
amazing range of plant and animal
life, including several rare and
endangered species. In the heart
of the bushland you will discover
the stunning Australian Garden, a
contemporary landscaped space
showcasing the beauty and diversity
of Australian flora (and) reflecting
the true essence of the Australian
landscape.”
Wander to your heart’s
content
It’s the settings that make this
experience so special. In those 363
hectares (allow a day, and there are
plenty of seats, picnic and barbecue
facilities, and a café), visitors can
wander through the forest garden,
the water-saving garden, the
ironbark and stringybark gardens,
the future garden, a typical Aussie
home garden, and the ‘weird and
wonderful’ garden. There’s a kids’
backyard, a river walk, a hill and
a woodlot; there’s the arbour
garden, the melaleuca spits, the
greening cities garden, the seaside
garden, and the ‘how to garden’
garden, complete with garden
shed. And, just for looking at, is
the Red Sand Garden – a stunning
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ochre-coloured vista planted with
low-growing desert plants that will
transport you immediately to the
outback. There are many more of
these cleverly constructed areas. A
small ‘Garden Explorer’ train can
collect people at various pick up
and drop off points, and there’s
also a bike track and guided tours.
The Cranbourne Gardens are on
the ancestral home of the Boon
Wurrung people and the ancient
wetlands they used still exist here.
The surrounding ecosystems are
rich in bush tucker, and bird and
animal life thrives on the plants and
water available.
In a ferny glade
An hour from Melbourne, but in
a slightly different direction, are
the Dandenong Ranges and it’s
here that our friends took us on
another garden visit. The William
Ricketts Sanctuary began life as the
Potter’s Sanctuary in 1934 when
William Ricketts bought a four-acre
bush block and began to adorn
it with extraordinary sculptures.
In the early 1960s the Victorian
Government bought the land, with
William living there and continuing
to create sculptures until his death
in 1993. He was 95 years old.
William never became wealthy,
but supported himself mainly with
the sale of works of art and small
pieces sculpted in wood, works that
have become highly collectible and
William Ricketts, the sculptor, with young aboriginals
are much sought after today. Some
commissioned larger pieces are
seen in other parks and gardens.
However it’s his 92 clay sculptures
depicting nature and Aboriginal
spirituality, blending seamlessly into
the fernery and mountain ash lining
the meandering paths, which make
this place special. Picnic facilities
and cafés are available elsewhere
throughout the Dandenongs.
years living in an ashram in India.
His experiences deepened his
spiritual connection to place
and time and contributed to his
Sanctuary – a place of beauty and
tranquillity, perfect for reflection
and contemplation. Visitors can
enter his simple hut and watch
a film of William passionately
explaining his philosophy, at
home in the place he loved. Billy
Connelly highlighted this place on
William Ricketts
his Australian Tour. It’s well worth a
William was not Aboriginal,
visit from Tasmanians ‘going north’.
but lived on and off with both
Judy Redeker
Pitjantjatjara and Arrernte people
over many years. He spent two
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The death of Phillip Hughes
his rifle with bayonet attached into
the ground so that it stands butt
uppermost and acts as a marker?
Is this practice a spontaneous or
replicated action?
The persistence of fast bowling
and ‘bouncers’ is not likely to be
changed. The game would be safer
if it was, but the International Cricket
Council is unlikely to press for its
exclusion. Bouncers are presently
sanctioned, but are limited to two
per over. In other words, you can
continue to make a third of your
balls bouncers which are intended
to intimidate the batsman and put
him off his stroke. And, just possibly,
kill him. If it is combat, a battle, a
duel as some commentators have
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there is an element of the blood
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exciting. As long as it brings in the
crowds which this summer may quite
likely increase, it is unlikely to be
ruled out. Hughes’ death is likely to
be deemed an accident. No malice
or intention was a factor in his death.
But it does raise questions for us all.
There will certainly be an inquest.
I wonder what the coroner will say.
