A SPECIAL closed meeting of council was held on December 18 to discuss the general manager's contract, which is due to expire at the end of the financial year. The meeting resolved to issue the following statement:
"THE Derwent Valley Council will advertise the position of general manager in accordance with the Local Government Act.
"The present general manager's contract will expire at the end of June 2015. The council thanks Stephen Mackey for his 15 years of service and has advised him that he is welcome to reapply for the position when it is advertised.
"A committee of councillors will meet shortly and will make a recommendation about the advertising process no later than the monthly meeting in February."
Strathgordon
The Gordon Dam at the furthest corner of the municipality is one of the jewels of our area
Mt Field
We are very fortunate to have Tasmania's equal oldest national park in our municipality. Its centenary will be celebrated in 2016.
Book launch
Dick Adams MHR has been kind enough to launch both volumes of the recent Derwent Valley history books we have produced locally.
BBC Radio
In 2001 I travelled to England at my own expense to bid for the right to host the 2008 World Gathering of Norfolk and Norwich here in the Derwent Valley. During this interview on BBC Radio Norwich, it was announced that our bid had been successful
Official welcome
During my visit to Norwich, the chief city in the county of Norfolk, I was officially welcomed by the chairman of the County Council who probably didn't think signing the official visitors book was as funny as I seem to have done
