Welcome to your connection with our community on the South Arm Peninsula, Tasmania.
This site is being developed by volunteers from the South Arm Peninsula Residents’ Association Inc (SAPRA) and is dedicated to showcasing our vibrant community, its stories and our spectacular landscape.
Since its formation in 1989, SAPRA has been working hard to support, promote, and protect the interests and welfare of those in our community.
We work co-operatively and pro-actively with all tiers of Government, other community organisations and groups, and businesses on a variety of projects and issues, building relationships as we go.
Our role is a mix of advocacy, support, connecting, facilitating and fixing.
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Community news
Read our latest Peninsula wide newsletter here - South Arm Peninsula News - Issue 5 Oct-Nov 2025 and catch up on earlier issues here >
Includes updates on activities and projects around the Peninsula - and there's always a lot going on!
In this edition
- Sip & Paint FUNdraiser for school art program
- SAPRA's logo takes a refreshing dip in the sea, Big Buzz in the Garden and AGM/GM notice
- E's Peninsula Memories - Opossum Bay shack life
- Peninsula Surf Art - Asha Vaughn's inspiration
- Cremorne Corner - The BIG Quiz and Christmas market are coming
- Bag it, don't beach it! The dog poo s**tistics from Clifton
- South Arm Primary - weeks of science and books
- SAFIRE - of fairy gardens, storytelling and Tex the Kelpie
- Friends of the Bays - post election thoughts
- Shed offcuts - the community garden springs and dovetail workshops
- RSL Sub-Branch - Honouring our Vietnam Vets
- St Barnabas - invitation to Open Morning + more
- South Arm Community Market - Looking forward to October & November markets
- Upgrading your computer skills - a SAPRA initiative
- AND MORE along with all your local business contacts.
Stories of our Peninsula
The South Arm Peninsula has a rich heritage of people and places with many stories to tell.
Over decades local historian, Maurice Potter, gathered countless images and tales to tell the story of European history, much of which is on display in our History Room at the South Arm Community Centre. Michael Topfer has taken over stewardship of the collection, sharing and expanding the information further by adding short articles to our history page here, initiating history cruises on the ML Egeria and managing the active South Arm Peninsula History Group on Facebook.
Email history@southarm.tas.au for contact details.
South Arm History Room
South Arm Community Centre,
9 Calverton Place, South Arm
Open:
- Monday 10am-12noon
- Friday and Saturday 1pm-3pm
- Market Days (1st Sunday monthly except winter) 9.30am - 1pm
- By appointment - ph 0400 416 099 or email history@southarm.tas.au