Bec Thomas, Deputy Mayor Glenorchy City Council | Community
Bec Thomas, Deputy Mayor Glenorchy City Council
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25.01.2022 The Sleepout has begun! Tune into the live stream to learn about homelessness in Tasmania https://salvossleepout.salvationarmy.org.au Here’s a photo of me getting prepared before leaving the comfort of home to Sleepout on council lawns for the night. Stay tuned for updates! And if you can, please spare a dollar to support this worthy cause!
25.01.2022 Get in the festive spirit with some pop up carols around our wonderful city tomorrow, Saturday 5 December! Love this place
23.01.2022 We slept out and lived to tell the tale! Here’s a couple of videos to give you some insight into the night. I am so absolutely grateful to each and every one of you who donated to support this Street2Home program. I am so proud to have raised over $1,000! Absolutely amazing!
23.01.2022 ****New Indoor Multi-sports Facility at Glenorchy**** The Department of Communities Tasmania wants to hear from a broad range of community groups who are likely to use multi-purpose rooms in the Glenorchy area. The new indoor sports centre will cater for high-participation indoor ball sports at the grassroots level, with 4 indoor courts to be developed. ... A range of multi-purpose rooms will also be included in the facility, aiming to cater for a broad range of other activities and community purposes. Please share your thoughts on this important development! The survey closes on 11 November 2020. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M8GYGCN
21.01.2022 Great to be back at the Chapel St dog park this morning! Love this place
21.01.2022 Merry Christmas from all of us at GCC!
19.01.2022 Our city was alive with Christmas cheer today! Love this place #itsthemostwonderfultimeoftheyear
19.01.2022 The draft Greater Glenorchy Plan is now on exhibition until the 30th November. The Plan sets out a vision for Glenorchy, Moonah and Claremont in 2040. It describes what our people want our cities to look like in 2040 and it provides a precinct plan for each one. The precinct plans propose where new development will occur, where the green space will be, and how people will move around.... Each precinct plan: creates welcoming places for people reinforces the importance of each centre for activity encourages increased density creates safer transport connections supports job creation and growth of our economy promotes a greener Glenorchy supports high quality urban design and innovation These plans are visionary. We will use the plans to excite governments and developers to invest in our cities. We will use them as a basis for Council programs and we will use them to inform our planning scheme and approvals. We want to know what you think of these plans and if you have any other ideas about how our cities could be improved! Please consider these plans carefully and have your say on our new Let’s Talk page! https://letstalk.gcc.tas.gov.au/greater-glenorchy-plan
18.01.2022 It’s RUOK day and here’s a helpful guide for having conversations that can change or save someone’s life, not just today, but any day! Be alert for signs, ask the questions and listen. Backpack judgement and choose kind
17.01.2022 Best wishes to the Glenorchy District Women's AFL team in the Grand Final today! And congrats on a great season! Go Pies!
16.01.2022 Guess who stopped by Moonah Arts Centre for a rehearsal today! Santa and the Not So Silent Choir can't wait to sing some carols with you at Glenorchy Christmas Pop Up on the Lawns next Saturday! Free tickets available here: https://bit.ly/glenorchycarols
14.01.2022 I learned a little tune for you for Christmas, I hope you enjoy and I challenge you to learn it too! Bob Dylan’s ‘Must Be Santa’ - a catchy classic! Maybe one for next year’s GCC video Kristie Johnston?! ... I hope you’ve all had a wonderful Christmas Day!
14.01.2022 Live now is the Tasmanian Community Achievement Awards! Such a privilege to be able to tune in from home to hear about the passion and amazing contributions of young people in our community! I am proud to have nominated GCC Healthy Communities Committee member, Brit Maye (Brittany Szlezak), who has made it to finalist in the Healthier Communities category! ... Congrats to Brit and all of the finalists and nominees, you are all truly inspiring Please tune in now and be inspired!
