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Southport Community Centre

Locality: Southport

Address: 8606 Huon Highway 7109 Southport, TAS, Australia

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25.01.2022 Two sleeps to go to our film screening of KING NEPTUNES OF THE SOUTHERN SEAS. Friday 9 October. Best to get your ticket now. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/king-neptunes-of-the-southe

24.01.2022 Sunday 14 February Worried about what to do on St Valentine's Day? The Centre has it solved. Music, food and good company with or without a Valentine. Watch this space as tickets once released will disappear in a heart beat.

24.01.2022 A dozen sleeps to go to our film screening of KING NEPTUNES OF THE SOUTHERN SEAS. We are excited to announce that Erica Bush performing as Blloom will be playing when the film is not. The bar by Esperance Sailing Club and the Centre is doing the snags (vegetarian option available). Here is the evening program for Friday 9 October 2020 5pm Paid bar open in gazebo. Sausage sizzle available... 5.30pm to 6.15 pm screening #1 Directors Cut + unseen Shippies footage 6.15 pm Talk by filmmaker Alex Palmer from the outdoor deck 6.45 to 7.30 pm screening #2 8.30pm bar closes 9pm gates close Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/king-neptunes-of-the-southe

24.01.2022 One more sleep to go to our film screening of KING NEPTUNES OF THE SOUTHERN SEAS. Sausages for the BBQ donated by Geeveston’s award winning butcher JB Nicholas & Sons (and also the generosity of Cllr Sally Doyle). $2 standard and $5 deluxe. Vegan option available. Worth the trip south. Don’t worry about the weather. We will have you under cover and Covid safe.... Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/king-neptunes-of-the-southe

24.01.2022 At the AGM Andrew reported on Centre activities for the past year. In addition to maintaining the centre and taking bookings we fired up the pizza oven once a month (when COVID safe); welcomed the weekly craft group, yoga meet ups, held the annual Christmas brunch, organised a Festival of Small Halls event, lobbied for the RFS Southport's Community Bushfire Safety Plan (launched at the centre on 7 December); held a Southport market, organised Eric Woehler's talk about nesting seabirds as part of a grant from the council, worked on the reprint of a local history book, new logo and part share of equipment from a Bushfire Recovery Grant and welcome wayraparattee child and family centre as well as other early childhood meet ups for far south families. Thanks to everyone who supported these activities!

23.01.2022 Great monthly gardening tips from the foodgardengroup.blogspot.com Here is their July job list Remove weeds now before they begin to grow and become a problem in spring Make big changes to your food garden’s bed, paths or irrigation at this quiet time... Cut up and work in green manures you sowed in autumn if you need the space Repair or replace tools before things get busy again in spring Vegetables Sow in pots spring and salad onions Sow in your hothouse early cherry-type tomatoes Sow in your garden broadbeans and peas (if you don’t get heavy frosts), winter varieties of spinach (try sowing one row every fortnight) Plant leek and onion seedlings (after applying some lime or dolomite) Cut off old asparagus stalks, add compost and add new asparagus crowns Divide and replant clumps of chives and other perennial onions Divide rhubarb and re-plant in well-draining soil with plenty of fertiliser and compost Apply lime where needed so spring crops will benefit Apply compost where needed so spring crops will benefit Foliar-feed crops once a month with seaweed extract to maximise their health and growth If you have a hothouse: thoroughly clean it and give it a good airing to get rid of pests Plan roughly what you want to grow this coming season and purchase seeds Fruit trees and berries (* = don't repeat if already done recently) Tidy up strawberry beds, replace 3-year old plants and feed each plant Remove all fruit tree litter and loose bark and discard this Remove all weeds under and around fruit trees Remove old unproductive passionfruit vines Tidy up and prune berry bushes Prune apple, pear, quince and cherry trees if this was not done in autumn Prune grape vines back hard while they are dormant Spray peach and nectarine trees and the ground under them with curly leaf fungicide Plant new blueberries and give them blood and bone and pine needle mulch Plant new (bare-rooted) fruit trees, berry canes and grapes Move a fruit tree if it needs to be moved. Now is still a good time to do this. Plant new blueberry bushes Feed all blueberry bushes a generous amount of blood & bone and mulch them Apply dolomite or lime to peach, nectarine, apple and pear trees if pH is below 6.5 (*) Apply potash to apple and pear trees - they will love you for doing so (*) Give all fruit trees a generous amount of woody mulch Spread compost, old manure, complete organic fertiliser around fruit trees and berries (*) Put chooks around your fruit trees while they are dormant to get rid of pests Protect fruit tree trunks and roots if your chooks are damaging them Apply whip and tongue grafts to Japanese and early plum varieties from mid-July Collect scions of dormant fruit trees and store in fridge for grafting later in the season (*)

