It’s hard to believe it was just last year that the Huon Anglican Church was awarded a thousand-dollar Huon Valley Council community grant. The grant was to help establish a Friday morning Community Breakfast at the Church’s Connect Centre in Wilmot Road, Huonville. Now, it’s becoming a local institution. Each week a close-knit team of…
Twenty-one-year-old Ruben is an enthusiastic staff member at Wren and Wolf café in Huonville. “I like to cook. I make some bread, sandwiches, cut some vegetables,” he says. “I like to meet the customers.” Since starting at the café, Ruben has also learned to make coffees and take orders for food, as well as the…
On Saturday 25 May 2024, 23 volunteers were honoured at Huon Valley Council’s Community Awards Ceremony held at Franklin’s Palais Theatre. Background In 2022, Huon Valley Council combined what was the Australia Day Awards with the Volunteer Service Awards. Together, the awards are now known as the Huon Valley Community Awards and are presented annually…
Huon Valley Council, together with Tasmania Police, actively participated in this year’s National Road Safety Week from 5 to 12 May 2024. To mark the beginning of this important safety week, Tasmania Police conducted a high-profile traffic operation in Huonville. Transport Tasmania, together with Tas Road Policing Services and Huonville Officers were on scene inspecting…
“Freedom of Entry” is the highest honour a town can grant a military unit, and on Saturday 4 May 2024, it happened. The crew of HMAS Huon, together with the Navy band, marched through Huonville’s Main Street, lined with family, friends and community supporters. The ship’s Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Rodney Weeks, is a local…
“Do you get to fish off the boats?” This important question was just one of many asked by Huonville High and Huonville Primary School students this week, as they welcomed a very special group of visitors to the classroom. Former student, now Lieutenant Commander Rodney Weeks and four fellow crew members of HMAS Huon dropped…
