Circular Head Council has a goal to divert 50 per cent of our waste from landfill by 2024.  A draft of the Waste Strategy 2019-24 is now out for public consultation.  The strategy’s objective is to grow a sustainable community through initiatives which encourage discarded materials to be used as resources and to be re-used and recycled, rather than sent to landfill. “Council is...

Kelly Honess has cut off her luscious locks to donate to Variety, an organisation which makes wigs for children who have lost their hair due to long term medical conditions. A former triathlete, Kelly began growing her hair out when the Circular Head War Memorial Swimming Pool closed. “I used to have short hair when I was doing triathlons,” she says. “Two shakes and it was dry. It was the...

The strength of Circular Head players was showcased during Hockey Tasmania’s June Long Weekend Junior Regional Challenge.  Representing the north west, 24 players from Circular Head travelled to Hobart to take on teams from the north and south in a round-robin series at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre.  The annual competition provides an opportunity for players to test themselves against...

While many revelled in recreational activities in our great outdoors during the June long weekend, Rocky Cape Lions Club put on gloves to keep our slice of paradise pristine.  Scouring the side of the Bass Highway at Detention River and cleaning up nearby Myoora Park, the club collected six bags of rubbish in 45 minutes.  President Victoria Cochrane says this is the worst state the...

Former Smithton Saint Matthew Knight returns to town this Friday (June 21) after a decorated career with the Perth Wildcats.  Developing a love for the game from a young age, Knight played with the Saints Under 13 and Under 15 sides before moving to Burnie in grade nine. He now returns to pass on his playing knowledge to the Saints’ next generation at a series of development...