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BRIGHTON

VOL 12 NO 7 OCTOBER 2010

GET your creative hats onfor Christmas becauseBrighton Council is hold-ing a Christmas lights com-petition for the best deco-rated homes in themunicipality.

We will have more detailsin the next edition ofBrighton Community News,including information onhow to enter your residence.

In the meantime, CathyHarper, Brighton Council’sservices officer, is the contacton 6268 7000.

Light up yourhome forChristmas

From left, the Governor of Tasmania, Peter Underwood, with Rosie Engler, Janet Fedczyszyn, Mrs Frances Underwoodand Kym Lynch.

Governor visits Brighton andmeets community membersBRIGHTON municipalitywelcomed the Governor ofTasmania, Peter Under-wood, and his wife Francesfor the first time to its com-munity recently.

The couple visited theEast Derwent PrimarySchool, the Gagebrook Com-munity Centre. the RiversideCommunity Garden andPete’s Shed before being offi-cially welcomed to themunicipality at a receptionat the Brighton Civic Centre.

Mayor Tony Foster saidhe was delighted to be ableto welcome the Governor tothe municipality and hopedhe had felt the sense of com-munity that prevailed.

“As a council, this senseof community is very muchinstilled in our long-termcommunity planning for themunicipality to 2040 andbeyond,” Cr Foster said.

“From the major projectsthat are occurring in termsof new infrastructure withinthe municipality in newroads, bright newstreetscapes, connectingwalking and cycling tracks,the expanding industrial andtransport hubs providingimportant input into ourlocal economy, through tothe revolutionary new edu-cation model that is cur-rently being constructed bythe Learning Federation, I

am confident that the Gov-ernor could see that Brightonis a very vibrant and for-ward-thinking municipality,”he said.

Cr Foster said the hub ofcommunity activity was inthe Brighton Civic Centrewhich had opened just twoyears ago.

“This centre is providinga significant communityamenity for local groups andschools to meet and holdmajor events.

“It is also providing resi-dents with fantastic meetingfacilities for a vast number ofcommunity groups and foran array of live performancesby visiting arts and entertain-

ment groups as well as localresidents.

“Our schools are able toconduct school assembliesand special events and thenew theatrette is becoming avery popular venue.

“Apart from local com-munity use, we also have thecapacity to entice confer-ences, forums and seminarsfrom other areas in the stateand even interstate.”

Cr Foster said ‘commu-nity’ was an important partof Brighton’s makeup andsomething of which themunicipality was fiercelyproud.

“We are pleased to havehad the opportunity to showMr and Mrs Underwood justsome of the activities that weare undertaking and to givethem some time to talkmembers of the communityhere about what they aredoing to make Brighton aneven better place in which tolive and work,” Cr Fostersaid.

BypasssolutionbackedBRIGHTON Council willsupport the solution devel-oped by the Department ofInfrastructure Energy andResources (DIER) for thecompletion of the Brightonbypass on the current align-ment with a bridge to protectthe important Aboriginalcultural and archaeo logicalsite.

Brighton Mayor TonyFoster said Brighton Councilconsidered the matter atlength at its most recentmeeting and had earlierreceived briefings from rep-resentatives of the TasmanianAboriginal Centre and offi-cers from DIER.

Cr Foster said BrightonCouncil would make a sub-mission supporting the solu-

tion in response to a call forpublic comments from theMinister for Environment,Parks and Heritage.

It would also place thematter on the agenda of thenext Local GovernmentAssociation of Tasmaniageneral meeting to ensurethat other councils wereaware of Brighton’s decisionand the reasons behind it.

Cr Foster said Councilrecognised the importantAboriginal cultural heritageand archaeological signifi-cance of the Jordan Riverlevee site and was deter-mined that this should beprotected.

“However, we believeDIER has developed a solu-tion that protects the

integrity of the site whileminimising the negativeimpacts on the local com-munity, transportation andthe travelling public and Tas-manian taxpayers,” Cr Fostersaid.

“Once the cultural andheritage values were identi-fied, DIER examined all pos-sible alternative routes butnone was found to be prac-tical or feasible.

“As a consequence, DIERsignificantly amended itsdesign to ensure the protec-tion of the important valuescontained in the leveedeposits, with the construc-tion of a $12-million, 70-metre bridge to span the site.

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Philip Owen9 Compton RoadOld Beach 7017Tel: 6249 85750419 333 [email protected] & Environment Committee, WasteManagement Committee.

Geoff Taylor (Deputy Mayor)507 Elderslie RoadBrighton 7030Tel: 6268 [email protected] & Recreation Committee, Planning Committee, WasteManagement Committee, Emergency ManagementAdvisory Committee.

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pute that the site is of histor-ical significance, containing600 metres of stratified mate-rial, the bridge poses no dis-ruption or dislocation to thesite as it will be built over thetop of the area of stratifica-tion.

“There is no better com-promise available. The bridgeensures the site is protectedand the community is notunduly inconvenienced.”

Cr Foster said Councilunderstood that DIER haddetermined that its onlyoptions were a road on thecurrent alignment or no roadat all.

“If an alternative routewas chosen, it could requirea large number of existinghomes to be demolished (30homes), with associated costsand disruption to residentsand the broader Brightoncommunity.

“Our submission to theminister will stress thatBrighton strongly supportsthe protection and enhance-ment of this importantarchaeological site and the

development of appropriateplans in consultation withthe Aboriginal community.

“While we are confidentthat the proposed long-spanbridge will not physicallyimpact on the Jordan Riverlevee and all heritage valueswill be preserved, we supportthe development of appro-priate protection, access andinterpretation of the heritagesite.”

Cr Foster said it was alsoimportant not to lose sightof the important safety issuessurrounding the need for thebypass.

“We have been lobbyingfor 25 to 30 years to upgradethe dangerous section ofhighway between Bridgewa-ter and Dysart and improvedsafety and transport effi-ciency are the principal rea-sons behind the need for thebypass,” he said.

“Brighton Council hasconsidered all the facts andconsulted with both oppo-nents and proponents of theproject, as well as with thelocal and broader commu-nity.

“We have reached the

conclusion that the DIERproposal provides the bestpossible solution that pro-tects the significant Aborig-inal cultural, heritage andarchaeological values anddoes not place unreasonableimpacts on the Brighton andbroader community.