23.01.2022 Full Moon Pizza Night this Tuesday, 4 August from 5.30 pm. Looking at the weather forecast, this may well be the coldest pizza night ever! Make sure you rug up! BYO your pizza ingredients, drinks and please practice physical distancing. As always take your rubbish with you. See you Tuesday!

22.01.2022 Message from Jo Bateman about craft. It is with regret that l find myself having to suspend Craft Meetings. I have other pressing commitments l have to attend to. I feel it would be good for some fresh input and energy to take craft meetings forward. I hope this does happen. BIG thanks to Jo for your work and commitment. ... Please message us if you are interested in running a regular craft group.

22.01.2022 Great first night of badminton at the Centre. It was really fun and these players make it look easy. Next session Monday 24 August. Free and COVID19 safe.

21.01.2022 Social Badminton tomorrow night, Monday 24th at 5.30 pm at the centre. Come and play a couple games, it's fun!

21.01.2022 Have Your Say on the Huon Valley Hub The Huon Valley Hub is a community space where you can connect with others, learn new skills and become more informed, and get the support you need in the one location. The Huon Valley Hub is located on the lower level of 23 Main Street, Huonville and includes the neighbouring Green Space at 25 Main Street, Huonville. It is close to public transport, services and businesses. The Huon Valley Council is opening the Hub to provide a space for... Huon Valley community members to meet, connect with others, find out how to access services, and take part in social activities and workshops. Take the online survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8LXGV3Z Survey closes Friday 29 January 2021. You can also download a hardcopy survey and return either: By email [email protected] In person Council’s Customer Service Centre at 40 Main Street, Huonville By post PO Box 210 Huonville, TAS, 7109

21.01.2022 Huon Valley Council is offering a series of health education courses in Geeveston, Huonville and online. Youth Mental Health First Aid This two day course teaches adults how to assist youth who may be experiencing problems with their mental health. ... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-mental-health-first-a

20.01.2022 Come along and meet your local member at the Dover RSL

19.01.2022 Social Badminton, tonight, Monday 21st, 5.30 pm at the centre. Come along and have a game .

19.01.2022 Businesses in the Huon Valley can get free help with adult literacy & numeracy thanks to a 26TEN grant, Tasmania Works & Geeveston Community Centre Inc. Lucy, a...n experienced adult literacy practioner, can help people fill in timesheets, read Safe Work Method Sheets and send emails. And, she can help managers ensure their forms and processes are written clearly too. Below, Lucy & Gail chat about making paperwork easier. #AdultLiteracy Huon News Huon 26TEN Community Tasmanian Council for Adult Literacy - TCAL See more

19.01.2022 If you're fishing or boating around Tower Bay, south of Dover in Tasmania, you might see our new seaweed research site. The first of its type in Australia, the ...site will support pilot scale evaluation of the potential for seaweed aquaculture in Tasmania. This innovative research is exploring the possible commercial production of seaweed utilising nutrients from nearby salmon farming to deliver economic, environmental and social benefits through an approach known as Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA). Funded by the Australian Government via the new Seaweed Solutions CRC, the research brings together IMAS University of Tasmania, Deakin University, Tassal Tasmanian Salmon and Spring Bay Mussels. https://seaweedsolutions-crc.com

17.01.2022 Tasmanian Times sent a standard set of questions to all six candidates for the Legislative Council seat of Huon. There were minimum and maximum lengths for all answers, which it published unedited in the order received. Polling day is on 1 August 2020. Voting is available in the Centre.

