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Covering the Cygnet, Huonville, Grove, Leslie Vale, Franklin, Geeveston & Channel areas
22 January 2015
Phone: 6295 1708
cygtel@southbus.com.au
www.southbus.com.au
No 1363
Old Schoolhouse in Cygnet back in business! St Ayles Skiff
Regatta
A t a c e r e m o n y o n t h e 3 1 st
January from 3pm to 7pm, the
Old Schoolhouse in George
Street, Cygnet will be re-opened
for business! After a very long
period of renovations, the Cygnet
Community Children’s Centre is
organising a big opening day for
the community to come and have
a look at, and admire, the work
done on this beautiful building.
The opening will be a great family
event. At 3.30pm the Centre will
reveal the new logo with the help
of old and new users of the Old
Schoolhouse. The ceremony will
be officiated by Huon Valley’s
new mayor, Peter Coad.
Beside good food, nice music
and games, the Centre has
managed to book the popular
Zorb balls which hopefully will
attract many to come. Together
with a silent auction we hope we
can fundraise to replace some of
the Centre’s investment and help
with our tight budget!
It will be lots of fun for young
families. Some visitors might
like to take a walk along
memory lane and share their
schoolyard memories of the Old
Schoolhouse.
The Old Schoolhouse has a
rich history. Built in 1886, it is
one of the oldest buildings in
Cygnet and has a proud legacy
as a place of education for
the children in our town. The
Cygnet Community Children’s
Centre Inc. is now continuing
this purpose by opening the
Old Schoolhouse as an Outside
School Hours Care Facility for
children 6-12 yrs of age.
‘The Centre has worked for two
years to get the building ready”
said Angela Conley, director of
the childcare centre. “We started
with a grant from the Bendigo
Bank two years ago to undertake
a structural report. This report
w a s s en t t o t h e Tas ma ni an
C o m m u n i t y Fu n d a n d h e l p
was received to repair the old
entrance of the building, which
had been slowly disintegrating.
At the same time, the owner of
the building, the Department of
Housing and Human Services
came to the party with a new
roof, a big paint job outside and
a door for disabled access. The
Centre has, with the help of a lot
of volunteers, financed the rest of
the works; the new entrance at the
back of the building and a path
between the Old Schoolhouse
and the Childcare Centre. All
this work is in preparation for this
beautiful old building’s new role:
A place for school aged children
- after school.”
Outside school hours care is
initially about supporting families
who have to work or study outside
the 9-3 time frame. We are
extending our program in Cygnet
in response to community need
and the changing nature of work.
The Old Schoolhouse will be
the venue for 6-12 yearr olds in
Cygnet. We have a bright, airy,
welcoming and relaxed space
where children can initiate or
select from a range of activities.
The 5-10 year old children who
currently use the childcare centre
will be helping us set up and plan
for the first term.
We w i l l h a v e a s o f t
and comfortable quiet
space for relaxing,
somewhere to work on
projects, hobbies or art,
and a wonderful natural
play space outside for
exploring and active
play. The outside school
hours care will be
open for public school
terms (excluding public
holidays) and if we
receive enough interest
we will also open for
vacation care programs
in the school holidays.
Angela Conley,
Director
Cygnet Community
Children’s Centre
Find the
classifieds inside the back page
Organisers of
the St Ayles
Skiff Regatta
to be held
from Friday
13th to Sunday February 15th now
have 160 rowers registered for
the 30 races to be held over the
three days. Of those 160 there are
currently 31 who are new to the
experience of rowing a St Ayles skiff.
Rowers are coming from New
Zealand, Scotland, Victoria and
South Australia. To showcase the
town of Franklin to our overseas
and interstate visitors, as well as for
local enjoyment, a series of events
has been planned which include
a free concert for the Opening
Ceremony at the Palais Theatre on
Thursday 12th; a Solar Light Parade
on Saturday evening; and the
Closing Ceremony on Sunday which
will be packed with entertainment.
If your business, community
organisation, or group of friends
wants to row in the Corporate
and Community race planned for
Saturday, contact Shane on 0408
363 196. Shane is expecting at least
30 entries, which will create a lot of
friendly rivalry and fun between the
teams. Your team can have some
pre-race practice in the Imagine Skiff
if you get in early!
Registrations for the open and agebased races close on 1st February.
Most race categories are nearly full,
but there are still plenty of places in
the youth event for those over15
and under 21 years, and the over
70s event.
If you wish to enter a team, contact
the organisers at the Living Boat
Trust at www.tassskiffie.2015.org or
phone 6266 3224.
