Big Turnout for Big Weekend

In late March, the Big Weekend of Sustainable Living Ideas festival was held - and turned out to be one of the largest events ever held in the Bridgewater area.

If you’re interested in judo, there are many ways you can check it out at the Bridgewater PCYC this year.

The PCYC is set to host the Tasmanian Judo Championships again this year. The major event will be held on Sunday 2 April, and the club invites anyone interested to come along and watch the athletics.

In action on the day will be people like Bridgwater’s very own Rose Smith. She is a cadet member of the club and up-and-coming coach and referee. She has been training hard through the summer break after a very successful 2022. Last year she won medals in every event she entered,

To support club members like Rose, the Bridgewater PCYC Judo Club runs fundraisers to help members with travel costs to get to competitions during the year. Fundraising events include the club’s very first quiz night held last October which was a great success, and a sausage sizzle held in March at Bunnings, Glenorchy. They also hold the annual Bridgewater PCYC Open Competition, where members from all divisions can compete and spectators can watch for a gold coin donation.

The club wish to thank all of their donors and supporters, especially our local community, club parents, Brighton Council and Bridgewater PCYC who have helped grow the club to what it is today. Bridgewater PCYC Judo Club classes are up and running for new and existing members who want to have fun and learn the art of judo.

Sustainable Living Tasmania celebrated their 50th birthday at the event, held at the Brighton Civic Centre hall, lecture theatre, carpark and extended through the parkland and into the Botanical Institute down by the water. The massive weekend saw over 100 exhibitors, presenters, workshop hosts and entertainers all share their ideas, projects and initiatives which focused on more sustainable ways of living.

Highlights included a no-dig veggie garden workshop hosted by Gardening Australia’s and Goodlife Permaculture’s Hannah Moloney, as well as cooking demonstrations by Matthew Evans from Fat Pig Farm, where he used a kitchen powered by an electric vehicle. Attendees could also join in on the clothing, toy and book swap, and bring broken household items along for the Eastside Repair Cafe.

For all the foodies, growers and creatives in the community, the indigenous bushfood workshops were presented by Palawa Kipli, fermentation demonstrations from chef Vlad,

What’s happening at the Bridgewater Library

pottery classes, foreshore walks and talks presented by Landcare Tas, along with hot-composting workshops.

Electric vehicles from the Good Car Co were on site to check out as well as the electric race car from UTAS Motorsports - a real treat for any car enthusiast! Everyone was also encouraged to bring along a non-perishable food item to donate to the Jordan River Services Food pantry.

The weekend was an overwhelming success where people could come along and learn something new, have fun and, most importantly, get involved with living sustainably.

the library, all children are welcome. The first session was a great success with lots of creativity and knowledge from the children.

April School Holidays

• Autumn Nature Masks: Thursday 13 April, 2.30pm – 3.30pm

• Storytime and Craft: Autumn Leaf Hedgehogs, Tuesday 18 April, 10:30am - 11:30am

Storytime

Bridgewater Library have introduced Storytime to their children’s programs. Storytime is a free 30 minute session which includes stories, rhymes and action songs. Storytime is on Tues- days 10.30am with sessions aimed at preschoolers aged 2-5 years.

Lego Club

The library has started a Lego club! On Monday afternoons from 3.30pm - 4.30pm in library@libraries.tas.gov.au, or follow us on Facebook.

• Ocean in a Bottle: Monday 24 April, 10:30am11:30am. For more information on the programs we run at the library please contact us. Phone 6165 5446 or email bridgewater.