A WOMAN with strong Derwent Valley links has been awarded the Australian Police Medal in the Australia Day Honours List for 2023. Senior Constable Kelly Cordwell is the younger daughter of the late local historian Stan Cordwell and she grew up locally with her sister Maryanne. Senior Constable Cordwell joined
THE Lions Club of New Norfolk has donated another eight “trauma teddies” to the New Norfolk Ambulance Station and six to the New Norfolk Police Station. They travel in our local ambulances and police vehicles at the ready, to comfort anyone in distress. Constable Mandy Ladson, who accepted the teddies
WHEN was the last time you threw a thong further than anyone else, or entered a sack race or an egg-and-spoon race? If you want to have a go at those and many more activities on Australia Day, head down to the New Norfolk Esplanade where there’ll be fun for
POLICE have this morning confirmed the recovery of human remains at New Norfolk last night (Sunday), in a car registered to Dale Nicholson who was reported missing in 2016. “Formal identification is yet to occur,” a Tasmania Police spokesperson told New Norfolk and Derwent Valley News. “A report will be
TASMANIA’S firefighting aviation fleet has been officially been launched, with 12 specialised aircraft on hand to help fight fires from the sky this bushfire season. Each year, with support from the Australian Government, the National Aerial Firefighting Centre co-ordinates the leasing of a national fleet of firefighting aircraft to all
THE 100-year-old New Norfolk Cenotaph will receive a $10,000 restoration under the federal government’s Saluting Their Service grants program. The funding was announced on Thursday morning by the Federal Member for Lyons, Brian Mitchell MHR, alongside Derwent Valley Council mayor Michelle Dracoulis and New Norfolk RSL president Bernie Clifford and
WITH a lot of attention this year on the $2000 tagged trout released around Tasmania, government minister and Lyons MHA Guy Barnett was pleasantly surprised to catch a tagged trout in Shannon Lagoon over the Christmas break. However, instead of being worth some cash, State Development minister Barnett was pleasantly
SUNDAY mornings aren’t quite the same since George Springer retired from providing dog obedience lessons at the New Norfolk Esplanade late last year. Mr Springer, 87, started running the sessions in the 1980s and this dedication has earned him the Derwent Valley Community Achiever Award for January. His award is
THE ground has officially broken for a new community shed and solar-powered greenhouse at Great Lake in the Central Highlands. A “sod-turning” ceremony for project, which is co-funded by the Federal Government and the Tasmanian Community Fund, was held yesterday (Monday). In attendance were the Federal Member for Lyons Brian
EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a two-car collision at the Rocks Rd approach to the New Norfolk Bridge. New Norfolk police, fire brigade and SES crews were quickly on the scene of the incident which occurred at about 6pm. The bridge remains open to traffic. See more Derwent
LOCAL community groups have stepped in to provide Australia Day activities at New Norfolk following the Derwent Valley Council’s abandoning of the national day. Last month’s council meeting heard that the council’s only plans were to present Australia Day Awards on January 25 rather than on January 26. Despite the
TASMANIA Police have announced murder charges against a further two men in relation to the death of 26-year-old Nicholas Scott at Granton on January 3. In a statement, police said a 44-year-old Moonah man and a 21-year-old man from Collinsvale had both been charged with murder and would appear before the
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