The Circle Street Derwent Valley Council Chambers is facing an unknown repair bill after a burst water pipe flooded the building earlier this month. Mayor Michelle Dracoulis said on September 5th that staff arrived for work to find the office flooded after a water pipe burst inside a second-floor wall. The substantial amount of water […]
Fri Sep 22, 2023 - 4:00amA motorcyclist has died after sustaining serious injuries in a crash at New Norfolk this afternoon. The man in his 40s is believed to have hit a fence on Back River Road around 4pm. Police are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.
Tue Sep 19, 2023 - 9:33pmA burst water pipe that went unnoticed ‘for around 6-hours’ has shut parts of the Derwent Valley Council offices. Derwent Valley Mayor Michelle Dracoulis said staff arrived for work on Monday morning to find the office flooded after a water pipe burst inside a second-floor wall on Sunday night – its fourth major flood damage in the […]
Tue Sep 5, 2023 - 3:52pmThe New Norfolk Community Pantry have been left heart broken after becoming the latest target of the thieves in the Derwent Valley. The Community Pantry had vital operating equipment, stock and cash stolen on Wednesday night. President Samantha Sayers said the vital service has been left “unable to operate”. “Someone decided that they were more deserving of […]
Fri Sep 1, 2023 - 1:45pmA reward has been put up for information that can help the New Norfolk Junior Football Club reunite with their beloved mascot, Eddie the Eagle. The mascot was stolen from the Tynwald Park sportsground last week, along with a TV, iPads and canteen stock – the second significant burglary at the park in recent months. […]
Sat Aug 26, 2023 - 7:00amEnvironmental activists have chained themselves to forestry machines in Tasmania’s Florentine today in protest against native logging. The group, led by the Bob Brown Foundation, have “immobilised the logging machines that are destroying a giant tree filled forest”. They say Police have been called to the site and are now “evicting forest defenders”. In a […]
Wed Aug 16, 2023 - 12:00pmA video showing a massive felled native tree, believed to be a Eucalyptus regnans, being transported on a truck in Tasmania’s Florentine Valley has been labelled ‘shameful’ and an ‘utter environmental travesty’. This tree is one of Australia’s tallest varieties and has an immense girth that almost fills the entire truck. Former Greens leader and conservationist […]
Tue Aug 15, 2023 - 6:00pmA Tasmanian member of an outlaw motorcycle gang has been arrested and charged after firearms, drugs, stolen vehicles and cash were found at a property in the Derwent Valley last week. The 56-year-old man is now facing close to 23 charges as the result of a coordinated national week of action as part of Taskforce Morpheus. […]
Tue Aug 8, 2023 - 10:47amTwo Derwent Valley homes have been left ‘badly damaged’ after seperate fires today. The first broke out at a Britten Street property just before 10am on Sunday, with crews from New Norfolk and Magra rushing to extinguish the blaze. A spokesperson for the Tasmania Fire Service said the fire caused approximately $50,000 in damages and led […]
Sun Aug 6, 2023 - 5:00pmFire has gutted a 5-storey stewards tower at the New Norfolk race course overnight. 25 volunteer firefighters worked to put out the blaze around 9:15 PM. Investigations into the cause are underway. It is not yet understood how much damage was caused.
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