AFTER a marathon closed meeting in the New Norfolk Courthouse tonight, it has been decided that the Derwent Valley Council and its general manager of three years are to part ways. Addressing the public after re-opening the meeting at 11pm, mayor Michelle Dracoulis said general manager Dean Griggs would not
WORK is set to start next week on the construction of a new pipeline and outfall to discharge treated water from New Norfolk’s Turriff Lodge treatment plant into the River Derwent, bypassing the man-made wetlands area that was constructed in the 1990s. This work will involve the closure of the
THE 100-year-old New Norfolk Cenotaph will receive a $10,000 restoration under the federal government’s Saluting Their Service grants program. The funding was announced on Thursday morning by the Federal Member for Lyons, Brian Mitchell MHR, alongside Derwent Valley Council mayor Michelle Dracoulis and New Norfolk RSL president Bernie Clifford and
THE demolition of a New Norfolk landmark on the former Royal Derwent Hospital site is likely, with a development application to remove the Boiler House chimney stack on The Avenue being assessed by the Derwent Valley Council. Engineers recently inspected the 25m chimney, the Boiler House and other infrastructure on
SEVEN of the eight members of the incoming Derwent Valley Council were sworn-in during a public ceremony outside the council chambers in New Norfolk last night. The event began with an aboriginal welcome to country and smoking ceremony. Councillors Phillip Bingley, Peter Binny, Matthew Hill, Justin Derksen and Jessica Cosgrove
THREE faces will be missing around the table when the new-look Derwent Valley Council meets next month. Cr Julie Triffett has retired and councillors James Graham and Natasha Woods have been unsuccessful in winning re-election. The Tasmanian Electoral Commission has tonight announced that the new council will consist of Michelle
WITH a strong flow of preferences from excluded candidates, Luke Browning of Lawitta will be the new deputy mayor of the Derwent Valley Council. Figures from the Tasmanian Electoral Commission show that Cr Browning has finished with 55.7 per cent of the vote, ousting Jessica Cosgrove who has been deputy
DERWENT Valley Council deputy mayor Jessica Cosgrove holds a narrow lead at the end of counting of primary votes in the election to decide who will serve as deputy mayor for the next four years. With 6337 votes counted, the first preference spread looks like this: Jessica Cosgrove 1725 votes,
EARLY figures from the counting of votes in the Derwent Valley Council election suggest there will be at least three new councillors. With 20% of the votes counted as of 6.22pm, Michelle Dracoulis looks to be confirmed as mayor and councillor with a strong personal vote. Luke Browning is also
GRANTON’S Peter Binny has congratulated Michelle Dracoulis on being re-elected as mayor of the Derwent Valley Council. While the result has not been publicly declared at the time of writing, Mr Binny said his scrutineer had reported a convincing victory for Ms Dracoulis, of New Norfolk, who has been mayor
IMAGES selected as the best from the Derwent Valley Council’s recent photo competition have gone on display at the New Norfolk Library for public voting until next Monday, October 31. The photos selected as finalists will remain on display at the library until November 11 when the winners will be
MOST councillors wished each other well following tonight’s final meeting of the current Derwent Valley Council. With Tuesday being the last day of voting in the current local government elections, next month’s meeting will have a new cohort of councillors. Cr Julie Triffett has retired from council after completing two
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