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Council governance
It is interesting and somewhat disappointing to discover that the newly
elected Huon Council have voted
by majority against engaging in
serious community consultation as
proposed by Councillor Liz Smith.
A newly appointed team serving a
widely diverse region can only gain
insight into local needs and aspirations by communicating directly with
communities to accurately assess
the prominent issues important to
them. How can a council reasonably
expect to fulfill their brief of serving
their constituents to the best of their
ability by ignoring local opinion?
One comes to the conclusion that
either they're not interested or they'd
sooner go their own merry way and
do what suits them, as has been the
trend in the past. I had hoped for
better governance from a new team.
I am also affronted by political comments from councillors in public
forums attacking the credibility of
fellow councillors rather than getting
on with the job in hand, burying their
personal angst and working towards
a common goal. I trust that this sniping is of short duration.
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MONSTER GARAGE SALE
BOTTOM PUB, CYGNET
COMMUNITY
CHRISTMAS PARTY
CYGNET STORIES
Short films set in Cygnet
Middleton Community Hall
on Saturday 13th December,
4pm to 7pm.
Santa, gifts for kids,
balloon twister, sausage
sizzle, Christmas Carols.
Come in Fancy Dress.
South Channel Social Club,
contact person Lyn Aylett
6292 1042
Excess catering equipment
Boxes of wine glasses
Salamanda
Café display fridge
Antique potato peeler
Wooden tables & chairs
Church pew
New sheet sets, doona covers
Tools
Lots of knick knacks, new & old, etc.
Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December
After 9am
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The Boat House Cafe is
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We wish all of you a very
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region. Am happy to work Mon – Fri 9.30am & 6.30pm
1-2 days a week in return
Sat 8am, Sun 10am
for reduced rental. I am
Call Ben 0427 651 032
very handy and good with
www tranquilpoint.com
people. Will need a shed/
garage area for my small
dinghy. Please ring Pete on
0407 086 617
Various options. Large rural
property. 5 mins to Cygnet.
Ph 0409 625 930
$25 each. Two builder’s
trestles, $10 each. Quantity
mixed timber – cheap
(weatherboards, pine lining).
40 Jetty Road, Cygnet.
Ph 6295 1341
Fri 5th Dec, 5pm.
We s t w i n d s C o m m u n i t y
Centre. 3528 Channel Hwy,
Woodbridge. All welcome.
RSVP 6267 4713
WANTED - COTTAGE IN
RETURN FOR WORK
SELF CONTAINED OR SHARED
BUDGET ACCOMMODATION
2 x 4 LEGGED WOODEN STEPS
COMMUNITY XMAS BBQ
WANTED TO RENT
SHARED ACCOMMODATION
Saturday 6th December
at Huonville Market.
Sunday 7th December
at Kingston Rotary Market.
Good quality & prices.
Friday 5th Dec
11.30am & 7pm
Cygnet Town Hall
FREE!
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IN MEMORIAM
JOAN BOOTH R.I.P.
Thank you to the many
friends who celebrated with
us at St Marks my dear
mum’s long and interesting
life. Also for kind donations,
now with RSPCA & AACT.
Jenny & family.
SPECIALS
NEAR & FAR
Is now open Mondays.
(Closed Tuesdays)
Come and check out my
beautiful Christmas gift
ideas for all ages.
Still 20% off all Afghani Kilims
30 Mary Street, Cygnet.
Ph 6295 1085
SUMMERtime delights
Fresh dug local
pink eye potatoes.
Garden peas & broad beans.
Local strawberries.
Spray-free local
apples & pears with
tree-ripened favourites.
All your favourite varieties.
Fresh real free range eggs
Pure & natural homemade
jams, maramalades,
chutney & relishes.
Also large range of local honey
unheated & manuka.
Ye Olde Oyster Cove Store
7am-7pm
EVERYDAY
LOCAL GOURMET PRODUCTS
Bruny Island Cheeses,
BISH smoked Atlantic
salmon & trout.
