Kingborough

The Kingborough Council, with an estimated population of well over 33,400 people, is one of the fastest growing Local Government Areas in the state of Tasmania. This municipality, which covers a total land area of 717 square kilometres, is located about 10 kilometres south of Hobart, the state capital. Its 336-kilometer stretch of coastline is Tasmania's longest.

The Kingborough Council, surrounded by the Glenorchy, Hobart, and Huon Valley Local Government Areas, is part of the State District and Federal Division of Denison and Franklin. The municipality's Seat of Council, the township of Kingston, is the gateway between Hobart and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel region. Its main towns are Blackmans Bay, Kettering, Kingston, Margate, Middleton, Snug, Taroona, and Woodbridge. It also includes Bruny Island, which lies just off the coast.

There is much to experience in the Municipality of Kingborough, something its residents and tourists can attest to it:

Local artists can participate in the Abel Tasman Art Prize. Established in 2000, this annual event gives its participants an opportunity to win a three-week trip to the Netherlands to experience Dutch culture.

Health and sports enthusiasts can take time to visit the Kingborough Sports Centre, which caters to a wide variety of age groups. Operating since 1979, this facility provides for several health and sports activities such as aerobics, badminton, basketball, indoor cricket, indoor soccer, netball, pilates, sauna, squash, table tennis, and volleyball.

Children of all ages can also have fun in the numerous playgrounds throughout the municipality. Some choice samples include those in Adventure Bay, Alamo Close, Alonnah Foreshore, Balmoral Road, Blackmans Bay Beach, Browns River Reserve, Campbell Street, Dennes Point Hall, Donohue Gardens, Dru Point Reserve, Gordon Oval, Greenhill Drive, Hawthorn Drive, Kettering Hall, Kingston Beach, Leslie Vale Oval, Longley Reserve, Middleton Foreshore, Mirramar Park, Mount Royal Reserve, Nolan Crescent, Silverwater Park, Snug Hall, Taroona Beach, Taroona Community Hall, Taroona Park, Tinderbox, Foreshore Reserve, Trial Bay, and Willowbend Road.

Hikers of all sorts will have plenty of tracks and trails in the municipality to pit their skills, stamina, and strength against. Some of the more notable ones include Allens Rivulet Track, Alonnah-Sheepwash Bay Track, Alum Cliffs Track, Blowhole Track, Boronia Beach Track, Boronia Hill Flora Track, Cape Queen Elizabeth Track, Cathedral Rock Track, Coningham Clifftop Track, Dave Burrows Walk, Dru Point Track, East Cloudy Head Track, Fluted Cape Track, Fossil Cove Track, Harts Hill Track, Kaoota Tramway Track, Kettering Township Tracks, Labillardiere Peninsula Track, Leslie Vale Track, Manuka Hills Track, Margate Rivulet Track, Mavista Nature Walk, Mount Mangana Track, Nierinna Creek Track, North West Bay River Track, Peter Murrell Reserve Tracks, Picket Hill Track, Pipeline and Wellington Falls Track, Slide Track, Snug Falls Track, Snug River Track, Suncoast Headlands Track, Taroona Foreshore Track, Tinderbox Hills Track, Tramway Hill Track, Whitewater Creek Track, and Wingara Gully Track.