Derwent Valley Council

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,<ref name=ABSLGA/> it includes the localities of Bushy Park, Maydena and Strathgordon, with New Norfolk the major, principal town.

History and attributesEdit

Derwent Valley was established on 2 April 1994, it was previously known as the New Norfolk Municipal Council.<ref name=GovAgencyDetail>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Derwent Valley is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

CouncilEdit

Current compositionEdit

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
Michelle Dracoulis	Mayor/Councillor	Template:Australian party style\|	Independent Labor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Luke Browning	Deputy Mayor/Councillor	Template:Australian party style\|	Independent
Jessica Cosgrove	Councillor	Template:Australian party style\|	Independent
Justin Derksen	Councillor	Template:Australian party style\|	Independent Liberal<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Matt Hill	Councillor	Template:Australian party style\|	Independent
Peter Binny	Councillor	Template:Australian party style\|	Independent Liberal<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Phillip Bingley	Councillor	Template:Australian party style\|	Independent
Sara Lowe	Councillor	Template:Australian party style\|	Independent