Marcia Waller
St Ayles Skiff
Regatta Committee
22 January 2015 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds
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What’s on
GENERAL
Beehive Playcentre Margate Tues/
Thurs 9-12pm 3-4 yrs, 6267 1301
Bruny Island Quarantine Station
THE CYGNET & CHANNEL CLASSIFIEDS Open Thurs to Mon 10am-4pm, 816
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
Deadlines
Cygnet Sea Dragons Jnr Soccer Club
Display ads 5pm Monday
George 6295 0754 / 0400 514 767
Line ads 4pm Tuesday
Golden Whistler Family Day Care
Mon-Fri, Cyg Michelle 0416 046 394
Articles 5pm Monday
Huon Bushfire Phone Trees Info on
No cancellations accepted
neighbourhood set-up. Joanne 0409
after 4pm Tuesday.
002 090.
Huon LINC Library online access
Rates - Cygnet & Channel
learning, info. H’ville 6264 8482
Classifieds
Huon Valley Children’s Services
Line ads
Centre based after school/early morn &
$9.90 per 5 lines
vacn. care. Pre-kinder, childcare links,
($1.00 - each additional line)
capsule hire 6264 0333
Add a photo for $9
Little Penguins Birth - 4yrs, Mon
9-11.30am, Fri 9-11.30am. Bruny
Display ads
School 6293 1147
$4.10 per column centimetre
Lovett Gallery 10am-4pm, Sat &
Sun. Behind Cygnet Town Hall. Paul
Full page $424
6297 8540
Half page $212
Port Cygnet Land and Water Care
Quarter page $106
Enq. 0429 868 833
Positions of advertisements
Port Cygnet Mens Shed 10-3pm,
cannot be reserved.
Mon to Fri. Noel 0448 928 068
School Lunch Expo Prizes, recipes,
Web Links
articles. facebook.com/schoollunchexpo
Rates per quarter
StoryTime 11am Mon & Wed term time,
$16.50 per line - limited lineage
Huon LINC 6264 8482
Yoga Geeveston, Franklin, Huonville,
All prices include GST
Alison 0400 288 545
Payment required by cash, cheque, Zumba Margate, Mel 0409 217 527
Zumba Fitness Ranelagh / Huonville.
Visa or MasterCard prior to
Tania 0457 192 385
publication, except by arrangement. MONDAY
& Drug Service Huon Comm
What’s on - Free for regular com- Alcohol
Health Ctr by appt. 1300 139 641
munity non-profit activities only.
Craft Group 10am-2pm West Winds,
Woodbridge 6267 4713
Save on advertising costs
Cub Scouts 8-10yrs 5-6.30pm
Special rates apply for advertising Burtons Res, Cygnet. 6295 0136
concurrently in both the Cygnet
Cygnet Senior Citizens Bingo
& Channel Classifieds and the
1.30-4pm, Cygnet Comm Health Ctr
Kingston Classifieds.
6295 1506
Deep Bay Fire Brigade 6.30pm
Regular advertisers can take
advantage of our Contract Rates. Cliffords Rd. 6297 8230
Esperance Lodge of Freemasons
Call for details.
2nd Mon-rehearsal. 3rd Mon meeting
6264 1834
Opinions expressed in the Cygnet
Gym Class at West Winds, 9-10 am
& Channel Classifieds do not
6267 4713
necessarily reflect the views of
HVC Mind Games MahJong, Crib &
Southern Business Services Pty Ltd.
Euchre. 11.45-2.45, Huon Community
Political advertisements published
Health Centre. 6264 0300
in this paper are accepted on a
Joey Scouts (6 & 7yrs) 3.15 -4.30pm
commercial basis and have no
Burtons Reserve, Cygnet 6295 0136
Rock & roll dance lessons Bgnrs
bearing on the views of this paper.
7-8pm. Intermediate 8-9pm. West
Contributors of letters, editorial
material, and advertisements, agree Winds, Woodbridge. 6267 4713
Rotary Club of Kingston 6.30pm
to indemnify Southern Business
Kingborough Bowls Club, Margate.
Services Pty Ltd and its employees
David 0437 849 470
for any liability arising out of claims
Social Badminton 10am-12pm,
in relation to such contributions. Any Cygnet Sports Centre. Ph 6295 1130
claims made in advertisements, or
South Channel Garden Club 1st Mon
editorial, are the responsibility of the 7.30pm. Middleton Comm Ctr 6267 4936
St
Ayles Skiff Twilight rowing, 6.30pm,
person(s) placing the advertisement.
