Derwent Valley Council

Local government area in Tasmania, Australia

Derwent Valley Council
Tasmania

Map showing the Derwent Valley local government area.

Coordinates| 42°48′46″S 146°25′22″E﻿ / ﻿42.8129°S 146.4227°E﻿ / -42.8129; 146.4227
Population| 10,290 (2018)[1]
• Density| 2.5049/km2 (6.488/sq mi)
Established| 2 April 1994[2]
Area| 4,108 km2 (1,586.1 sq mi)[1]
Mayor| Michelle Dracoulis
Council seat| New Norfolk
Region| Upper Derwent River region
State electorate(s)| Lyons
Federal division(s)| Lyons
Website| Derwent Valley Council
| LGAs around Derwent Valley Council:

West Coast | Central Highlands | Southern Midlands
West Coast | Derwent Valley Council | Glenorchy
West Coast | Huon Valley | Kingborough
View over the Derwent Valley towards Hobart

Derwent Valley Council is a local government body situated in southern-central Tasmania, west of Hobart. Derwent Valley is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 10,290,[1] it includes the localities of Bushy Park, Maydena and Strathgordon, with New Norfolk the major, principal town.

## History and attributes

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Derwent Valley was established on 2 April 1994, it was previously known as the New Norfolk Municipal Council.[2] Derwent Valley is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]

The Tarn Shelf within Mount Field National Park is located within the region and is an area of significant botanic interest.

## Council

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### Current composition

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The current logo replaced an older logo that depicted an oast house (a kiln for drying hops), trees and a roll of paper which are representative of major industries in the municipality.

The current Council was elected in 2022:

Name | Position | Party affiliation

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Michelle Dracoulis | Mayor/Councillor |  | Independent Labor[4]
Luke Browning | Deputy Mayor/Councillor |  | Independent
Jessica Cosgrove | Councillor |  | Independent
Justin Derksen | Councillor |  | Independent Liberal[5]
Matt Hill | Councillor |  | Independent
Peter Binny | Councillor |  | Independent Liberal[6]
Phillip Bingley | Councillor |  | Independent
Sara Lowe | Councillor |  | Independent

### 2022 election results

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Derwent Valley.[edit]

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Derwent Valley[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent Labor | Michelle Dracoulis (elected)  | 1,508  | 23.51  |
| Independent | Luke Browning (elected)  | 780  | 12.16  |
| Independent | Jessica Cosgrove (elected)  | 462  | 7.20  |
| Independent Liberal | Peter Binny (elected)  | 456  | 7.11  |
| Independent | Phillip Bingley (elected)  | 401  | 6.25  |
| Independent Liberal | Justin Derksen (elected)  | 397  | 6.19  |
| Independent | Matt Hill (elected)  | 334  | 5.21  |
| Independent | James Graham  | 302  | 4.71  |
| Independent | Phillip Bigg  | 295  | 4.60  |
| Independent | Sara Lowe (elected)  | 293  | 4.57  |
| Greens | Heather Chaplin  | 250  | 3.90  |
| Independent | Wayne Shoobridge  | 209  | 3.26  |
| Independent | Brody Wiggins  | 169  | 2.63  |
| Independent | Natasha Woods  | 138  | 2.15  |
| Independent Labor | Deb Carnes  | 122  | 1.90  |
| Independent Labor | Liz Virtue  | 121  | 1.89  |
| Independent Labor | Brett Maryniak  | 117  | 1.82  |
| Independent | Eve Nelson  | 60  | 0.94  |
Total formal votes  | 6,414  | 95.92  |
Informal votes  | 273  | 4.08  |
Turnout | 6,687  | 80.10  |
Party total votes
| Independent | 3,443  | 53.68  |
| Independent Labor | 1,868  | 29.12  |
| Independent Liberal | 853  | 13.30  |
| Greens | 250  | 3.90  |