“That will be the sub-stance of our submission tothe minister.

• Page 3: Mayor’s column

• Page 4: The Jordan Riverlevee facts

From Page 1

Bypass solution backed

TCCI supportsbridge proposal TASMANIA’S peakemployer body, the Tas-manian Chamber of Com-merce and Industry(TCCI), is supporting thebuilding of a bridge overthe Jordan River levee toprotect the heritage of thesite and provide the bestsolution for the MidlandHighway Brighton bypass.

TCCI chief executiveRobert Wallace said thebridge solution developed bythe Department of Infra-structure, Energy andResources (DIER) repre-sented a ‘win-win’ outcome.

It protected the Aborigi-nal heritage and archeologi-cal significance of the siteand enabled the highway tobe built on the safest andonly appropriate alignment.

Mr Wallace said DIERshould be commended forthe sensitivity and responsi-bility it had exercised inreaching a solution that tookaccount of the interests of allparties and particularly in theway it had addressed theAboriginal heritage concerns.

“We agree that these sig-nificant Aboriginal heritagevalues must be protected andDIER has come up with aproposal that will not destroyany part of the leveedeposit,” he said.

“DIER has undertakenextensive studies and consid-ered all possible alternativesand has determined that theonly choice is the road con-

structed on the current align-ment or no road at all.

“Not constructing theroad is simply not an optionfor Tasmania.”

Mr Wallace said it wasimportant the rights of thecurrent users of land wereprotected recognising that itwas possible that Aboriginalartefacts could be presentacross many or most parts ofTasmania.

“For example, part of theJordan River levee site is inprivate ownership andalready used for wastewatertreatment, agriculture andincludes a number of com-mercial and farm buildings,”he said.

“This will be the case inmany areas. The views andneeds of the broad commu-nity must be considered, andnot just those of a minoritygroup, however strong thoseviews may be.

“In this instance, the Tas-manian Aboriginal Centrehas proposed an alternativeroad alignment that DIERhas concluded would resultin an unsafe highway, a roadthat could impact on poten-tially more significant leveedeposits and that wouldresult in the demolition ofhomes, relocation of the railinfrastructure and unaccept-able major additional costs.

“This makes the bridgeover the levee, protecting thesite, the only acceptable solu-tion.”

Mr Wallace said the eco-nomic importance of theBrighton Bypass must not beignored.

“The bypass is vital forthe upgrading of the Mid-land Highway and toincrease transport and trav-elling efficiency and safety forbusiness and the commu-nity,” he said.

“The project has alreadycreated some 400 jobs andthis will extend through2012, encouraging significantindirect business growth andemployment opportunities.

“The project will providelong-term business oppor-tunities and further potentialfor growth in Brighton andsurrounding regions.

“All this can be achievedwithout any physical impacton the levee site and that isthe way forward for theinterested parties and forTasmania.”

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Brighton bypass: why wehave fought so hard for it

A MESSAGE FROM

The MayorWHILE we have seen manychanges in the Brightonmunicipality over the past10-15 years or so, it is proba-bly fair to say that none willaffect our region as much asthe new Brighton bypass.

We have been talkingabout this major piece ofinfrastructure for our munic-ipality for almost 30 years, andnow that it is on the verge ofcompletion, it is important tooutline the major reasons whywe have fought long and hardfor the bypass to become real-ity.

In short, the bypass isbeing constructed to save lives,support our growing commu-nity and, importantly,improve the efficiency of themovement of people andfreight right throughout thestate.

By way of background, theneed for a future bypass wasidentified at least 40 years agoand extensive lobbying, dis-cussion and planning hasoccurred over the past 30years to bring it to fruition.

The alignment was deter-mined in the 1980s and 90sand was based on archaeolog-ical surveys undertaken andthe best available informationat the time.

A survey of the alignmentwas undertaken by an Aborig-inal heritage officer in mid-2008 and this did not identifythe Jordan River levee site. Itwas not until later in 2008 thatthe site was identified as hav-ing potential for significantAboriginal cultural values.

Once the site was discov-ered in late 2008, the Depart-ment of Infrastructure Energyand Resources (DIER) sup-ported and funded an exten-sive archaeological investiga-tion and throughout thisprocess it continued to meetwith Aboriginal communityorganisations to discuss out-comes of the investigation andconstruction options to mit-igate the impact on the site

Archaeologists worked todefine the extent of the arche-ological deposit so that thebridge that is now planned byDIER to span the Jordan Riverlevee, does not impact in anyway on the 600 metres ofidentified stratification.

It is important to pointout that NO artefacts con-tained within the deposit willbe destroyed as a result of theconstruction of the proposedbridge.

As we announced on thefront page of this edition ofBrighton Community News,Brighton Council has pro-vided its full support toDIER’s approach in protect-ing this area in this way.

We know that the pro-

posed bridge can avoid anyphysical impact on the siteusing the current road align-ment, that there are no impor-tant heritage values locatedoutside the levee deposit andthat no burials are located atthe site.

Council supports DIER’scommitment to construct thebypass and is confident thatthis option will not destroy theimportant levee deposit.

In all likelihood, if theBrighton bypass had not fol-lowed this alignment, the sitewould never have been dis-covered and the area may havebeen subjected to incrementaldevelopment resulting in thepermanent loss of very impor-tant heritage values.

In amongst this we mustnot forget the very importanteconomic benefits of theBrighton bypass, particularlyin addressing the major objec-tive of saving lives and reduc-ing road crash injuries on the

current Midland Highwayand to promote safe develop-ment within Brighton.

Residents would be awarethere have been a large num-ber of vehicle crashes on theMidland Highway inBrighton, including a numberof fatalities. These have beenpredominantly caused by themix of local and highway traf-fic in a commercial and resi-dential area, the number ofaccesses and minor road junc-tions on to the highway andthe junction with Tea TreeRoad, which is a heavy freightroute.

Apart from the humancost, road trauma is a majorcost to our community and toallow this to continue is unac-ceptable.

Another major benefitthat the bypass offers ourcommunity is that removingintrastate traffic fromBrighton will provide businessopportunities and furtherpotential for growth for theregion as a whole.

This particular project hasresulted in the creation ofapproximately 400 direct jobsthat will extend through to2012 as well as creating signif-

Show organiserskeep a lid on prices

By CAROL COLLIDGE*

THIS year’s Brighton Showwill once again offer patrons awide and varied range ofentertainment and attrac-tions, an expanded equestri-an section and no increase ingate prices.

