Notices of meetings coming up

Notice of Special Council Meeting - 10 April 2014

A Special Meeting of the Derwent Valley Council will be held at 6.30pm on Thursday, April 10, at the Court House, Circle St, New Norfolk, to consider referring the new planning scheme to the Minister for Planning for approval. The public is invited to attend and the agenda is available at the council office, Circle St, New Norfolk, or downloaded from here. 

Notice of Council Meeting - 17 April 2014

The monthly council meeting will be held at the Court House, Circle St, New Norfolk on Thursday, April 17 at 6.30pm. Please join us - and if you would like any assistance or information about the meeting, please do get in touch. The meeting agenda will be available online from Friday afternoon. Printed copies are available at the council chambers and will be available at the meeting.

The council meeting schedule for the rest of the year is:

• 17 April 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
  15 May 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
  19 June 2014 Granton (community forum at 6.30pm)
  17 July 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
  21 August 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
  18 September 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
  16 October 2014 Bushy Park 7pm (community forum at 6.30pm)
  20 November 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
  15 December 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm (including AGM)

 

Notice of Council Workshop - 1 May 2014

A council workshop will be held at the Court House, Circle St, New Norfolk, on Thursday, May 1, at 6.30pm. The format is an open session with the general public for the first half hour. The remainder of the workshop is closed to the public. This is an informal workshop of council and no agenda is provided. 

I apologise if you were unable to find the last workshop last week. It was moved at the last minute due to a decision of the mayor to bring live snakes into the meeting and the courthouse was deemed unsuitable. Yes, you did read that correctly.

Autumn newsletter

THE latest issue of the Derwent Valley Council newsletter (Autumn 2014) is available for downloading from the council website here. Don't miss the article about the Friends of Frescati and the great work they are doing in their corner of the Willow Court site.

Latest advertisement - March 2014

BELOW is my latest councillor update, published in the Derwent Valley Gazette on March 6, 2014.

Westerway, we're heading your way

Notice of Council Meeting - 20 March 2014

The Westerway Community Hall will be the venue for the March council meeting this Thursday, March 20. The evening will start with a community forum at 6.30 and this is your opportunity to come along and ask any questions of concern, or have a chat with your councillors. The formal council meeting will follow at 7pm. Please join us - and if you would like any assistance or information about the meeting or community forum, please do get in touch. Due to technical problems at the council, the meeting agenda is not yet online. Printed copies are available at the council chambers and will be available at the meeting.

The council meeting for the rest of the year is:

17 April 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
15 May 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
19 June 2014 Granton (community forum at 6.30pm)
17 July 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
21 August 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
18 September 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
16 October 2014 Bushy Park 7pm (community forum at 6.30pm)
20 November 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm
15 December 2014 New Norfolk 6.30pm (including AGM)

Tasmanian Nationals position on Willow Court

THANKS to the leader of the Tasmanian Nationals, Craig Davey, for the following statement about Willow Court, which he has provided on behalf of his fellow candidates for Lyons.

"The Tasmanian Nationals believe that the Willow Court historic site is of national and international significance, for both its diverse built history and for the social history associated with the institutionalisation of people with mental illness and intellectual disability.

"The Tasmanian Nationals recognise the potential of this site to be a major tourist attraction that will provide much needed employment in the Derwent Valley.

"The Tasmanian Nationals would like to see support given to the local council in order to fulfil the conservation and restoration project and are happy to lend our support to your campaign to attract second and third year funding of $2 million per annum and fourth and fifth year funding of $750,000 per annum."

Palmer United Party position on Willow Court

I THANK Palmer United Party state leader Kevin Morgan for the following position statement on Willow Court.

 

"Built Heritage is seen by our party as one of the keys to the future of Tourism in Tasmania. Our rich history in buildings is vital to the future of destination branding and marketing.

 

"The Palmer United Party have shown an immediate commitment to lifting tourism numbers in the State by announcing our Bass Strait policy which will place a new low cost fast ferry operation on Bass Strait as soon as possible after the election.

 

"This service will be increased as soon as it is shown to be suitable, with the addition of two new ferries for the crossing. These ferries will by way of being a low cost fast efficient ferry service lift the traffic flow across Bass Strait significantly. The commitment to Tourism means we are also looking at destination marketing and destination projects to create the future for regional Tourism.

 

"The project of Willow Court is one that is part of the Derwent Valley region's keys to the regional development of the tourism brand for Tasmania. Our party fully supports your [council's] vision and ideas for the Willow Court project. The Derwent Valley Heritage Rail project is another key link in the chain of tourism and the river ferry from Hobart is another key that you already have in place, we see heritage rail as another key to the future of Tourism.

 

"Likewise your project of the Plenty Rd linking your region to the Huon is another vital cog in building a user friendly approach for business and tourism. Taking the load off the central business district of Hobart with Davey and Macquarie St traffic will assist in the alleviation of transport issues as well.

 

"...Once we understand the state's financial position we will show commitment to all Tasmania’s regions and look at how we can assist in the future of the development of your lovely valley."

Liberal Party position on Willow Court

"THE Tasmanian Liberals are aware of the history of [the Willow Court] site and the challenges that face the council in the ownership of it," Liberal leader Will Hodgman said in a recent letter to the general manager of the Derwent Valley Council.

"We look forward to working closely with the Derwent Valley Council on addressing the challenges and opportunities of Willow Court as well as other issues within the Derwent Valley.

"You will be pleased [to know] of our recent announcements which provided for $300,000 towards the freshwater marina project on the Derwent, and $100,000 for the Schools LINC project," Mr Hodgman wrote.