The Huon Valley Council hosted a Citizenship Ceremony on 21 October, welcoming 12 new Australian citizens to our community. The ceremony was officiated by Acting Mayor Toby Thorpe, with Chief Executive Officer Lachlan Kranz serving as Master of Ceremonies. New citizens from Iran, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Nepal, France, Germany,…
Huon Valley Medical Services is proud to celebrate the recent achievement of Dr David Owusu Sekyere, who has been recognised as the 2025 Tasmanian Registrar of the Year by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). Dr Sekyere, a Rural Generalist registrar based in southern Tasmania, currently provides medical services to the Dover…
The wet and windy weather over the past month has delayed our annual roadside spraying program, which was originally set to start in late September. The weather just hasn’t been suitable for spraying to be effective. We’re hoping to start the program in the next 2 weeks — but that will depend on the weather cooperating! We…
The Huonville community has reached a major sustainability milestone, with the local Recycle Rewards refund point surpassing one million containers returned since the scheme launched earlier this year. Located at Sparkles Car Wash on Main Street, the Huonville site continues to grow in popularity, averaging more than 7,000 containers returned each day. Residents have enthusiastically…
Yellow burrweed (Amsinckia calycina – also known as Amsinckia or fiddleneck) is a declared Class A weed under the Tasmanian Biosecurity Act 2019 and is a high-priority weed for eradication in the Huon Valley. Any new infestations must be reported and controlled immediately. A recent detection has been confirmed in the Huon Valley, most likely introduced…
Huon Valley Council is drafting a new Municipal Area By-law 2025 to simplify and modernise how community services and facilities are managed. The new by-law will combine four existing by-laws into a single, streamlined set of rules. This will reduce duplication, ensure consistency, and make it easier for the community to understand their rights and responsibilities. Most…