The prices are adults $10,under 16 $5, under five free,concession $5 and familypasses will be $20 for twoadults and three children.

This makes the show excel-lent value for money. For evenbetter value for money, early-bird ticket holders can receivea family pass for two adults andthree children for just $15.

Forms will be available atthe Brighton Post Office or callthe Brighton Show on 62861122 between 5pm and 9pmto find out more.

Anyone returning theirform before Friday, October 22will go into the draw for theearly bird prize.

For a lucky gate prize, justplace your ticket, with yourname and phone number, inthe box in the Municipal Hall.There will be two prizes, onefor adults and one for children.

Organisers are offering freeentry to the companion of anydisabled person who showstheir card at the gate.

For disabled parking,please call Carol on 6286 1122to arrange a reserved spot. Freeparking for showgoers will beavailable through the Glen LeaRoad entrances to the grounds.Parking attendants will beready to assist you. Please bepatient and follow their direc-tions.

There will be entertain-ment from Make Believe Chil-dren’s Entertainment.

The animal nursery, hostedby pupils and staff from theBridgewater School Farm, isalways a favourite with showpatrons and this year it will beon the new cricket oval.

The popular show ambas-sador competition and babyquest will be held on FergussonPark, with entries at the mar-quee.

A greatly expanded eques-trian section begins on Satur-day, November 6 and contin-ues to Show Day on November7.

Classes include pony club,dressage, masters’ classes forthe over-45s, and performancehorses as well as the usualbreed, hacking and riderclasses. Schedules will be avail-able at all the usual outlets.

Vintage machinery andveteran cars will be on display.Brighton Rural Youth will runa ute show which is always acrowd pleaser.

A full range of agriculturalcompetitions will be on offer,including stud sheep, fleece,beef and dairy cattle, handlerclasses, dairy goats, poultry and

Bridgewater High School farm coordinator Jackie Brown with the cattle team at lastyear’s Brighton Show

Tony FosterMayor

icant indirect opportunitiesfor employment and businessgrowth in Brighton and aflow-on throughout Tasma-nia.

The Brighton bypass is avital prerequisite for the Bag-dad bypass and possible fur-ther Midland Highwayupgrades which will benefitall Tasmanians.

While we recognise theimperative of protecting thissignificant Aboriginal heritageand archeological site, theDIER solution achieves this,so the arguments in favour areindisputable.

Brighton needs the bypassto proceed. As a communitywe must support its comple-tion while at the same timeunderstand the need to pro-tect the important heritagevalues of the area.

As a council, we believestrongly in and are committedto DIER’s solution for theBrighton bypass.

Let it now proceed!

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Levee Deposit

Embankment

Current inferred boundary of TASI 10757

Rail Line

Tea Tree Road

Brighton BypassPontville Township

Existing Midland Highway

Brighton Township

70m Bridge Span (avoids levee)

Levee Deposit

BRIGHTON BYPASS - Proposed Jordan River Crossing

DIER boundary and Conservationand Interpretation Area

Jordan River

- 70 metre bridge span avoids permanent physicalimpact on levee deposit- Bridge abutments located outside of levee depositas defined by Paton- Small portion of TASI 10757 affected by works. Entirelevee (as defined by Paton) on DIER land will be conserved.- Future Management of Conservation and InterpretationArea to be determined by the Aboriginal Community

Bridge to have noimpact on deposit inJordan River leveeTHERE is no doubt that theheritage site is an importantarchaeological discovery forTasmania and our Aborigi-nal people.

The important informa-tion lies below the ground(~0.4 to 1m down). Therehave been no significant sur-face artefacts identified,therefore DIER proposes toprotect the levy deposit dur-ing construction and into thefuture.

No Aboriginal artefactscontained in the importantlevee deposit will bedestroyed.

DIER proposes the sen-sitive construction of a $12-million, 70-metre bridge tospan the levee area that willhave no physical impact onthe deposit.

The bridge will intersectand span only a small part ofthe 600-metre long levee sitewith no physical impact.

Eight separate routeshave been examined both byDIER and by an independ-ent review and it was foundthat they were neither prac-tical nor feasible. Anychanged route could cost upto $140 million extra, dou-bling the cost of the entirebypass construction, andresult in an unsafe road.

Realigning the highwayeither to the north or thesouth would mean:

• Extra curves.• Reduced sight distance.

• Difficult geotechnicalconditions.

• Massive quantities ofearthworks to meet nationalstandards.

• Demolition of a signif-icant number of homes.

• Rail realignment.On the balance of prob-

ability there is a strong pos-sibility that more significantheritage values could befound in Jordan valley fur-ther north or the floodplainareas to the south. Investiga-tion of these areas wouldsimply bring us back tosquare one.

The site in question is 60metres by 600 metres. DIERhas acquired about 23 percent of the levee site for con-struction of the bypass. Therest is in private ownershipand is being used for a vari-ety of purposes including:

• Waste water treatment.• Small-scale agriculture.• A number of commer-

cial and farming buildings.The site has been sub-

stantially disturbed, in par-ticular on the surface andimmediate subsurface(ploughing).

The entire 9.7km bypass

route was subject to morethan 300 test digs under thesupervision of archaeologistsand Aboriginal heritage offi-cers.

A small number of arte-facts were found outside thelevee site. We have permits toconstruct in all but the leveesite. At the levee site (wherelayers of material have beendeposited by repeated flood-ing of the Jordan River)many artefacts were found inthe layers.

More than 70 per cent ofthe artefacts weigh less thana gram, many stone pieces,with no bones or food evi-dence identified.

The significance of thefind lies in the age and theantiquity of the stratificationin which they were found –not the uniqueness of theartefacts themselves.

The importance of thearchaeology is in the under-standing of human habita-tion of Tasmania – this isrepresentative of a muchlarger area.

The archaeologist can seeno reason for any furtherarchaeological investigationof the site.

Planning for the bypassgoes back decades as theroute has been public formany years. The design ofthe highway has beenresponsive to issues such asAboriginal heritage duringthat time.

DIER had full confidencethat the chosen routeavoided any heritage sites –based on the best possibleinformation at the time.