Cygnet. John 6295 1116
U3A Book Club Last Mon of mth.
While every care is taken, the
publisher cannot be held responsible Community Medical Centre, Frederick St,
Cygnet. Lyn 6295 0980
for errors or their effect. We reserve
Wattle Grove Fire Brigade train ftntly
the right to alter, omit, reclassify or
6.30pm at Station. 6295 0417
abbreviate advertisements for any
Wild Goose Qigong 9.30-11am,
reason.
Cygnet Supper Room. 6295 0887
Woolcraft Spinning Group 1st &
rd
Our full terms and conditions can be 3 Mon. 9am-12.30pm Cygnet Health
Centre. Anne 6295 1810
found at www.southbus.com.au.
Yoga Woodbridge Hall 10-11.30am
6267 4936
The Cygnet & Channel Classifieds
TUESDAY
is independent, locally owned and
Alcohol & Drug Svice Huon Comm
published by Southern Business
Health Ctr by appt. 1300 139 641
Services Pty Ltd.
ALP Huon Branch 7pm 2nd Tues alterWe have no association with any other nates Cygnet/Huonville 0419 585 369
Bingo 7.30pm Twin Ovals Pavilion
company in Australia or overseas.
Kingston, Michelle 0418 548 611
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Cygnet & Channel Classifieds - 22 January 2015
Channel Fire Brigade training
2nd & 4th Tues at 7pm, 1st Sun 1.30pm
Kelsey 0419 309 566
Channel Seniors Social Club 1st Tues
12-2pm West Winds 6267 4713
Channel & Huon Ukulele Mob
6.30pm in Cygnet. 0439 388 485 for details
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
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 1.454pm. Community Medical Centre, Frederick
St, Cygnet. Judi 6297 8239
WEDNESDAY
Bingo 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
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 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.
Friends of the Kingston Library
Book Sale 1st Fri, 10am - 12noon
Kingston LINC
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
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
The importance of gut instinct
If you experience pre-wedding jitters, do
not dismiss them too quickly. Researchers
who interviewed newlyweds about their gut
instincts found that those who had suppressed
their doubts were more likely to end up in a
bad marriage. Psychologists at Florida State
University recruited 135 couples, and tracked
them for four years. When the newlyweds were
asked how they felt about their spouses, the
results tended to be overwhelmingly positive,
but what especially interested the researchers
were the results of a second test, designed
to gauge gut-level responses, in which participants were shown photos of their spouses
for a fraction of a second, and then asked to
hit a button in reaction to positive or negative
words. Four years later, those who had taken
longest to respond to the positive words were
less happily married than those who had
responded most quickly.
Detecting a fortune again
A metal detector enthusiast has discovered
the largest hoard of Viking treasure ever
found in Britain. Derek McLennan, 47, had
been searching Church of Scotland land
in Dumfries and Galloway for a year when
he unearthed the treasure. He found more
than 100 objects from the ninth or tenth
century, including a solid silver cross and a
large Carolingian silver pot, complete with
its lid. The haul, thought to be worth almost
$2 million, is McLennan’s third significant
discovery in less than a year.
Walk to ward off arthritis
The effectiveness of exercise for keeping osteoarthritis at bay has been highlighted by new
research. In a study at Boston University in the
USA, scientists found that people who walked
long distances each day, typically 4.8km,
despite having arthritis in their knees, were
much more likely to be mobile two years later
than those with more sedentary lives. Indeed,
their findings, based on 1,800 people, were
so pronounced that they recommended that
sufferers buy pedometers, so they can properly
track their exercise levels. Three thousand
steps a day helped, but 6,000 (around 4.8km)
was ideal. British experts welcomed the findings, but stressed the importance of wearing
trainer shoes with thick soles, and suggested
walking with a stick to reduce pain.
The iPhone house
A property investor in Detroit is offering to
trade a family house for an iPhone 6. Andreas Gindelhuber bought the semi-derelict
223.2 m2 home in 2010 for $50,000, thinking prices had bottomed out, but the market
has slumped yet further since then. Last July,
he put it back on the market at $3,700. When
it did not sell, he told his real estate agent he
would swap it for an iPhone 6 or an iPad. So
far, his best offer has been an iPhone 5.
Bon Mot
“I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched
together with good intentions.” - US author
Augusten Burroughs.
Community celebration of Australia Day in Huonville
Live music, children’s activities
and a free breakfast will all be
part of Huon Valley Council’s
Australia Day celebration,
B r e a k f a s t b y t h e R i v e r, i n
Huonville on 26th January.
