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Fifty years on track at Deloraine
Scarlett Saltmarsh grins as she thinks about her favourite activity at Deloraine Train Park.
Meander Valley councillor resigns
A third disgruntled Meander Valley councillor has resigned from the council and will be replaced on a countback. Cllr Frank Nott resigned with immediate effect at 4pm on Friday 27 August.
Get us out of this prison mess, public meeting tells council
A public meeting about the prison proposed for the Birralee reserve site has asked Meander Valley Council to revoke all support to the project and do its own socioeconomic study on the benefits of a prison at Westbury.
Cable way ‘thought bubble’ at Cradle Mt to go ahead
A Tasmanian government department has spent years analysing a $60m cable way at Cradle Mt which the state’s national parks organisation has labelled ‘an extremely silly idea’.
Developers’ demands don’t trump residents’ needs, says councillor
When councillors consider the more difficult planning applications, according to the Meander Valley’s Cllr John Temple, they should consider more than just the wishes of the developer.
Northern prison faces a shortage of correctional officers, says union
If the State Government continues its current ineffectual correctional officer recruiting policy it will never have enough people to run a high security northern prison, says a union official.
‘Missing step’ must involve wider Meander community in decision
Members of the Meander Area Residents and Ratepayers Association believe a step is missing from the council’s published time line for deciding use of the former Meander School site.
Lower budget spend on northern prison in 2021–2022
The state government has radically downgraded its 2020–2021 spending estimates on the proposed northern prison in its August annual budget.
Farm cottage fire cause unknown
Firefighters were unable to determine the cause of a fire at a farm cottage on Long Ridge Road, Deloraine, last month because of the extent of the damage.
Dementia, Prevention and Wellbeing Expo in Devonport
The ISLAND Project is a part of the University of Tasmania, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre’s world leading research into the causes, prevention and care of dementia. The project’s aim is to reduce the incidence of dementia through raising awareness of the modifiable risk factors for dementia in the Tasmanian population.
Council makes rubbish decisions
Deloraine’s tip will transform into a waste transfer station when it becomes full during the next year.
Have your say on health service problems
Tasmanians who have experienced difficulty accessing a GP booking or medical care are invited to contribute to a national inquiry.
Helping to keep Australia beautiful and sustainable
Mole Creek Primary School and The Real Education Experience (TREE) were both successful grant recipients in the 2021 Keep Australia Beautiful Tasmania Sustainable Schools Awards.
Berry nice accomodation for workers at Red Hills
Murrakei Farms at Red Hills has applied to Meander Valley Council to build an $800,000 accommodation facility for overseas seasonal workers.
Rates hike averages 11% for Meander Valley ratepayers
Meander Valley residents will have a sharp shock to their budgets in 2021–22 when their rates go up an average of around 11 per cent. Percentage rate increases in the municipality’s major towns are: Blackstone Heights 8.5; Bracknell 12.8; Carrick 11.3; Deloraine 12.5; Hadspen 12.2; Mole Creek 10.3; Prospect Vale 10.1; Westbury 11.9.
Decline in Deloraine platypus numbers of concern, says report
Platypus numbers in the Meander River at Deloraine dropped by 25 per cent in the past year possibly because of water pollution upstream, a new report from the Australian Platypus Conservancy has said.
Prison friction over drilling and woodhooking
Woodhookers caught cutting down trees on the Birralee reserve proposed for the state government’s new prison are being investigated by Tasmania’s Parks and Wildlife Service compliance unit. They may be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions to determine whether a prosecution should begin, a spokesperson said.
Joan Loone AM
Deloraine has paid its respects to Joan Loone (nee Sandman) who died in July. At her funeral at St Marks Anglican Church, Mrs Loone was described as ‘an icon of the community and family, a great lady.’
Gutwein admits reserve is ‘sensitive’ while pursuing offset strategies
Federal environment minister Sussan Ley has written to the Tasmanian government as a reminder of its responsibility to refer the Northern Regional Prison to her department. Having received no referral from the Tasmania Government, she wrote in response to reports from Tasmanians that several listed threatened species are potentially present on the Brushy Creek Reserve site and may be significantly impacted by the proposal.
Council meeting on fire over prison public meeting
Anti-prison campaigners are concerned Meander Valley councillors will gag themselves in an August 11 public meeting on the Northern Regional Prison planned for Birralee. WRAP spokesperson Linda Poulton said, ‘If councillors are going to sit with tape over their mouths it will be a difficult meeting for everyone’.