An exciting new augmented reality (AR) experience has just arrived at Geeveston Visitor Centre, allowing people to get up close to one of the Huon’s most unusual and difficult-to-find creatures. Part of a broader project being formed across Tasmania, the Huon Platypus AR Project is possible because of the teamwork of local developers Handbuilt Creative…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
