Held in beautiful outdoor, riverside and historic locations, the Clarence Jazz Festival is one of Tasmania’s most popular music events. Audiences love the great performances, unique locations and unrivalled good vibes.

The Festival presents the very best in local jazz talent and great performers from around Australia. For 2012 the Festival is proud to announce the return of a favourite Festival Ambassador, trombonist and award winning singer Dan Barnett. The Festival Ambassador is a key element of the Clarence Jazz Festival; jamming with every band, mentoring the Young Jazz Player finalists and guiding audiences through the Festival’s six-day musical journey.
The intimate and unique atmosphere of the Jazz Lounge set in the 200 year old Rosny Barn is a confirmed favourite with the audience. In 2011 the Lounge hosted two very special guest artist, the Tom Vincent Quartet featuring Julie O’Hara.
The Festival begins in beautiful parks and gardens on the eastern shore of the River Derwent and culminates in three days and nights of concerts on the Bellerive Boardwalk overlooking the Kangaroo Bay marina. Audiences at the Boardwalk love the fresh Tasmanian food prepared on site and bar serving local Tasmanian wines and beverages. On Saturday and Sunday free activities and crafts are provided for the children.
All venues are only 15 minutes from the Hobart CBD. Catch a bus or a water taxi. All outdoor concerts are free while some concerts in the Jazz Lounge are ticketed.
Tuesday 21 February
6.00pm to 8.00pm
Simmons Park, Lindisfarne
The Blue Channel Jazz Ensemble
Billy Whitton and the Swinging Hepcats
Bring a picnic to the Festival opener set in one of the Eastern Shore’s favourite parks.
Wednesday 22 February
6.00pm to 8.00pm
Montagu Bay Park (Conara Rd Reserve)
Cake Walking Babies
Fiona Stewart Quartet
Bring a picnic and enjoy great music.
Thursday 23 February
6.00pm to 8.00pm
Rosny Farm
Steve Young Trio
Swingtime
The Rosny Farm is home to the Jazz Lounge and the Schoolhouse Gallery. Bring a picnic, take in an exhibition and enjoy the great jazz.
Thursday Night Jazz Lounge in the Barn
Friday 24 February
6.00pm to 9.00pm
Bellerive Boardwalk - Fine food and wine are available on site.
CJF Scholarship Winners with Apple Slice
Skunk with Mia Palencia
Transit
Friday Night Jazz Lounge in the Barn

Saturday 25 February
4.00pm to 9.00pm
Bellerive Boardwalk - Fine food and wine are available on site. Children’s activities area provided.
Rosny College Stage Band
Modern Operative
Hot Club Romanesca
MIQ
Saturday Matinee Jazz Lounge in the Barn
Saturday Night Jazz Lounge in the Barn
Sunday 26 February
11.00am to 5.00pm
Bellerive Boardwalk - Fine food and wine are available on site. Children’s activities area provided.
A solid day of groove finishes with the high energy of the handpicked Festival All Stars.
Wire Choir
Dixieland Express
King Cake
Dan Barnett Festival Allstars

Program of events starts at 11am includes Free BBQ lunch provided by Glenorchy Lions Club,information from BreastScreen Tasmania, Tasmania Police and Community Bank Steering Committee, Demonstrations by YMCA and Glenorchy on The Go.
There are some great prizes to be won and some community organisations will be receiving gifts towards specific community projects.

11am Start - Introduction by MC
11:05 Community Bank presentation
11:10 Announce competitions
11:30 YMCA dance demonstration
11:40 Prize draw
12:00 Lions Club BBQ starts serving free lunch
12:05 Community Bank presentation
12:30 YMCA demonstration
12:40 Prize draw
12:45 Present cheques to community
groups
1:05 Community Bank presentation
1:30 YMCA demonstration
1:40 Prize draw
2pm Finish
Other activities 11am to 2pm
• Breast Screen Tasmania display
• Glenorchy on the Go demonstrations -
• Children’s Colouring in competition In the Bendigo
Bank Marquee.

Come along and have your say on the question-
“Is having a consistent level of income provided back to you and your community something that is important to you?”

Cheerleading is more than what you see in American Movies. It is an amazing sport that involves teamwork, fun, fitness and friends!
Come and watch some of our cheerleaders in action.
There will be information on Cheerleading in your area, displays, merchandise, a BBQ, Cake Stall and much more.
Bring anyone from the kids to the grandparents. 
Entry fee is a gold coin donation.

Kingborough Family Church will be providing a free screening of the movie FIREPROOF on Sunday 26th Feb. at 6pm for the wider Kingborough Community and beyond.
This movie is about relationships and challenges. Here is a basic summary of the story of the film:
At work, inside burning buildings, Capt. Caleb Holt lives by the old firefighter’s adage: Never leave your partner behind. At home, in the cooling embers of his marriage, he lives by his own rules.

