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Beethoven in Deloraine
On Saturday afternoon, 21 August, Arts Deloraine hosted the first of a four part series of Beethoven Symphonies performed by the wonderful Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra live streamed to the ‘Little Theatre’. The acoustics were wonderful, as were the performances.
On the WOAD again
From Saturday 23 October until Thursday 4 November, Emu Bay Road will become a public art gallery once again, with artworks being displayed in the front windows of shops and businesses.
Top marks in table tennis!
In Term 2, Deloraine High School and Deloraine Table Tennis Club ran a weekly lunchtime table tennis tournament.
The show must go on!
Westbury Agricultural Society is going ahead with the 2021 Westbury Show on Saturday 6 November.
Lighting up the night at Winterfire
This year, the Winterfire bonfire was topped by a phoenix, but one that won’t rise from the ashes of this bonfire, as the fire crew supervises the blaze in front of a crowd of onlookers. Winterfire 2021 was attended by a capacity crowd, numbers limited only by the COVID restrictions set down for the event.
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.
Patsy Crawford Scribbling Away
Having a sniffle in these tension ridden pandemic times can set you on your guard. At the first sign of a suspect nose you may be flailed with sticks and driven underground with shouts of ‘get out of here you filthy Covid carrier’ ringing in your ears.
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’.
Renee runs for returned soldiers
Spreyton runner Renee Ritson has thanked Meander Valley residents for their donations to Mates4Mates as she ran 133km from Penguin to Launceston. So far Renee’s fundraising efforts on the three-day run have collected $4000 for Mates4Mates, a support organization for returned Australian soldiers and their families.
Deb White elected to council
Meander Valley has a new councillor following the resignation of Susie Bower, who is standing for Lyons in the coming federal election. Cllr Deb White was elected on a recount of the 2018 vote but is not a new face on the council.
Winterfire 2021!
Held annually each year, Winter Fire in Deloraine attracted capacity crowds in 2021. I was one of the 900 guests and 100 workers who attended the event to celebrate winter and the community. The highlight of the evening was the largest bonfire I have ever seen.
Halls Hut at Lake Malbena registered by Heritage Tasmania
A bushwalking hut at Lake Malbena in the Walls of Jerusalem in the central highlands has been provisionally registered in the Tasmanian Heritage Register. Halls Hut has become embroiled in the conservation battle over the Wild Drake ecotourism business proposed by Daniel Hackett, who has leased the island in Lake Malbena.
Exton crash raises questions about Bass Hwy quality
A two-car crash that killed two people on the Bass Highway near Exton has raised concerns about the safety of non-divided sections of the road. The people killed were, sadly, Victorian parents on holiday with their three teenagers during the mid-year school break.
Councillors support chipping away at another five acre block in Westbury
Another block on Five Acre Row in Westbury has been approved for subdivision, causing angst among residents and division among Meander Valley councillors.
Gracious Bentley moving on in history
In a Tasmanian winter when the hawthorn hedges at Chudleigh are bare of all but berries, you can see historic Bentley from Mole Creek Road. In other seasons, hedges grown by former owner Phillip Oakden conceal the spreading white home tucked under an unnamed hill and backed by the majestic Western Tiers.
Flush 3Ps only says TasWater after smelly episode
Bad smells wafting over Westbury and sewage bubbling up in gardens during July’s wet weather was caused by residents flushing prohibited items down their toilets, TasWater said.