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Variety is the key as Banjo’s celebrates birthday

THE New Norfolk Banjo’s Bakery Cafe has long been a big supporter of Variety – The Children’s Charity so it was a natural fit to combine the store’s birthday and recent refresh with a charity fundraiser. It was all happening in the High St store early yesterday morning, with a

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Business

Bounce into Banjo’s tomorrow morning to support Variety

A BIG morning is coming up at Banjo’s Bakery Cafe in New Norfolk tomorrow (December 15). To celebrate the store’s 10th anniversary in its current location and the completion of a full refurbishment, owner Robbie Iles invites everyone to a “re-opening fundraiser”. See the video. Although the bakery has traded

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Community

Helping the Salvos to provide support at Christmas

LIONS Club of New Norfolk president Kerry Kievit yesterday presented children’s gifts from club members to Captain Tim Size at the Derwent Valley Salvation Army Corps. “We discovered that this year more than ever the Salvos need our help to support those who are doing it tough in our community

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Community

GALLERY: Celebrating Ouse student achievements

OUSE District School held its prize presentation assembly on Monday last week, celebrating student achievements from throughout the year. Congratulations to all the award recipients and donors. See more Derwent Valley and Central Highlands news

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Community

VIDEO/PHOTO GALLERY: 2022 New Norfolk Christmas Parade

A BIG crowd attended yesterday’s Christmas Parade in High St, New Norfolk, which was the first held since 2019. Leading the parade was the Derwent Valley unit of the State Emergency Service, ahead of the marching band of the Derwent Valley Concert Band. The proceedings were broadcast live on community

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Community

Christmas parade draws its biggest crowd yet

THE crowd that turned out to see today’s New Norfolk Christmas Parade was widely regarded as the biggest in the more than 20-year history of the event. Organisers and participants were thrilled with the community response that saw an audience estimated at more than 2000 in High St. With nearly

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Community

Great night at the carols, now for the parade

A BIG crowd attended last night’s Carols in the Park at New Norfolk, ahead of today’s Christmas parade and Rotary Club fair in the town centre. The fair will be held on Arthur Square from 9am-2pm, and the Christmas parade will do two laps of High St starting at noon.

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Community

Ready for New Norfolk’s Christmas carols and parade

THE final countdown has started for two of the Derwent Valley’s biggest events of the year: the Lions Club’s carols by candlelight and the Rotary Club’s New Norfolk Christmas parade. Organised by the Lions Club of New Norfolk, the community carols made a successful return last year after the 2020

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Community

Robotics success for Derwent Valley teams

TWO teams from the Derwent Valley and a local coach received awards at the Hobart regional First Lego League competition held at the weekend. The Derwent Valley Youth Future Action Team (D’FAT) and Molesworth Primary School entered teams in the annual contest, which was held at Sacred Heart College in

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Community

Remembrance Day this Friday

THE New Norfolk Cenotaph in Circle St will be the location of the Derwent Valley’s Remembrance Day service at 10.45am this Friday, November 11. The Reverend Celia Hooker will speak and a bugler from the Derwent Valley Concert Band will sound the Last Post. This service is relatively brief when

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Community

Simmo and Jan’s ‘dragon’ is in safe hands

THE beloved “Puff the Magic Dragon” Dodge Plymouth car of John and the late Jan Simpson is back on the road doing what they always wanted: making people smile and raising funds for special children. James and Kate Crawford, of Margate, are “Puff’s” new custodians and they were on the

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Community

Public invited to vote for top photos

IMAGES selected as the best from the Derwent Valley Council’s recent photo competition have gone on display at the New Norfolk Library for public voting until next Monday, October 31. The photos selected as finalists will remain on display at the library until November 11 when the winners will be

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