Fresh game meat wallaby & rabbit.
Fresh oysters delivered daily.
Cygnet smoked ham & bacon.
Grass fed beef & lamb products.
Free range chicken breast
& thigh cuts.
Beef, pork & fish sausages.
Delivered daily, fresh
sourdough breads, Elgaar
organic milk & cheese products.
Great selection
of local Tasmanian wines,
ciders & honey beers.
Ye Olde Oyster Cove Store
OPEN EVERY DAY
7am - 7pm Ph 6267 4340
Local Weather Forecast
Thursday
Showers12/19°
FridayShowers
12/18°
Saturday
Shower or two
10/16°
Sunday
Shower or two
9/19°
Monday
Partly cloudy
10/21°
Weather forecast for Huonville from bom.gov.au on Wednesday morning
PETS & LIVESTOCK
PERENDALE SHEEP
Easycare breed, for sale to
people committed to good
animal welfare. Wethers
(ideal lawn mowers) $85.
1yo breeding ewes $150.
Older ewes, poa. Can
deliver. After sales support.
Ph 6297 0018
JERSEY MILK COW IN CALF
$1,000. ‘Jezebel’ is trained
to be milked by hand or
machine, good natured and
will be in milk after delivering
a calf in January. Call Alex
0411 283 140
HOLIDAY PET CARE
Pet-sitting, pet-feeding, petminding, pet-visits, housesitting, dog-walking. If you
need your pets cared for
when you are on holiday call
the pet specialist: Kimberly’s
Pet Taxi & Pet Services on
0428 568 852
LUXURY BOARDING
PROFESSIONAL GROOMING
Margate Country Kennels
170 Van Morey Road
6267 1148 / 0437 355 856
www.margatecountrykennels.com.au
RANI’S LOCAL, CHEAP,
EXPERIENCED PETMINDING
At your own home. One dog
or an entire farm. Pats, walks,
medications. 0403 642 916
AUTO/MARINE
HOLDEN BARINA 1995
2 door, 214K km,
4 months rego, good reliable
economical car. $1,100.
Ph 0407 524 907
ADVANCED
MOORING SERVICES
Now servicing all
lower Channel areas.
Ph 0477 165 583
STORAGE
SELF STORAGE CYGNET
New complex, town centre,
power, lights,
24-hour access,
secure yard, various sizes,
suit furniture, etc.
End of lane to left of Mitre10.
Ph 0417 714 755
FOR LEASE
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Main street of Cygnet.
Suitable for shop /
consulting rooms.
Ph 6297 8103
EMPLOYMENT
CLEANER REQUIRED
For house in Cygnet.
Must have high standards.
For more information
phone Karen 0418 626 614
TRADES
FOR HIRE
7 TONNE CAT EXCAVATOR
DIGITAL TV ANTENNAS
HUON VALLEY PAINTING
Fully equipped. House sites,
roads, general work etc.
$90/hr + GST or quote.
Phone Rohan Gudden 0400
682 099 or Ronny Gudden
on 0418 532 160
V.A.S.T. free to air satellite TV.
TV Channel Restack Retuning
Homeright Electrical
0419 566 341
6267 9698
Interior / Exterior
Servicing Huon Valley area
Call Adam or Kylie
0438 430 805
PAINTER
GARDENING
No job too small.
Call Peter 0417 302 739
Servicing Kingston, Cygnet
& Channel areas. General
plumbing, repairs &
maintenance. Fully Licenced.
Call Jason 0400 858 808
BEE SWARMS COLLECTED
Free Service
0410 997 857
POTTED ROSES
Big selection, good quality
& prices. Ornamental trees,
Weeping Maples.
Riverbend Nursery,
1262 Nicholls Rivulet Rd.
Open Friday 9 - 4, Sat 9 – 4.
PROFESSIONAL
TREE SERVICES
Qualified arborist, fully
insured, ethical tree care.
