Category: News

Huon Valley Jobs Hub – Call for expressions of interest

The newly formed Huon Valley Jobs Hub Single Authority is seeking expressions of interest for board directors. For application information, please visit our Huon Valley Jobs Hub project page. Last October it was announced that the State Government had allocated $1.625 million over three years for Huon Valley Council to facilitate the delivery of a…

Ordinary Council Meeting – Wednesday 27 April 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 is able to accommodate a maximum of 6 people in the public gallery in accordance with Public Health maximum density limits. Book on Eventbrite (tickets open at 9am on Monday 25 April…

Celebrating diversity, equality and inclusion

“How we interact with each other should be based on if people are kind and loving and respectful rather than if they’re gay or trans or bisexual or from a different country or have a disability, just be a kind human…Treat people how you want to be treated. It’s simple.”  Huon Valley artist Kat Scarlet…

2022 ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS

We have ANZAC Day commemorations happening in many parts of the Huon Valley on Monday. These commemorations would not be possible without the 2022 ANZAC Day Organising Committee and the help of community volunteers. Below is a message from Acting Mayor Sally Doyle: “I hope you can make it to a Dawn Service, or a…

Living more sustainably in Dover

‘From the soil to the plate’ might be a fairly new concept for some people but it’s not new for Chilean woman Milca Perez. Her grandmother was a farmer, so Milca grew up in an environment where there were lots of family gatherings on a long table, enjoying social connection and fresh food. As a…

Eat Well Tasmania joins forces with Huon Valley Food Hub

The Huon Valley Food Hub reference group recently met to vision and plan for a vibrant and sustainable food hub that has the potential to make our local food system stronger and create social, health, economic and environmental benefits in the valley. Carl Saunder from Eat Well Tasmania is on the reference group and we…