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March 29, 2020 No Comments
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Free buses for a fortnight
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
March 29, 2020 No Comments
Last golf results for a while
The scene in the New Norfolk Golf Club bar before socialdistancing came into play last week. NEW NORFOLK GOLF CLUB COMPETITION golf has been cancelled in Tasmania as part of the effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The most recent results from the New Norfolk Golf Club
March 29, 2020 No Comments
Lions Club news: Supporting the SES
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
March 28, 2020 No Comments
Locals win southern cricket awards
New Norfolk cricketers Jason Rigby andRohan Heron received awards at the SCAtrophy night. A NUMBER of players from Derwent Valley and Central Highlands clubs received awards at the Southern Cricket Association dinner and trophy presentations at Blundstone Arena on March 11. The night was very well attended with almost every
March 28, 2020 No Comments
Vegetation fire reported at Glenfern
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
March 28, 2020 No Comments
New food options on the table during corona crisis
Some of the produce available at a recentNew Norfolk Market in High St. IN addition to the good service being offered by New Norfolk’s three supermarkets under the difficult circumstances of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, new fresh food options are now on the table. OPEN AND CLOSED IN THE DERWENT
March 27, 2020 No Comments
Derwent Valley Council offices close
THE Derwent Valley Council offices in Circle St, New Norfolk, will be temporarily closed to the public from 5pm today (Thursday) as a preventative measure against the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. In a statement on Facebook, the council says it intends to reduce the number of face-to-face interactions with the
March 26, 2020 No Comments
Frost weather warning
Frost Warningfor the Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts Issued at 8:36pm on Wednesday 25 March 2020. Frosts with temperatures down to 0 degrees are forecast for Thursday morning in parts of the Upper Derwent Valley district, and parts of the South East forecast district south of Hobart.
March 25, 2020 No Comments
Expanded restrictions on public gatherings
MUSEUMS, galleries and beauty salons will be the next businesses to temporarily close their doors as Australia’s state and federal governments tighten the rules around social interaction in the effort to slow the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. Hairdressers and barbershops will remain open but will have to follow enhanced physical
March 25, 2020 No Comments
Great season for New Norfolk juniors
New Norfolk Under-13 cricket team. Click image to enlarge. IT’S been another successful season for the New Norfolk Junior Cricket Club. We had 17 kids play their first season of cricket and each and every one of the 24 boys we had playing improved a lot. My philosophy as a
March 24, 2020 No Comments
Pubs, clubs, gyms, cinemas, churches to close
PUBS, clubs, gyms, entertainment venues, cinemas, casinos and churches throughout Australia will close at noon tomorrow (Monday) and remain closed for at least six months as the state and federal governments ramp up national efforts to limit the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. Prime Minister Scott Morrison tonight announced the following
March 22, 2020 No Comments
Gretna Cricket Club players’ awards
WELL done to Mathew Burns who won the Gretna Cricket Club’s first division players’ award vote count that was held last Sunday. Burns, a club veteran who has now won the award four times, won with 22.5 votes, four votes ahead of Aaron Maddox on 18.5. In the second division,
March 22, 2020 No Comments
New Norfolk golf results
One of the greens at the New Norfolk Golf Course. New Norfolk Golf Club Saturday 21/3/20 Tony Henricks Memorial StablefordDivision 1: L. McKenzie 37 c/b, J. Wilton 37 c/b, B. Withers 37 c/b, L. Griffith 37, A. Richardson 36.Division 2: A. Watts 37 c/b, G. Bailey 37, D. Armstrong 35
March 22, 2020 No Comments
Red Caps celebrate first grade premiership
New Norfolk I players with the SCA first-grade shield. NEW Norfolk’s first grade cricketers have today celebrated the day on which they should have contested the Southern Cricket Association grand final. Instead, with the decider cancelled due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, the team gathered at Tynwald
March 21, 2020 No Comments
