Heart Foundation
A new Heart Foundation Walking group has started up in Smithton, giving residents a fun, free way to become more physically active.
The Circular Head Walk and Talk group will meet every Wednesday at 9am at the Smithton boat ramp. Their first walk will be on Wednesday 19 May, for about 60 minutes, and will be followed by morning tea at Rural Health Tasmania in King Street.
Heart Foundation Walking groups are a simple, safe way to be active, and best of all, they are free.
Participants receive free Heart Foundation Walking newsletters and recognition for their walking (including certificates and vouchers) after they have reached significant walking milestones.
Gift of goats helps Tasmanian dairy farmer recover mental health
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Alyssia Coates wants others to benefit from her experience.
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There was a time when Alyssia Coates was in such a dark place, she didn t know if she had a future. I actually couldn t see past the next hour or next day to the point where I d given up, Ms Coates said.
The dairy farmer says she fell into the debilitating mental state after a traumatic incident.
Ms Coates said she struggled to pull herself out using the very limited services and traditional four-walls treatment available in her home of Smithton in Tasmania s remote north–west.
28 December 2020
King Bros will officially close their doors for the last time at the end of the month after selling the building to Rural Health Tasmania earlier in the year.
King’s has been an iconic business in Circular Head’s history for over 70 years, settling into King Street back in 1949 under the ownership of brothers Darcy and Walter King.
Originally running a grocery business in Nelson Street, they bought the vacant block in King Street, building their packing and delivery depot while venturing into furniture sales.
In 1951 they moved full time into the furniture business before Darcy left to pursue other interests, leaving Walter, his wife Ina and son Ian to run the business.