With any project, if sub-sequent discoveries aremade, it is DIER’s intent andobligation to deal with themthoroughly and sensitivelyand it has done so in thiscase. The Aboriginal com-munity has been involvedsince 2008.

The cost of archaeologi-cal investigation now totalsmore than $2.5 million –including Tasmania’s mostextensive archaeologicalinvestigation.

It is not true that Euro-pean heritage is beingfavoured over Aboriginalheritage. If anything, ourapproach could be seen asfavouring Aboriginal her-itage because of the flexibilityof the present legislation.

The original location ofthe Brighton transport hubwas moved and an extensivearea of significance pro-tected. European sites havebeen fully documented andcomprehensive reports pre-pared, but permits issued to

allow the road to continue.There was originally

resistance to an archaeolog-ical dig and months of delaysbecause of the unavailabilityof an Aboriginal heritageofficer. However, when it didgo ahead, it was Tasmania’slargest-ever dig. Withoutsuch a detailed, scientificinvestigation Aboriginal arte-facts would never have beendiscovered in the first place.

DIER requires a ‘permitto interfere’ not because theproject will ‘destroy’ any partof the levee deposit, butbecause the Aboriginal siteas initially defined andrecorded was incorrectlydefined.

This is because the

impacts on the broader sitevalues are very limitedindeed. (The terms used aredictated by the Act underwhich they are sought).

Minister David O’Byrnewill seek public comment onthe permit application forthe Jordan Valley site. Inter-ested individuals and organ-isations will have 14 days toprovide comment.

If a decision is made thatenables a bridge over the siteto be constructed withoutphysical impacts on the leveedeposit, DIER looks forwardto working with the Aborig-inal community to enableappropriate protection,access and interpretation ofthe heritage site.

THIS information has been provided to theBrighton community by the Department of Infra-structure Energy and Resources regarding theJordan River levee and the proposed 70-metrebridge to span the levee area.

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Flat rating system gets pat on backBRIGHTON Council’s rev-olutionary flat rating sys-tem received a nationalaccolade on the Seven Net-work’s current affairs pro-gram Today Tonight recent-ly.

The segment was pre-sented by reporter GeorgiaMayne who said it was thefirst time in Australia a coun-cil had been getting glowingreports for its rates system.

Brighton introduced itsflat rating system in 2007because it believed that theassessed annual value (AAV)system where rates wereassessed based on propertyvalues for residential prop-erties was inequitable.

Council has sincereceived a number of stateand national awards for itsinitiative.

Mayor Tony Foster toldToday Tonight it was Coun-

cil’s philosophy to deliverservices for everyone and notto impose huge costs.

A local builder quoted inthe report said in the 12 yearshe had been in Brighton, hehad no problems with theCouncil.

He welcomed the flat rat-ing system saying that home-owners should not bepenalised for makingimprovements to theirhomes by having to payhigher rates because thevalue of the home hadincreased.

He said Brighton’s ratessystem had provided suretyfor all residential ratepayers.

During the program, CrFoster encouraged othercouncils to look at the flatrating system which he saidwas fairer, equitable and had100 per cent communitysupport.

Half century of farming at Tea Tree

By JOHN HALL

MAURICE Barwick beganhis farming career at the ageof nine. Then, as now, it wasa great success.

“Dad gave me nine acres[3.6ha] at Merriworth in TeaTree to plant my first crop ofpeas,” Maurice recalls of thetime half a century ago.

“They were grey peas forpigeon fanciers. I sold them,with Dad’s help, for anincredible 700 pounds.” Thatwas as much as some farmworkers then earned in a year.

Five years ago, ever thefarmer, Maurice invested$90,000 in seeds for a greenpea crop. They were spreadover 200ha and produced a900-tonne harvest which wassold to Simplot for $350,000.

“Don’t do it any more –the price of seed has gone upand the return on investmenthas been reduced. Too big arisk,” Maurice says gruffly.

The Tea Tree farmer does,however, put aside around5ha each year for grey peas –there are still pigeon fanciersto look after. This must be histender side.

Maurice has been hookedon farming since he was nine.He left school in Campaniaat 15 to help his father Lloydwith the sheep and the crops.They were living then atBurnside, another historic TeaTree property.

They were workingtogether on the day Lloyddied six years ago – they werebaling hay with Maurice’sson, Tyson, when the oldman had a stroke. He was 82and his death shook Mauriceand his family.

The Barwicks have alwayshad close ties with each otherand with the land around Tea

Tree. It began in 1863 whenJoseph Barwick settled atWoodlands on Tea Tree Rd.Now the sixth generation ofBarwicks is sprouting up inthe district.

Maurice did have a breakfrom working with his father.“When I was 17 I was shear-ing by day and ploughing forother farmers at night,” herecalls. In the 70s Mauricetried his hand at logging.

“I harvested 100ha ofbluegum native forest in TeaTree,” said Maurice. “Goback there today and youwould never know it hadbeen logged.”

In his early days Mauricewas an avid cricketer andfootballer. But the farm boyalso loved ballroom dancing.

On one excursion toHobart to dance at theBelvedere (later pulled downfor the Argyle St car-park) hemet Lindisfarne girl PeggyStuart. They married and fora time the couple ran ball-room classes in the old TeaTree hall.

They raised four childrenwhile living in a four-roomcottage on Lloyd’s Tea Treeproperty Woodbourne. Mau-rice and Peggy, both aged 61,now live in a handsome sand-stone house they built highabove Middle Tea Tree Rd.

They have eight grand-children. Maurice has openedup a few subdivisions and asa proud patriarch he hasnamed a number of streets inOld Beach and Sorell after hisoffspring.

Maurice and his sonTyson share two passions:racehorses and fishing – espe-cially on the east coastaround Schouten Island. Andso they’ve named some of

Maurice with his wife Peggy in front of their beautiful sandstone fireplace.

their horses after their fishingexperiences – hence ChainLocker, Fish and SchoutenIsland.

“Chain Locker,” Mauricereveals proudly, “has runplaces in eight consecutiveraces.”

The horses are trained byCraig Rowbottom, who mar-ried the Barwicks’ eldestdaughter, Leita.

Maurice was a Brightoncouncillor for eight years inthe 80s and in one year hewas president or chairman ofnine committees. “I gave it allup – family is too impor-tant,” he said.

