A COMMUNITY workshop is planned for mid-November to discuss a community-driven approach to the future of the remaining council-owned sections of the Willow Court historic site at New Norfolk. After meeting in private for the past few months, the group is now prepared to go public. It hopes that the
THE community is invited to take part in an assessment of the significance of the Derwent Valley Council’s historical collection at two public sessions this coming week. The council, which “dis-established” its Historical Information Centre Committee in its purge of all volunteer activities two years ago, has obtained funding for
THE Derwent Valley Council Chambers is closed to the general public until further notice after the building suffered its fourth major flood damage in two years. An upstairs plumbing fixture malfunctioned over the weekend, causing major damage to the ground floor customer service area. The council has provided no information
THEFT and damage amounting to thousands of dollars has occurred at the Tynwald Park sportsground for the second time in two months. The New Norfolk Junior Football Club and New Norfolk Cricket Club had barely recovered from a major burglary at their shared clubhouse in June when thieves paid a
RUMOURS about the impending closure of the New Norfolk Caravan Park were put to bed during councillor question time at tonight’s Derwent Valley Council meeting (August 24). Cr Matt Hill said he had already had the question answered privately and he was now putting it on the public record. The
THANKS to Veronica Youd for capturing the spirit of last month’s “Red Circle on High” winter festival in New Norfolk in these wonderful photos. See more Derwent Valley and Central Highlands news online and read our print edition every second Friday.
PREMIER Jeremy Rockliff has this morning (July 16) said that forced council amalgamations will no longer be part of the State Government’s local government reform process. “There will be no forced amalgamations,” Mr Rockliff said in a statement. “We have listened to the concerns of Tasmanians and councils, and I
SPECULATION about a land transfer from the Derwent Valley Council to the New Norfolk Rowing Club has been hosed down by both parties today (July 12). Following a stalemate at the June council meeting, it was today reported that a deal had been done. However, in a statement issued late
A RATES increase of 8.9% was set at this week’s Central Highlands Council meeting last Tuesday and a rise of 5% was approved at Thursday night’s Derwent Valley Council meeting. The Central Highlands Council expects to raise $4.69 million from rates, with its total revenue expected to be $8.4m. A
THE allocation of funding from the Federal Labor Government’s Disaster Ready Fund to a flood resilience project in the Derwent Valley has been welcomed by the Federal Member for Lyons, Brian Mitchell MHR. “The project will increase the resilience of key areas of the Derwent Valley that could be at
TWO Hobart-based newspapers today reported that the New Norfolk Distillery had withdrawn its offer to buy two buildings from the Derwent Valley Council at the Willow Court historic site. In a Facebook post this evening (Wednesday), a distillery spokesperson said the business had set a deadline for the council to
THE Local Government Board has released the information packs it has produced for the purpose of discussing a range of restructuring options it would like to test with councils and communities as it proceeds with the local government reform process. “We have applied a range of data to the scenarios
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