Eastern Shore Sun

TENNIS players on Hobart’s Eastern Shore are now able to enjoy more court time at night, thanks to new lighting installed at Geilston Bay Tennis Club. Premier Lara Giddings said the new lights had been made possible thanks to a grant of $16,555 through Sport and Recreation Tasmania’s 2011 major grants program.

SPORTING groups and individuals on the Eastern Shore will soon have another reason to get active, with Clarence City Council awarding a $155,000 tender for new lighting on the popular North Warrane sportsground. The works will include the design, supply and installation of new lighting in line with Australian standards, allowing local sporting teams and [...]

By PETER CAMPBELL* BELLERIVE Yacht Club will join with the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and Derwent Sailing Squadron in combined Saturday racing on the River Derwent this coming summer season in an effort to boost keelboat fleets. The clubs have agreed, with strong support from yacht owners and crew, to replace their individual club [...]

OVER the past eight weeks, 40 young children have been participating in ‘Life. Be in it’s’ mini sport program on the Eastern Shore. As part of the continuing expansion of its junior roster, the new mini sports program offers children, from the ages of three to five, the opportunity to experience a variety of sports [...]

THE Tasmania Golf Club has consolidated its position as the best golf club in Tasmania, following the team’s triumphant win in the state pennants title last month. Led by captain Mark Schulze, the Tasmanian Golf team recently dominated Devonport 6.5-1/2 at the end the 36-hole event.

ACTON Park resident Marc Gluskie has recently been selected by Orienteering Australia to be part of a four-man team to compete in the Junior World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships in Italy this coming August. The team was selected following two days of selection trials that took place in rugged conditions at Korweinguboora, near Daylesford in [...]

COMING into the cooler months many families opt to have a break from their swimming and water safety classes. The Clarence Aquatic Centre YMCA recommends that families continues lessons throughout the term.

By STEFANIA CEFOLA Staff Writer   LOCAL girl Taylor Mills is one step closer to realising her dream of representing Australia. The teenager, who has been selected in the Australian under-14 girls futsal team, is seeking financial support from business in her local Clarence area to help get her to Barcelona to play in the [...]

FOR the first time, the Eastern Shore’s two top cricket teams battled it out for top honours in the BETASPORT Cricket Tasmania Premier League premiership, with Lindisfarne overcoming Clarence in a thrilling grand final in March.

By DEAN EWINGTON* ONE of the most common thing I am asked by women  just starting an exercise program is  “will I get big muscles by doing weights or strength training?” Unfortunately many people wrongly believe that weights will cause you to develop muscles to the point that you will look like a man.