An anonymous flyer has been distributed to select residents of the Huon Valley. The flyer refers to the Huon Valley Draft Local Provisions Schedule (LPS) and the rezoning of selected properties to Landscape Conservation Zone. Due to there being some key inaccuracies in the flyer we appreciate there will be members of our community confused…
“It’s like something you think will never happen to you. It’s a bit like being burgled… it sort of violates what you see as being that safe space which is your home.” Peter Cooke from Heartfelt Wholefoods in Cygnet, is talking about his experience in the 2019 southern Tasmanian bushfires. Many people in the Huon…
We are seeking keen community members to join us in co-designing the new Huon Valley Natural Resource Management (NRM) Strategy. The NRM Strategy expired at the end of 2021. The new strategy will broaden the focus to include data collection, monitoring, planning, and implementation. Natural Resource Management is about looking after natural values – such as our…
Watch via live stream This Ordinary Council Meeting will be live-streamed at 6pm on YouTube. Attend the public gallery The Huon Valley Council is able to accommodate a maximum of 8 people in the public gallery in accordance with Public Health maximum density limits. Book on Eventbrite (tickets open at 8am on Monday 21 February…
One hundred and thirty-four people attended the public meeting at The Palais Theatre Franklin that discussed the process undertaken by the Huon Valley Council for recruiting and appointing the new General Manager. Eighteen motions were put forward at the meeting and eighteen were carried. Prior to the meeting Council received 35 submissions from 27 members…
“It is the little things that make a big difference.” This is what drives Vicki Royer, winner of the Huon Valley Citizen of the Year Award, to make a contribution to her community. From the age of 13, Vicki has been contributing to her community in various ways. She pays tribute to her mother for…
