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Plasticwise Taroona - Bag Bonanza!

6.30pm Monday May 27th. Bag sewing workshops resume at The Picnic Basket Cafe. Tea, coffee and cakes will be available to purchase on the night. . All welcome.

Tasmanian Community Fund Forum June 6th. 5.30-7.00

DO YOU NEED FUNDS FOR A WORTHWHILE COMMUNITY PROJECT?

Community groups are invited to attend a free forum hosted by the Tasmanian Community Fund Board in Kingston from 5.30pm to 7.00pm on Thursday, 6 June 2019 at the Kingborough Civic Centre, Council Chambers, 15 Channel Highway Kingston. Come along to hear how you can maximise your chances of receiving a grant.

The Fund invests in and strengthens the Tasmanian community by providing grants for a broad range of projects which improve Tasmania’s social, economic and environmental wellbeing. Since 2000, the Fund has allocated more than $101 million to more than 2 870 projects across Tasmania. We have around $2.2 million available in our next funding round opening 13 July 2019.

To attend the forum, please email admin@tascomfund.org or phone 6232 7395. Visit our website at www.tascomfund.org or contact the Fund for further information.

Added 13 May 2019

Council invites feedback on draft Strategic Plan priorities

Five new priorities, and its easy to contribute by 3rd. June - just do it online here:

https://oursay.org/kingborough-council/strategic-plan-priorities

Here is a summary of the 5 new priorities

Added 14 May 2019

April edition of Taroona News here

The Big Taroona Second Hand Book Sale of 2019 - July 6-7

will be held in the old shopping centre on July 6-7. Now accepting donations of books.

Picnic Basket Cafe - Open from early morning until 3pm. Menu...

See the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thepicnicbasket.com.au/

Philadelphia Bakery

Open 7.30am - 2.30pm, Wed - Friday. For excellent coffee, extraordinary handcrafted pastries and sourdough bread.

https://www.facebook.com/PhiladelphiaBakers/

Shot Tower and tea rooms

Shot Tower is now open every day. Tearooms open everyday except Wednesdays during summer.

(Updated 6 February 2019)

Kingborough Events: https://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/kingborough/events/

A planning scheme amendment of interest to Taroona residents

Representations now closed

The Taroona Community Association has made a submission to Kingborough Council about the proposals, The representations from TCA provide more information and can be found on TCA page here

Added 11 May 2019, amended May 21.

Join the Taroona Good Karma Facebook Page to connect with your community

About us

Taroona is a southern suburb of Hobart, on the island of Tasmania in the Southern ocean. Hobart is the capital city of Tasmania, Australia's island state.Taroona, on the banks of the Derwent River estuary, is part of the Kingborough municipality, and lies at Lat. 42°56 South, Long. 147°20 East.

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