FORMER soldier, mechanic and psychiatric nurse George Ackers was farewelled at a graveside funeral service at the Malbina Cemetery earlier this year. George Lance Ackers was born in April 1938 to John and Molly Ackers. He grew up in the grounds of the Lachlan Park Hospital (later known as Royal
HISTORY was created for the New Norfolk District Football Club last Saturday, May 7, when father and son Josh and Zayden Kelly ran out for the Eagle seniors against the Dodges Ferry Sharks at Shark Park. In our recorded history, this is the first time this has occurred at Senior
A DERWENT Valley business has been selected as the successful applicant to establish an organic waste processing facility. Environment minister Roger Jaensch MHA today said B.G. & J.M. Barwick Pty Ltd would receive seed funding of $3 million to establish a regional organic waste processing facility near New Norfolk. Mr
NEW Norfolk’s junior footballers can look forward to playing with increased safety when they return to Tynwald Park following last week’s flooding. While the ground is presently out of bounds, the New Norfolk Junior Football Club has received the donation of custom-made protective padding for the goal posts. NNJFC registrar
Frost Warning for the Upper Derwent Valley forecast district Issued at 12:18pm on Tuesday 10 May 2022. Frosts with temperatures down to -1 degrees are forecast for Wednesday morning in parts of the Upper Derwent Valley forecast district Please be aware: Temperatures at ground level can be many degrees lower than
SFL ROUND 6 – DODGES FERRY v NEW NORFOLK Senior Report – by Wayne Walker THE Dodges Ferry Sharks were right at home as they soaked up the heavy wet conditions to run out big winners by 90 points over a battling New Norfolk side at Shark Park on Saturday.
Frost Warning for the Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts Issued at 3:53pm on Monday 9 May 2022. Frosts with temperatures down to -2 degrees are forecast for Tuesday morning in parts of the Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts Please
THE annual Auskick program will kick off in New Norfolk later this week, with a new venue to be announced following last week’s extensive flooding of the New Norfolk Junior Football Club’s home ground at Tynwald Park. The NNJFC will once again run the Auskick program, which is designed to
THE federal Labor and Liberal parties have both committed up to $2 million to support upgrades at the Norske Skog paper mill at Boyer. This funding supports a further $2m from the State Government and $2.9m from the papermaker itself. “Labor supports Norske Skog’s Boyer Mill both as an important
Saturday 7/5/2022 Stableford – A Grade: D. Stevenson 37 c/b, G. Hack 37, T. Jenkins 36; B Grade: L. Heron 36 c/b, A. Hepburn 36, A. Bewley 35 c/b; C Grade: K. Clark 29, J. Broadhead 26; NTP: 3rd J. Wilton, 6/15th A. Bewley, 8/17th B. Hall, 11th D. Stevenson.
| SENIORS: Dodges Ferry 17.11 (133) d New Norfolk 3.5 (23) | RESERVES: Dodges Ferry 8.11 (50) d New Norfolk 1.7 (13) | COLTS: New Norfolk 11.19 (85) d Dodges Ferry 1.2 (8) | WOMEN: New Norfolk 4.2 (26) d Brighton 3.0 (18) at Pontville
Final Flood Warning for the tributaries of the lower River Derwent including Styx, Tyenna and Plenty rivers Issued at 9:40 am EST on Saturday 7 May 2022 Flood Warning Number: 3 FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE TRIBUTARIES OF THE LOWER RIVER DERWENT River levels are easing in the
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