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…
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…
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…
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…
