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Retired Historian, Peter MacFie to lead Fiddle Excursion

April 26, 2017 7 Comments

Retired Port Arthur Historian Peter MacFie will lead the Fiddle Excursion through the Derwent and Lachlan Valleys on Sunday the 14th of May 2017. His extensive research of convict musicians at Port Arthur and a successful sell out Sorell tour, will make him the ideal person to explain the history of Alexander Laing, his music and connection to the community and the people.

Anne Salt, Chairwoman of the Friends of Willow Court sat with Peter and heard that there were a number of fiddle players at Port Arthur, but Alexander Laing was the one musician who had the skills to play and write.

Some ticket still remain for sale, but this is limited because of the coach size and early sales. Visitors will experience historic homesteads and buildings in the region, light lunch, afternoon tea and a separate tour of Glen Derwent. Another local Historian will tell the history of the places visited and there will be live music from Alexander Laing tunes played by Folk Trio, Green Hills Gathering at each venue. Two solders, in original uniform will escort visitors throughout the day.

ST MATTHEWS ANGLICAN CHURCH
WILLOW COURT BARRACKS
FRESCATI HOUSE
STEPHEN STREET CEMETERY
ST PAULS UNITING CHURCH
LACHLAN HALL
GLENLEITH
GLEN DERWENT

This is a National Trust Heritage Event.

Click images above for ticket sales or contact the Derwent Valley Council.

ONLY A FEW TICKETS REMAINING

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Trespass at Willow Court

June 5, 2016 2 Comments

Disturbing actions at Willow Court.

Another group who has a narrow interest in Willow Court has been releasing and promoting a sequence of “anonymous” videos of the wards in the private and council owned areas. The claim is that the gates and doors were opened, therefore justifying what many people would call trespassing. This group is now promoting and justifying the footage by sharing it. The latest and most disturbing of these videos shows the names of previous residents who are still living in the community.

It has also come to our attention that there are a number of people who have now been entering the oval wards as the current owner, it is believed, has run into financial difficulties and has left the State.

We have also heard claims that the clean out of these wards revealed asbestos which was “thrown out the windows into skip bins, even while the Willow Court Market was on”.

We would be interested to find out the truth in these matters and also ask that the privacy of the people who either called Willow Court home or their workplace be respected and the promotion of these films and trespassing in the privately owned and council owned wards stop.

It is still unclear how much more asbestos is in the buildings however an earlier report revealed that a bulk amount was removed, but during recent conservation works it was identified that the switchboards and gaskets in the heating systems contain asbestos.

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Hon. David Llewellyn AM, Conservation Progress Report

October 27, 2014 No Comments

October 2014

The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Willow Court Special Committee of the Derwent Valley Council received a report from David Llewellyn which was recorded so everyone can have access to the updated information of the site.

Recorded last Wednesday and broken up into 20 small podcasts for you to hear, with each podcast edited and self titled for easy access to the subject/s that interest you or you can just play all 20 and know the very latest information.

Click on the picture to go to the restoration tab and hear the podcasts.

1. “Work priority considerations” 1:50
2. “ Welcome” 1:05
3. “Total expenditure” 0:49
4. “The project manager” 1:29
5. “Terms of reference and committee make up” 2:28
6. “Security” 1:50
7. “Reason why conservation not complete” 1:23
8. “Questions DVC Strategy for use” 2:37
9. “Preamble” 1:59
10. “MOU” 1:15
11. “Grape vine cuttings” 0:53
12. “David Llewellyn Future” 0:48
13. “Fund raising and financial plan” 2:45
14. “Frustrations and reports” 1:30
15. “Frascati” 1:20
16. “Conclusion” 1:05
17. “Brett Noble on going involvement” 1:13
18. “Anchor tenant and occupancy” 2:27
19. “2012” 1:42
20. “2010” 2:16

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Spring Growth on Tasmania’s oldest Grape Vine.

December 10, 2013 No Comments

The Friends of Frascati have been busy tending the gardens around Frascati house and with so much rain fall everything is looking very lush and green including the old grape vine. Still yet to be identified as a particular variety. The vine was looking rather spending last Monday. Conservation Committee Chair person David Llewellyn has taken cuttings in the hope of identifying the variety and recently stated: “I have four of them growing at St Helelns but they aren’ big enough to identify as yet”. David is the owner of

Priory Ridge Wines

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Smear and incitement becoming wearing

February 24, 2013 No Comments

I believe that I have brought to the public ‘s attention a range of positive stories, even though some had to have interesting angle in their approach to see the positive side of the restoration of Willow Court, both building and people history. As someone who believes in positive behavioural re-enforcement, I have to look hard at the issues to write news stories around events and happening. The last few stories have lost that positive edge, not all things can be looked at when they simply don’t have a positive edge.

