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Coombs remembered by fellow Tunnel Rats

Coombs remembered by fellow Tunnel Rats

The name ‘Tunnel Rats’ was given to the Australian Army combat engineers who were given the task of, among other things, going down into the underground tunnels and bunkers of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1972. These combat engineers were specialist sappers who discovered and learned about how the communist North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Viet Cong (VC) constructed and...
Making Community Connections

Making Community Connections

The sun was shining at the Circular Head Community Connections Day on Sunday over at West Esplanade, with families coming out in force to enjoy great food, weather and entertainment, from the wide range of cultures and ethnic backgrounds that reside right here in Circular Head. Sub-continental cuisine from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka was on offer, alongside kelp-basket making from CHAC,...
Donation of Chronicle’s 117 year history

Donation of Chronicle’s 117 year history

The Circular Head Chronicle, along with the Smithton Library, have donated our collection of old Chronicles, to be stored in the new Archive Room at the Circular Head Heritage Centre. The newspapers date back to the original copy, published on Wednesday, July 18, 1906, right through until the current editions.   See more int eh Chronicle, April 19 edition
Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross

Community members gathered at the bottom of the Stanley Nut on Good Friday for the Stations of the Cross. After a small service at the base of the Nut, membners of the Somoan community sang two songs before the poly pipe cross was carried up, stationed at the top of the Nut over the course of Easter, before being removed on Easter Monday.
Connecting the community

Connecting the community

Sunday, April 23, will see West Esplanade come alive, as the Circular Head Council teams up with Libraries Tasmania, Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation, Soroptimist International of Circular Head, Relationships Australia Tasmania and many more, to bring you a Community Connections Event, funded by the Healthy Tasmania Fund. The event runs from 12pm-3pm with free food, music, dance and games,...
Junior Saints NWJFL season kicks off

Junior Saints NWJFL season kicks off

The Greenham Circular Head Junior Saints highly anticipated re-entry into the North West Junior Football League has been met with great fanfare as the teams made the long journey to Devonport for their opening round encounters. Teams departed on their Wells Waggons mode of transport, departing Smithton at 7.30am, as the U12 Boys side kicked things off with a gallant 25-point victory over the...

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