16.01.2022 What a night. Thankyou to everyone who came along, ignored the rain and were very jolly. Even the film, King Neptune of the Southern Seas was good! Here’s the crew that made it happen (filmmaker Alex Palmer front and centre). Missing the bar staff here but more pics to follow.

16.01.2022 It's on! If you're planning to sail...please register your entries at https://pesc.com.au/regatta/ Looking forward to a great weekend on and off the water!

15.01.2022 To our PESC members and community Our Committee and the PESC Community Reference Group have been working on options for the rebuild of our Sailing Club. We hav...e designs driven by feedback from the Dover community, but to build these we need to find significant extra funds. In conjunction with the PESC Community Reference Group we invite PESC members and interested community members to attend an information session at the Dover School Gym, Tuesday March 2nd 6:30pm Design options and build challenges will be presented and opportunities for community feedback will be available. Due to COVID regulations numbers will be strictly capped- please RSVP to the PESC secretary if you would like to attend: [email protected] https://pesc.com.au/news/updates/

15.01.2022 Tonight's film screening is SOLD out! All you lucky punters with tickets-its going to be a great night. A few helpful tips. Carry Cash. For the bar; snags ($2 standard and $5 deluxe), $2 donation for Erica performing as Blloom. Screenings. We have two screenings in the big hall for premium viewing and so we can safely accommodate everyone undercover in both halls, on the verandah and in the gazebo if rain persists. Attend the nominated screening time otherwise we will allo...cate. COVID19 safe. We have enough hand sanitiser to cover the Far South but please: +Don't come if you have any symptoms +Sit down to drink +Maintain social distance +Move into other spaces from the little hall when requested-- its a COVID capacity thing 5pm Gates open. Park on the paddock 5.30pm to 6.15 pm screening #1 in BIG Hall. Directors Cut + unseen Shippies footage 6.15 pm Talk by filmmaker Alex Palmer 6.45 to 7.30pm screening #2 in BIG hall. 7.30pm to 8.30pm [7.45pm Luck Door prize draw] BLLOOM performs 8.30pm Bar closes 9pm Gates close. Party on elsewhere!

14.01.2022 Plans for the Ida Bay Reserve

14.01.2022 Full moon pizza night plus music

13.01.2022 Four sleeps to go to our screening of 'King Neptunes of the Southern Seas'. We now have Lucky Door prizes confirmed Coastrider 1 freelesson Fibreglass Shop 1 repair kit Red Herring 1 $50 gift voucher... Easier to get than a travel voucher! Just grab a free raffle ticket on arrival. $10 a ticket for the screening. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/king-neptunes-of-the-southe

12.01.2022 Sunday is full moon and we are holding our first "COVID19 safe" pizza night. There will be a few new protocols- mandatory handwashing, physical distancing, limiting numbers of people in the kitchen and the gazebo,(only 3 at any one time), and all frequently touched surfaces will be sanitised before and after the event. Of course, if you are in isolation or exhibiting any symptoms-PLEASE STAY AWAY! Please do not bring any food to share ! But otherwise bring your pizza,drinks, etc and rug up and catch up. The big hall will be available for childrens play As usual, please take your rubbish with you

10.01.2022 Social Badminton, tomorrow, Monday, 19 October 5.30 pm at the centre. Come along and have a game . All welcome.