Growing up, Catherine Holt always dreamed of marrying a loving, brave firefighter…just like her daddy. Now, after seven years of marriage, Catherine wonders when she stopped being “good enough” for her husband.

Regular arguments over jobs, finances, housework, and outside interests have readied them both to move on to something with more sparks.

As the couple prepares to enter divorce proceedings, Caleb’s father challenges his son to commit to a 40-day experiment: “The Love Dare.” Wondering if it’s even worth the effort, Caleb agrees-for his father’s sake more than for his marriage. When Caleb discovers the book’s daily challenges are tied into his parents’ newfound faith, his already limited interest is further dampened.

While trying to stay true to his promise, Caleb becomes frustrated time and again. He finally asks his father, “How am I supposed to show love to somebody who constantly rejects me?”
But is it too late to fireproof his marriage? His job is to rescue others. Now Caleb Holt is ready to face his toughest job ever…rescuing his wife’s heart.

A fund-raiser for the Radi8 team going to The Relay for Life, to raise money for the Cancer Council. Grab 8-10 of your mates and form a team. $10 a person.
All proceeds go to the Cancer Council. Thanks!

> Want to learn to play a musical instrument? The Clarence City Band May have just what you are looking for.
> > In March each year the Band starts it’s Beginner Band program for the year with an intensive weekend workshop. The program is open to adults and young people alike, aged 10 years and above, who wish to learn to read music and to play a wind or percussion instrument. At the workshop, tutors from the larger Clarence City Band program will instruct the new musicians on how to hold, care for and produce sound from their instrument. Participants will also be introduced to playing in a band setting and to reading music. The Beginner Band, through regular two hourly, weekly rehearsals, provides a relaxed, supportive and structured, mixed aged, learning environment that enables people, in small graduated steps, to become confident in making music.

> The Beginner Band is the first step in a 4 band development program within the Clarence City Band structure that allows players to move through progressively more advanced bands, with the end goal of being able to play with the most advanced ensemble, the Clarence City Concert Band.  The program has been running for 8 years now and has been highly successful at producing some talented and skilled musicians and plays a vital role in the continuation of the Clarence City Band.
> > In 2012 the program will commence on the weekend of March 3rd and 4th, with a pre commencement information session at 6pm on Tuesday 21st February at the Lindisfarne Citizens Activity Centre in Lincoln Street Lindisfarne. If you would like to be part of this year’s program or would like further information please contact Tom Goninon on 0418 123 296, or 6278 1092 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

On Sunday 4 March 2012, Australians from all walks of life will again take to their local parks, beaches, streets, bushland and waterways in Australia’s largest community based environmental event, Clean Up Australia Day.

Clean Up Australia Day is a simple way you can take action to clean up, fix up and conserve our prized Australian environment.

In 2011 an estimated 565,510 volunteers cleaned up 16,454 tonnes at 7,479 sites right across Australia. But we can do better! So be a good sport and join the team to Clean Up Australia on Sunday, 4 March 2012.

Get involved by registering your own Clean Up Site or by volunteering at a site near you.

Clean Up Australia Day is about more than one day. You can also receive support from Clean Up for clean ups happening on any day of the year as well as recurring clean ups by simply registering online.

Community
Luncheon
Bookings essential
contact:
6273 2362 or email
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Date: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Time: 12noon—2.00pm
Cost: $10 pp incl. 3 course meal
Featuring motivational guest speaker:
Rodney Tattam
Rodney will talk about people getting stuck in their
Comfort Zone as they grow older and ideas on how to step
outside that to experience new opportunities.
Venue: 130 Springfield Avenue,
West Moonah Community house

Cooking
Class
Bookings essential
contact:
6273 2362 or email
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Date: Thursday 8th March 2012
Time: 11.00am—1.00pm
Cost: $5 concession. $10 other
Run by Chef Jarrod Dickason
Learn how to cook meals in 15
minutes.
Venue: 130 Springfield Avenue,West Moonah