B e s t - s e l l i n g a u t h o r Fi o n a
McIntosh is this year’s Australia
D a y a m b a s s a d o r, a n d t h e
festivities will also include
the presentation of Australia
Day awards and a citizenship
ceremony.
Celebrations start at 8am with
activities continuing until 2pm.
The Huon Valley Concert Band
and musicians Nic Meredith,
the DayStar Duo and Uncle Pete
will perform. For the children
there will be a secure play area,
jumping castle and face painting.
Huonville Girl Guides will be
running games and awarding
prizes. Free drinking water
will be available at the
event.
“We’d like to invite everyone
to attend this community
celebration,” Huon Valley
Mayor Peter Coad said.
“This is the first time
Huon Valley Council has
organised such an event for
Australia Day and we are all
looking forward to seeing a
large crowd.”
register. Forms are available
from the council’s website or
f r o m t h e D o v e r P h a r m a c y,
Geeveston Post Office, Huon
FM office, Geeveston Community
Centre, Cygnet Post Office, the
Huon News office, Bendigo
Bank branches in Cygnet and
Huonville, and from the council’s
Customer Service Centre.
Carparking
The Channel Highway from
Flood Road to Main Street
will be closed to traffic
until 2pm. There will be a
large temporary carpark off
Skinner Drive (enter via Sale
Street).
Huon FM will be broadcasting
live from the event and Huon
Free swim
Jet Boats and the Boathouse
“The Huonville Swimming Pool Cafe will both be open for
will also be offering free entry business. Huon Jet Boats will
all day on Australia Day,” Cr be offering special Australia
Coad said.
Day deals.
The pool will be open from 10am
Huon Valley Council
to 6pm with a free sausage sizzle
Media Release
from 2pm.
Free brekkie
The free breakfast by the river
will be available from 8am to
10.30am.
Cygnet & Channel Classifieds
Australia Day
line
Changed Dead
Display ads
5pm
Fri 23rd Jan
Line ads
4pm Tue 27th Jan as usual
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Golden WhisCtleare
Family Day
Helping create
confident children
Operating hours M-F 7.30-6.30
Michelle Thomas
17 Frederick Street, Cygnet
Ph 0416 046 394
www.goldenwhistlerfamilydaycare.com.au
Free bus to and from
Cr Coad said a free shuttle
bus would be available from
Cygnet, Dover, Geeveston
and Franklin.
Anyone who would like to
catch the bus is asked to
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ChildbyCare
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Council’s
Child Care Links Program
Child Care Links Program
Happiness, Health & Learning through Play.
EXTENDED OPENING HOURS START FEBRUARY 2015
Do you live in Cygnet and travel to work or study?
Your Community based Childcare Centre will be opening
7.30am - 6.30pm from Monday 2nd February.
We currently have vacancies in all age groups,
Thursday 29 January
Thursday
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Ranelagh
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Puppet Show
10:30am-11.10am
Puppet
Show
10:30am-11.10am
Puppet Show
10:30am-11.10am
Puppet-making
workshop
11:30am-1pm
Puppet-making
workshop
11:30am-1pm
Puppet-making
workshop
11:30am-1pm
For bookings or further information please phone 6264 0333
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6264 0333
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The Child Care Links program is funded by the Australian Government
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The Child Care Links program is funded by the Australian Government
Department of Social Services
Department of Social Services
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Bilby room for babies and toddlers.

Bunyip room for children 3-5.
Including outside school hours care.
We will soon be adding outside school hours care
for 6-12 yr olds to the services we offer.
More news soon!
Please contact Angela Conley for an enrolment form on
0362951848 or director@cygnetchildcare.org.au
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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
HUON HEARING CENTRE
51 Main St, Huonville 7109 TAS. Ph 03 6264 2750
Hearing Tests, Hearing Aids, Advice
& Ongoing Support for Private Clients,
Pensioners & Veterans.
• Tinnitus counselling.
• Hearing assessments for children age 3 & up.
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There are many taboos in society.
Death and dying is one such
difficult subject. Funerals and
the funeral business is another
difficult topic - a subject that
many people avoid. Funeral
planning is something that is
increasingly becoming a complex
business. Many people plan
their funerals meticulously, with
the hope that they will get all of
the details right, and that they
will ease the responsibility for
those who outlive them. Funeral
planning is a serious task, and
often also an expensive one.
Because of the increasing costs
involved, do-it-yourself funerals
are becoming popular.
