THREE councillors were absent from tonight’s Derwent Valley Council meeting in the New Norfolk War Memorial Hall. With a reasonably brief agenda, the meeting lasted just over 30 minutes. Eight members of staff were in attendance and mayor Ben Shaw explained that they were present to provide advice if it
CONFIRMING the Derwent Valley’s worst-kept secret, Premier Peter Gutwein has today announced that Derwent Valley mayor Ben Shaw will contest the Legislative Council seat of Derwent as an endorsed Liberal Party candidate. This comes several months after Mr Shaw said there was no truth to speculation to that effect. An
NEW Norfolk has regained its starring role in ABC-TV’s Rosehaven, with the show’s central filming location returning to the town after an absence of four years. While much of the show has been filmed in the Derwent Valley throughout its run, New Norfolk’s main time in the sun was during
A WALL remembering the contributions of pioneer families of the Derwent Valley has been demolished to make way for the statue of football great Peter Hudson. Onlookers last week were shocked to see the wall being knocked down and questioned what would become of the family plaques. With the statue
Wednesday 17/2/2021 Stroke – 18 hole: L. Dittmann 79-12-67, B. Crowley 96-27-69 c/b, D. Post 79-10-69 c/b, C. Youd 73-4-69, G. Triffitt 84-14-70; Birdie draw: C. Youd; 9 hole: C. Youd 36-2-34, D. Post 40-5-35, K. Sturzaker 42- 6 ½-35 ½ c/b, B. Crowley 49-3 ½-35 ½, l. Dittmann 42-6-36;
THE food truck muster planned for Bushy Park this weekend has been postponed until the same weekend next month. The event is being organised by the Bushy Park Show Society, which has cited COVID-19 issues as the reason for the deferral. The Great Bushy Park Food Truck Muster will now
NEXT week’s Derwent Valley Council annual general meeting has been postponed for an unspecified period due to the lack of a critical document. Originally scheduled to be held in December, the AGM was initially deferred to February 25 and it has now been put off until a later date. A
SENIOR Labor figures have endorsed the local petition calling for increased health services in the Derwent Valley. The Federal Member for Lyons, Brian Mitchell MHR, has assisted with the drafting of the document, and State Opposition Leader Rebecca White MHA has offered to table the completed petition in state parliament.
Wednesday 10/2/2021 Stableford – 18 hole: C. Youd 39, A. Bewley 38 c/b, K. Horne 38 c/b, W. Hodge 38, I. Zwart 36; Birdie draw: D. Post; 9 hole: A. Bewley 21, P. Foster 20 c/b, D. Watts 20, C. Youd 18 c/b, K. Horne 18 c/b; Birdie draw: M.
I CRUISED into the council offices on Friday, February 12, hoping to get an early St Valentines Day gift, but it was not to be. There was no Derwent Valley Council annual report to be found. I’m sure that a case for delay can be presented within the context of
TWELVE people took part in the Valley Craft Group’s Renaissance Retreat over the Hobart Regatta Day long weekend. Held annually at the Riverfront Motel at Rosetta, the retreat was postponed from July due to the coronavirus pandemic. Formerly known as the Lachlan Craft Circle, the group was awarded $620 in
THE latest addition to the growing number of beauty shops in High St, New Norfolk, was officially opened on February 1 by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Sue Hickey. The venture, AM’s Body Art, is an expansion of the successful Moonah-based business of the same name which offers
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