Category: News

Online Maintenance

There will be an outage of Council’s online services due to an upgrade. Online services will be unavailable from Friday 24th September 5pm until Sunday 26th 5pm. Rate payments and general enquiries will still work. What will not work will be: application payments; dog registration payments; application payments; infringement payments; licencing payments; submit an enquiry…

Eating with Friends – our last supper for 2021

Friends gathered at the Huon Valley Hub for a last supper on Tuesday 21st September. Chef Roy Leurs and his students from the Huon Valley Trade Training Centre prepared and served some Mediterranean cuisine for Council’s last ‘Eating with Friends’ event for 2021. The event has provided an opportunity for local people to get together,…

Australian Citizenship Day 2021: Huon Valley Welcomes Seven New Citizens

The Huon Valley community welcomed its newest Australian citizens at an official ceremony in the Glen Huon Community Hall today. Cygnet resident Patricia Avendano Padilla, from Colombia, said it was a privilege to become an Australian citizen and be welcomed by so many people. “I’ve had a really positive experience in Australia. It’s a nation…

General Manager Appointment Confirmed

At a Special Council meeting tonight, the Huon Valley Council confirmed the appointment of Mr Jason Browne as its new General Manager. Mr Browne has been appointed for a contract period of 5 years and will receive a commencing remuneration package of $246,175, including a cash component of $200,000. Mayor Bec Enders said there has…

Have your say on bus improvements on the Southern Outlet and in the Hobart CBD

Do you commute from the Huon Valley into the city of Hobart via the Southern Outlet? The Department of State Growth wants to hear your feedback about its concept designs for a transit lane on the Outlet and the implementation of bus priority measures on Macquarie and Davey Streets. The Southern Projects are comprised of:…

Building Volunteer Capacity in the Huon Valley

By 2029 it is predicted that the number of volunteers needed in the Huon Valley will exceed the number of people willing to be volunteers. Volunteering rates in Tasmania have been declining and the nature of volunteer roles are changing. This is why the Huon Valley Council and Volunteering Tasmania, together with the local community,…