THERE are calls for more to be done to reduce the impact of wild deer on farms as well as keep some areas “deer free

PRIMARY Industries and Water Minister Jo Palmer slipped on an angler’s hat and gloves for what has become a staple event of the portfolio in recent years – the release of the season’s first tagged brown trout in New Norfolk last week

The hop harvest will once again be celebrated in the Derwent Valley this year, with the return of the Fresh Hop Beer Festival, the perfect way to round out another strong season in the hop vines.

The roads of Bushy Park are once again a hive of activity, with tractors, carts and harvesters buzzing about the country roads, signalling the start of the hop-picking season.

A record-breaking New Norfolk powerlifter has her sights set on smashing a world record in 2022, as she prepares for upcoming key competitions.

It’s apple-picking season across the Apple Isle and after concerns of a dry summer following an unusually wet spring, the clouds have cleared to reveal a solid season for growers.

Members of the Lions Club, the Derwent Valley Men’s Shed, Corumbene staff and residents turned out for the “soft” opening of Corumbene Cottage, the new day respite centre.

The Derwent Valley recently hosted the biggest Covid-defying party in the state, with the Great Escape music festival bringing local and interstate bands together in the beautiful surrounds of Mt Field.

The Hamilton Show made its comeback over the weekend, triumphantly returning to the showgrounds for the first time in two years.

The Bushy Park show made a triumphant return last weekend, with just over 4000 people making their way through the gates, much to the organisers’ glee.