Month: January 2019

A big year promises for Brighton municipality

By TONY FOSTER AM OAM JP

THE new year is already more than a month old and your Council is already hard at work on what promises to be an exciting period for Brighton.

The next 12 months will see our municipality continue to develop and provide enhanced services for the community. Brighton is already one of the fastest growing regions in Tasmania and while this adds to our diversity and vibrancy it also means that we also have to provide the facilities and services to support this growth. Continue reading “A big year promises for Brighton municipality”

Australia Day’s show of strength

BRIGHTON Council has announced its iconic annual event, the very successful Brighton Show, has been recognised officially as this year’s Australia Day Event of the Year.  At a time when the major agricultural shows around Tasmania are struggling to attract patrons, Brighton Show last year attracted some 18,000 residents and visitors.

Residents and guest attended Brighton Council's Australian Day award presentations and citizenship ceremony
From left, the Brighton Australia Day award recipients: Citizen of the Year, Steven Bennett, Young Citizen of the Year, Jordon King, Event of the Year, President of the Brighton Show, Society Geoff Jackson, and Volunteer of the Year, John Fehlberg.

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