THE former Carinya Hostel next to New Norfolk High School will soon be only a memory, following another fire at the Blair St property overnight. This third and most destructive blaze has destroyed the only remaining section of the old hostel which has been vacant since being vacated by the
MORE than a year after being awarded $5 million to build new sports facilities at two locations in New Norfolk, the Derwent Valley Council has at last signed an agreement with the Federal Government to begin planning the work that will see new change rooms built for football, cricket and
THE State Government has today announced that the Bridgewater Bridge lifting span will remain closed until after the completion of the new project in 2025. It says the lifting span has been closed since March, restricting river travel for taller vessels travelling past Bridgewater. “The existing bridge is at the
THE community radio show that connects residents of Corumbene Care with the wider world has a major milestone coming up. Tyga-FM Corumbene Radio Hour producer Bruce Lamb said the twice-weekly show would play its 10,000th request by the end of this year. The program has been so successful that it
ORGANISERS of New Norfolk’s Remembrance Day service last Saturday were pleased with the turnout to what is generally a low-key observance of the anniversary of the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. Addressing a slightly larger-than-usual gathering at the Cenotaph outside the Derwent Valley Council Chambers in
IT’S officially known as a lenticular cloud and some called it a UFO cloud, but it’s no surprise that some in the football-mad town of New Norfolk saw something else in the formation in the sky over the town late on Monday morning. The New Norfolk News reader who supplied
THE public is invited to view the entries in the Lachlan Hall Flower Show this weekend. Visitors are welcome at the hall from 12.30-4pm on Saturday and from 10am-4pm on Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults and Devonshire teas and a plant stall will be available. The Lachlan Hall is
THE New Norfolk Cenotaph in Circle St will be the location of the Derwent Valley’s Remembrance Day service at 10.45am tomorrow (November 11). The Reverend Celia Hooker from St Matthew’s Anglican Church will speak and a bugler from the Derwent Valley Concert Band will sound the Last Post. Anyone wishing
THE Derwent Valley Council has announced the “immediate termination” of its lease with New Norfolk Distillery on several buildings at the Willow Court historic site in New Norfolk. In a statement, the council said it would arrange inspections of the Alonnah, Occupational Therapy and Carlton buildings, including exercise yards, “to
A NEW walking track and parkland area on the site of the former Turriff Lodge wetlands area is expected to open to the public sometime this Wednesday despite not being fully ready. With one section still to complete, the new-look area is set to re-open to the public on Wednesday,
ABOUT 2000 people have already booked their free tickets for entry to the New Norfolk Vintage Festival on the Esplanade tomorrow (Sunday). Event planner Ellie-Kate Schofield, of New Norfolk, said the festival would include fleets of glinting classic cars, remarkable retro collections and a raft of attractions for the young,
THE Derwent Valley Council issued the following statement about the Derwent Valley PCYC and New Norfolk Sports Centre/Derwent Valley Sport and Recreation Centre earlier today. It is published here with minor editing. Community discussion on the surprise decision has continued to play out on social media during the day. COUNCIL
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