FREE bus travel throughout Tasmania has been extended until the end of May to allow passengers more time to register for cashless payments. Infrastructure and Transport minister Michael Ferguson said the current arrangements for cashless buses and a bus fare amnesty had been extended to Sunday, May 31. These arrangements
ANOTHER of the Tasmanian charities that the New Norfolk Lions Club supports is the Clown Doctors. Imagine being a sick or injured child in hospital – It isn’t great. You are surrounded by unfamiliar people, smells and medical equipment. You are away from family, friends and the comfort of your
PHYSICAL distancing requirements for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 mean that a number of the Derwent Valley’s Justices of the Peace – and many others throughout the state – are no longer undertaking their duties. With many JPs being older members of the community, and working from home,
YOUR generous support for our fundraising activities recently enabled us make a number of donations, one of which was to Cystic Fibrosis Tasmania. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited, life-threatening condition for which there is currently no cure. In Tasmania, one in 20 people carry the CF gene which is
Marg Gaby with some of the fruit and vegetables availablefrom the Lachlan River Co-op. LOCAL bakers and a recently-formed co-operative are now offering fresh food deliveries to housebound residents of the Derwent Valley during the coronavirus pandemic. The Lachlan River Co-op has been established by John Blegg, Ivan Bean and
Click image to enlarge. TWO online activities have been launched by the Derwent Valley Youth Future Action Team (D’FAT) to replace their previously planned school holiday program. Starting today is “Scratch”, a free online competition for participants aged six to 13, enabling them to create their own interactive stories, games
Rachel Oldham in her Facebook video. MESSAGES to local school communities have been posted on Facebook by the principals of two New Norfolk schools. In the most recent, published yesterday, New Norfolk Primary School principal Rachel Oldham speaks directly to families who have started learning from home due to the
Click image to enlarge. THE State Government has introduced stricter self-isolation regulations as the state’s tally of coronavirus infections increases. As of today there has been a total of 69 cases, including one death. A number have fully recovered. The Director of Public Health today issued two directives tightening the
New Norfolk Primary School’s Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students worked onthis message for the community last week. It can be seen from the school’sPioneer Ave entrance. School resumes today for the final week of lessons priorto next week’s student-free days leading up to the Easter holidays. The StateGovernment
ALL bus services across Tasmania will be free-of-charge for the next two weeks following a decision to change to a cashless payment system to help reduce to spread of coronavirus. This includes Metro services and O’Driscoll Coaches’ Derwent Valley Link. The Department of State Growth has announced that all bus
State Emergency Service volunteer Alan Baker, left, Lions Clubmember Margaret Bester with the new phone, and Rotary Clubpresident Matt Hill. “CAN you hear me? How about now?” These are words that the Derwent Valley State Emergency Service hopefully never need to use again now that their new satellite phone has
WITH local temperatures still exceeding 25 degrees this afternoon, the Tasmania Fire Service is responding to a report of a vegetation fire at Glenfern. A light tanker and heavy tanker have been dispatched to respond to the incident, which was reported at 5.18pm. 6PM UPDATE: The Glenfern incident was reported
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