Not‐for‐profit community organisation, the YMCA, is urging Southern Tasmanians to start the
New Year with a health kick, spending more time with family and helping those less fortunate by
registering in the YMCA Swimathon at YMCA Hobart Aquatic centres at Clarence, Glenorchy or
Oatlands.
The YMCA Swimathon, the organisation’s first national fundraiser event, will take place at more
than 100 Y‐owned and managed pools across the country on Sunday 11 March, 2012, and is open
to people of all ages and swimming abilities.
Signing up to the YMCA Swimathon, is not only a great way for people to meet their New Year’s
health resolutions but to assist the Y in meeting its goal of helping a larger number of those in
need live happier and healthier lives.
With the theme Dive In. Help Out, money raised from the event will help fund and expand YMCA
benevolent programs in the great Hobart area.
Preparing for and participating in the Swimathon is also a great way to spend more time with
family and, for some, learn vital swimming skills.
Registration is free, with each participant required to commit to a distance they wish to swim as
well as a fundraising target depending on their age.
To register, simply visit www.ymcaswimathon.org.au by 11 March, 2012. Registrations will also
be open at Clarence Aquatic Centre, Glenorchy Memorial Swimming Pool and Oatlands Pool on
the day of the Swimathon.
Don’t waste time, register today to Dive In. Help Out.

‘A Taste of the Huon’, now in its 20th year, is a celebration of fine food, wine, entertainment, arts and crafts from the Huon Valley and Channel region – held at Ranelagh which is only 30 minutes scenic drive south of Hobart.

This region produces an abundance of apples and although Tasmania is still recognised as the ‘Apple Isle’, cherries, mushrooms, salmon, vineyards, berries and truffles are also farmed in the area and along with much more, promoted at the Festival.

Entertainment is at its very best and each year there is a new programme. And most importantly there will be loads of attractions to keep the children occupied.

This Festival is one of the most popular regional events in Tasmania and draws over 20,000 local, intrastate and interstate visitors through its 2 day programme. This event is run by a voluntary committee with proceeds being injected back into the community via funding of groups who volunteer on the day.

The Huon Valley, D’entrecasteaux Channel and Bruny Island regions of Tasmania are now being recognised as one of Tasmania’s leading tourist destinations. Why not extend your stay? Tell your friends that you have experienced the exhilaration of climbing Hartz Peak or driven to Australia’s southern most point – Cockle Creek.

Tasmania’s renowned Huon Trail winds through this region and as such it has become synonymous with fine food and wines which can be found in the abundant cafes, restaurants, wineries and farms that are scattered amongst the rolling hills and along the stunning Huon River.

884 million people will not have access to safe drinking water today

You can provide safe drinking water by walking for water.

•Walk the 4km around Risdon Brook dam
•On Saturday March the 17th
•At 12 midday
•Direct your friends and family to this website so they can sponsor you.
Register to walk the 4km around Risdon Brook dam by yourself, with your family or a group of friends, and get your friends and family to sponsor you.

Each $100 raised will enable the purchase of 1 water purifier for one family. So if we raise $4,000 together, 40 families will receive safe drinking water.

Safe drinking water means less money spent on medical expenses, more time spent in school, more days available to earn an income, and decreases the likelihood of illness and death.

Providing safe drinking water is one way you can end the poverty cycle.

Walk for Water 2012 is an initiative of ultra106five in conjunction with Samaritans Purse’s Turn On The Tap project.

Tasmania Fire Service will declare a fire permit period from midnight 21 December 2011 for all municipalities in the State.
Although much of the State has received average rainfalls the TFS is conscious that following a relatively benign 18 months of bushfires, there are large quantities of fuel available to burn. Mike Brown from the TFS says the State only needs to receive one or two days of warm and windy weather and pasture and grasslands will dry off rapidly providing conditions to cause relatively small vegetation fires to become a fire of concern.It is stressed that this is not a ban on burning, but a means to coordinate and monitor legitimate and controlled burning. This ensures fires are conducted safely and brigades are not called out unnecessarily. Land owners throughout the State who are planning to conduct burns are still encouraged to do so; however they are now required to go through a relatively simple process of obtaining a permit prior to lighting.A fire permit is required to burn more than one cubic metre of vegetation. Campfires and barbeques do not need a permit. People must remain in attendance at all times whilst fires remain alight. For information on how to obtain a fire permit free call 1800 000 699

The Hobart Ladies’ Badminton Association welcomes ladies of all ages and abilities, from beginners to the more experience. Badminton games are played every Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9.30 - 12.00. Wednesdays is also our ‘Have a Go Day’ so come along and have fun while getting fit and making friends. Badminton can be fast and furious or slow and steady.You need not worry about the weather. Contact Ann for more information.

Clarence City Council has embraced the preventative health message by providing free fitness sessions between November and April in outdoor locations around Clarence.

The program includes a Mum and Bubs program, Cross Training, and Stretch and Strengthen.

Classes began on 24 October and will run until 14 April, with a four week break over Christmas. Participants are required to sign a waiver form at their first session, take a verbal medical screen, and have appropriate footwear and water bottle. No bookings for the sessions are required just turn up at the designated times.