Maurice’s other consum-ing passion is farming, work-ing dawn to dark on the400ha he owns in Brightonmunicipality and the

11,000ha he share-farms –from historic Mount Morri-son at Ross, to Norley atHamilton and Whitemarsh atRunnymede.

“What I love most isimproving farms – upgrad-ing, fixing water courses,planting trees, stopping ero-sion – this is for future gen-erations and for the environ-ment,” he said.

October the month to lock up and lock out... CRIME Stoppers andNeighbourhood Watch Tas-mania have announced anew partnership helping toprevent crime in Tasmania.

The initiative will allowboth organisations to remindthe community aboutresponsible security meas-ures from October toDecember, including Christ-mas.

The month of Octoberwill now be known as Lock-

Tober, the month for publicawareness, and a reminder tolock up and lock out crimi-nal activity.

It will be a positive proac-tive approach, particularly inthe lead-up to the Christmasperiod.

Brian Aherne, chairmanof Crime Stoppers Tasmania,said: “Although our keycharter is encouraging thegeneral public to come for-ward with any information

which may assist TasmaniaPolice in their investigationsinto criminal activity, partic-ipating and supportingCrime Prevention activitiesis another avenue in whichCrime Stoppers Tasmania ishappy to assist.

“Taking a positiveapproach to improve securityis the first step in providingsafer and more secure carsand homes – prevention isbetter than the cure,” Mr

GO sober in October is themessage from Life Educa-tion Tasmania.

Ocsober is a fundraisinginitiative that encourages peo-ple to give up alcohol for the

month of October. The money raised goes to

Life Education, which formore than 30 years has beenteaching Australian childrenhow to enjoy a healthy lifestyle

...and the month to stay sober

Aherne said.Crime Stoppers Tasma-

nia and NeighbourhoodWatch Tasmania say thepartnership will educate thecommunity on crime pre-vention, including safety andsecurity and to continueNeighbourhood Watch Tas-

mania’s long-standing sup-port of community organi-sations in areas such as crimeprevention.

Neighbourhood WatchTasmania state president JanDunsby said the partnershipwould have ongoing benefitsacross the state.

by resisting participation indrug and alcohol abuse.

Tasmania is the only statenot providing Life Educationto primary school students!

Ocsober is also an impor-tant opportunity to highlightthe growing danger of bingedrinking and alcohol abuse,particularly among youngpeople.

Participants can also enjoyother potential benefits froma month off alcohol, includingfeeling healthier and fitter,weight loss and the opportu-nity to enjoy Sunday morn-ings again!

The public is encouragedto become involved by visitingwww.ocsober.com.au.

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Calendar items need to be updated for 2010and this can be done by [email protected]

After School Hours Care(OSHC) For 5-12-year-olds. Sport, art andcraft, eight-ball, video games etc.Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays from2.45-6pm. Bus pick-up from localschools. $5 per day. Parents mustpick up afterwards. Formsavailable from PCYC. Anglicare Family MentalHealth Support ServiceA family support worker isavailable to support/see peoplefrom the Bridgewater andGagebrook Community Centres byphoning Merima on 6213 3555.Services include access toinformation and resources; linksto other support services; supportto children of parents with mentalhealth issues; family or one-to-one counselling.Billy and Friends CommunityMeet and GreetFind out what’s happening in theBrighton municipality from thelocal experts. Call in for a free cupof coffee, a chat, or obtaincommunity information. EveryThursday and Friday 11am-2pm atthe Brighton Civic Centre. Bridgewater High SchoolLeavers of 1990 Will be celebrating its 20-yearreunion on Saturday, November.For more information contact Johnon 0417 230 660 before October 7

as numbers need to be finalisedby this date.Brighton Alive MeetingsMonthly at the Brighton CivicCentre at 10am. Phone BrightonCouncil.Brighton Bowls BingoAt Bowls Club, 68 MidlandsHighway, Mondays 7.30-10pm(two jackpots). Phone 6268 1325.Brighton Bowls RandomDrawsWednesdays and Saturdays12.30pm start. $5 entry includescoffee, tea and prizes. Phone M.Wiltshire 6268 0905.Brighton Heritage MuseumOld Council Chambers, MidlandHwy, Pontville. Open last Sundayin the month from 1-3pm. Allwelcome. Bright Start ProgramsPlay and Learn Programs:Gagebrook Primary School,Mondays 9-11am; BrightonCommunity and Health Centre,Wednesdays 9-11am; Tea TreeHall, alternate Thursdays 10am-noon. Teenage Parents 2gether:Gagebrook Primary, Mondayafternoons 1-2.30pm. Contact Play

and Learn: Brighton Communityand Health Centre, Tuesdays 9.30-11.30am. Home Visiting: Brighton,Mondays to Thursdays 9am-4pm.Grow and Learn: RiversideNursery, monthly Mondays 9-11am. For more information on allprograms phone 6268 4257.Community Knitting GroupThe group meets at the TerrapinRoom at the back of the BrightonCommunity Health Centre inGreen Point Rd, Bridgewater onTuesdays, weekly 12.30-3pm.There is no cost and women areinvited to call in and have a chatand a cuppa. Phone Robyn Bishopon 6268 4240. Computer ClassesThe following computer coursesare available at the GagebrookCommunity Centre: digital mediafundamentals; word processingfundamentals; presentationfundamentals; internet and worldwide web fundamentals. For moreinformation on any of thesecourses or to receive aregistration form phone theGagebrook Community Centre on6263 6097.Early Support for Parents(ESP) ESP is a not-for-profit organisationthat trains and supportsvolunteers to work with familiesin their own homes. The work ofan ESP volunteer is varied andextremely rewarding. ESP has acomprehensive training programfor volunteers with support fromthe coordinator and othervolunteers, guest speakers andongoing training. ESP has familiesin need and offers free training tonew volunteers to meet theseneeds. A light lunch is provided atall training sessions. ContactMary Thornton on 6223 2937 for

further information.Families TogetherThursday nights at BridgewaterPCYC 6-8pm. Dinner provided.Come along as a family and enjoyuse of the facilities and spendtime with the kids. If you have anyproblems support is available.Phone 6263 5277.Jordan River Pensioners ClubMeets third Monday of everymonth at 1pm. Bus trips on lastWednesday of every month.Special luncheons. Phone theGagebrook Community Centre on6263 6097.JudoMonday evenings 6-7pm atBridgwater PCYC. Phone6263 5277. Jumping CastleNow available for hire. Speak toByron or Andrew at PCYC on 6263 5277.KarateWednesday and Thursdayevenings 6.30-8.30pm. Males andfemales aged 10 and over,including adults. Turn up on theevening to enrol at Bridgewater

