To improve Council’s internal control processes with respect to supplier payments, we have engaged Eftsure™ to provide payment verification services. Eftsure™ provides a service to ensure that payments are made to the intended recipients because banks ignore account names when processing payments. Once implemented, it will be a requirement that all our suppliers are registered…
In accordance with the 2022-2023 Works Program, Council will be carrying out road works on Church Street, Franklin. Works will include new resealing of the road and parking area near the school, as well as new kerb and channel and stormwater infrastructure in the area. Works are scheduled to commence in the week starting 23…
Two new concrete footpaths, funded by the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI), will be built to the north and south of Huonville’s center. The southern footpath will begin at Coolstore Road and end at Homedale Chase, with construction beginning in the week of 16 January 2023. The northern footpath will begin near Orchard…
A new and potentially devastating weed has recently been detected in the Huon and D’Entrecasteaux Channel waterway. Known as an “ecosystem transformer”, rice grass (Spartina anglica) forms dense and impenetrable mats that trap silt and destroy beaches and coastal habitats. This summer, Huon Valley Council will work with Kingborough Council and Tasmania Parks and Wildlife…
Huon Valley Council wishes to advise motorists of traffic hazards with management in place over the summer period. Wattle Grove Road, Wattle Grove On the advice of engineers, traffic lights are in place reducing a short section of Wattle Grove Road to 1 way traffic. Further investigation of the landslip is underway and we intend…
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and merry Christmas. It’s the time of the year where we may indulge a little too much in the Christmas cheer with our family and friends… So just loosen that belt and enjoy! Christmas Day and the holiday period especially, can mean many miles…
