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No decision on Distillery’s purchase offer

AFTER nearly an hour’s debate including multiple motions and amendments, tonight’s Derwent Valley Council meeting was unable to reach a decision on the New Norfolk Distillery’s offer to buy two buildings at the Willow Court historic site for $450,000 to expand its operations. In a pressure-cooker atmosphere with more than

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Distillery’s future up in the air

THE future of the New Norfolk Distillery’s local expansion plans may rest on decisions made at this week’s Derwent Valley Council meeting. The agenda includes several items related to the Willow Court historic site and two of those include the distillery. The council will consider the new Willow Court Heritage

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Derwent Valley Council’s partner-ship comes in

FOLLOWING the recent clarification of its relationship status with the New Norfolk Distillery, the Derwent Valley Council has detailed a number of other partnerships it has developed in recent times. Mayor Michelle Dracoulis said the community was seeing the benefits of the council’s networking and relationships with community partners. “We’ve

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Mayor updates New Norfolk Distillery partnership status

THE mayor of the Derwent Valley Council has walked back comments made at this week’s council meeting to the effect that the council and local business the New Norfolk Distillery were not “partners”. Questions about the partnership status emerged during public question time at the April council meeting on Thursday

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Mayor decries memorial garden ‘desecration’

THE removal of nearly 40 plants from the recently-opened Queen’s Jubilee Garden at New Norfolk was an act of desecration as well as theft, Derwent Valley Council mayor Michelle Dracoulis said this afternoon (Thursday). Inspecting the damage at the Humphrey St garden, Cr Dracoulis expressed disappointment at the lack of

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New Humphrey St park crowned

MEMBERS of the Derwent Valley Council’s outside workforce have been earning praise for their work in the development of a new garden at the Humphrey St reserve in New Norfolk. Several members of the staff took a personal interest in the creation of the Queen’s Jubilee Garden, which was funded

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Community development at the double

THE Derwent Valley Council’s two new community development officers have hit the ground running in an effort to make the most of their 12-month appointments. Danielle Walker and Katrina Cullen have been with the council since January, temporarily filling the shoes of Bec Tudor, who is on leave. Katrina and

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Council and general manager to part ways

AFTER a marathon closed meeting in the New Norfolk Courthouse tonight, it has been decided that the Derwent Valley Council and its general manager of three years are to part ways. Addressing the public after re-opening the meeting at 11pm, mayor Michelle Dracoulis said general manager Dean Griggs would not

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Backflip on general manager claims

PUBLISHING anonymous leaked information about the tenure of the Derwent Valley Council’s general manager backfired on a popular social media news page last night. At around 5.45pm, the Vigilante News published an “exclusive” report that Dean Griggs had resigned as general manager. Several hours later, the Facebook-based news source announced

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Last day for comments on wetlands removal plan

A PROPOSAL to drain and fill the man-made wetlands area near Tynwald Park and Turriff Lodge has been lodged with the Derwent Valley Council. Emma Riley and Associates have made a 322-page application on behalf of TasWater for a planning permit. The wetlands were constructed in the 1990s to provide

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Funding for Valley and Highland black spots

FUNDING from the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program will improve two dangerous crash sites in the Derwent Valley and Central Highlands municipalities. The government will provide $255,870 for a project on a 600m section of Plenty Valley Rd, 4km west of the Glenfern Rd junction, and this funding will be

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Derwent Valley Council Australia Day Awards presented

FOUR residents of the Derwent Valley municipality have been presented with local Australia Day Awards this morning (Thursday) outside the council chambers in New Norfolk. Mayor Michelle Dracoulis announced the following award recipients: More to come. Australia Day activities will be held on the New Norfolk Esplanade today from 11.30am

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