If we take the attitude of a friend
of mine, we can reduce the
fear and stigma with a practical
viewpoint, and we can introduce
some humour. Recently, at a
Hobart hardware store, a Huon
Valley gentleman was overheard
to enquire of the staff: “Can you
show me where the body bags
and the coffins are?” He told
me that the staff member was,
initially, shocked and horrified
at the question, but very quickly
saw the practical aspects of the
request. His reply was: “Well, we
don’t have (anything like that) but
perhaps we should have. We are
a hardware store, after all.”
The request was only a joke; a
quick quip, from someone who
has considered all aspects of the
business of mortality: it was his
practical and humorous way to
approach a serious subject.
My elderly, humorous friend, and
his wife, who have taken the wellconsidered and serious step of
donating their bodies to science
(with the proviso: “... if they can
still find anything that is useful”)
said that the inevitability of death
cannot be avoided, so they (he
and his wife) might as well accept
it, and approach the subject with
humour. “We shouldn’t be so
serious. Have a laugh.”
Another friend, a practical
and frugal person, has also
discussed the funeral topic, and
has examined the possibility of
being buried on her property, a
beautiful rural area, where she
hopes to “become one with the
environment.” Her comments
were strongly prefaced with the
remarks that she was aware
that “... you must ask people
(for permission). Ask people at
the funeral homes, and ask the
Council – what are the rules and
regulations.” So far, my friend’s
enquiries came up with these few
details. You must ask, or involve,
a proper funeral home; the burial
site has to be where it doesn’t
affect a waterway; and the site has
to be fenced. My friend also said
that she has heard that you can be
buried in a shroud, but was unsure
of the details, and had, in fact, not
followed up anymore. “I suppose
I should.” I got the impression
that it is a difficult and daunting
subject, so I did some research.
There is information on various
websites. The best place to start
is a legal site. Perhaps you could
Open Saturdays
9 - 2pm
(Woolworths)
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For appointments please call our friendly receptionist
on 6295 1460
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start with: www.hobartlegal.org.
au/tasmanian-law-handbook/
wills-estates-and-funerals, and
follow up with suggestions of what
to do and how to do it. There is
so much information out there,
especially on websites, that it may
become confusing. Talk to people,
such as your lawyer, your local
council, your local funeral home,
funeral insurance companies and
anyone who may have done the
same. These are useful for advice.
Especially, don’t forget the local
council, as it will have regulations
you must adhere to. Websites
with comments about epitaphs
from celebrities may inspire, but
may not be relevant. Headstone
engravings may not be relevant
if you are planning a cremation.
What to say about
yourself
I know three people who have
taken the step of organising their
funeral to the final stage, and
have written their own epitaph. In
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Britain in 2012, Spike Milligan’s
gravestone quip ... “I told you I
was ill” was named the nation’s
favourite.
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One of my acquaintances, an
organised octogenarian, has
written his own eulogy, as well
as his epitaph. His daughter,
who will be putting her father’s
wishes into effect, is happy that
it is all arranged. “That will leave
us time to enjoy his funeral, and
celebrate his life. We all think it is
typical (that he is trying to make it
easier for us) and we are grateful
to him.”
And my friend who is donating his
body to science has opted for this
gem as an epitaph: “Here lies ...
may he rest in pieces.”
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When over half the country ’s
population attends an organised
community event, or gets together
to celebrate with family and
friends on Australia Day, January
26th, there’s got to be something
good going on. Australia’s come
a long way since that first fleet
arrived 227 years ago. We’re
a diverse society and our future
looks bright, bright enough to
call ourselves the Lucky Country.
A short history lesson
My grandmother was born
on Australia Day. However, it
wasn’t until she was a middleaged woman that her birth date
was adopted nationwide as
Australia Day. In 1818 Governor
Lachlan Macquarie declared the
anniversary of the arrival of the
First Fleet, which consisted of
eleven convict ships, a public
holiday in NSW. By 1888, a
century since that day, and with
more than sixty per cent of the
(white) population now having
been born in Australia, all the
colonies acknowledged the
significance of Anniversary Day,
but continued with their separate
celebrations at various times. By
1935, despite objections by some
that that day had signified a bad
start for the nation, everyone
agreed that January 26th, to be
known as Australia Day, would
be the country’s national day.
(However, it would not be until
1994 that all states and territories
actually united to celebrate with
a public holiday.) In 1938 a
Celebrations Council organised a
highly successful commemoration
of the sesquicentenary of the
landing of the First Fleet.
