Councillor Ben Shaw in his video message. THE following is a lightly edited transcription of yesterday’s video message by mayor Ben Shaw, explaining the cancellation of last night’s special council meetings. “Hi everybody, just a quick update from here at council. We were supposed to be having a special council

TONIGHT’S Derwent Valley Council special open meeting and special closed meeting have been cancelled. A small note on the homepage of the council website says simply that the meetings have been cancelled. The meetings were to have been held in the New Norfolk Courthouse from 5pm, with the open meeting

A SPECIAL meeting of the Derwent Valley Council will be held tomorrow (Thursday) evening to consider a COVID-19 community support package including a rates freeze, free dog registration and food licences, and refunding certain fees. The 5pm meeting has been advertised to be held in the courthouse in Circle St,

THE Derwent Valley Council offices in Circle St, New Norfolk, will be temporarily closed to the public from 5pm today (Thursday) as a preventative measure against the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. In a statement on Facebook, the council says it intends to reduce the number of face-to-face interactions with the

Brian Barrett THE Derwent Valley Council’s acting general manager will work from New South Wales following the State Government’s decision to close Tasmania’s borders and require incoming passengers to self-isolate for 14 days. Mayor Ben Shaw said it was now intended that acting general manager Brian Barrett would remain with

A PROPOSAL to give special emergency powers to Derwent Valley mayor Ben Shaw has been withdrawn at tonight’s council meeting. Acting general manager Brian Barrett withdrew his supplementary agenda item after a heated discussion with former general manager Stephen Mackey during public question time. Mr Barrett had intended to recommend

The scene in the New Norfolk War Memorial Hall just beforethe start of tonight’s Derwent Valley Council meeting. THE Derwent Valley Council’s monthly meeting is under way in the New Norfolk War Memorial Hall, with extra space between the councillors, staff and public to help reduce the risk of spreading

COUNCILLORS will tomorrow (Thursday) night vote on giving Derwent Valley mayor Ben Shaw emergency powers to make decisions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in between council meetings. This may include decisions on abandoning community events or ceasing to provide community services. In a late agenda item for the March council

THE Derwent Valley Visitor Information Centre has been closed due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 infection. An independently-run service, the centre operates from a council-owned building in Circle St, New Norfolk, staffed by a team of volunteers. In a statement, the council said it was acting in the

A SYDNEY consultancy has started the process of recruiting a new general manager for the Derwent Valley Council, following the recent departure of Greg Winton after nearly five years in the role. Blackadder Associates have today advertised for a new general manager/chief executive officer to “help create the future growth