Make Devonport Better

50 Ways to Make Devonport Better


Live a Healthy Lifestyle
1. Get moving! It's never too late to join a walking group and ,make regular physical activity part of your life.
2. Eat more fruit and vegetables
3. Stop smoking
4. Offer support to a friend who is feeling down
5. Maintain a healthy weight
6. Look for ways to reduce stress - take time out to do something you enjoy
 
Celebrate our Culture
7. Visit an art gallery or museum
8. Go to the theatre
9. Take your children or grandchildren to a concert or to see street theatre
10. Learn about Tasmanian Aboriginal story
11. Value and respect Aboriginal heritage and culture
12. Involve your family in cultural celebrations
13. Find out about migrant culture and history
 
Be Part of a Friendly, Safe Community
14. Become a volunteer
15. Invite your neighbours around or organise a street or clock party
16. Get involved in local community events or visit your neighbourhood house
17. Install a smoke alarm
18. Report any incidences of family violence
19. Take care while driving - concentrate and expect the unexpected
20. Promote and appreciate the benefits of cultural diversity
21. Join your local progress association or Neighbourhood Watch group
 
Develop Your Creativity
22. Join a book club or rediscover your local library
23. Explore the world wide web by using the Internet
24. Go for a bush walk and explore nature
25. Offer to help with a school play or production
26. Enrol in a course - try Adult Education - that you have always wanted to do
 
Promote Democracy
27. Have your say at public consultation sessions on issues that interest you
28. Take an interest in local affairs and attend a meeting of your local council
29. Get to know your local politicians - Local, State and Federal
30. Write a letter to the editor about an issue you feel strongly about
31. Make sure you are correctly enrolled to vote
32. Start or sign a petition or initiate debate on an issue you feel strongly about
 
Support Our Economy
33. Buy Tasmanian-made products whenever you can
34. Invite your interstate and overseas friends to visit Tasmania
35. Be friendly to tourists
36. If you have a good idea, think about ways to commercialise it
37. If you've been happy with a local supplier of goods or services, tell your friends.
38. Have a holiday in Tasmania
39. Share your business know-how with others
40. Take additional courses to develop new skills
41. Provide skills training for your staff
 
Care For Our Environment
42. Plant a tree
43. Volunteer to help care for our land, plants and animals
44. Walk or catch the bus to work or start a carpool or a walking school bus
45. Volunteer for clean-up projects in your area
46. Teach your children not to litter
47. Reduce woodsmoke from your heater
48. Take shorter showers
49. Support a plastic bag-free environment
50. Choose energy efficient white goods and appliances

This list was created by Tasmania Together. Visit www.tasmaniatogether.tas.gov.au for more information.