ABOUT 3000 people attended the Bushy Park Show which was held in pleasant conditions on Saturday.
Saturday 18/2/2023 1st Round Drummond Club Championships – A Grade gross: B. Rainbird 70 c/b, L. Wardlaw 70, A. Lowe 71; Nett: G. Heron 72-7-65, A. Lowe 71-4-67, J. Smith 72-4-68 c/b; B Grade gross: D. Hack 82 c/b, S. Ackerley 82, K. Metcalfe 84; Nett: D. Hack 82-15-67, S.
THE Tasmania Fire Service was kept busy with a spate of vegetation fires around New Norfolk this afternoon as local temperatures reached around 30 degrees in places. The top temperature recorded by the Bureau of Meteorology was 30 degrees at Bushy Park while the official temperature at New Norfolk is
A PRODUCTION error resulted in following Letter to the Editor from Alan Leitch, of Austins Ferry, being wrongly attributed to the Federal Member for Lyons, Brian Mitchell MHR, in the current print edition of New Norfolk and Derwent Valley News. Apologies to Alan and Brian for this stuff-up. Letter to
THE recently appointed officer in charge of the Hamilton Police Station made a great impression on the junior members of the Gretna Fire Brigade at today’s Bushy Park Show after taking up brigade chief Colin Cunningham’s invitation to take part in a mock rescue exercise. The junior firefighters had already
POLICE have laid multiple charges against a man who was reportedly driving dangerously at New Norfolk earlier this week. In a statement released earlier today (Friday), a Tasmania Police spokesperson said a man from Richmond had been charged with driving, drug and firearms offences. “Around 10.55 pm Wednesday night, police
CHILDREN in the Upper Derwent Valley are given a sporting chance in life by this month’s recipient of the Derwent Valley Community Achiever Award. Annie McKenzie, from Westerway, is the voluntary co-ordinator of junior cricket and football activities at Glenora and her award is announced in tomorrow’s issue of New Norfolk
THE Tasmania Fire Service is urging Tasmanians to prepare their properties ahead of forecast high temperatures over the coming days. “We’re expecting high temperatures across the state for the next few days which can increase the risk of fires becoming uncontrollable,” southern region chief Jeremy Smith said. There is also
THANK YOU to Veronica Youd and Steve Balmforth for volunteering their time as photographers for the Derwent Valley Relay For Life on February 11-12. These are combined with those of Wayne Shoobridge and Damian Bester for the following photo gallery.
AFTER months of hard work, the volunteer committees of the Bushy Park Show and Hamilton Agricultural Show are hoping for big crowds to enjoy these two events in the heart of the Derwent Valley. The program at the Bushy Park Showground this Saturday will include animal events and displays, woodchopping,
NEW NORFOLK:1st Grade one-day format – Round 16 (11/2/23): With the Relay For Life on at Tynwald Park all Redcap games were played elsewhere this week, with some being home games away from home. The Redcaps 1 team played Claremont at Abbottsfield Park, considered an away game at home. Bowling
VOLUNTEERS from the Tasmania Fire Service are responding to a fire on Peppermint Hill at New Norfolk. The fire is in vegetation behind houses on Trevor Terrace. The fire was first reported at about 5.20pm today (Monday) and is now reported as being brought under control. For the latest information
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