Bronte House at Willow Court. THE award-winning Agrarian Kitchen cooking school has been granted an exclusive licence to negotiate with the Derwent Valley Council for the use of Bronte House at the Willow Court historic site in New Norfolk. At the council’s monthly meeting on Monday night this week, the

A UNIQUE Tasmanian forest discovery experience was officially opened in the Derwent Valley at the weekend. Forest Secrets is a locally owned and operated nature trail on the edge of Mt Field National Park. The business is on the site of a former wildlife park off Gordon River Rd and

Dingding’s Noodle and Dianxin Shop at 5 High St. THE noodle shop at 5 High St, New Norfolk, re-opened earlier this week with new owners and a new name. Alexia’s Noodle Plus opened in September last year and despite a promising start the business closed without notice earlier this year.

PAPERMAKER Norske Skog will manufacture a range of  “green” chemicals from wood fibre at its Boyer factory near New Norfolk. In a joint venture with Circa Group Pty Ltd, a multi-million dollar commercial demonstration plant will be built at Boyer to produce Cyrene, a non-toxic alternative to existing solvents used

The completed restoration. THE local firm of N.T. & J.E. Browning & Son has been honoured by the Master Builders Association of Tasmania for its work in restoring a colonial cottage near New Norfolk. The Brownings took out the award for Heritage Listed or Period Home Restoration/Renovation at the Master

The Glasser & Parker shop in High St. THERE has been widespread regret at news that New Norfolk’s last clothing shop is to close. Now trading as Glasser & Parker, the business at 41 High St was established by the late Ron Williams as a menswear shop in the early

The Burnett Street Merchant THE most talked-about eatery in New Norfolk has re-opened after a long break between courses. Originally a general store and later a second-hand shop and furniture store, the building at 21 Burnett St was a fire-damaged shell before being opened as Verandahs in the Valley in

AFTER two months of site works, construction of the new Mitre 10 premises in New Norfolk took a leap forward last week. Stretching across a town centre block from Charles St to Stephen St, the big new shop is being erected by Hutchinson Builders. More than two-thirds of the new

Tim Reid receiving a certificate from Eric Hutchinson MHR. RECENTLY announced Federal funding of $1.1 million will help to build a retractable-roof greenhouse at Reid Fruits in Plenty. The funding was announced by the Federal Member for Lyons, Eric Hutchinson MHR, who presented Reid Fruits managing director Tim Reid with

MAJOR site works have started in preparation for the building of a new hardware in New Norfolk in the same week that the town’s new Woolworths Supermarket has opened. Three Charles St shops and the New Norfolk Timber premises in Stephen St are being demolished to make way for a

Eric Hutchinson MHR, left, mayor Martyn Evans, manager WendyHarris, premier Will Hodgman and Cr Barry Lathey. PREMIER Will Hodgman was among the special guests at tonight’s opening of the new Woolworths supermarket in New Norfolk. Despite mixed messages about whether tonight’s function or tomorrow’s 8am media event is the official

FAMILY, friends and customers are apparently welcome at a VIP night at the new Woolworths supermarket in New Norfolk tonight (Tuesday). The $17.5 million development will be officially opened at 8am tomorrow (Wednesday), but the doors will be open from 6pm tonight for celebrations starting at 6.15pm including donations to