Category: News

Speed Limit Review

The Department of State Growth is applying to the Commissioner for Transport to reduce the speed limit on Vinces Saddle from 100km/hr to 80km/hr in both directions, for a roughly 4km stretch from the cemetery (towards Hobart). The Department is also seeking community feedback on whether road users want the speed limit reduction to also…

Land subdivision planning applications lodged

As part of its Land Strategy, Huon Valley Council is lodging planning applications for six subdivisions across multiple towns to establish formed roads from their bordering land lots and adjust boundaries. By formalising road lots and land boundaries, the subdivisions will allow for future development possibilities and the creation of public open space. Specific details…

Huon Valley Council welcomes new citizens

On Wednesday 24 July, seven Huon Valley residents became Australian citizens at an official ceremony in the Council Chambers. The new citizens were welcomed from five different countries around the world, including Chile, Poland, the United Kingdom, Finland and China. Huon Valley Council Mayor Bec Enders said the ceremony saw an uplifting gathering of community…

New app to help fire-affected Huon Valley businesses recover

An official launch was held yesterday for a new app that will promote the Huon Valley as a tourist destination and help understand how the 2019 bushfires affected visitation. The University of Tasmania partnered with the Huon Valley Council and a licence holder for the University’s Tourism Tracer technology, Gulliver, to produce the new app named…

Data tools by .id now available across Tasmania

All Tasmanians can now access detailed demographic data about their community through the use of digital tools by population experts .id, following an announcement from Regional Development Tasmania that funding from the Tasmanian Government has secured complete coverage of the technology across the state. Powered by demographic specialists across the country, the .id online tools…

Mobile Base Station Deployment Code Update

The Industry Code for Mobile Base Station Deployment was recently updated with amendments that will improve communication between Councils and their communities when carriers are deploying mobile network infrastructure in their area. An info sheet from the Mobile Carriers Forum (MCF) provides details about carrier contacts, 5G, electromagnetic energy (EME) and changes to the Mobile…