Modern Arbor 0449 150 471
RAINBOW VALLEY
GARDENING
Landscaping,
Garden Maintenance,
Fencing, Retaining Walls,
Decks, Vegie Gardens,
Timber Sheds.
Call Hayden 0429 180 451
haydenwalton@yahoo.com.au
RIDE ON MOWING /
BRUSH CUTTING
Large areas welcome.
Insured.
Please call 0448 695 429
OUTDOOR GARDEN
PRODUCTS
Plants & seedlings.
Garden mulches – pea straw,
lucerne & grass hay. Barley
straw. Mushroom compost.
Range of potting soils
& animal manures –
sheep, chicken & 3-in-1.
Ye Olde Oyster Cove Store
OPEN EVERY DAY
7am - 7pm Ph 6267 4340
TARZAN AND JANE’S
JUNGLE MAINTENANCE
All garden services.
Pensioner discount. Book
your pre-Xmas tidy-up now
to avoid disappointment.
0400 679 990
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
EARN GR8 $ P/T ONLINE
Dynamic health industry.
Company of the year.
Nobel prize-nom technology.
New in Tas. Phone Jen
6227 8386 / 0413 953 386
DEADLINE
CHRISTMAS
The deadlines for display
and line ads for the 18th Dec
edition of the Classifieds are
Mon 15th Dec and Tue 16th
Dec as usual.
CV’s HANDYMAN SERVICE
All home maintenance
& repairs.
Plastering, painting, doors,
windows, re-grouting tiles.
Fences, gates, mowing &
general yard work.
No job too small. Call for
quote Chris 0407 248 450.
Fully insured.
TRACTOR SLASHING
& rotary hoeing.
Cygnet & surrounding areas.
Ph Wayne 0439 951 660
CARPENTER
For all your building needs.
Decks, renos, repairs, etc.
No job too small.
Free quotes.
Ph Warren 0427 442 042
TRACTOR SLASHING
Phone Ted 6266 3776
Cygnet, Cradoc and
Huonville areas.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
AAA Electrical. For all your
electrical needs large or
small. Lic 1373166.
Ph Anthony 0432 019 914
APPLIANCE REPAIRS
PLUMBER & GAS FITTER
CONCRETE AND
EXCAVATIONS
Available for shed & house
slabs, driveways, etc.
Experienced with exposed
aggregate & colour finishes.
Phone Andrew on
0407 873 009
andrewgillcontracting.com.au
ROOF PAINTING
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
Electrician Lic No: 944066.
Fast and friendly service.
Call Jamie 0417 363 872.
Jamie@Jbelectrical.com.au
PLASTERER
Walls Ceilings Cornices
Old & New
35 years’ experience
Ph Peter 0412 790 768
CARPENTER / JOINER
30 years’ experience.
Reno’s, decks, pergolas,
handyman, maintenance.
No job too small. Free quotes.
Jason 0414 299 703
Building services.
No job too big or small.
Ph 0457 686 968
BOB’S WOOD HEATING
SERVICES
Flue/chimney cleans, gutter
& roof cleaning, other
h a n d y m a n j o b s . Lo c a l
service. Ph 0439 374 880
PORTABLE SAWMILLING
With Lucas Mill, on site
and to order. Log handling
machinery available.
Phone Bernt 0402 484 160
SHEDS
Local supplier of quality
garages, farm sheds and
industrial buildings.
Accredited builder.
0419 309 146 / 6295 1301
www.sissheds.com.au
GORDON ASPHALTING
and SPRAY SEALING
Iron and tile roof restoration.
Free quotes. The Flu Pro.
Ph 0407 040 641
CARPENTER JOINER
Advice in all areas of law
and court work. Reasonable
rates. Rodney Skiller
6223 3904 / 0409 201 215
Email: rskiller@bigpond.com
CARPET CLEANING
PLUMBER
By Trowel Art
27 years experience.
Free quotes.
Call 0418 983 659
SERVICES
FLUE CLEANS
NEW WOOD HEATER SALES
General plumbing,
emergency repairs and
maintenance.
