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Politics

Meet the candidates for Derwent

THREE candidates are contesting the Legislative Council seat of Derwent in the elections being held on May 1. The election is the first since revised Upper House electoral boundaries came into effect in 2017. The change means that Derwent once again incorporates the whole of the Central Highlands and Derwent

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Council’s one-minute discussion of $38m wish-list

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

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(Not) exclusive breaking news: Mayor’s Liberal tilt

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

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LegCo candidate hits the road and river

LEGISLATIVE Council election candidate Ivan Davis has completed an ironman-style triathlon within the Derwent electorate to promote his campaign and raise awareness of animal issues. Mr Davis, of Claremont, is the Animal Justice Party candidate for the seat of Derwent, which is up for election this May. Despite being relatively

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