PCYC phone 6263 5677.NILS (No Interest LoanScheme)The scheme is available topurchase essential householdsuch as a fridge or washingmachine. Monday to Friday, 9am-2.30pm, Bridgewater CommunityCentre. Phone 6263 4303.PCYC Midgets For up to 5-year-olds every secondTuesday 9.30-11.30am atBridgewater PCYC. $2.50 persession. Come along with thekids. PCYC Gym for GirlsMondays and Wednesdays, 5-6pm at Bridgewater PCYC. $3 persession. Phone 6263 5277.Penguin Club Brighton GroupFirst and third Wednesday of themonth 7.30-8.30pm. St Paul’sChurch, Community Room, PaiceSt, Bridgewater. Phone 0416 928903.Pete’s ShedPete’s Community Work Shed is afocal point for people from theBridgewater and Gagebrook areato learn woodwork and metalwork

as well as simple and practicalhome maintenance skills. Pete’sShed is always buzzing with avariety of people and is availableto community members to carryout their own projects usingequipment that they do not haveat home. Projects include makingoutdoor furniture for nursinghomes and community parks andworking closely with othercommunity groups such as theGagebrook and BridgewaterCommunity Centres. Pete’s Shedis at 10 Sorell St, Bridgewater.Phone 6263 5142.RECLINKFree sports and social activitiessuch as football, netball, cricket,golf, fishing etc for 12-16 yearolds. Tuesdays 10.30am-2pm.Transport to activities and lunchprovided. Phone Andrew on 6263 5277. Riverside Community NurseryMonday to Friday 9am-4pm,Eddington St, Brighton. Come andbrowse our plants and check onall of our upcoming courses andprograms. Parents R UsEvery Monday 11am-2pm at theGagebrook Community Centre.Free program of activities and alight lunch provided. Childcare onsite.Tai Chi for ArthritisIncreases flexibility, musclestrength, improves balance. Allclasses conducted by qualifiedleader. 4.30-5.30pm WednesdaysBridgewater PCYC. $5 per

session. Phone Arthritis Tasmaniaon 6231 2988 for moreinformation.Top Gear ProgramNeed to complete your 50 hours?Then call Bridgewater CommunityCentre to book an appointmentwith one of their volunteer mentordrivers. Monday to Thursday 9am-2pm, Bridgewater CommunityCentre. The program givesapplicants significant life benefitsincluding gaining employment, re-engaging in education andimproved autonomy. PhoneJordan River Service on 6263 4303.Weight Gym $2.50 per session plus $10 annualmembership. Weekdays, 9am-6pm. Open to adults and youthaged 14 and over. Phone Andrewon 6263 5277 for moreinformation and an initialassessment and tailored program– or drop into Bridgewater PCYC.First session is free.Youthfutures Drop InFree for 11-16-year-olds, everyMonday and Wednesday from2.45-6pm. Activities include eight-ball, X-box games, internet,basketball, gym, table tennis etc.Gagebrook residents picked upfrom Gagebrook and HerdsmansCove Primary around 2.45pm anddropped home afterwards. PhoneBridgewater PCYC on 6263 5277.YogaIf you are interested in doing yogalocally, phone or SMSinstructorRachael on 0413 766 136.

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pigeons. All schedules are nowavailable so if you are interestedcall the show office.

The pet parade is alwayspopular with classes suitingmost pets from the furry to thescaly and the smallest to thelargest. Bring your pet alongand enter on the day.

The dog high jump com-petition is on again and we’dlike to break the Tasmanianrecord this year.

Brighton Show will thisyear host the state 15-inch

Lid on show pricesunderhand chopping cham-pionship along with a full pro-gram of chopping. This will benear the main gate and isalways great to watch.

Some of the state’s bestaxemen will compete to be thebest on the day.

The Brighton MunicipalHall will be the venue for thehall of industries competitionand some displays.

The Department of Infra-structure Energy andResources will also have a largedisplay explaining the workbeing done on the Brightonbypass.

There will be a wide varietyof food stalls available so therewill be something to pleaseeveryone.

We will accept stallholdersright up until the days imme-diately preceding the show. Ifyou would like to become apart of this major agriculturalevent, which sees around10,000 people through the gate,write to the secretary at POBox 29, Brighton or phone6286 1122 to receive a groundspace application.

Our ground space rates arevery reasonable and any andall types of goods are accept-able. *Carol Collidge is secretary of

the Brighton AgriculturalShow on 6286 1122

THE world premiere of Sex,Death and a Cup of Tea waspresented by Tasmania Per-forms, in partnership withBrighton Council, at thePontville Memorial Hall inAugust.

A collection of four newTasmanian plays, Sex, Deathand a Cup of Tea is the endresult of four internationallyregarded playwrights spend-ing a week in four disparateTasmanian communities in2008 – Miena, Swansea, KingIsland and Zeehan.

The four playwrightsdrew their inspiration fromthe communities and theirpeople to write the plays.

The many positive com-ments about the perform-ances reinforced just howwell Brighton can presententertainment for the localcommunity at competitiveand affordable prices.

New playpremieres at Pontville

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New name reflects single learning organisationBy ANDY BENNETT

AFTER extensive consulta-tion and a survey of ourschool communities a rec-ommendation was made tothe Minister for Educationto create a new name for thefederation.

It will now be called theJordan River Learning Fed-eration.

This is an important stepas Gagebrook, HerdsmansCove and East Derwent Pri-mary and the new middleand senior schools on the

Bridgewater campus are nowformally linked as a singlelearning organisation.

The Child and FamilyCentre (CFC) will be an inte-gral component of the JordanRiver Learning Federation.

Its purpose will be toimprove health and wellbe-ing, education and care forour youngest children.

Our aim is to provideincreased support for parentsand to simplify and improveaccess to services in the localcommunity.

The Bridgewater CFC isone of 18 centres being builtaround the state and isfunded by the Federal Gov-ernment under the NationalPartnership Agreement forIndigenous Early ChildhoodDevelopment.

The CFC will be a placewhere early years servicescome together.