Hot water cylinders and
blocked drains.
Phone 0427 776 456
RENDER & TEXTURE COATINGS
ANGEL CLEAN
Cleaning ~ Gardening
Carpet Cleaning
Lawns / Pruning / Gutters
Regular/Spring/Bond cleans
Reno/Builders. Police check.
Call Carolyn 0448 779 981
Refrigeration, washers,
dryers, stoves, water pumps.
If it comes with a plug we
can fix it. Huon Appliances
0408 219 081
Contact Chris from
The 2C’s CARPET CLEANING
Anywhere anytime...free quotes
Phone 6295 1603
H2O ON THE GO
Drinking Water Deliveries
Phone 0438 491 415
Repairs and installations.
Call The Flue Pro
0407 040 641
Car parks, driveways,
footpaths repaired.
No obligation free quote.
Ph 0428 554 439
ACCREDITED BUILDER
Available for work,
new homes, extensions,
renovations. Please call
Steven Gibson 6297 8562
or 0428 978 561
CARPET / UPHOLSTERY
CLEANING
$30 / room. $30 / seat.
Insured / all areas.
Please call Henk,
Detail Clean 0448 695 429
ALL HOME RENOVATIONS &
MAINTENANCE
All renovations - indoor & out.
Carpentry, heritage
restorations, painting, tiling,
plastering. Bespoke timber
furniture made to order.
Decking, fencing & timber
gates made to your design.
Quality workmanship,
cost-effective. Free quotes.
Fully qualified & insured.
25 years’ experience.
Ph Michael Van Heel.
0412 823 925
BARRISTER
TAX RETURNS
TO YOUR DOOR!
A home delivery service
for tax returns. We pick
up your papers, compile
your return and deliver the
papers back for lodgement.
If you have a refund due,
then we take our fee from
your refund and transfer
the balance to you.
Bloomfield & Associates tax for busy people! Call
and book your pickup now!
6231 6886
COMPUTING
COMPUTER REPAIRS
Daniels IT would like to
remind you that Paul is
available to repair your
home or work machines. He
has 15 years professional
experience in Networks,
Windows and Linux solutions.
He can come to you, or just
drop your machine in. All
results and explanations in
PLAIN ENGLISH! 0428 388 165
CHANNEL PC REPAIRS
Repair call out service.
New and refurbished
PCs and parts.
www.channelpcrepairs.com.au
Phone 6267 4658
MEDIA
DIGITAL TV RECEPTION
Antennas, cabling, new
outlets and equipment set up.
All issues resolved and
guaranteed. 13 years
in the Huon/Channel.
Govt endorsed installer
# 3966. Call Total TV
Tuning on 0428 154 449
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OPINION
December
The death of Phillip Hughes
First, a disclaimer. I loved to play
cricket as a boy. Cricket on the
village green or the school oval,
that is. But I am not a follower of the
modern game, the game that had
its origins in the ‘bodyline’ bowling
controversy of 1932-33. Bradman
was then in his prime, knocking the
stuffing out of the touring English
Ashes team, and the Poms devised
it as a counter-attack. A bodyline
delivery was one where the ball was
bowled at the body of the batsman
on the line of the leg stump in the
hope of distracting him, and at the
same time setting a close body of
leg fieldsman.
It was certainly intimidating,
and thought to be unfair and
ungentlemanly by many, as well
as a consequence of allowing
professionals to play. In the words
of the rules when last I consulted
them ‘The bowling of fast shortpitched balls is dangerous and
unfair if the umpire at the bowler's
end considers that by their repetition
and taking into account their length,
height and direction they are likely to
inflict physical injury on the striker’.
The occasional short-pitched ball
aimed at the batsman (a bouncer)
has never been illegal and is still
in widespread use as a tactic. As
it was on a Wednesday afternoon
when a young man in his prime was
cut down.
