THE Derwent Valley’s beautiful Mt Field National Park has been given $2.05 million to create a new arrival concourse.
Brave izzy’s cancer battle
IT’S been one hell of a 19th birthday for Molesworth teenager Isabelle White.
Key to beat car thieves
TASMANIANS are being urged to take some simple steps to protect their cars from theft. Police data shows more than 1497 vehicles were stolen across Tasmania in the last year.
New twist in distillery row
A BITTER dispute between the New Norfolk Distillery and the Derwent Valley Council is no closer to being resolved.
Valley stars in fringe event
NEW Norfolk will host a day-long fringe event as part of the Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival later this year.
Bonnets for convict women and children
IT’S four years since Christina Henri began bringing Derwent Valley women together to pay tribute to the female convicts transported to Australia in the first 65 years of European settlement.
Extra time to ponder reform
THE Tasmanian Government has buckled to pressure and extended the timeframe for the Local Government sector to respond to controversial proposals which could see forced amalgamations.
Clash over distillery rent
THE Derwent Valley Council and owners of the New Norfolk Distillery are at odds - with one side saying the operators have not paid rent in three years, and the operator saying they have invested in the facility which is an agreed offset to paying rent.
Show a chook magnet
CHOOK enthusiasts will flock to Pontville next month when the Southern Tasmanian Poultry Club will hold its annual show.
Creative pair grinning from ear to ear
EMMA Bradbury has just moved from a 200-year-old cottage in New Norfolk into another, a mere 100 years old.