This seems a familiar situation for us in Tassie. A hung Parliament. The government  here thus far seems to be working well together.
Federally all eyes are now on the independents. I am not a “rusted on” supporter of any party. I was a member of the Democrats for a few years many years ago.
I am [...]

The Kentish Visitor Information Centre has recently had a solar hot water system installed. A few years back they installed showers that visitors can use. Council decided that solar hot water would be a good long term investment. Good to see it up and I look forward to the system becoming more effective as the [...]

Last night K.E.E.N.E.R and Kentish Council launched the Home Energy Audit Toolkits at the Sheffield Senior Citizens Hall.
Are your hydro bills climbing? Do you always get a shock when the bill comes and wonder how you used so much power?
These kits will remove the mystery. You will be able to monitor the power your devices [...]

Some good news. Cradle Mountain Water have decided to not raise Kentish water prices this financial year. Other regions will see a 5% increase. Council and residents have complained about how high the water and sewerage charges are in Kentish.
This is good news. Next we want to see “postage stamp” pricing across the entire [...]

I am currently in Sydney with my daughter having just attended a Tear Australia conference south of Sydney.
I used to work for Tear Australia and it was great to see some former colleagues.
Sometimes it would be nice to wind back the clock.

The budget is out in the wild now. You are looking at an average 2% rate increase. According to the Advocate this makes us the 5th most expensive out of 9 councils in our region. We were 3rd last year.
Click here to download our budget for this financial year.
It is your money [...]

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We lay down the 10/11 budget tomorrow night at 7:30 pm. Come along if you are interested. As the budget stands I am pretty happy with it. I can’t talk about it’s contents until it is approved. See what happens tomorrow night.

Latrobe’s Winterfest lived up to it’s name. It was wet.
Winterfest is an event of great interest in my family. We have been each year and will continue. The promise of chocolate is what entices the Wilson children. It is a good event.

Click here to see some video footage from the Community Forum that was held last weekend in Sheffield.