COLLINSVALE traffic was diverted via Molesworth this morning while emergency services attended to a power pole fire near Collinsvale Primary School. Nearly 20 properties including the school are expected to be without power until 6pm. Collinsvale Rd was closed to all traffic for some time, and motorists seeking to enter

A MALE motorbike rider was flown by helicopter to the Royal Hobart Hospital following a single-vehicle accident at Karanja late this morning. The incident occurred on Styx Rd at Karanja, which is mid-way between Bushy Park and Westerway. Police said the rider was transported to hospital in the Westpac Rescue

LOCAL women Denise Burns, Ngaire Glover and Jan Simpson are running a stall for Daffodil Day at Woolworths New Norfolk today (Thursday) from 10am. Cancer Council Tasmania chief executive Penny Egan said that while many lives had been put on hold due to COVID-19, cancer doesn’t rest and the Cancer

A NEW provider of affordable housing has chosen the Derwent Valley as the location of its first project. Nine units now under construction in Graham Court, New Norfolk, represent the maiden project of St Joseph Affordable Homes. Another 15 units are scheduled to be built in nearby McLeod St. St

THE second issue of the print edition of New Norfolk and Derwent Valley News will be available tomorrow, Friday, August 14. The paper will be on sale throughout the Derwent Valley, while more distant readers might like to download a copy from this website. Following last month’s free introductory issue,

THE Lachlan route to the Huon Valley will be investigated for its potential to bring business, leisure and social benefits at both ends of the road. Regarded as the “missing link” between the Derwent and Huon Valleys, Jefferys Track has been the subject of investigation for more than a century.

POLICE and several fire brigade crews attended a structure fire in the building known as Ward 10 at the former Royal Derwent Hospital site in New Norfolk tonight. One of only two original Royal Derwent Hospital wards still standing, the building off Glebe Rd appeared to have had a fire

A HOUSE fire at Fentonbury earlier this week has been declared an accident. Fire crews from Westerway, Ellendale, Bushy Park and Gretna arrived at the scene just after 10pm on July 12, finding the three-bedroom house well alight. Fire investigator Adam Doran said the fire had started when a chair

A BRAND new newspaper for the Derwent Valley will be published for the first time tomorrow (Friday). The first issue of a monthly print edition of the New Norfolk News will be delivered to New Norfolk homes and distributed via shops throughout the wider valley. The New Norfolk Newsagency’s delivery

THE long-running Derwent Valley Community Market will be back in business next weekend following several months on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event is an initiative of the Derwent Valley Community House, which has named the date following its board meeting this week. The next market will be

A RECENT house fire in New Norfolk started when a ceiling fan overheated, causing $10,000 damage to the bathroom and roofspace, the Tasmania Fire Service said today. The fire was quickly brought under control, preventing further damage to the home.“Heat lamp globes are hot, and with a build up of