Category: News

Huon Valley’s Landcare volunteers celebrated for Landcare Week

Landcare Week runs from 3–9 August 2026, and Huon Valley Council is marking the occasion by shining a light on the scale and dedication of the region’s Landcare volunteers. A new Community Landcare Impact Report from Landcare Tasmania shows just how much these groups contribute to the Huon Valley’s environment and community. Of the 31…

Get approval before you build: warning for coastal property owners

Huon Valley Council is urging coastal property owners, builders, and contractors to obtain all required approvals before undertaking coastal protection works such as seawalls, rock walls, and retaining walls.  Recent enforcement action involving an unauthorised seawall construction in the Huon Valley has highlighted the need for greater community awareness. Under the Building Act 2016 and the Tasmanian Planning…

Geeveston Outfall Relocation Project – upcoming works

Huon Valley Council is sharing the following update from TasWater regarding upcoming works at Shipwrights Point. As part of the Geeveston Effluent Outfall Relocation Project, TasWater will begin constructing a new sewer pipeline between Shipwrights Point and Geeveston Sewage Treatment Plant. This work is the next stage in connecting the recently completed outfall at Shipwrights…

New trial gives old TVs and monitors a second life

Got an old TV or computer monitor gathering dust in the shed? Huon Valley Council has partnered with Resource Work Cooperative on a 12-month trial to find better ways to recycle these hard-to-process items. The trial is already underway and residents can drop off unwanted TVs and monitors – along with any cables and remotes…

Annual road resealing program wraps up

Council’s annual road resealing program has now been completed, with 19,637 metres of sealed road across eight locations receiving a fresh seal. The program kicked off in January with works on Duke Street, Geeveston, before crews moved through Ranelagh, Lonnavale, Franklin, Grove, Cygnet and Glendevie and Gardners Bay to complete the following roads: Resealing is…

Food waste drop-off trial now open at Southbridge

Huon Valley Council has launched a free food waste drop-off trial at the Southbridge (Huonville) Waste Transfer Station, giving households an extra way to keep food scraps out of landfill.  Food waste makes up around one third of household general waste in the Huon Valley. Keeping food scraps out of landfill is one of the easiest ways…