AFTER just over an hour of counting the votes in today’s Federal Election, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has declared that the Liberal challenger, Eric Hutchinson, has defeated Labor’s Dick Adams after 20 years as the Federal Member for Lyons. Follow the ABC’s updates here. The Mercury newspaper has a video

POLLING places will operate at the following local venues for tomorrow’s Federal Election. Voting is compulsory and polling places will be open from 8am to 6pm. Dromedary Community Hall, 14 Millvale Rd, DROMEDARY Ellendale Hall, 939 Ellendale Rd, ELLENDALE Glenora District High School, 620 Gordon River Rd, GLENORA  Granton Memorial

MEDIA RELEASE DICK ADAMS MHRFederal Member for Lyons PETITION AN ELECTION STUNT Dick Adams, the Federal Member for Lyons dismissed the Liberals petition to break the forest agreement as a cynical election stunt and would not make any difference to the future of the forest industry, but would irreparably damage the

THE founder and leader of the Katter’s Australian Party, Bob Katter MHR, will visit New Norfolk tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon, Derwent Valley mayor Martyn Evans said tonight. Councillor Evans attended Mr Katter’s presentation in Hobart earlier tonight and said it would be an honour to have the national leader of a

IN the order of the draw conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission today, the candidates for Lyons in next month’s Federal Election are: Eric Hutchinson, Liberal Party Gaye James, Family First Party Quentin von Stieglitz, Palmer United Party Pip Brinklow, Australian Greens Party Julian Rogers, Rise Up Australia Party Dick

THE Federal Opposition’s spokeswoman on ageing and mental health, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, recently paid a visit to Corumbene Nursing Home in New Norfolk. Joined by Liberal Senator for Tasmania David Bushby, Lyons candidate Eric Hutchinson and Franklin candidate Bernadette Black, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells met residents and staff at the aged

THE following media statements were released last week by Greens MHA Tim Morris and Forestry Tasmania Derwent District forest manager Dave Brown in relation to the salvaging of specialty timbers on the Plenty plateau. The statements are published below without alteration. Massive amounts of specialty timbers and firewood posed to

THE Tasmanian Greens have named New Norfolk’s Pippa Brinklow as their candidate for Lyons at the upcoming Federal election. Ms Brinklow is a nurse who has spent the last 20 years developing and managing health and aged care, community housing and vocational education and training programs throughout Tasmania. Ms Brinklow’s