## Localities

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* Black Hills (part)
* Boyer (part)
* Broadmarsh (part)
* Bushy Park
* Claremont (part)
* Collinsvale (part)
* Fitzgerald
* Florentine (part)
* Glenfern
* Glenlusk (part)
* Glenora
* Granton (part)
* Gretna (part)
* Hayes
* Karanja
* Lachlan
* Lawitta
* Macquarie Plains
* Magra (part)
* Malbina
* Maydena
* Molesworth
* Moogara
* Mount Field (part)
* Mount Lloyd
* National Park (part)
* New Norfolk
* Plenty
* Rosegarland
* Sorell Creek
* Strathgordon
* Styx
* Tyenna
* Uxbridge
* Wellington Park (part)
* Westerway (part)

### Not in above list

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* Southwest (part)

## See also

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* List of local government areas of Tasmania

## References

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1. ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
2. ^ a b "Agency Details: Derwent Valley Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
3. ^ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
4. ^ "Labor endorses small business owner as candidate for Fairfax".
5. ^ "Liberals look to stars, commit to space research and development".
6. ^ "Six questions for the council candidates".
7. ^ "Derwent Valley Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
8. ^ "Six questions for the council candidates". New Norfolk News. 3 October 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024.

## External links

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* Derwent Valley Council official website
* Local Government Association Tasmania Archived 22 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
* Tasmanian Electoral Commission - local government

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Local government areas of Tasmania

Current LGAs|

* Break O'Day
* Brighton
* Burnie
* Central Coast
* Central Highlands
* Circular Head
* Clarence
* Derwent Valley
* Devonport
* Dorset
* Flinders
* George Town
* Glamorgan–Spring Bay
* Glenorchy
* Hobart
* Huon Valley
* Kentish
* King Island
* Kingborough
* Latrobe
* Launceston
* Meander Valley
* Northern Midlands
* Sorell
* Southern Midlands
* Tasman
* Waratah–Wynyard
* West Coast
* West Tamar

Former LGAs|

* Beaconsfield
* Bothwell
* Bruney Islands
* Emu Bay
* Campbell Town
* Deloraine
* Esperance
* Evandale
* Fingal
* Glamorgan
* Gormanston
* Green Ponds
* Hamilton
* Huon
* Lilydale
* Longford
* Lyell
* New Norfolk
* Oatlands
* Penguin
* Port Cygnet
* Portland
* Queenborough
* Queenstown
* Richmond
* Ringarooma
* Ross
* Scottsdale
* St Leonards
* Spring Bay
* Strahan
* Ulverstone (Leven)
* Waratah
* Wynyard (Table Cape)
* Westbury
* Zeehan

* v
* t
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South West region of Tasmania, Australia

Settlements|

* Adamsfield
* Melaleuca
* Strathgordon

Governance|

* Braddon (federal)
* Franklin (federal)
* Braddon (state)
* Franklin (state)
* Derwent Valley Council
* Huon Valley Council
* West Coast Council

Mountains|

* Engineer Range
* Frenchmans Cap
* Anne

| Frankland Range|

* Citadel, The
* Cleft Peak
* Cupola, The
* Frankland
* Greycap
* Lion, The
* Lloyd Jones
* Murpheys Bluff
* Redtop
* Right Angle
* Scotts
* Secheron
* Terminal

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Arthur Range|

* Federation

King William Range|

Mount King William

Prince of Wales Range (Tasmania)|

* Diamond Peak

Protected areas,
parks and reserves|

* Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
* Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area
* Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve
* Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area
* Southwest National Park
* South West Wilderness
* Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve
* Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

Rivers|

* Anne
* Davey
* Franklin
* Gordon
* Huon
* Serpentine
* Spero

Lakes|

* Edgar

Lake Pedder controversy|

*   * Gordon
* Pedder
* Lake Pedder Action Committee
* United Tasmania Group

Dams
Franklin controversy|

* Edgar
* Gordon
* Scotts Peak
* Serpentine

* Commonwealth v Tasmania

* The Wilderness Society

Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries|

* Bathurst Harbour
* Bathurst Channel
* James Kelly Basin
* Port Davey

Coastal features|

* High Rocky Point
* Low Rocky Point
* Point Hibbs
* South Coast
* South West Cape

