Thursday/Friday: severe weather warning

Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS For people in Upper Derwent Valley, South East and parts of Western, Midlands and Central Plateau Forecast Districts. Issued at 6:10 pm Wednesday, 27 September 2023.Damaging wind gusts developing Thursday afternoon. Weather Situation: An approaching cold front is resulting in a vigorous westerly flow

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$250m Derwent Water Supply upgrade opened

THE Derwent Valley will continue to supply drinking water to greater Hobart for generations to come, following the official opening of the $250m upgrade to the Bryn Estyn Water Treatment Plant just outside New Norfolk. Doing the honours last Friday, state premier Jeremy Rockliff said the monumental project had been

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Plans unveiled for $15m organic waste facility at Boyer

A FORMER veneer plant next to the Boyer paper mill is to be redeveloped as a $15 million organic waste processing site. Local family business Barwick’s Landscape Supplies bought the fomer Gunns Veneer plant some years ago to house its existing pine bark processing facility. Barwick’s is now in the

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Crews responding to vegetation fire at Plenty

7PM UPDATE: This fire is now downgraded to “patrol” status. 5.20PM UPDATE: The Tasmania Fire Service advises that this fire is being controlled. EARLIER: Crews from local fire brigades are responding to a reported bushfire at Plenty, just outside New Norfolk. The incident was first reported at about 4.15pm, on

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Pauly calls time on pizza career

THE Derwent Valley’s most popular pizza-maker has tonight (Saturday) baked his last pies and closed the door of his New Norfolk pizzeria for the final time. After more than four years in business, Paul Belcher has sold Pauly’s Pizza to a new owner. Mr Belcher was working as a disability

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Friday frost warning

Frost Warning for the Upper Derwent Valley, Midlands, North West Coast and Central North forecast districts Issued at 4:57pm on Thursday 21 September 2023. Frosts with temperatures down to 0 degrees are forecast for Friday morning in parts of the North West Coast, Central North, Midlands and Upper Derwent Valley forecast

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Bank closures ‘neglecting the needs of individuals’

THE ongoing closure of regional and rural branches was pushing individuals towards a cashless banking system, New Norfolk businessman and political candidate Ray Williams told a Senate inquiry at Launceston earlier this week. “This unsettling development is raising concerns about discrimination against those who rely on in-person banking services and

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Styx River: no further flooding expected

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Final Flood Warning for the Styx River Issued at 2:34pm on Wednesday 20 September 2023 Flood Warning Number 2: FLOODING EASED AT BRUCES BRIDGE WEDNESDAY MORNING Rainfall from Tuesday afternoon into early Wednesday morning has caused river level rises along the Styx River. River levels

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Flood advice issued for Maydena to Glenora

THE Tasmanian State Emergency Service has issued a “Flood Advice – Monitor conditions” message for low lying areas between Styx to Glenora. The Bureau of Meteorology has also issued a minor flood warning for the Styx River. Locations likely to be impacted are: low lying areas between Styx to Glenora.

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Warning to sheep graziers today

Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Upper Derwent Valley, South East and West Coast forecast districts Issued at 4:06 am EST on Wednesday 20 September 2023. Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected today. Areas likely to be affected include the Upper Derwent Valley forecast

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Minor flood warning for the Styx River

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Initial Minor Flood Warning for the Styx River Issued at 7:15am on Wednesday 20 September 2023 Flood Warning Number: 1 MINOR FLOODING OCCURRING AT BRUCES BRIDGE WEDNESDAY MORNING Rainfall from Tuesday afternoon into early Wednesday morning has caused river level rises along the Styx River.

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Workshop planned for Willow Court’s way forward

A COMMUNITY workshop is planned for mid-November to discuss a community-driven approach to the future of the remaining council-owned sections of the Willow Court historic site at New Norfolk. After meeting in private for the past few months, the group is now prepared to go public. It hopes that the

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