10.01.2022 King Neptune's of the Southern Seas is a film made by Alex Palmer and screened by the centre on the 10 October to a sell out crowd. The doco shows what surfing has meant for Marley, Tony and Shane in the southern seas around Tasmania. Marley is a Southport local legend. Images by Jing, Barbara and Helen

09.01.2022 Our craft group meets every Tuesday at the Centre between 11.15 to 1.30 pm. Bring your own drinking utensils and lunch. Tea and Coffee provided. At the moment there are people knitting, crocheting, writing. Come and meet other community members including practising artists and potters. If you need any help with your artistic endeavours it is at hand . See you at Southport Community Centre. All hygiene practices in place.

09.01.2022 Say hello to the 20-21 Committee voted in at our AGM! Andrew Hogarth continues as chairperson of a loyal crew: Helen Whitty, Barbara Glaus, Rosalind Wright, Jing Hu, Wren Fraser Cameron, Jim Atkinson, Pip Finter, Isobel Fraser and Ella Akers. Some familiar, some new committee faces. Jane Thiele and Chrystine Klimek stepped down from the committee. Jo Bateman took a break from convening the crafters. Thankyou so much, all. Deputy Mayor Sally Doyle attended the meeting along with council officers Michelle Churchill and Angela Barrington.

09.01.2022 It's full moon this Saturday, 27 February. This means pizza night and as it's a weekend, jam night as well. Gates open at 4pm for musicians. The pizza oven will be lit and ready to cook your pizzas and other food from 6 pm. BYO everything: pizza base and toppings, instruments if you like to have a play. Take all your rubbish away! Gates close at 10 pm.

09.01.2022 Join us on Friday 29 January for our first 2021 pizza and open mic night* Gates open from 4pm for musicians. The pizza oven will be lit and ready to cook your pizzas or other food from 6pm. BYO everything: pizza base and toppings, friends plus instruments and PA etc if you like to have a play. Take all your rubbish away! Be COVID 19 safe including physical distancing. Gates close at 10pm.

08.01.2022 Social Badminton, tomorrow, Monday, 16 November 5.30 pm at the centre. Come along and have a game . All welcome.

08.01.2022 Who knew badminton was so good for you? Next session at the Centre starts 5.30pm Monday 24 August. See you there! Rackets supplied.

08.01.2022 Some of the confirmed stalls for Dover Market on Sunday include: Jane Thiele Ceramics, Kay's jams, Concordia Handcrafted Skincare, Eunice's knitted toys, Hey Sw...eety, Gaylene and Jo each with quality secondhand goods, Touchwood Farm Goat Milk Soap and Lotions, Dover Community Workshop and a couple more likely to confirm before the weekend. It's an undercover market - so rain, hail or shine it will be a great day. There will be sanitiser stationed at each entrance and we will need everyone to comply with social distancing measures in order to allow this market to grow and continue into the future. See you all on Sunday! See more

06.01.2022 Join us on Wednesday, 30 December for the last pizza night of 2020. 6 pm at the centre. The pizza oven will be lit and ready to cook your pizzas or other food from 6pm. BYO everything, bring friends, your instruments if you like to have a jam and please take all your rubbish! PS please practice physical distancing.

06.01.2022 It will be full moon again on Sunday the 1st of November so the pizza oven will be lit and ready to cook your pizzas or other food from 6pm. BYO everything, bring friends, and please take all your rubbish!

05.01.2022 You need more than a torch to go into Mystery Creek. Caving is inherently dangerous. In this cave system in 1990, three people died when a school group was caught underground by flash flooding. It’s something I reflect on as Janine performs some last-minute checks of her equipment and her husband Ric triple checks her double checks. Cave diving is technical.

