A new and creative approach to building community resilience is coming to the Huon Valley. Residents are invited to attend the official launch of The Adaptation Game (TAG) Huon Valley, a board game workshop that helps people explore how their town might respond to climate challenges such as floods, fires and storms. Huon Valley Acting Mayor Toby…
Huon Valley Council has completed important repair works on Cygnet Coast Road, using an innovative method to protect against coastal erosion and keep the road safe for the community. To stabilise the embankment where erosion was threatening the road, our Works team installed Kyowa rock bags—large, specially designed bags of rock made for coastal protection.…
Huon Valley Council is celebrating a remarkable national achievement, with its Manager of Environmental Sustainability, Dr Malcolm Johnson, and the Tasmanian team taking out first place in the 2025 Disaster Challenge national finals held in Hobart yesterday (14 October). The team impressed judges with their project, Thriving Coastal Futures in Southern Tasmania — an initiative…
Protecting Cygnet’s unique heritage, improving access to public transport, and ensuring reliable digital connectivity have emerged as top priorities for the community through recent engagement on the Cygnet Township Structure Plan. One in five local ratepayers (454 adults) contributed their ideas and aspirations for the future of Cygnet through surveys, conversations, business engagement and a…
The Hilltop Hike committee is proud to announce the Huon Valley PCYC as the official 2026 beneficiary, marking a second year of support for their After-School Drop-In Program. Running twice weekly, the program provides young people aged 6–18 with a safe space, nutritious food, social connection and activities led by PCYC staff. Average attendance has grown to…
Huon Valley Council’s Manager of Environmental Sustainability will represent Council as part of a Tasmanian-led team competing in the 2025 Disaster Challenge in Hobart on 14 October. The Tasmanian team is one of only three national finalists and will showcase a groundbreaking project, Thriving coastal futures in southern Tasmania, developed here in the Huon Valley. …