Time for reflection
Despite the fact that indigenous
Australians were included in
sesquicentenary events, the
aboriginal community put forward
a different viewpoint from the
celebratory one adopted for the
anniversary. Thus, it was in 1938
that the first Day of Mourning was
held concurrently with Australia
Day. And in The Bulletin, Norman
Lindsay portrayed smug and
righteous celebrators marching
past a belligerent policeman
ejecting a man in convict garb
from the parades: “Buzz off or
I’ll book you,” he says. Was the
nation in danger of forgetting
its true origins? Forgetting what
we owed to those who made
the Lucky Country possible? The
lone voice of a Perth newspaper
editorial confronted the nation:
“What has Australia done? It is
an incomplete reply to say that
she has lived for one and a half
centuries and grown fatter. We
should be able to find more
to our credit than that. Can
we do so? Probably one great
achievement will be found in the
courage and resourcefulness with
which we have overcome great
natural difficulties for ourselves;
and another in the way we have
faithfully groped towards our
ideals of a certain standard of
material good for all. Can we
also claim to have sought as high
a cultural level as we might have
done, to have always honoured
the things of the mind, and to
have applied justice and mercy
at all times to all those within our
borders?” These questions give
us much to ponder upon. Indeed,
they are still relevant today.
Winds of change
need to be altered. In 1949 a
concept of Australian Citizenship
was created for all Australians,
including Aborigines. (Prior to
this, all Australians were British
subjects.) In 1962 Aborigines
could choose to enrol as voters.
In 1967, 99.77% of Australians
voted in favour of Aborigines
being included in census counts.
In 1983, voting in federal
elections became compulsory
for Aboriginals as it is for all
Australians. Since 1984 no
Australian has been regarded as a
British subject; Advance Australia
Fair replaced God Save the
Queen as our National Anthem.
Cause to celebrate
Australians do indeed have much
to celebrate on January 26 th ,
but also much to forgive and
be forgiven for. Perhaps there
are regrets, as for any past that
can’t be changed. Certainly
there is much to reflect upon.
That Perth editorial again: “We
[have] a singular opportunity …
to show the world how a people
may live without privilege, class
prejudice, or private greed under
a democratic system and, by
a high level of citizenship, a
wise moderation and a sense of
responsibility and trust in both
the governors and the governed,
enjoy progress without oppression
…” Those words still ring true,
and it will be to our credit if we
can enjoy our festivities knowing
that we are making every effort to
live up to them. Grandma would
have been proud to celebrate her
birthday with such citizens.
On that first Day of Mourning,
a conference representing the
Aborigines of Australia, appealed
for “new laws for the education
and care of Aborigines and …
a new policy which will raise our
people to full citizen status and
equality within the community”.
Xavier Herbert espoused the
aboriginal people’s cause, hoping
his related book, Capricornia,
would win the Sesquicentenary
Prize for Literature. It did – but not
without controversy. Joseph Lyons,
Judy Redeker
Tasmania’s only contribution to
Thanks
to
Australians,
edited by
the country’s Prime Ministership,
Bill
Gammage
and
Peter
Spearritt
was petitioned for reform but
for
material
and
quotations.
decided the Constitution would
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LETTERS
CONTRACTING Pty Ltd
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Trading as Cygnet Joinery
Rural responsibility
I have recently read John
Fleming’s article in the 8th January
edition of the Classifieds and
wish to thank him for his gentle
but pointed way of answering
a discussion on fire safety and
community spirit. He is so right
about taking responsibility where
we possibly can, or making the
right decisions when we cannot.
If w e l i ve i n c o untr y a r eas
enjoying the lifestyle that affords
us, we must be prepared to take
responsibility, and that includes
helping our neighbours both
with fighting and also escaping
fire and understanding the time
factors. The council and the
emergency services give good
advice and are marvellous when
we are in trouble, but they cannot
do the impossible.
It is up to each and every one
of us to be prepared. So thank
you – I hope it helps others take
note of their situation.
Dee Alty
Howden
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In the raffle to support our local fire brigades
that saved the Red Velvet Lounge.
There are 98 prizes, including tickets
to next year’s Cygnet Folk Festival.
$2 tickets can be purchased from Cobweb Designs,
opposite the Red Velvet Lounge.
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necessarily express the opinions of this publication.
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Kingston
Kingston Beach comes alive on Australia Day
Ready to kick off at 8am on
Australia Day, A Day on the
Beach is preparing for its biggest
year yet.
