Bridgewater Jerry photo competition is back

effort between Goldia and her sister, this garden is a space of connection, quality time, and the perfect sanctuary for Goldia and her puppy, Milo.

“We loved hearing about what gardens meant to people and how a sense of belonging grew through connection with nature,” Said Centacare Evolve Housing Community Wellbeing Manager, Christina.

Cash prizes for Safe Neighborhood kids drawing comp

Get creative kids! Neighbourhood Watch Tasmania (NHW) is sponsoring a drawing competition for primary school students during 2023, with cash prizes up for grabs. The theme this year is ‘Safe Neighbourhoods’, so drawings could include ideas such as:

• How to be a good neighbour

• How to make our homes safe

• How to make our neighbourhoods safer

• How Neighbourhood Watch helps Tasmania Police

Twelve winners will be presented with a prize of $100 and have their drawings published in the NHW Calendar for 2024. The competition is open to children who are under 13 years as of 1 January 2024. Entries need to be drawn or painted by hand and submitted by post on A4 size paper – without fold lines. The competition closes 30 June, 2023.

For more information or to download an entry form, head to www.nhwtas.org.au.

We’re helping to prevent bushfires around the state

With bushfire season fast approaching, TasNetworks and our authorised contractors will be entering properties across Tasmania over the coming weeks, to clear trees growing too close to TasNetworks-owned powerlines.

If you see trees growing too close to powerlines, please report them to TasNetworks by visiting tasnetworks.com.au or by calling 1300 137 008

With winter now here, the inspiring Bridgewater Jerry Photo Competition returns this year. Café Connections are running the competition with support from Asthma Australia as a timely reminder that the cold and flu season is now upon us with the annual arrival of Jerry: our misty messenger.

The Bridgewater Jerry Photo Competition is open to all ages who wish to participate in cele- brating alongside us the beauty of this natural phenomenon unique to the Derwent River. The competition will run from 2 May to 31 August with finalists being announced early September. All entries will be on display in Bridgewater after the judging and announcement of place winners. More info on the competition can be found on the Cafe Connections Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cafewithadifference.