For example, parents andchildren may visit the CFCfor a regular health assess-ment then join other familiesfor a music and movement

session before the childrenare looked after in the short-term care area while the par-ents participate in a meeting,function or training sessionon site.

There has been a widerange of meetings and con-sultation sessions with vari-ous local early years serviceproviders and parents overthe past 12 months.

A lot of information andideas have been gathered andimportant decisions madeincluding:

• The CFC will be built onland behind the BrightonCivic Centre.

• A ‘hub and spoke’model will be developed thatsees programs and servicesdelivered not only at the CFCbut also at various sitesaround the community.

Our aim is to increaseaccessibility and to build onand complement the excel-lent work already donearound the community.

Building program:• The new gymnasium

will open for student use onOctober 11.

• Stage 1 of the middleschool will be completed onOctober 11.

• The Trade TrainingCentre is scheduled to beready for occupation onOctober 20.

• Stage 1 of the work atGagebrook has been com-pleted and the new office andreception area, teacherresource room and a newclassroom are being used bystaff, parents and students.

Busy time aheadfor seniors’ school

By LIZ HOLLOWAY

LAST month’s report forBCN from BridgewaterSchool for Seniors concen-trated, of necessity, on thecoming program and soother news had to take aback seat.

I am glad to announcethat two members will sharethe job of finding speakersover the next 12 months.

They are Lyn Lathwelland Shirley McKerrow whohave put up their hands toassist in this way and wethank them for their effortsin anticipation.

We welcome a newmember this term, ElizabethFenton from ComptonDowns, and trust that shewill enjoy her interactionswithin the School for Sen-iors.

We began our springterm with a spirited enact-ment by seven members ofAct Your Age, highlightingseveral aspects of the costs ofageing.

Their characters weregiven delightful names – Dr

Fossil, Judy Teapot, and soon.

We were invited to giveexamples of our own expe-riences of problems withageing and the cast cameback with one of these in animpromptu play with adelightful and unexpectedtwist at the end.

We look forward to therest of the term, withMichael Polley, MHA, talkingabout the School of St Judein Tanzania; Alan Seath onPolynesian navigation, a realeye-opener on what thesepeoples were able to achievewithout modern aids; andspeakers to talk about Bio-char.

We are still waiting onconfirmation from DickAdams’ office for his visit onNovember 2.

We expect to end theterm in December with anovernight trip to DerwentBridge for a guided explana-tion of the Huon Pine reliefsculpture The Wall.*Liz Holloway is School forSeniors program coordinator

It’s the biggest job you can do– and the bestRAISING children has beenofficially declared Tasma-nia’s biggest job, with acampaign launched inHobart to encourage par-ents and community mem-bers to highlight the impor-tant role they play inbringing up children.

The campaign is basedon the knowledge that thefirst six years of life are cru-cial in a child’s development,and that their experiences inthose early years shape whothey become.

Parents and care-giversplay a crucial role in theirchild’s development at thatage – but it isn’t a job theyhave to do alone.

The Tasmania’s BiggestJob campaign, run by theTasmanian Early Years Foun-dation, will focus on helpingthe community understandthe big role that families havein raising children in the

early years – and the many‘helping hands’ that are thereto support families in thecommunity.

Tasmanian PremierDavid Bartlett, the father oftwo, and Minister for Chil-dren Lin Thorp, the motherof one, along with childrenand parents officiallylaunched the campaign bymarking their own ‘helpinghands’ in paint on one of the10 Metro campaign buses.

The chairwoman of thefoundation, Sue Jenkins, saidthe campaign highlightedhow important the earlyyears were in setting up chil-dren for the rest of their lives.

“The years from birth tothe age of six are the mostcritically important years ofdevelopment for our chil-dren,” she said.

“What a child experi-ences and learns during thistime stays with them for the

Premier David Bartlett and Minister for Children Lin Thorp take a hands-on approachat the launch.

rest of their life – it sets themup for their future, which iswhy we have declared thatraising children is Tasmania’sBiggest Job.”

Sue said the campaignwould help families readilyaccess the many differenttypes of ‘helping hands’ theymay need in the process ofraising their children.

“Many families don’tknow about the large arrayof help and services that areavailable to help them with

their important job of raisingchildren,” Sue said.

“The support availableranges from informationabout different aspects oftheir child’s developmentthat parents can readthrough and use at their ownleisure, to more structuredsupport services in the com-munity like child care, childhealth and early learningcentres.

“As part of the campaignwe have created a websiteportal to make it easy forfamilies to access informa-tion and services relevant toraising children.”

Raising children is notjust a big job for families, it’sa big job for the entire com-munity, and the Tasmania’sBiggest Job campaign reflectsthis, according to Sue.

“The community playsan important role in raisingchildren and creating a pos-itive environment for chil-dren to learn and growfrom,” she said.

“There are a lot of thingsthat can be done by everyonein the community to helpparents.”

This can be as simple asjust spending time with par-ents and their children.

“Make time to visit afriend that has a child andspend time with them. Chil-dren benefit from positiveinteractions with everyonein the community,” Sue said.

“If you’re a local busi-ness, support the campaignby making your businesschild and parent friendly.”

Mr Bartlett said the love,affection and guidance ofparents and family was prob-ably the most importantfoundation for a happy,healthy life.

“As parents, we all cher-ish our children’s future andwant to give them the bestpossible start in life,” he said.

“Parenthood is deeplyspecial and rewarding but it’salso hard work and can

sometimes be a struggle.That’s where this importantnew campaign comes into itsown.”

More information aboutTasmania’s Biggest Job canbe found at the website atwww.tashelpinghands.org.au orby calling 1300 367 863.

The campaign is sup-ported by a number of spon-sors, including Metro Tasma-nia, IGA, Mission Australia,Tasmanian Broadcasters andSouthern Cross Network.

*Andy Bennett is the manager of the Jordan River

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By GRAHAM GILL

BEING the last year for ourjunior under-12 kids wethought we would dosomething special so theywould take this experienceaway with them and havesomething to show for itother than trophies ormedals.

We wanted to make themlook professional and proudof their achievements and wecame up with the idea of ateam jacket.

When it came to raisingfunds we looked for a suc-cessful local business thatwould love to support ourgreat kids, so we approachedthe generous people at 4one4Real Estate.

They were very happy tocome on board and wereable to fund the full cost ofthe jackets.