Wi t h a v i b r a n t a n d a c t i o n
packed day for the whole family,
organisers are looking forward
to a relaxed start to the day with
breakfast by the beach from
8am and events and activities
throughout the day concluding
at 2pm.
For those that want a bit more
a c t i v i t y M i l i t a r y M u m m a’ s
Bootcamp and protein tasting
will commence at 8am as well.
Many activities are commencing
at 9am, including the Kingston
Beach Surf Lifesaving Ocean
Swim.
According to Chairman Mike
Percey, A Day on the Beach
was started with the humbling
idea to involve local service
and sports clubs to engage the
local community and create
an event for families. “We only
ever expected 2,000 people
but the event clearly resonates
with people and they want to
celebrate and we now see up to
12,000 people getting involved
and enjoying the many attractions
and things to do.
Mike said “This year
we have stepped it
up again with many
new attractions such
as Military Mumma
Boot Camp and the
Kidz Bizzzz bouncing
castle and disco
tent. Attractions
from previous years,
include a giant 6m
tall inflatable slide
which will be free
t o k i d s a l l d a y,
and the Harcourt’s
Kingston facebook
photo booth where
participants can
get dressed up in
Australiana clothes
and have their
photo uploaded to
facebook during the day. For
the first year the Kingston Tennis
Club will have a Hotshots net
and a serving tent to test out your
serving speed, along with many
activities from other sports and
community groups”.
Mike said “We will also have
all the favourites such as the
inflatable thong race, sandcastle
competition, treasure hunts, the
scouts “hurdy gurdy”, big Aussie
BBQs thanks to Rotary and Lions
and heaps of free sports and
activities”.
Free double decker buses run
from 8am to 3pm from the Park
and Ride at the Kingborough
Sports Centre. With live music,
food stalls and sports activities
this event has become the perfect
Australia Day event for the whole
family.
A Day on the Beach is a free event
and will be on at Kingston Beach
from 8am-2 pm on Australia Day,
January 26.
More information can be found
at www.adayonthebeach.com.au
or find us on facebook.
Mike Percey,
Chair, Kingston Beach
Regatta Association
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ADVICE & SUPPORT NEEDED
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ARTS COUNCIL
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With small, red pocket knife
attached.
Between Howden and Cygnet.
Ph 0488 901 884
Doesn’t all have to be the
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family. Nanny needs refs,
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Ph 0417 577 651
For low-signal area.
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Please call 0438 175 268
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Local references available.
Ph 0408 595 997
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End of lane to left of Mitre10.
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phone
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Beginners/low impact,
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Indoor pool, Woodbridge
10 week course – $180
Call 0412 123 969
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Thanks everyone involved in
the success of our
Arts Market at the Folk Fest.
These funds will help us
create many Arts Events and
Projects this year in Cygnet.
Starting with a
TAKETINA rhythm process
workshop Sunday 15 Feb at
Cygnet Primary GP room.
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Free to Cygnet residents.
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Guitar tuition
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Sunday afternoons in Cygnet.
Gift vouchers also available.
Contact Juanita on
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All levels and styles taught
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Kingston areas.
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Mon – Fri 9.30am & 6.30pm
Sat 8am, Sun 10am
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SOLAR HOT WATER SPECIALIST
0419 799 503
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Local Weather Forecast
Thursday
Possible late shower 15/27°
FridayPossible shower15/24°
Last issue’s solution
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Colin Atkins
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Saturday
Shower or two
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Sunday
Shower or two
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Monday
Possible early shower 9/21°
Weather forecast for Huonville from bom.gov.au on Wednesday morning
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170 Van Morey Road
6267 1148 / 0437 355 856
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22 January 2015 - Cygnet & Channel Classifieds
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OPINION
January
‘The wife drought’
…is the title of a revolutionary new
book by Annabel Crabb, she of the
ABC’S ‘Drum’ and the designer/
interviewer of that broadcaster’s
‘Kitchen Cabinet’. This is a quirky,
idiosyncratic look at the body politic.
She meets a range of politicians in
their own home kitchens to find out
what and how they cook, and with
their partners, eat. It’s more interesting for the fact that she catches
politicians ‘au naturel’ (most of the
time), in a context where errors are
less easily forgiven than in Parliament. Spin doctors and noddies
don’t get a look in. We catch her drift
in the ‘Wife drought’ quite early on:
‘Opening exists for leader of a small,
spirited team in a vibrant but often
chaotic environment. Applicant must
be mature and patient, as team
members may at times be prone to
sudden mood swings, unorthodox
social techniques, strategic tunnel
vision and outright insubordination.
