The Circular Head Pony Club will take on the best of the state after being crowned district champions at the Prince Phillip Mounted Games in Inglis. Team member Elyse Poke gives us all the details. On May 16 Inglis Pony Club hosted the North West Prince Phillip Mounted Games. For Circular Head Pony Club the A division consisted of David Gardiner, Jemima Gardiner, Britney Arnold, Elyse Poke and...

Smithton High School students Kelsey Williams, Hunter Woolley and Ashton Monson along with youth mentor Selina Colgrave, Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation’s Luke Grey, Lesley and Ros Dick and Cheryl Marshall joined Claire and Dean from Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania on the trip of a lifetime recently, taking a helicopter flight into remote, untouched areas of the west coast to view aboriginal...

Last week young women from Project O in Smithton and Wynyard were working with former Australian of the Year and domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty to develop skills in advocacy and agency. Project O is a primary prevention initiative which has run for six years in five states and territories, enabling young women to lead change in remote and disadvantaged communities affected by gender...

Kevin Hughes BM, founder of Endangered Species Supporters Australia, is in Tasmania as part of a five year long country spanning mission to educate Australians about how they can help to protect our most vulnerable species. His goal, which he has set upon with wife Debrena, is self funded with the help of some sponsors who have supplied goods to support the project. Last week he conducted a...

Stanley’s newest mum, Skye Billing-Gale will celebrate her first Mother’s Day this Sunday with her little rainbow baby at the end of the storm. Content warning: contains graphic description of pregnancy loss.  Diagnosed with bowel cancer in April 2017 at just 27, Skye spent 12 months travelling to and from Melbourne, having surgeries and chemo, taking it all in her stride while she...