WITH local temperatures predicted to reach the high 30s tomorrow, the Tasmania Fire Service has declared a Day of Total Fire Ban in the state’s south, coupled with a fire weather warning from the Bureau of Meteorology. No fires may be lit or allowed to remain alight in the open
Wednesday 20/1/2021 Stroke – 18 hole: W. Hodge 86-20-66, J. Rainbird 71-3-68 c/b, D. Watts 86-18-68, C. Youd 73-4-69 c/b, G. Hack 76-7-69 c/b; Birdie draw: M. Wardlaw; 9 hole: W. Hodge 42-10-32, B. Crowley 49-16-33, A. Bewley 43-9 ½ -33 ½, M. Williams 36-2-34 c/b, D. Watts 43-9-34; Birdie
THE new home of the New Norfolk Rowing Club has been officially opened at the New Norfolk Esplanade. Club president Peter Nichols today welcomed official guests to the Derwent Valley Boat House, which was declared open by the governor of Tasmania, Kate Warner. Mr Nichols said the club had sold
FILMING will start next month on the fifth season of the ABC-TV comedy series Rosehaven. Season five will be in production for seven weeks across southern Tasmania, employing more than 70 Tasmanian cast and crew members and generating more than $2 million for the local economy. “I am excited to
THE Willow Court Barracks are expected to open for their first exhibition as soon as next month, following today’s official handover to the Salamanca Arts Centre. Following lengthy negotiations, it has been announced that the Derwent Valley Council has leased the 190-year-old former hospital building to the arts body. Handing
IT would not be Australia Day ay New Norfolk without the Lions Club of New Norfolk staging one of its famous sausage sizzles. The Derwent Valley Council has decided to go it alone and run Australia Day without the support of its long-serving volunteer committee, but some things won’t change.
LEGISLATIVE Council election candidate Ivan Davis has completed an ironman-style triathlon within the Derwent electorate to promote his campaign and raise awareness of animal issues. Mr Davis, of Claremont, is the Animal Justice Party candidate for the seat of Derwent, which is up for election this May. Despite being relatively
Wednesday 13/1/2021 Stableford – 18 hole: M. Minton 40, C. Simpson 39 c/b, I. Zwart 39, G. Triffitt 38 c/b, G. Heron c/b; Birdie draw: G. Triffitt; 9 hole: C. Simpson 22, G. Triffitt 20 c/b, I. Zwart 20 c/b, M. Minton 20 c/b, G. Heron 20; Birdie draw: M.
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS For people in Upper Derwent Valley, South East, East Coast, North West Coast, Midlands and parts of Western, Central North and Central Plateau Forecast Districts. Issued at 11:50 am Sunday, 17 January 2021. Weather Situation: West to southwesterly winds
SOME of the members of the New Norfolk Rowing Club are slicing through the water with greater ease thanks to a donation from the Derwent Valley Rotary Club. Four new oars, worth about $2000 in total, have been presented to the club in advance of the official opening of its
THE public will be readmitted to Derwent Valley Council meetings starting with the monthly meeting for January, mayor Ben Shaw said in a video message on Facebook today (pictured). The council has been meeting behind closed doors since coronavirus public health restrictions were introduced last March. “Due to COVID restrictions
DEMOLITION of the New Norfolk Police Station has begun in earnest this week. The Bathurst St site was vacated nearly a year ago when police and Service Tasmania staff relocated to temporary accommodation in the town’s former ANZ bank. Police minister Mark Shelton today said the current station was being
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