Council meeting shunted for birthday bash

THE Derwent Valley Council will hold this year's annual general meeting in the late afternoon to avoid clashing with a party in the Memorial Hall.

A public notice in Saturday's press announced that the AGM would be held at 6.30pm on December 12 but an "amended notice" in today's Mercury newspaper changed the meeting to a 5pm start.

The earlier start will avoid a conflict with a two-hour function in the Memorial Hall to celebrate the council's 150th birthday for a third time.