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![Beautiful, yet fleeting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1668395396501-0M7DP7DH7SDBNJ3L6ZFH/Gardening+Cherry+2.jpg)
Meander Valley youth encouraged to take a lead on climate change
Meander Valley Council is supporting young people in the region to provide input into local action to address climate change and participate in community events ranging from Winter Fire, the Climate change forum and Youth Arts Alliance activities.
![Celebrating sixty years of Library love](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1665386810191-ADBEQ2EA86MBSHR53P3I/Library%2B60th%2BAnniv%2B%255BRobin%2BFoster%255D.jpg)
Celebrating sixty years of Library love
Deloraine Library celebrated its 60th anniversary on 21 September 2022.
![RSL’s Call to Arms](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1665386574645-L8E0NWH0N6LV03221MOM/RSL%2BPhoto%2B%255BSupplied%255D.jpg)
RSL’s Call to Arms
There are over 17,000 ADF veterans in Tasmania. The percentage of Tasmanian Veterans with long term health issues is also higher than the national average, which presents a significant challenge in providing support services.
![Celebrating new Meander House](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1665378840219-IZI4D8NG5BWLHKF4K7NJ/Meander+House+opening+%5BSupplied%5D.jpg)
Celebrating new Meander House
On 1 October, Deloraine House and Meander Valley Council celebrated the signing of a new lease over the former Meander School site.
![Taking new patients at Deloraine and Westbury centres](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1665386096302-ZDSNYJE5BYLUAPOF7QW2/Dr%2BShiwei%2BWang%2BDr%2BPavel%2BKurguzkin.jpg)
Taking new patients at Deloraine and Westbury centres
Deloraine and Westbury Medical are taking new patients at both sites with a fee for the first visit and then bulk billed after that (some procedures excluded).
![Patsy Crawford scribbling away](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1629337471718-MK64LOVPLD4JJW4Y2ILS/MVG+Patsy+Crawford.jpg)
Patsy Crawford scribbling away
You’ve got to hand it to the Brits, they know how to turn on a good show. If you needed proof of that look no further than the journey south and laying to rest of a monarch who sat – at times gingerly - on the throne.
![Weetbix Date Loaf](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1665385485795-YX228JQV876D45AQCWIW/Recipe%2BPhoto.jpg)
Weetbix Date Loaf
As I flip through my old recipe books and folders, I come across many recipes identified by the name of the person who shared them.
![MVFM goes global](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1665385319735-YPB7VTP9UYGPX7UDSL4X/MVFM%2BKenzey%2Bphoto%2B%2528Crop%2529.jpg)
MVFM goes global
John Kensey (a.k.a. Little John or L.J.) certainly gets about. Last year he spent time in New Zealand and Poland.
![Beyond daffodils - celebrating the lesser-known Spring bulbs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1665378806810-65Y8BDC59Y7JAXQOVKMX/Gardening-tulip+px.jpg)
Beyond daffodils - celebrating the lesser-known Spring bulbs
The daffodils this spring have been spectacular with sheets of gold regaling us at every turn.
![Representing you: who’s who of elections 2022](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/2595f0d0-4abe-4a20-81af-b3d63333907f/Election+Thumbnail.png)
Representing you: who’s who of elections 2022
In the first week of October, Meander Valley residents who are enrolled to vote will begin to receive postal ballots for the 2022 Local Government Elections.
![Shamrock legends launch new cricket season](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1665381207016-YL9LZJKQ07XD96ZKKBRL/Shamrocks%2BInductees%2B%255BSupplied%255D%2BCrop.jpg)
Shamrock legends launch new cricket season
It is 25 years since St Patricks Old Collegians Cricket Club entered the Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association (N.T.C.A.).
![Get on your bike!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1665378926581-4A0FTWTUSES9AZ9DBXR7/Pump+Track+Opening+Pic+%5BBrett+Goodsell%5D.jpg)
Get on your bike!
Meander Valley’s much anticipated pump track on Alveston Drive in Deloraine was officially opened on Monday 19 September 2022.
![Footy Season wraps up for another year](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1665378909992-UVZ6HMJTO56POWS62KIV/MVFC+Kia+%28Centre+-+Crop+image%29.jpg)
Footy Season wraps up for another year
The Kangaroos had a good showing at the NTFA Association Awards.
![Rotarians exercise generosity in Deloraine](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1662447860977-PJM4VBDYC3RM932Z54S3/Rotary%2BACDel%2BPicture.jpg)
Rotarians exercise generosity in Deloraine
Rotary Deloraine has donated a seated exercise machine for Aged Care Deloraine to support residents maintain and improve their health.
![Farmers unimpressed by Tasnetwork’s towering ambition](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1662444285022-82H1078E08FDTI51J72T/Marinus+Image.jpg)
Farmers unimpressed by Tasnetwork’s towering ambition
The looming Project Marinus requires transmission infrastructure upgrades and expanded easements on prime agricultural land from Sheffield through Deloraine to Cressy to deliver power from the Tasmanian northwest coast down to southern Tasmania.
![Local Online Access Centres under threat](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1630474870855-E84QF0LWAZ56PDN5W3X8/Generic+Thumbnail+1.jpg)
Local Online Access Centres under threat
Tasmania’s online access centres may have to decrease services as a result of funding levels that have not kept pace with inflation, wages and cost of living.
![Agfest success](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/0b4336bd-a8d9-4b9a-a728-3792ffb260c7/Agfest_Photo2.jpg)
Agfest success
Agfest returned in 2022 with a vengeance. Nearly 50,000 people ignored the forecasts to attend the four-day event, injecting millions dollars into the regional and state economy.
![Council seeks input to vision for Deloraine Racetrack redevelopment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1662447294684-AQICZF9QQXW4I6ZAH0VP/Racetrack%2Bplans.jpg)
Council seeks input to vision for Deloraine Racetrack redevelopment
The Meander Valley community is being encouraged to have input into an innovative project to bring new life back into the Deloraine Racetrack.
![Students celebrate Book Week 2022](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1662447132035-6UOLASB75WVPEIVE8139/BookWeek_DelPrimary.jpg)
Students celebrate Book Week 2022
Book Week provides students with the opportunity to participate in a range of activities to celebrate books and learn about Australian authors and illustrators.