the idea of a Community Men's Shed is currently being developed within Southern Midlands and in particular the Oatlands district. For more information please use the following link: Community Men's Shed - Oatlands.
This directory has been developed primarily for parents of children aged between 0-5 living in the Southern Midlands and surrounding regions. You can find contact details for Doctors, Child Health Care, Pharmacies, Playgroups, Childcare Centres, Local Schools & Education Services, Community Halls, Community and Recreation Grounds, Online Access Centres, Churches, Local Government Councillors, Waste Disposal Stations, Emergency Services and other useful contacts.
Child and Family Directory 2008 
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If you find an error or omission we would like to know about it. Please contact Council's Community and Corporate Development Department on (03) 6259 3011 or email mail@southernmidlands.tas.gov.au.
Sport and Recreation are important components of the lifestyle enjoyed by residents and visitors to the municipality, and the Council has sought to provide reasonable access to a range of facilities and services.
The Partnership Agreement between the Tasmanian Government and the Council identified the need to prepare a Recreation Plan as a key initiative for the Southern Midlands.
The goal of the study was to develop a plan that provides the framework for future policy and decision-making on sporting and recreational issues specific to the Southern Midlands. A strong emphasis was that it delivers realistic recommendations that are affordable, achievable, for the long term benefit of the community and consistent with State strategic directions for community sport and recreation development.
Council have finalised the Southern Midlands Recreation Plan and welcome comment from the public in regard to this plan. Comments should be addressed to the General Manager, PO Box 21, Oatlands 7120 or mail@southernmidlands.tas.gov.au.
Recreation Plan - Final
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The questionaires that form Appendix C from the final report are listed below in two separate documents:
The attached document has been designed to assist Service Clubs, Sporting Bodies and Community Organisations in the successful and safe running of public events within the Southern Midlands local government area.
The document does not purport to cover every single issue that you as the event organiser might face but rather to assist you by highlighting a number of key considerations you should be aware of when organising such an event.
Not every issue covered in this guide will apply to your organisation, or necessarily to the event that you are involved in, you should identify those parts of the guide that do apply and deal with them in the appropriate manner.
If you feel that any particular issue should be added to or altered in any way or any new issue added the Southern Midlands Council would welcome such advice. Suggestions should be forwarded by mail to Southern Midlands Council, PO Box 21, Oatlands, by fax to (03) 64545014, or by email to abenson@southernmidlands.tas.gov.au.
A thorough planning process provides the strong foundation of an enjoyable event that will live on in the minds of all who have participated, be that as an organiser, a participant or as a spectator.
Nominations are being called for the Citizen, Young Citizen and Community Event Australia Day Awards.
The Australia Day Awards recognise persons who have made a noteworthy contribution during the current year and/or given outstanding service to the local community over a number of years. To be eligible for Citizen of the Year or Young Citizen of the Year nominees must be Australian citizens & reside within the Local Government Area.
Young Citizens of the Year must be not more than 27 years of age on 26th January next.
Nomination forms are available from the Municipal Offices (Oatlands or Kempton) or from Council's website - www.southernmidlands.tas.gov.au.
The nominations must be accompanied by a testimony of at least 100 words and include the nominees contribution to the community and the name of at least one referee.
Australia Day Nomination Form (25 kb)
Nominations are to be submitted to the Southern Midlands Council, PO Box 21, Oatlands, Tas. 7120 by 4.00 p.m. on Friday 28th November 2008.
The Southern Midlands Council recently adopted a Community Small Grants Program.
The program is designed to support projects, programs and activities developed for the benefit of the residents of Southern Midlands.
The program is to have an annual budget of $30,000.00, which will consist of two round of $15,000.00. Each funding request is to be capped at a maximum of $3,000.00 per application.
Applications close on the 20th March 2009 and applicants are required to lodge a Community Small Grants Application Form.
Please refer to the Community Small Grants Package which has the guidelines for the program, an application form, and tips for completing the application form.
SMC Community Small Grants Application Form (112 kb)
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