Dolphin Sands Community Association

We're pleased to report that our grant application to the Mental Health Council of Tasmania for Mental Health Week funding was successful.

This funding will be used to run a dance caller and musicians for a bush dance, facilitator for a Ta Ke Ti Na workshop and for a curry night prior to the Mental Health Comedy Roadshow (sponsored by Glamorgan Spring Bay Council). 

During Mental Health Week (Oct 4-12), we hope to see scarecrows dressed in orange all along the east coast.

Scarecrows are usually made from odd bits and bobs brought together to form something whole. Just like people, who are shaped by many life experiences, both good and bad. Mental health is about embracing all those parts and still seeing value and dignity. 

Orange is the official colour for Mental Health Week, chosen to signal warmth and positivity. It’s  a visual reminder that even in tough times, there’s light and life ahead.

We're pleased to announce that our Disaster Ready Fund grant application from NEMA, funded by the Commonwealth Government, was successful.

We applied for $125 000 to support Council to purchase an industrial-scale chipper/shredder. The aim is to reduce the risk of bushfire by supporting strategic green waste clearing without the need for burning. 

We expect the machine to be delivered in Oct 2025.

Contact us if you'd like your mobile number added to the DSCA's emergency messaging service. 

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We also recommend downloading the Tas Alerts app and setting your location to Dolphin Sands.​

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Community AEDs have been installed at three locations in Dolphin Sands.

In an emergency, please call 000 for advice.

The concepts are based on 6 principles - connection to nature; shared pathways; framing the view; the gateway; places of pause and connecting communities.