Derwent Valley Council

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.

Derwent Valley Council Tasmania
Map showing the Derwent Valley local government area.
Coordinates	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

History and attributes

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

Current composition

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		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

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Derwent Valley^[7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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

Localities

• 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

• Southwest (part)

See also

• List of local government areas of Tasmania

References

1. "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. "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

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