Do you live in Glen Huon, Lonnavale or Judbury? Why not come along to our next Community Chat on Thursday 4 August at the Judbury Community Centre between 6-8pm. We want to hear what issues are most important to you. We are keen to create more face-to-face connection points between community and council. Community Chats…
The Huon Valley community welcomed its newest Australian citizens at an official ceremony in the Huonville Town Hall on Thursday. The ceremony saw family and friends, Acting Mayor Sally Doyle, Deputy Mayor Sue Clark, Huon Valley Council General Manager Jason Browne, Senator Catryna Bilyk, Senator Jonathan Duniam, Jacquie Petrusma MP, Nic Street MP, David O’Byrne…
A preliminary design for a new link road between the Huon and Channel Highways has been released for public display.The Australian and Tasmanian Governments have committed $29.2 million to build the link road, which will divert traffic travelling to and from Cygnet away from Main Street in Huonville. It will reduce congestion and improve safety…
A very special gathering took place at the Huon Valley Hub on Sunday to celebrate the beginning of NAIDOC Week and to launch a wonderful exhibition called Loongana (Run Together) curated by Deb Cobern with participating artists Belinda Casey, Deb Cobern, Bron Englert, Carla Herweynen, Gemma O’Rourke and Kris Schaffer. Bron Englert performed the Welcome…
Land managers throughout the Huon Valley gathered at Burtons Reserve recently for a workshop on cultural burning, the first workshop of its kind to be facilitated on council land. Led by Jason Andrew Smith, palawa man, a cultural burning educator and fire practitioner and hosted by the South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation (SETAC), the aim…
After a 23-year career in opera, Ben Hayward Segal nowadays spends time hanging out at skate parks introducing young people to music using a fusion of music, recycled instruments, and digital media. Ben has been a pivotal part of the successful Youth Beat program in the Huon Valley, a free outreach service provided by Mission…
