Huon Valley Council has secured a grant of $56,500 through Healthy Tasmania for the Huon Valley Food Hub’s ‘Heartland: A Regenerative Farm School Program’. The Heartland program is a trial project that will enable all public primary schools in the Huon Valley to have a thriving regenerative school farm, nourishing kitchen and access to locally…
Fireworks permits have been issued for the following locations on Cracker Night, Saturday 27 May 2023. Crabtree Cygnet Dover Franklin Garden Island Creek Gardners Bay Geeveston Glen Huon Grove Huonville Lonnavale Lucaston Pelverata Police Point Port Huon Southport Verona Sands Wattle Grove Please be advised that the duration of the fireworks display has been extended…
During the first 6 months of our e-waste recycling operation, a massive 1.2 tons of e-waste has been recycled at Southbridge Waste Transfer Station (WTS) in Huonville. Hard drives, mobile phones, laptops and cabling are items that have commonly been dropped off at Southbridge WTS for recycling. The e-waste goes to our recycling partner Resource…
The team at the Reuse Shed in Geeveston are on a mission to get metal waste out of landfill and out of the bush. “If it’s metal, we take it! And as much as possible, find another home for it,” says John Drysdale, CEO JV Drysdale Engineering Pty Ltd. John’s vision to start a sculpture…
It was a heart-warming occasion, with friends and family filling the Huonville Town Hall to join together and celebrate Huon Valley’s newest citizens. To officially welcome the conferees, Huon Valley Mayor Sally Doyle was joined at the ceremony by General Manager Jason Browne, Senator Catryna Bilyk, Dean Young MP, Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP, David O’Byrne…
Huon Valley Council is calling for applications for the 2023 Natural Resource Management (NRM) Environment Grants program. Financial assistance is available for volunteer care groups and Landcare Tasmania members in the Huon Valley. Two categories available for funding assistance include proposed projects that have a focus on improving or protecting the natural values within the…
