Category: News

25 November Ordinary Council Meeting

Tonight’s Ordinary Council Meeting will be live-streamed at 6pm on Youtube. Visit https://youtu.be/gbMdbyHmBW4 to view the meeting live. For more information and to view the agenda, please visit our Meetings, Agendas & Minutes page.

Planning Scheme amendments on exhibition

On 21 October 2020 the Huon Valley Council initiated an amendment to the Huon Valley Interim Planning Scheme 2015 to amend the Attenuation Area Overlay applicable to the Cygnet Treatment Plant at 7321 Channel Highway, Cygnet (‘CTP’) under former Section 34(1)(b) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 (‘Act’). The Council also certified…

Weed of the Month (November): Brooms

English broom (Cytisus scoparius) and canary broom (Genista monspessulana) are swift invaders of bare ground, where they can form dense thickets that take over pasture or bushland. Hard-coated seeds are produced in pods that split open in summer, flinging the seeds up to 5m away. The seeds can last for a long time in the…

NAIDOC Week 2020: Street banners unveiled and reconciliation action begins

The Huon Valley Council is committed to strengthening our relationships and working partnerships with the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, so that we can support their languages, culture and heritage to be respected, shared and celebrated into the future. In acknowledgement and respectful celebration of NAIDOC Week 2020 (8–15 November), the Main Street…

Help build the National Register of War Memorials

We remember all those who have lost their lives or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts through time. As we pause to reflect this Remembrance Day, we have the opportunity to contribute stories of local commemoration and help build the National Register of War Memorials. Places of Pride is an Australian War Memorial initiative…

Would you like to know more about trauma?

The Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies, in partnership with the Huon Valley Council, is offering free training on the topic of trauma. This project has been funded by the Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal. This project aims to establish a Community of Practice consisting of local Trauma Champions, to support the work of…