Power stations|

* Gordon

Transport|

* Gordon River Road
* Scotts Peak Dam Road

| Railways|

* Great Western Railway (proposed never constructed)

|

Landmarks|

| Natural|

* Gordon Splits

|

Man-made|

* Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse
* Port Davey Track
* South Coast Track

People of note|

* Bob Brown
* Peter Dombrovskis
* Helen Gee
* James Goodwin
* Brenda Hean
* Richard Jones
* Deny King
* Eric Reece
* Olegas Truchanas
* T. B. Moore

Islands|

* Eddystone
* Hibbs Pyramid
* Inner Rocks
* Sidmouth Rock

| Breaksea|

* Fitzroy
* Kathleen
* Main
* Mavourneen
* Munday
* North

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Maatsuyker (group)|

* Chicken
* De Witt
* Flat Top
* Flat Witch
* Hen
* Ile du Golfe
* Louisa
* Maatsuyker (island)
* Needles
* Round Top
* Walker
* Western Rocks

Swainson (group)|

* Big Caroline
* Hay
* Lourah
* Shanks
* Swainson

Mutton Bird (group)|

* East Pyramids
* Mutton Bird Island
* Mutton Bird Islet (southeast)
* Mutton Bird Islet (southwest)
* Sugarloaf
* Sugarmouse
* Wendar
* Wild Wind

Pedra Branca|

* Mewstone

Trumpeter|

* Coffee Pot, The
* Hobbs
* Trumpeter
* West Pyramid

Books and newspapers|

* Tasmania's offshore islands
* Tasmania's Wilderness Battles
* The South West Book
* South West Tasmania Resources Survey

Flora, fauna, and fishlife|

* Orange-bellied parrot
* Pedder galaxias
* Pedder earthworm
* Pedder planarian
* Pedra Branca skink

Bioregions|

* Southern Ranges (bioregion)
* West (bioregion)

Indigenous heritage|

* Kutikina Cave
* Toogee language
* Western Tasmanian languages

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Suburbs of Hobart, Tasmania

City of Hobart|

* Battery Point
* Cascades
* CBD
* Cornelian Bay
* Dynnyrne
* Fern Tree
* Glebe
* Lenah Valley
* Mount Nelson
* Mount Stuart
* New Town
* North Hobart
* Ridgeway
* Sandy Bay
* South Hobart
* Tolmans Hill
* West Hobart

City of Glenorchy|

* Austins Ferry
* Berriedale
* Chigwell
* Claremont
* Collinsvale
* Derwent Park
* Dowsing Point
* Glenlusk
* Glenorchy
* Goodwood
* Granton
* Lutana
* Montrose
* Moonah
* Rosetta
* West Moonah

City of Clarence|

* Acton Park
* Bellerive
* Cambridge
* Clarendon Vale
* Clifton Beach
* Cremorne
* Flagstaff Gully
* Geilston Bay
* Howrah
* Lauderdale
* Lindisfarne
* Montagu Bay
* Mornington
* Mount Rumney
* Oakdowns
* Opossum Bay
* Otago
* Risdon
* Risdon Vale
* Roches Beach
* Rokeby
* Rose Bay
* Rosny
* Rosny Park
* Sandford
* Seven Mile Beach
* South Arm
* Tranmere
* Warrane

Kingborough Council|

* Barretta
* Blackmans Bay
* Bonnet Hill
* Coningham
* Electrona
* Howden
* Huntingfield
* Kingston
* Kingston Beach
* Lower Snug
* Maranoa Heights
* Margate
* Snug
* Taroona
* Tinderbox

Brighton Council|

* Bridgewater
* Brighton
* Gagebrook
* Green Point
* Old Beach

Sorell Council|

* Dodges Ferry
* Midway Point
* Penna
* Sorell

Derwent Valley Council|

* New Norfolk

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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