Watershed moment for town

THE redeveloped Wynyard Yacht Club is now the new home of art organisation Big hART’s Watershed program, and a seasonal feast is helping to mark the opening.

The Waratah-Wynyard Council’s new $7.4m state-ofthe-art multipurpose facility is part of the Wynyard Waterfront and Environs Masterplan.

The redevelopment was funded by the Australian government, through the Building Better Regions Fund, the state government and the WaratahWynyard Council, to connect Wynyard’s town centre to the waterfront of the Inglis River.

“The project has delivered a new all-ability, multipurpose building that is now being recognised as a leading facility for sailability, events and meetings,” council general manager Shane Crawford said.

“It has increased accessibility and parking at the waterfront, improved the health of Camp Creek, replaced the Inglis River Seawall, constructed a new boardwalk and has developed Wynyard’s public open space.”

The building will be used year-round by the Wynyard Yacht Club, Tasmanian Canoe Club, Marine Rescue and other groups.

Big hART has a fixed-term lease for the cafe space to run

The Watershed program. The feasting, performances and free workshops are being held until Sunday to celebrate the vibrant new space.

The Watershed program aims to be a thriving and innovative hub which opens up new pathways to education, training and employment.

The seasonal feast was held on Friday, with the big soul sounds of When Water Falls ensemble performing tonight.

Free workshops on offer range from seaweed foraging to printmaking, a STEM workshop for girls and an earth pigments painting workshop.

There will be food trucks and free entertainment on the grass from 12-3pm today.