Category: News

Landscape values and climate risks study

A UTAS research project seeking to identify where and why people place value in the landscape and how perceptions of climate change risk inform, influence and disrupt those values is calling for participants. If you live, work, or have a meaningful connection to the Huon Valley, PhD researcher, Malcolm Johnson would love to hear from…

Tender – Resheeting Program 2022-2023

Suitably experienced contractors and suppliers are invited to provide tender submissions for the following Council services: TN186 – Resheeting Program 2022-2023 A copy of the Tender document must be obtained by registering your details via the Council’s Tenderlink website: www.tenderlink.com/huonvalley Please direct any enquiries to Council’s Infrastructure Services Department by emailing hvc@huonvalley.tas.gov.au with the relevant…

ABC News shines light on our Food Hub project

Our Food Hub Projects Officer Dr Emily Samuels-Ballantyne spoke to ABC Hobart recently about the Huon Valley Food Hub project and the benefits it brings to the local community. The story also features local grower and resident Toni Baker, Aboriginal Key Teacher at Sacred Heart School, Geeveston, and proud Melukurdee woman Alarna Page, and Indigenous…

Community Vision for the Huon Valley

Help us create the Huon Valley Community Vision. The community vision will be our guiding document for the growth and development of the Huon Valley region over the next 10 to 15 years. Once developed, it will inform future priorities and strategic decisions and play an important role in the development of council plans and…

Huon Valley Audio Tour is Live

Visitors and tourists visiting the Huon Valley can now immerse themselves in an audio tour that provides a rare insight into the valley’s history, its people, and places. Using geo-located technology, the audio tour includes interviews with a diverse range of locals and allows listeners to go on a journey and discover what the towns…

A New Chapter for the Huon Valley Council

The local government election held recently resulted in Sally Doyle being elected mayor after acting in the role for the last seven months, and Toby Thorpe elected as deputy mayor. The elected councillors are Debbie Armstrong, Paul Gibson, David O’Neill, Mark Jessop, Jenny Cambers-Smith, Cathy Temby and Andrew Burgess. Cr Burgess was elected following a…