13.01.2022 A great day at KGV today with my ‘work husband’ and a great win for the Pies! Love this place
12.01.2022 We are live for our September meeting, tune in and be informed!
12.01.2022 Live now, tune in!
11.01.2022 Great to be at the Claremont Football Club - Tasmania tonight for the final training and naming of the grand final team. Coach Sandy Eaton reflected on how far the team had come since pre-season and gave some sound advice in preparation for the next two days leading up to the big game vs Huonville at 7pm Friday night. Get along to North Hobart oval or watch the live stream and cheer the girls home to a premiership!... C’arn the Mont! Love this place
11.01.2022 Windermere Beach, such a beautiful part of our city. Love this place
11.01.2022 Do you want to learn ‘CPR for the mind’?! It was fabulous to deliver day one of Mental Health First Aid training to 21 engaged community members on Thursday...! The knowledge and skills learned through this training can change and save lives. There are still places left for the course starting next Saturday 12 September! Register via this link https://mhfamiliesfriendstas.org.au/mental-health-first-ai/
11.01.2022 September Council meeting wrap up
11.01.2022 It was great to help the Glenorchy City Bowls Club celebrate its 50 year anniversary last night! Thanks to Club Secretary, Leigh McAdam, for telling the story of the club’s history, and also for his 40 years of participation and service to the club! President Michael O’Brien, together with Patron Leila Marshall, cut the amazing cake and a fabulous commemorative bowls cloth was gifted to all members and past members. ... Call in sometime and say hello to this lovely bunch of people in Alcorso Drive, Berriedale! But beware, that’s what Leigh McAdam did 40 years ago, with no intention of learning to bowl! Love this place
10.01.2022 The August council meeting will be held via Zoom tomorrow night, Monday 31 August, live streamed to the Glenorchy City Council Facebook Page at 6pm. A snapshot of the agenda is in the images below - for the full papers visit http://glenorchy.infocouncil.biz Tune in and be informed! May the technology gods shine on us for a smooth livestream! ... Love this place
09.01.2022 Carols pop up tomorrow 12noon on council lawns! Get your tickets now! https://events.humanitix.com/glenorchy-christmas-pop-up-on- Love this place
08.01.2022 Next Thursday 3 September I will be sleeping out to raise awareness and funds for the Salvation Army's Street2Home Program. This important program supports Tasmanians experiencing homelessness to access essential food and clothing items, programs, services and shelter and relies exclusively on donations and internal funding to operate. If you can, please sponsor me by clicking on the link below to support this worthy cause. Every little bit will motivate me to brave a cold night out and more importantly, will help those in need on our streets. We can all make a difference
08.01.2022 Most mornings and afternoons when I walk past council lawns I come across litter, like this photo shows or even worse. There are multiple bins in this patch, but still people just drop their rubbish on the ground. Cigarette butts around our CBD are another issue a community member raised with me this week. So how do we instil a sense of pride and responsibility in people who frequent our open public spaces? ... How do we encourage people to put their litter in the bin, to keep our city clean? I plan to raise this question at our Healthy Communities Committee meeting on Tuesday. Please share any ideas you have and I’ll take them to the meeting. Love this place
08.01.2022 One of these bench seats will be my bed for the Salvos sleep out this week. I think it’s going to be a long, sleepless night. But fortunately for me it’s only one night. Please sponsor me and support people experiencing homelessness in Tasmania. Donations via this link greatly appreciated https://salvossleepout.salvationarmy.org.au
07.01.2022 Mayor Kristie Johnston provides a quick wrap up of some of the key agenda items from last night's Council meeting. Some exciting items are coming soon for you to have your say so please keep an eye on our page and our website when consultation is open!
07.01.2022 Tape Ball Grand Finale at Montrose Bay! Sixes and Fours or out, I love it! Thanks for the invitation @multicultural sports league - Tasmania!
05.01.2022 PLEASE NOMINATE YOUR FAVOURITE LOCALS NOW! Nominations for the Glenorchy Community Awards are now open! Categories for the 2021 awards include: Glenorchy Citizen of the Year... Glenorchy Young Citizen of the Year Glenorchy Community Group of the Year Glenorchy School Group of the Year Glenorchy Sports Achievement Award Glenorchy All Abilities Award You are invited to nominate an individual or group whose contribution to the community is deserving of recognition by completing a Nomination Form. For more information and to apply please visit: https://www.gcc.tas.gov.au//glenorchy-community-awards.aspx Nominations close on 27 November - don't miss out!
04.01.2022 Have you ever heard the term ‘the flannelette curtain’? It refers to the boundary between Hobart and the Northern Suburbs. Many people have set beliefs about Glenorchy and what does and doesn’t belong past the flannelette curtain. Well it’s time to turn that on its head! We want to REALLY understand what we love about living and working beyond the curtain. We want to go behind the scenes. Through a series of in-depth interviews with members of our community and an online Fac...ebook conversation, this project will be re-writing our story for the world to read, helping us build our image and pride. Our story will also inform how we shape the City’s future development, when we prepare precinct plans for Moonah, Glenorchy and Claremont later in the year. In this way, we will help make sure our CBDs reflect who we are now and who we want to be. Over the next six weeks we want to find out who we are and who we want to be in the future. We want to understand Glenorchy’s backstory, so we can make sure it is a place that feels like home and that we are proud to call home. You are all part of Glenorchy and we want you to be involved. Please follow the Beyond the Curtain Facebook page, where we will be sharing stories and also calling out for you to get involved. You may also wish to be interviewed and share what you know about Glenorchy. Help us find out What’s Beyond the Curtain! Love this place
04.01.2022 Great news story about the plans for Glenorchy’s new playgrounds in today’s Mercury! The September Council meeting will be held this Monday night (28 September) at 6pm and council will consider a recommendation to endorse the final playground designs. The agenda also includes recommendations for us to consider in relation to a number of policy updates, the introduction of a No Spray Register, our Customer Service Strategy and our position on pokies in pubs and clubs, among o...ther items. Visit http://glenorchy.infocouncil.biz to see the meeting papers and attachments, including the proposed final playground designs. Tune in to the Glenorchy City Council Facebook page at 6pm Monday night and be informed! Love this place
03.01.2022 Small business grant application period extended - apply now!
03.01.2022 I was grateful to be welcomed to the President’s lunch at North Hobart Oval today by my great mate and The North Hobart Football Club President Craig Martin, alongside the Hon. Sue Hickey - Liberal Member for Clark Despite the result not going the way of the Pies, it was a great game and the Dees respectfully formed a guard of honour to send off Glenorchy District Football Club 'RSEA Magpies' and TSL legend Jaye Bowden, finishing his TSL career after almost 250 games for the ...Pies. A dedicated career and inspiration for many in our community, thanks Jaye! Love this place
03.01.2022 Spectra full moon
