RSL situation explained

THE financial position of New Norfolk's RSL Club was outlined by state RSL president Robert Dick at a meeting at the club this afternoon. All of your councillors were invited to attend and five were at the meeting.

From the outset, Mr Dick made it clear it was not his intention to close the club and he repeated this message during the hour-long meeting. He said the club's business operations had not made a profit in three years but he was working with the executive committee and had put forward a new business plan for consideration. He urged all members to work with the executive committee to help return the club to profitability.

Water meeting clarified

COUNCILLORS have been advised that the TasWater meeting at Gretna tonight (Thursday) is for the purpose of discussing the Gretna water supply improvements only. It had been reported that a proposed water scheme for Glenora and Bushy Park would also be discussed at the meeting at the Gretna Green Hotel.

I'm advised that Glenora/Bushy Park residents are welcome to attend tonight's meeting but that the discussions will be limited to the topic of the Gretna water supply. The Glenora/Bushy Park water supply is understood to be the subject of another meeting in the near future. 

Anzac Day in the Valley

CENTENARY OF ANZAC
IN THE DERWENT VALLEY

Program of events for April 25, 2015

NEW NORFOLK
5am - Gunfire Breakfast, New Norfolk RSL, George St.
6am - Dawn Service, New Norfolk Cenotaph, Circle St (followed by breakfast at RSL Club). Marchers assemble at RSL Club at 5.45am for parade to the Cenotaph.
9.30am - Corumbene Nursing Home, special service.
10.45am - Anzac Day March, High St. Marchers assemble at top of Arthur Square at 10.30am for parade to the Cenotaph.
11am - Anzac Day Service, New Norfolk Cenotaph, Circle St (followed by refreshments at RSL Club).

BUSHY PARK/GLENORA
11am - Anzac Day Service, Bushy Park War Memorial Swimming Pool, Lake Dobson Hwy.

MAYDENA
6am - Dawn Service, Maydena RSL Club, Kallista Rd. Marchers assemble near Maydena Hub at 5.45am for parade to the RSL Club.

Latest advertisement - April

BELOW is my latest councillor update, published in the Derwent Valley Gazette earlier this month.

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Myrtle Rust advice

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No workshop this week

THERE will be no council workshop this Thursday night. This month's council meeting unanimously supported a proposal by Cr Julie Triffett that the workshop scheduled for April 2 be cancelled due to it being the day before Good Friday. The council also agreed with the general manager's suggestion that this be made a permanent arrangement and that no workshops be scheduled on the Thursday night prior to Good Friday.

The next workshops will be held in the New Norfolk Courthouse at 6.30pm on April 9 and 23. The format starts with an open session which the general public is invited to attend and this is for the first half hour. There are no agenda documents for council workshops.

Big interest in the top job

TONIGHT'S councillor workshop was advised that 66 applications had been received for the recently-advertised position of general manager of our council.

Recruiting consultants KPMG will be shortlisting the applicants and interviewing 10 of them before providing the names of four candidates to be interviewed by the full council.