STUDENTS at New Norfolk High School have been promised they will have increased access to toilets when school resumes after the Royal Hobart Regatta long weekend. Following complaints that the majority of student toilets had been removed during the summer holidays, the Department for Education, Children and Young People has
MORE than 300 people have signed an online petition protesting the apparent removal of nearly all student toilet facilities at New Norfolk High School. Comments on social media, supported by video and photos, state that upon returning to school this week, it was found that most toilets had been removed,
RESPECTED educator Andrea Long has been appointed principal of the Ouse and Westerway schools and will oversee the continuing partnership between the two schools that started last year. A long-term Derwent Valley resident, Ms Long is a past principal of Westerway Primary School. It has been announced this week that
A WIDE range of school holiday activities is available this summer, including free activities at the New Norfolk Library and Mt Field National Park, and a full program hosted by Kids in the Valley. KIDS IN THE VALLEY PROGRAM: The following school holiday activities are free and available for children
CONGRATULATIONS to all the award recipients and donors at the Glenora District School presentation assembly held in the last week of the school year. See more Derwent Valley and Central Highlands news
CONGRATULATIONS to all the award recipients and donors at the St Brigid’s Catholic School Grade 6 presentation assembly last week. See more Derwent Valley and Central Highlands news
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
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
AFTER a break due to COVID-19, the Derwent Valley Concert Band (DVCB) has announced the return of its spring school program. This is a non-residential event bringing aspiring musicians together to be tutored in a range of skills involved in being a musician, including instrument technique, conducting, performance methods and
WHEN Reggie Broderick lost her job three months ago after 16 years with the same employer, she looked to the industry where she got her start – hospitality – for job options. “I worked in cafes and restaurants 25 years ago in Hobart and thought it would be a good
A TEMPORARY appointment as lead teacher at the Ouse District School is a homecoming in more ways than one for Wendy Holdsworth. Standing in for principal Nigel Smith who has been seconded to Westerway Primary School this term, Mrs Holdsworth has only a short drive to her new workplace from
TWO groups from New Norfolk have qualified to take part at the national level in the First Lego League competition after their trophy-winning efforts in this year’s Hobart regional event earlier today (Saturday). Representatives of the Derwent Valley Youth Future Action Team (D’FAT) and students from St Brigid’s Catholic School
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