Spring 2012 - Vol 2. No 3 - Derwent Valley Council

Christmas Operating HoursDerwent Valley CouncilChambers and Works Depotwill be closed from 5pm Friday21st December 2012 and willreopen at 8.30 am on Tuesday2nd January 2013Council’s landfill site will beclosing at 11.30am on Monday24th December 2012 and will beclosed all day on Tuesday 25thand Wednesday 26th December2012 and Tuesday 1st January2013.All other days operating hourswill be as normal.Normal landfill site operatinghours are:Monday – Friday 10am – 4.30pm, Saturday and Sunday – 10.30am – 3.30pmGarbage and recyclingcollection – Those propertiesthat would usually have had theirwaste collected on Tuesday 25thDecember 2012 should be awarethat there will be slight changesto collection dates:Garbage collection (solid waste)will take place on Saturday 22ndDecember 2012Recycling collection willtake place on Wednesday 26thDecember 2012THANKS TO LOCALBUSINESSES FORSUPPORTING THISNEWSLETTER.Council would again like to thankall the local businesses who havehelped to distribute this newsletterto the community:Maydena General Store, Kallista Rd,MaydenaWesterway Road House, GordonRiver Rd, WesterwayBushy Park Road House, GordonRiver Rd, Bushy ParkEagle Snack Bar, Hamilton Rd, NewNorfolkThis change will only apply tothose properties that wouldusually have had their wastecollection on Tuesday 25thDecember 2012. All othercollection dates remain asnormal.Normal garbage and recyclingcollection will take place on 1stJanuary 2013.New Norfolk Swimming Poolwill be closed Christmas Day.The Valley Children’s Centrewill be closed from close ofbusiness on Friday 21st December2012 and reopen on Tuesday 2ndJanuary 2013Glengrey House will be closedfrom Thursday 20th December2012 and reopening on Tuesday2nd January 2013In case of a Council relatedemergency please call Council’sout of hours and emergencynumber 6261 8500 (24 hours).Southern Water contact numberis 13 69 92Aurora Energy contact numberis 1300 13 2003Police, Ambulance and Fire canbe contacted on 000 in case of anemergency only∆New Norfolk Newsagency, HighStreet, New NorfolkMolesworth Fabulous Foods,Molesworth Rd, MolesworthDerwent Valley Community House,The Avenue, New NorfolkMaydena Adventure Hub and Cafe,Kallista Road, MaydenaFind us on the web at:www.derwentvalley.tas.gov.auOur next edition will be out inMarch 2013 and available from theabove businesses and the DerwentValley Council Chambers and DerwentValley Council Visitor InformationCentre in Circle Street.Derwent Valley Counciland Staff are Proud to be‘Relay Service Friendly’Derwent Valley Council and its staffare proud to be recognised as a ‘RelayService friendly’ organisation.The National Relay Service (NRS) isan Australian Government initiativethat started in 1996 to help those whohave a speech or hearing impairmentto use the phone.The service is confidential, simpleto use and each call costs about thesame as any local call. NRS users canring anyone, anytime any day of theweek.Derwent Valley Council staff havebeen trained to handle calls made totheir offices by any NRS user.All Derwent Valley residents have anequal right to access council informationand services; staff trained inhandling NRS calls can now help thishappen.Relay calls involve a relay officer whois the central link in the phone call,relaying exactly what is said or typed.They stay on the line throughout eachcall to help it go smoothly, but don’tchange or interfere with what eachperson says.Residents can find out more about theNational Relay Service by contactingthe NRS Helpdesk on 1800 555 660or emailing: helpdesk@relayservice.com.au. More information can befound at: www.relayservice.com.auThe Helpdesk can provide a free informationpack for those who havedifficulty making ordinary phonecalls because of a hearing or speechimpairment. Training is free and canbe done at home.∆The staff andcouncillors of theDerwent Valleywish everyone aMerry Christmasand a safe andhappy New Yearand look forwardto working withyou again in 2013.FOUR