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King Island Courier
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2024
Council
code
review
A NEW Code of Conduct for
Local Government has been
released for discussion.
Local Government Minister
Nic Street said that establishing a
clear and consistent code across
all councils would strengthen
community confidence and
ensure all Tasmanian councillors were required to meet the
same conduct and behavioural
expectations.
“Today we have released for
consultation draft statutory
instruments that will support
the implementation of important
reforms to the Code of Conduct
Framework,” Mr Street said.
“These changes will modernise
and improve the operation of the
Code of Conduct Framework, as
well as how councils manage
disputes and behavioural issues.”
The consultation period will be
open for 昀椀ve weeks, until August
20 for public consultation.
Viet veterans
remembered
THE King Island RSL Sub branch
islanders and visitors attended a
service at the RSL Club rooms on
Sunday for Vietnam War Veterans
Day – held on the anniversary of
the Battle of Long Tan in 1966.
Attendees laid wreaths at the
Eternal Light in War Memorial
Park.
The service remembered the 37
King Islanders who served, their
relatives who did not return home
and the sacri昀椀ces of the almost
60,000 Australians who served
during the 10 years of involvement in the Vietnam War.
Arthur Foster was remembered
and has been added to the honour
board in the clubrooms.
Showcasing residents
through time, space
TAYLOR STEVENS
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATOR
KING ISLAND GALLERY
TIME Place Space is a salon
exhibition of artworks seeded
through ten artists’ residencies under the King Island
Council’s Artist Residency
Program.
Based at the King Island
Gallery and Airport, this major
project opens at 4.30pm on
Sunday, September 1 at the
King Island Airport.
With works spanning across
contemporary painting, the
exhibtion will run for six
weeks and showcase printmaking, photography, video, mixed
media, textile and poetry.
Time Place Space will
feature artists from different
forms, disciplines and
practices, including two young
emerging painters, a visual
artist working in the 昀椀eld of
expanded drawing, an established printmaker, a photographer and two recognised
environmental textile artists.
Also included are a poet, writer
and two acclaimed Australian
leaders in contemporary dance
performance and site-speci昀椀c
live art.
This is a special opportunity
for the community and visitors
to the island to experience a
wide range of current Australian
contemporary arts that reflect
the artists’ experiences of King
Island. The exhibition continues
until October 13.
Time Place Space is supported
by Arts Tasmania, King Island
Council, Sharp Airlines and King
Island Car Hire.
Applications for King Island
Council’s Artist Residency
A selection of
the works on
display for the
Artist Residency
exhibition.
ABOVE: Kelp
Harvester Barry,
Lisa Garland,
2023
.
LEFT: Woven
kelp blanket,
Julie Ryder,
2024
Program open September 1 and
offers professional artists working
in any art form, between two to
昀椀ve weeks of creative time on
King Island.
The natural beauty, relaxed
lifestyle and isolation of King
Island appeal to artists seeking
an idyllic, inspirational environment in which to work, and has
inspired those with a wide range
of professional arts practices.
Residencies give professional
artists the time, place and space to
Mandatory eID for Sheep &
Goats begins 1 January 2025
All sheep and goats born on or after 1 January 2025 that move off a
farm or other registered agricultural property, including backyards,
will be required to have an NLIS approved eID tag.
All livestock supply chain participants must be ready to
scan eID tags from 1 January 2025.
To support the eID rollout the Government is providing funding for
scanning equipment and has reduced the price of eID tags.
Visit www.nre.tas.gov.au/eID
for more information.
re昀氀ect, respond and explore new
ideas. and offer an opportunity for
artists to experience the unique
environment, history, culture and
lifestyle of King Island. These residencies are available to artists at
any stage in their careers.
Visiting artists may also host
workshops, artist talks, and other
events or provide mentoring for
local artists.
“The Arts Residency offered
precious time to step outside of my
familiar everyday environment,
routine, work and family commitments, and has reenforced in
me how incredibly valuable arts
residencies like this are for an
artist’s creative practice,” artist
Anne Morrison said.
Applications for 2025 Artist
Residencies open September 1,
2024, and submissions close
October 1 at midnight.
Go to kingisland.tas.gov.au/
live/arts-in-the-community/artist-residencies/ to to 昀椀nd out
more and to apply.