The death of Phillip Hughes has
brought in its train unprecedented
scenes of mourning. He was to
many, a 'working class hero', a
12
country boy who made good, who
went his own way and cocked a
snook at authority figures. He was
an untarnished young man, whose
fame rested easily on him. To many,
especially young boys, he was an
icon and a role model. He was as
steady in his character as he was on
his feet. I don't think he had need
of a press secretary or a manager.
What you saw was what you got.
If he ever felt fear of that hard
projectile travelling at high speed
and aimed at his head, he never
showed it. But I’m not going to talk
about him here. Many other people
far better qualified than I will do him,
are doing him, justice. Suffice it for
me to say that he was an undoubted
hero in age when heroes are in short
supply. A terrible waste, as are all
deaths of the young and promising.
His most untimely death has stirred
us all. Young men and women die
every day: on the roads, in the service
of their country, from drugs and
illness. Many die naturally. But many
do not. People daily fight battles.
Cancer wards are full of heroes and
many of them die unnoticed and
un-mourned. His death in some way
is different. How? Is the emotional
outpouring which is occurring and
which will continue for some time a
symptom of genuine regret, grief,
or loss? I don’t know, but it requires
consideration. If we did not have
‘media’, mass and social, would
so many of us be moved? Would
the expressions of grief and regret,
privately expressed, be as valid
Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 4 December 2014
Event Diary
to 8 Local children’s art exhibition – Huon Village Shopping Centre next to Pets Domain
4 Wilmot Road Christmas Market – 5-8pm, Huonville
5 Masters of Art exhibition opening – 6.30pm, Kingston Beach Arts Hub
5 Cygnet Stories film screenings – 11.30am and 7pm, Cygnet Town Hall
6 & 7Masters of Art exhibition (Richard Bacon & others) – 10am-5pm, Kingston
Beach Arts Hub, 20 Beach Road
11 Wilmot Road Christmas Market – 5-8pm, Huonville
11 Beneath the Blindfold, Amnesty Film night – 7pm, Cygnet Supper Room
11-18 Local children’s art exhibition – Huon LINC, Skinner Drive, Huonville
December
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Market Diary
Huonville Market – 10am-2pm, Huonville Town Hall and surrounds
Cygnet Market – 10am-2pm, Cygnet Town Hall
Kingston Beach Handmade Market – 10am-3pm, Kingston Beach Hall
Geeveston Market – 9am-1pm, Geeveston Community Hall
Judbury Market – 10am-2pm, Calvert Park
Woodbridge Village Market – 10am-3pm, Woodbridge Hall
if the pulpit and the newspaper
were still the means by which news
could be distributed and attitudes
formed and shaped? Or are the
occasional manifestations of mass
feeling, as in the death of Princess
Diana, epidemic, spontaneous and
genuinely unable to be controlled by
the individual.
There is also the possibility that such
deaths and the publicity attendant on
them make good copy and footage,
and lots of it. Do they therefore
acquire a commercial value? Do
the media have a vested interest in
the promulgation and persistence
of images of grief, and if they do
does it matter? Do the roots of grief
and regret lie in the individual?
When and how do they become
mass phenomena? Is the intrusion
of a camera a manifestation of the
anthropologist’s dilemma? That
is to say, any community under
investigation is contaminated by the
intrusion of the anthropologist. And
if it is, how can we ever know that
community objectively? The police
know that the arrival of the media
on the scene of any disturbance
can transmute a minor perturbation
into a full-scale riot. Would Bob
Hawke’s famous tears have been
as moving if they had been wept in
private? And if media presence can
change a phenomenon, does that
change accumulate and compound
in effect?
There is another complication. To
what extent is grief or the expression
of other emotions infectious? Is
mimetic action a factor? Rows upon
rows of cricket bats upright, that is, in
the position they would be if the bat
was being flourished, with cricketers’
caps hung on their handles. Is this
analogous to, or influenced by the
battlefield practice of locating the
body of a fallen comrade by driving
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