The kids got to wear theirjackets for the first time at anight game at Weily Parkgrounds recently.

“It was a very excitingnight and everyone com-mented on how united andprofessional our kids looked,with one parent saying theylooked superb.

I would like to thank4one4, especially DamianHollingsworth, for support-ing our whole team, includ-ing coach Ron Cure andteam manager Graham Gill,in providing the jackets forall, and also for their supportof junior sports developmentin our wonderful commu-nity, which they did withouthesitation when they agreedto fund this great cause.

Finally I congratulate andthank Ron Cure and thewhole under-12 Brightongold soccer team for a greatseason – thank you.


COMMUNITIES for Children is excited toannounce a fantastic line-up of speakersfor this year’s Learning Festival to be heldat the Brighton Civic Centre on November18.

The aim of the Learning Festival is toattract prominent speakers to share theirknowledge and experiences in a welcomingand fun forum.

The marketing and communications offi-cer for Communities for Children, MonekaKnight, said: “We know we learn when we’rehaving fun.

“We aim to have an event where we shareideas about parenting, literacy and resiliencein an inclusive and positive way.

“We’re extremely lucky to have suchamazing speakers, who are known interna-tionally, to join us in Bridgewater for this fes-tival.”

The festival will start at 9am with one ofAustralia’s most loved children’s authors,Mem Fox, sharing her passion and exuber-ance for reading to children.

“We’d love to welcome mums and dadsto this event and we will provide child care,”

Ms Knight said. “If they’re unable to attend the sessions,

they are most welcome to come along for thewonderful Possum Magic Picnic at 12.30pm.

“Here parents and children can listen toMem read her famous book, Possum Magic.She will be joined by author Coral Tullochwho will read her beautiful book Sydney ofthe Antarctic.

“People can then enjoy a picnic of Aussiefood featured in Possum Magic.”

Susan McLean will present on the topicalissue of cyber safety – a session relevant for

parents and people who work with children. The inspirational Anne Deveson will end

the event with a personal and heartwarmingpresentation about resilience.

She shares experiences of living with herson who had schizophrenia, and gives exam-ples from her best-selling book Resilience.The event ends at 4pm.

Places are limited. To book, phone Jo Easton 6228 8419 or text her with your name(and child’s name if they are attending andneed child care) on 0419 005 825 or emailher at [email protected]

Fantastic Learning Festival comes to Brighton Juniorsoccer’sstylishswansong

Heartwarming tale of one that didn’t get awayBRIGHTON resident Lau-rie Harrison and his family,as members of the LakePedder Anglers Club(LPAC), actively participatein the Back to Pedderevents and for 2011 thisevent is set for January 26-30.

The Lake Pedder Chaletwill once again be the basefor the event but it will be forthe final time in its currentformat as Hydro Tasmaniahas advised that the chaletwill not be available forfuture events.

Laurie and the LPAC,while disappointed with thenews for future events, havenothing but praise for HydroTasmania and their supportand generosity which hasenabled the club to help outCanteen and Camp Qualityboth financially and physi-cally when hosting familiesfrom the charities each andevery year.

Given this news, theLPAC is intent on makingthe 2011 event in January thebiggest and best ever.

As with previous yearsthe LPAC will host severalmembers from Camp Qual-

ity and their families at thechalet.

In the past three yearsalone the LPAC has raisedmore than $15,000 whichhas gone to Camp Quality toassist programs and eventsfor the campers.

This being the final yearin its current guise, the clubis intent on achieving arecord donation to CampQuality.

There have been manyheartwarming stories overthe years of Back to Pedderbut last year’s event reallytops the list.

Kayden Forbes, who isseven years old, was a first-time visitor to the event andtruly excited to be there withhis mum and dad and histwo brothers and sister.

Kayden had recentlyreceived news that the MakeA Wish Foundation haddeclined his wish for a boat.When asked for his secondwish, that too was for ‘aboat’.

Kadyen and his familyhad a ball with all the activ-ities the LPAC have for thecampers.

Kayden had spent some

time fishing with his father,Corey, from the shore andsome time in several boatsover the last three days of theevent without any luck.

Kayden was luckyenough to win second prizein the major draw which justhappened to be a Mercuryoutboard donated ChannelMarine.

LPAC president LaurieHarrison picked up youngKayden and, fighting backtears, gave a heartwarmingrendition of his story.

Such is the spirit of theBack to Pedder event and theanglers who take part, severalregular attendees quickly dis-cussed the situation andwithin a minute it wasdecided there would be aboat for young Kayden tobolt that motor to.

After the presentationsand a bite to eat Kayden waspresented with a life jacket byyoung Sam Williams, a pastCamp Quality member, andhe was soon out on the waterwith Laurie Harrison and hiswife Mandy.

Within 10 minutes Kay-den had hooked his very firsttrout – a lovely little brown

Kayden Forbes proudly displays his first trout.

of 600g. Given the eventsthat transpired at the LakePedder Chalet the Forbesfamily decided to stayanother night to share in thegoodwill.

Kayden was promisedanother session on the waterat 7am the next morning –he was waiting at the rampat 6am!

Within five minutes ofsetting off, Kayden hadhooked another fish – thisone a little better.

Truly inspiring and justone of the many amazingstories from Lake Pedder.

Since the Back to Pedder2010 event the Make a WishFoundation reviewed itsdecision and Kayden was

presented with a 4.2m boat-ing package.

The LPAC will sell orauction its donated boat andtrailer and give the proceedsto Camp Quality.

Contact LPAC presidentLaurie Harrison on 0428 626370 or [email protected] any inquiries regardingthe event.

THERE will be two sets oftemporary night closureson the Bridgewater bridgewhich began on Monday,September 27, as refurbish-ment work continues.

The Minister for Infra-structure, Lara Giddings, saidthe work would restore theliftspan, which has been outof action since 2006, to fulloperation.

The bridge will be closedto traffic from 7pm-6am sixdays a week, with no closureson Sunday evenings.

The first closure contin-ues to October 10 and thesecond takes place fromOctober 25 to November 28.

Emergency services willhave access at all times butno pedestrians or cyclists willbe able to use the bridge dur-ing the night closures.

Metro Tasmania patronsshould check with Metro forany service changes.

For further informationcontact the Midland High-way Improvements Hotlineon 1800 056 112 or go to thewebsite www.transport.tas.gov.

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