SFL round 10 preview

Southern Football League match preview
Round 10 - Provided by SFL League Management

Lindisfarne v New Norfolk at Anzac Park, 2pm 
There’s no telling how this game will go after New Norfolk's revival over the last couple of weeks. The Eagles have completely turned their season around.

The Two Blues have beaten every team in the competition, but coach Daniel Willing tells his players not to get ahead of themselves, noting that New Norfolk has really improved in recent weeks.

This game would be the one for the Eagles to win as Lindisfarne hasn’t been defeated all season and would prove that the Boyer boys are back in town.

This will be a great game of football and a hotly contested match.

Cygnet v Claremont at Cygnet, 2pm
Both teams had excellent wins last weekend, which puts more pressure on them to win this game. Claremont has lost only one game this season, but after Cygnet’s form in recent weeks the reigning premiers may have some competition.

Sorell v Brighton at Pembroke Park, 2pm
Sorell and Brighton both desperately need a this weekend as they’re sitting at the bottom of the ladder. It will be interesting to see which team can prevail on field this weekend.

Hobart v Huonville at the TCA Ground, 2pm
Huonville and Hobart both suffered big losses last weekend. The Tigers have the home ground advantage this week, and maybe that will be enough for them to prevail over the Lions.

BYE: Dodges Ferry

Another foggy start today

The scene on the Derwent at New Norfolk this morning.

Friday road weather warning

Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Road Weather Alert for Tasmania
for Central Plateau, Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts

Issued at 3:52pm on Thursday 2 June 2016.

Icy roads will make driving conditions dangerous during Friday in parts of the Central Plateau, Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts.

For information on any road closures, please contact your local council or the Police.

The next alert will be issued by 11pm Thursday.

School seeks spectacular seats

Red arrows indicate possible locations for the new outdoor
seating at New Norfolk High School.

THE Tasmanian Government Art Site Scheme is seeking expressions of interest from artists to create a long single seat or a series of smaller seats to be located in the soon-to-be-landscaped grounds of New Norfolk High School. The budget for the project is $18,900 plus GST.

"The seating will create a focal point in this landscaped area and be a catalyst for students and staff to gather to share conversations, knowledge and provide a place where learning may take place," the commission says. "The proposed seating will encourage students, staff and visitors to spend time in this outdoor space and provide a creative element to complement the surrounding landscaping."

The current works at New Norfolk High School involve the redevelopment of existing classrooms to provide contemporary learning areas for Grade 7 students as well as the demolition of other buildings described as redundant and surplus to requirements. The removal of those buildings will allow for a centrally located landscaped area to be created that will be used both as social space and a learning environment.

Briefing notes provided for potential applicants for the arts commission say the artwork should aim to resonate with good and positive feelings about the community and school. "Through this redevelopment the school would like to promote a positive and welcoming environment to assist in building community confidence in what the school provides as a learning environment, not only in an academic sense but in the visual perception of the school."

The area to be landscaped.

The space is also planned to accommodate outdoor lockers, a stage and an area for classes to take place outside. "This landscaped area is designed to provide way finders to the students, staff and visitors to allow them to move around the area without confusion, where the area is a logical sequence of flowing spaces," the commission says.

Visual artists and designer/makers have been encouraged to apply for this commission by June 10 but submitting solo or collaborative applications.  The selected artist/s will be able to work with the landscape designer to negotiate how the seating and the planting could complement one another.

"The various materials the landscape designer plans to use include stone, gravel paving, grass and substantial tree and bush plantings. The seating needs to be engaging, comfortable, extremely durable, vandal and skateboard proof, low maintenance and safe, with a lifespan of at least
15 years.

More information about the arts commission is available online.

Chimney fire at historic hotel

The scene in Montagu St around 4.30pm today.

CREWS from the New Norfolk Fire Brigade are at the scene of an incident at the Bush Inn Hotel in Montagu St, New Norfolk.

A chimney fire is believed to be the problem. The incident was reported shortly before 4.30pm when smoke was observed on the roof of the 190-year-old hotel.

UPDATE: A snorkel unit was brought in from Hobart before the incident was closed just before 6pm. The problem was confirmed to have been a chimney fire.

Road weather alert

Bureau of Meteorology

Tasmania

Road Weather Alert
for Upper Derwent Valley, Central North, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast and South East forecast districts

Issued at 4:04pm on Wednesday 1 June 2016.

Icy roads will make driving conditions dangerous during Thursday in parts of the Central North, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts.

For information on any road closures, please contact your local council or the Police.

The next alert will be issued by 11pm Wednesday.

Foggy start for first day of winter

Fog lapped at Peppermint Hill earlier this morning.

Still looking beautiful at the church end of the town centre.