This week I have had to read false allegation against me by a paranormal enthusiast. After this person resigned from the Willow Court Committee we have had nothing but smear and incitement to create a toxic culture at New Norfolk and on social media. We have tried to rise above answering these group members, when they cut and paste comments and put their own swing on them.

As a volunteer who has offered every hour of work free and supported a wonderful team of Derwent Valley residents achieve and bring Willow Court sensitively to the public over the last twelve months these attack are wearing.

This was removed after I stated on this site that I will hand this allegation to my legal advocate on Monday.

Aiden Sullivan

Unfortantly the Documentary has been unlawfully leaked into the wrong hands, That being the Willow court committee which was behind the ABC news report on us last night.

This is just an example of what length some members of the Willow court committee will go to. I believe that they started out with the good of willow court in there mind, but now it is clear that their agenda towards my team have out shadowed whats good for the site.

The only copy’s of the Documentary that have been pubically released have been handed to each councillor of the Derwent Valley Council.

These people feel like they have more of a right than you to view this Documentary and will go to any length to stop it, Which now includes illegal activity.

Nicole N Nick Jarvis Interesting comment, if mark can get his hands on a copy it’s a wonder the Disability specialists have not also seen it. I’m a bit bemused why he and the committee would be bitter that we left, we must have meant more to them than we think or they lost some sort of control when we left.

Mark you are a bit hypocritical you didn’t have a problem showing the same archive footage at previous open days did you? But because it doesn’t fit your purpose or its not in one of your own films you chose to attack us for something you also endorsed.

The footage shown at Open days has all the people removed! Mark

Aiden Sullivan 100% agree Nick, this archive footage is know open to the public

Dave Condon It’s always a different story when it’s someone else and not them.
It’s funny how quick they are to point the finger at APIU and their documentary, but similar footage has been used before by Mark.
One word sums them up “Hypocrites”

Ben Crothers I don’t think that’s exactly fair, because it is not about the using the footage, it’s about what it is used for.

Nicole N Nick Jarvis That’s not really how its been explained to us Ben and even the article talks about showing patients which would be referring to footage. As for the paranormal investigation footage, it’s basically us talking to thin air in a sense, no patients in that section.

Carlene Ellis have u composed a statement yet?

Nicole N Nick Jarvis No not yet Carlene Ellis

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Willow Court, International Tourist Destination

February 23, 2013 No Comments

This past week Tourism Tasmania have finished filming their new advertising campaign and Willow Court was involved and will be promoted at the end of March to over three million travelers. This campaign is advertising unique travel locations within Tasmania that are different to the normal locations and experiences.

Tony Nicholson escorted an international Photographer and international blogger with a following of over three million like minded travelers through the site yesterday. He was able to sell this unique historic site as a place to visit and experience. This part of the campaign is a slice of the Derwent Valley and was arranged by the Willow Court Advocacy Group.

This is a unique opportunity to advertise Tasmania on an international level to travelers that wish to seek out different experience and without the huge cost of an individual funded campaign. This is not Dark Tourism.

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Trove

June 18, 2012 No Comments

Direct site for more history of Willow Court and surounding areas for those who are reseaching.

Willow Court, New Norfolk Tasmania – Lists – Trove

trove.nla.gov.au

Trove: Find and get Australian resources. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more.

Cheers

Mark

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The Gristle in the Stew

June 11, 2012 No Comments

Around the world we have to come to grips with what we have done in our history, by what we did or what we didn’t do as a community. This call to admit past wrongs is such a common call and all the more reason to have our own Willow Court declared a Site of Conscience. How can we move forward without due reconciliation with the past? How can we “do no more harm” unless there are lessons learnt from past errors? This documentary is from the ABC’s 360 program.

The Gristle in the Stew

www.abc.net.au

Parents of developmentally disabled children in the Province of Ontario, Canada, placed their children in state run institutions thinking they were getting the best

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THE new Willow Court Conservation Committee

June 10, 2012 No Comments

Llewellyn committee meets

THE new Willow Court Conservation Committee had held its first meeting and would soon call for community representation, general manager Stephen Mackey told a Derwent Valley Council workshop on Thursday night. Mr Mackey said the main business of the informal gathering had been to consider terms of reference for the new committee. The committee is expected to be formally established at the council’s June meeting. Those at the initial committee meeting were Mr Llewellyn, mayor Martyn Evans, state government representative Michelle Moseley and architect Paul Lan. Also in attendance was the chairman of the Tasmanian Heritage Council, Dianne Snowden. … Mr Mackey said Mr Llewellyn would soon be asking the Friends of Frescati Committee and the Willow Court and Barracks Working Group to each put forward three nominations for potential community representatives on his committee. http://www.newsnn.net/See More

New Norfolk NEWS

www.newsnn.net

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Great news for Willow Court

May 24, 2012 No Comments

Great news for Willow Court…. the Derwent Valley Council has today been advised that they have been successful in receiving a $300000 grant that they will match dollar for dollar. The grant is for installation of power, security, toilets and some other work.

Anne Salt