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Ordinary Council Meeting – Wednesday 29 June 2022

Watch via live stream This Ordinary Council Meeting will be live-streamed at 6pm on YouTube. Attend the public gallery The Huon Valley Council has removed COVID-19 density and capacity limits for all Council Meetings. This means the capacity for our public gallery tonight will be 24 people. No bookings are required. People will be allocated…

Getting the most out of Tech Hour

Having a laptop and knowing how to use it has opened a whole new world for Rob, a retiree from the Huon Valley. It was a friend in the UK who suggested Rob get a laptop. “He thought I’d benefit from it”, Rob said. “But I was a bit reluctant about it initially. It was…

Huon Beings: Arad’s Story

Arad is an Indigenous person from Iran. He is a father, refugee advocate, entrepreneur and a Huon Valley resident. Arad recently shared his story with us about becoming a refugee and his journey to Australia. He has a simple message for people who are unsure how to treat refugees: “Could you please just share your…

Inviting community for a chat

The Huon Valley Council is inviting community members living in Mountain River, Crabtree and Grove to come along to its first Community Conversations initiative. Acting Mayor Sally Doyle said creating more face-to-face connection points between community and council is the goal of this initiative. “Our message to the community is: we need you; you matter…

Funding for Safeguarding Volunteering Project

The 2022–23 State Budget has provided $220,000 per year over two years for the continuation and extension of Volunteering Tasmania’s Safeguarding Volunteering Project. Research shows that without change to the volunteering sector, by 2030, there will be a shortfall of over 40% in volunteers, as demand outstrips supply of volunteers. To address this, Volunteering Tasmania…

Bridging the Digital Divide

When Susan Westcott set her mind to learning how to pair her poetry with video, she admits she didn’t know what she was in for. But twelve months on Susan is thrilled with how far she’s come and her ability to acquire sophisticated technical skills such as editing in iMovie. “I had no idea what…