05.01.2022 Fortnightly Social Badminton sessions for local community members starting up at the centre on Monday.

05.01.2022 More health related workshop which you are welcome to attend Mental Health First Aid This two day Standard Mental Health First Aid course is for adults assisting other adults.... https://www.huonvalley.tas.gov.au//mental-health-first-ai/ Non-Suicidal Self-Injury This 4.5 hr workshop will teach you how to assist a person who is engaging in self-injury. https://www.huonvalley.tas.gov.au//non-suicidal-self-inju/ Resilient Kids - FREE Online Webinar A FREE online webinar by clinical psychologist Lisa Ford of the Resilience Co. This webinar will help you understand why resilience is a vital factor in children's health, what you can do to help them thrive and how to bounce back from stressors. https://www.huonvalley.tas.gov.au//resilient-kids-free-on/ Worried Kids - FREE Online Webinar A FREE online webinar by clinical psychologist Lisa Ford of the Resilience Co. This webinar will help you understand how worry and anxiety can present in children and learn ways to support them. https://www.huonvalley.tas.gov.au//worried-kids-free-onli/

02.01.2022 Craft will be canceled next Tuesday 7th of July but will be on the following Tuesday the 14th of July from 11 .15

02.01.2022 Full Moon Pizza night tommorrow, Wednesday, 2 September from 5.30 pm. BYO your pizza ingredients, drinks and please practice physical distancing. As always take your rubbish with you. Amazing image of a 'waxing gibbous moon' taken a few days ago south of Dover. Image credit: @lauzworby

01.01.2022 Hello everyone, I hope you're all doing well? I needed to post as something really exciting is happening with our market and in our small town! Firstly, Dov...er Community Mums Market will now be in the expert hands of our local community group DASAG, Dover & South Action Group, our name will change to simply "Dover Market" and stall fees will be set at $5 which will cover you insurance wise while at our market, same place, same great atmosphere but more organised for a big future Secondly, DASAG have recently taken over the tiny kiosk in Southgate shopping centre, this space will become Dover's "Community Hub" a place for visitors to get ideas on local attractions, eateries, businesses and will also have a collection of local goodies for sale, this hub will be manned by local volunteers with local knowledge and friendly smiles. This is a fantastic addition to Dover. Finally, we are having a "Grand Opening" of the community hub on Sunday the 16th August from 10am-2pm, which is also normal market date and we are seeking stallholders. There will be ice cream and coffee on offer plus the Mayor and Deputy Mayor will be officially launching the Dover Community Hub at 11am. We have the wonderful - Yeasty Beasty doughnuts Concordia skincare Kaye Coulson with her jams & baked goods Eunice Dewhurst with her knitted toys. that are attending so far and we would like to add more range to our market stalls. So if you make things, bake things, grow things or have good secondhand things and would like to attend please text either; Lydia Eastley - 0400 134 388 or myself, Tina Carver - 0477 788 267 and leave your name, contact details and what you would like to sell and we will contact you. Alternatively you can comment on this post and we'll be in touch via DM. Wow, I think that's all for now, I'll update the page name soon and we hope to see lots (social distancing of course) of locals and visitors back enjoying markets and celebrating this fantastic new hub for our town T.C Please share TIA. #localisbest #dovermarket #funandfriendly

01.01.2022 Nothing like planning ahead.

01.01.2022 The beautiful walk to Duckhole Lake is open again...complete with new bridges The perfect spot for a Fathers Day picnic! Have a wonderful day all :)

01.01.2022 Three sleeps to go to our film screening. Port Esperance Sailing Club are running the paid bar as a fundraiser to rebuild the club. On offer is a selection of white and red wine; Cascade beer, Coopers sparkling ale; stout, champers and mulled cider. Apple juice, Solo and soda water as well!

01.01.2022 If your selecting a light fitting for home remember to make sure it points towards the ground. Up/ down luminaries like this send over a third of their energy straight into the sky, creating havoc for wildlife and contributing directly to light pollution. #darkskytasmania #lightpollution

01.01.2022 Social Badminton tomorrow night, Monday the 7th at 5.30 pm at the centre. All welcome.