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Kentish Council

Locality: Sheffield, Tasmania

Phone: 6491 0200

Address: 69 High Street 7306 Sheffield, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.kentish.tas.gov.au

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24.01.2022 Don't miss out! There is one week left to complete the Tasmanian Youth Forum 2020 Online Survey. Tell us what you think is needed to build a better Tasmania fo...r young people aged 12-25 years for your chance to win one of 4 x $50 e-gift vouchers. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TYF2020 The survey takes about 5-10 minutes to complete.

22.01.2022 NAB Foundation Community Grants - Open More Australian communities are being impacted by natural disasters as our climate changes. NAB Foundation Community Grants can help safeguard your community with funding for projects that prepare for natural disasters, support long-term recovery and build resilience against future disasters. Up to $10,000 is available to fund local projects aiming to do one or more of the following:... - help people and places prepare for natural disasters - assist in short and long-term recovery efforts - build community resilience against future disasters - strengthen the environment to be more resilient to natural disasters - help communities reduce their climate risk. Charities, social enterprises or organisations with a charitable purpose can apply for a grant to support a project, program or initiative. Applications will be accepted between 23 November, 2020 and 30 July, 2021, with grants awarded in April and August 2021. Visit https://www.nab.com.au//nab-foundation-a/application-guide for more information.

18.01.2022 Living Next Door to a Farmer Living Next Door to a Farmer is an awareness campaign to foster good relations between farmers and residents. If you are planning to live or living in a rural location, the Living Next Door to a Farmer booklet may be a useful resource. For a copy of the booklet contact [email protected], , https://tfga.com.au/projects or Council website www.kentish.tas.gov.au.

16.01.2022 Another winner! Congrats to Vos Construction & Joinery P/L who were recognised at the Master Builders Tasmania 2020 Awards this past weekend, for the Warrawee A...menities Block (Wild Mersey Mountain Bike Trails facilities) From the judging panel: "This delightfully simple, robust amenities building is very neatly finished, with an attention to detail that belies the limited nature of the project budget and scope. Each of the limited palette of materials has been used and finished appropriately and well, and the challenges overcome of working in a relatively remote area." We had a heap of fun working with the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service and Kentish Council on this project, and are really proud to see it receiving this recognition! Read more about the project here: www.sgroup.com.au/portfolio/warrawee-trail-head-facilities #ChaseWonder #mbtawards20

16.01.2022 MAYOR'S MESSAGE 25 NOVEMBER 2020 How are your electricity bills? Getting higher? Do you ever wonder what devices in your home are chewing up the most electricity? It can be pretty hard to work that out. Council can help. We have a home energy audit kit that will allow you to monitor specific devices in your house to see how much electricity they are using. A second-hand fridge can be a real trap using lots of electricity and sending your bills up. So if you want to manage yo...ur electricity you need to be able to monitor it. Call in at the council office to borrow the kit and hopefully start to see your electricity bills drop. As we enter the final month of 2020 it is important to reflect on how the COVID-19 has impacted our lives. While Tasmania did not experience a lockdown period as lengthy as some mainland States, we did get to feel comfort in our remoteness as we reached zero cases and lived life in the new normal. The re-opening of borders disrupted our sense of safety, even prompting some to stay home for fear of the virus from travellers. As a community we can work together to mitigate risks and remain on top of COVID. 1. Wash hands / use sanitizer 2. Practice social distancing 3. Stay home if unwell 4. COVID Symptoms? Get tested 5. Follow current restrictions Local business owners have followed COVID Safe protocols to ensure your safety, it’s time to support them in return. This weekend the Kentish Garden Club will hold GardenFest, opening six gardens in Kentish to the public. This is an opportunity to view some of the spectacular private gardens in our region. Tickets, including a garden trail map, will be sold over the weekend from The Epicurean Café in Main St Sheffield. I have never seen this level of development going on in Kentish at one time. We have streetscape works in Sheffield and Wilmot. We have a beautification project underway at Hopes Mill Corner. We also have new car parking being developed on High Street in Sheffield. The previous Kentish senior-citizen's building is being transformed into an art centre with work just commencing. There will be dust and inconvenience throughout these works with much of it unavoidable. Hopefully the short-term pain will give way to long-term gain for our community.

08.01.2022 Kentish NBN Survey The Kentish Councils Economic Development Committee have asked that a local Position Paper be developed that addresses access to and the reliability of NBN and Mobile Communications services in the Kentish Council area. To assist to gather this information, Kentish Council has developed the Kentish NBN Mobile Communications Strategy Survey for all Kentish Residents. ... We encourage you to respond to this survey and return your feedback, especially if you are having issues with your internet/telecommunications services. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JBGCZ8R Please be aware, we cannot guarantee to fix your NBN/Telecommunications problems but are happy to address shared issues on behalf of the residents of the Kentish Council.

05.01.2022 Let's make sure we all get home to our loved ones. Take the road safety pledge. "I pledge to drive as if my loved ones are on the road ahead. I will remove all distractions and never use my mobile phone while driving."