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Bridget Pross to headline Derwent Valley Autumn Festival

LOCAL singer-songwriter Bridget Pross has been named as the headline musical act for next month’s Derwent Valley Autumn Festival. The organisers, Derwent Valley Rotary Club, today announced the music line-up for the April 23 event. “With a range of talented artists and a variety of musical genres, there is sure

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DV Council

Backflip on general manager claims

PUBLISHING anonymous leaked information about the tenure of the Derwent Valley Council’s general manager backfired on a popular social media news page last night. At around 5.45pm, the Vigilante News published an “exclusive” report that Dean Griggs had resigned as general manager. Several hours later, the Facebook-based news source announced

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Sport

Week 22 of local cricket: Flag for Redcaps 7th Grade

NEW NORFOLK – 7th Grade 1day format – Grand Final (18/3/23): Saturday saw the Redcaps 3 team win the grand final when they fronted up to St Virgil’s College oval to take on the home team. St Virgil’s have had the wood on the Redcaps all year but when it

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Concern for missing woman at New Norfolk

UPDATE: At 1.55pm on March 22, police reported that the woman missing from New Norfolk had been found safe. EARLIER: Police have concerns for the welfare of Judith Helen Willison who was last seen on the evening of Monday, March 20, and is believed to be in the New Norfolk

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Taking Tarraleah to the next level

WORK is proceeding on upgrades to the Tarraleah hydro power scheme in the lead-up to a final decision on the proposed $700 million redevelopment as part of the Battery of the Nation. Energy and Renewables minister and Member for Lyons Guy Barnett visited Lake King William last week to inspect

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Obituary: Betty Beament gave back in spades

Elisabeth (Betty) Beament (nee Sneiders)8 February 1927 to 21 February 2023.BETTY was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1927, the second child of four. She spent her childhood with her parents, sister and two brothers in a rural area just south of Brussels where her enduring love of the country and

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Sport

New Norfolk golf results – March 15-18

Saturday 18/3/2023 Tony Henricks Memorial Stableford – A Grade: J. Stevenson 36 c/b, L. King 36 c/b, T. Barnes 36 c/b, J. Morris 36; B Grade: T. Henricks 47, A. Watts 42, B. Hall 39, M. Sibley 37 c/b; C Grade: A. Broadhead 33, J. Broadhead 32, I. Welsh 31,

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News

In the News: Community Achiever Josh

HUNDREDS young cricketers and footballers have benefited from the encouraging words and supportive practices of coach Josh Walsh, who is this month’s recipient of the Derwent Valley Community Achiever Award. So too have the students of New Norfolk Primary School, where he works while studying to become a teacher. Soon

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Sport

Tyler Benson makes premier league debut

THE recently-crowned Derwent Valley Council Australia Day Young Sportsperson of the Year is continuing to achieve in his chosen sports. March 4 saw Tyler Benson make his debut for the Glenorchy Cricket Club’s Premier League men’s 1st Grade team. This is a big achievement for a young man aged 17

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New Norfolk: A bronzed Aussie town

NEW Norfolk will today be named the bronze medallist in the Aussie Town of the Year Awards for 2023. The awards are an initiative of travel app and website Wotif, and there is a link between the winner and the third place getter. The crown will go to the New

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Sport

Week 21 of local cricket: Second week of finals

THE race for premiership glory narrows after this week’s finals games, with only two teams progressing their finalscampaigns and the rest seeing the end to their 2022/23 season. The New Norfolk Redcaps 7th Grade team is the first team from the Derwent Valley and Highlands area to reach a grand

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Public holiday surprise in High St

PEOPLE in the New Norfolk town centre had a treat this morning when local horse owner Lex Clark and his daughter-in-law Kirsty Bartlett-Clark went for a public holiday drive in their one-horsepower family buggy, with 12-year-old Shire horse Max providing the power. The trio attracted plenty of attention as they

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