Applicant will have responsibility for
cleaning, laundering, tutoring, light
maintenance, heavy maintenance,
procurement, occupational health
and safety, occupational therapy,
nutrition, ethical guidance counselling, transport, skills training, intrateam human resource management,
out-sourcing, mentoring, mediation,
education and sanitation.
Fine motor control and calm temperament a must. Creative experience and demonstrated innovation
strong advantages, esp. capacity to
construct, for example, a plausible
bat costume from basic household
items in less than ten minutes.
Some tasks may be repetitive.
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Formal performance assessment
very limited, though applicant may
self-assess regularly in weaker
moments.
Salary is nominal.’
She goes on to observe that few
blokes would apply for this gig, even
if they had the requisite qualities
(which is unlikely). It’s also probable
that many dewy-eyed brides-to-be
might have second thoughts if they
read it. The formal structures of the
workplace, milestones, targets and
bonuses are simply not mentioned.
And you don’t get paid. The work
of the wife has no boundaries, and
there is a repetitive sameness about
her work; washed clothes get dirty
again, a brilliant home-cooked
meal gets eaten in about the same
time as a door-to-door pizza, often
with as little expressed satisfaction,
dirt, untidy clothes are a constant
incoming tide.
Contrast this with paid work in an
employment context. Sometimes
challenging, but usually predictable.
Once you shut the door of the house
behind you, you escape to a different
world; the soothing rhythm of the
train, the platitudes of the morning
paper, and the takeaway coffee
when you arrive. Get to the office,
‘good mornings’ all round, a brief
flurry of gossip, then to your cleaned
and tidied (by others) workspace
and the tranquillity of keyboard
and screen, the buzz of work going
on around you. And if you have a
full-time wife looking after the other,
domestic side of things, you are free
to stay back, to network, even go
for a drink.
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Event Diary
Valda Marshall & The Heroes Orchestra – 5pm, Palais Theatre, Franklin
Huon Valley Australia Day community celebration – 8am - 2pm, H’ville Esplanade
A Day at the Beach – 8am - 2pm, Kingston Beach
Huon Valley Council committee meeting – 6pm, Council Chambers, Huonville
Middleton Country Fair – 10am-4pm, Middleton Community Centre
January
Market Diary
25 Franklin Market – 10am-2pm, Palais Theatre
25 Kingston Rotary Car Boot Market - 9am-1pm, Kingston Town Car Park
February
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Cygnet Market – 10am-2pm, Cygnet Town Hall
Kingston Rotary Car Boot Market - 9am-1pm, Kingston Town Car Park
While the other end, the end you
left earlier, contains the daily struggle to get the kids off to school on
time, reasonably clean and tidy, and
with their box-lunch whose menu is
a matter for daily negotiation (“not
vegem*te again, Mum!”). Then
often brought home uneaten. And
all this at the end of, what? Nearly
a half-century of campaigning for a
better deal for women, and to what
end? 76% of Australian full-time
working dads have a ‘wife’. ‘But
among mothers who work full-time,
the rate of wife-having is much,
much lower – only 15%’. And at that,
more common in homo- rather than
hetero-sexual contexts.
We’re talking about averages here.
I know and you know, househusbands who are very happy in
their chosen relationship model, but
they come to your attention precisely
because they are the exception, not
the rule. In my first marriage I was
the breadwinner, bringing home the
wherewithal on which we, in time,
nine of us, lived. Not counting dogs,
cats or ponies. It was a model, a
norm which worked well for us. The
wherewithal allowed us to live on a
small acreage which enabled the
children to grow up as we wished
them to: riding bikes and horses,
and sailing. They also learned
about personal responsibility and
autonomy. Our place was idyllic: it
bordered on a river in which lived
platypus, trout and eels. We swam
there, fished there, dodged snakes
there. It was a place to return to with
pleasure at the end of the day. The
point I make is that my wife was very
happy to be there. In a densely settled suburban and socially isolated
context, it might have been different.
Do roles matter so much if both
partners work? I think the argument
takes on a different complexion.
Roles are less clear cut, but too
often the female has to do two jobs,
not just one. Parenthood, actual or
surrogate, also changes the mix.
The nuclearity of families, with, usually, only two adults is also a factor.
But whichever way you look at it,
the basic fact remains: most wives
are women, who, if they work, do
two jobs. There is, indeed, a wife
drought. And it will be a long time
before there is a wife glut.
John Fleming II
flemimg@southbus.com.au