Call out for Try Skills 2025

Waratah-Wynyard Council is pleased to announce the return of the Try Skills Program for 2025, with some new changes based on your feedback from last year!

Why Get Involved?

• Introduce our youth to new activities – Help young people discover community activities they might not have tried otherwise.
• Positive Exposure – Generate positive feedback and word of mouth for your club/group.
• Community Contribution – Give back to the community in a meaningful way.

Try Skills Details:

• Dates – October school holidays, from September 29^th to October 3^rd. This year, it’s just one week to maintain high participation rates!
• Sessions – Clubs/groups will run one-hour sessions (approximately). These can be one-off or multiple sessions.
• Participants – Open to students in grades 5, 6, and 7 from schools within our municipality.
• Activity Mix – We aim to offer a mix of active and passive recreation options
• Payment – Clubs/groups will receive $5 for your activity (whether it’s one session or three). This is to help promote participation and to make it accessible for all families. Our focus is on participation and positive experiences.

What We Need from Clubs/Community Groups:

• Program Delivery – Club members to deliver the sessions.
• Attendance Records – Provide WWC with a record of attendees for each session.
• Incident Reporting – Record and report any accidents or incidents.
• Volunteer Requirements – Club members/volunteers must have a Working with Vulnerable People card.
• Session Details – Let us know your session details by the end of August (the earlier, the better):
  • Date and times
  • Maximum capacity

What Council Will Do:

• Marketing – We will directly market the program to students (we will speak with every school).
• Administration – We will handle all administration tasks and forms for student details.
• Documentation – We will provide your groups with a clipboard and all necessary documentation.
• If you’re interested in participating in this year’s program, please reach out. We look forward to working with both returning and new groups to make this year’s Try Skills Program a success!

Boat Harbour Beach Master Plan Update

On 1 August (weather dependent), contractors will begin pouring concrete for the first floor of the new Surf Club building. This work should take one day. To ensure public safety, foreshore parking near Seeker’s Café (on Port Road) will be limited from 1 August until further notice. The new parking area and walkway are now open. Council encourages the community to begin using these instead of Port Road parking as Master Plan works continue. To access the new parking, please follow the detour via Cummings Street and Moore Street.

We thank @seekers_boatharbourbeach, Boat Harbour Beach Surf Life Saving Club and the wider community for their continued cooperation as we rejuvenate this beautiful space.

Questions or concerns? Visit: warwyn.tas.gov.au/projects/boatharbourbeachmasterplan/

or ring (03) 6443 8333, email [email protected]

Have Your Say – Frederick Street Reserve

We’ve updated the Frederick Street Reserve Master Plan with a revised layout – and we want your feedback! The original plan was developed in 2017, and this updated map reflects community input and ideas from the Frederick Street Working Group. Check out the revised concept map and share your thoughts before 14 August 2025. View it here & submit feedback online: https://www.warwyn.tas.gov.au/projects/frederick-street/

Let’s shape the future of this important community space together!

Round One of the Community Activation Grants is now open!

Are you part of a not-for-profit organisation based in the Waratah-Wynyard municipality? You may be eligible for a grant of up to $2,000! These grants are open to sporting clubs and community groups looking to deliver projects that support community initiatives and enhance social and cultural wellbeing, economic development, and/or educational pursuits

To be eligible, applicants must:

Be a not-for-profit organisation or association, either incorporated or applying under the auspice of one, Be based and operating within the Waratah-Wynyard Local Government Area (LGA), Ensure the proposed activity takes place in the LGA and benefits Waratah-Wynyard residents

Applications close Monday, 26 August 2025, Apply now: warwyn.tas.gov.au/get-involved/community-grants. Don’t miss this opportunity to bring your community-focused project to life!