Serviceman Kelvin Bryant reflects on the service of his father, grandfather and great grandfather every year on Anzac Day. A former Royal Australian Navy serviceman, the day has always been one of solemn reflection for the Stanley resident.  With 41 years of active service under his belt, April 25 is a day of reflection not only on his service, but the service of the three generations of...

Donna James will be taking on the role of business development manager at the new Circular Head Community Bank.  Starting in May, Donna will spend a month in training before the Community Bank opens its doors in June.  With another staff member to be added to the team in the coming weeks, a refit of the Smith Street branch is the last hurdle the bank has to jump.  All the way...

Togari boy Hugh Gillies isn’t missing the droll of the alarm clock after 52 years on-call for Tasmanian Irrigation.  Hugh and his parents moved to the region in 1959 to a farm in Montagu Swamp, now Togari.  Serving with the 9th Division in Tobruk, Libya and New Guinea, his father was allocated a settlement farm after World War II.  Hugh attended Redpa Area School until he was...

Anzac Day is a time of reflection. For Trowutta local David Macauley, this day will be spent thinking about his time on peace keeping missions in East Timor.  It was in 1997 at the age of 30 that David joined the Australian Defence Force.  “I remember the Anzac Spirit stirred something in me, my patriotism and desire to do something for my country,” he says.  Appointed Clark...

As Wyndarra Centre’s Denese Ferguson points out, a crisis can’t be planned. The Smith Street not-for-profit organisation will share in $3.3 million in emergency relief funding if the upcoming federal election is won by a majority Labor government.  Over four years, Wyndarra will receive $260,000. This is in the final year of emergency relief funding for the local service, with the fund to...