Spring Farm Village

He has one joke. You have heard it four hundred times. It's time it paid for itself. The Great Kingston Dad Joke Showdown is open, and Jo's Fresh Meats is putting up a $250 meat pack for the worst joke in the region — with a $100 meat pack for the runner-up. How to enter Comment your dad's joke on our Facebook or Instagram post. That's the whole thing — no forms, no purchase, no receipt. Entries are open now and close Sunday 6 September at 11:59pm. Enter on Facebook → How the

Father's Day is Sunday 6 September, which gives you a fortnight to do better than the socks-and-a-mug routine. Here's what's on at the Village. A free photo album workshop, Saturday 5 September The day before Father's Day, bring the kids down and let them make him something he'll still have in twenty years. We supply the albums and the decorations; you bring the photos and the kids take it from there — which is to say your album will be laid out by someone with strong opinion

Every dog thinks they're best in show. On Saturday 29 August, one of them gets to prove it. We're marking International Dog Day at Spring Farm Village with a day built entirely around Kingston's four-legged locals — and their very patient humans. Portraits, washes, treats, and a photo competition with a $200 prize on the line. Bring your best friend. The photo competition We'll have a photo wall set up with a backdrop and a basket of costumes and props we're possibly too plea

There's a simple pleasure in a place where you can grab a proper coffee, linger over lunch, and still tick off the shopping — and that's exactly what Spring Farm Village has become for Kingston. Since opening, the dining line-up has quietly grown into one of the best in the area, and the best part? Every single food retailer here is a local, family-run business. When you eat at Spring Farm Village, your dollars stay right here in Kingston. Start the morning right The day begi

RACT is giving Tasmanians 12 months of Lifestyle Membership for free. Here's what it means for your weekly shop. Between fuel, groceries and power bills, everyday costs add up quickly. So we were pleased to hear that RACT is offering Tasmanians a full year of Lifestyle Membership for free — normally $39 — until 31 December 2026. Lifestyle Membership is RACT's no-frills option. You don't need insurance or roadside assistance with them to join, and you don't need to already be

Some Saturdays you're in and out in twenty minutes. Others you get halfway to the car, hear something good, and end up staying for the whole set with a coffee going cold in your hand. We're aiming for the second kind. Three more dates before the year's out — all free, all local, all 10am till 1pm. 🎤 Sat 19 September — Tony Mak — @tonymak_music Thirty years on stage. A few hundred songs in the back pocket. Tony has played Hobart's best rooms, supported Kate Ceberano and Thi