neemiuah teggana nire/Mother Heart Heal is a group exhibition in mobile exhibition space ARTBOX featuring artworks from Nuenonne, Melukerdee, Pinterraier and Lylequonny women from Tasmania: Gemma O’Rourke (curator), Cassie Sullivan, Deb Cobern and Bron Dillon. The exhibition explores how we can heal country through basket weaving, shell-stringing, contemporary art, and more. Dates: 4–18 July 2021…
At the 23 June Council meeting, the Huon Valley Council delivered the budget for the 2021/22 financial year. The budget sees Council return to more normal operations following the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting a smooth road to recovery for Council and the community. The previous budget focused on softening the blow of the pandemic for our…
At the 23 June Council meeting, Mayor Bec Enders made an announcement regarding the departure of former councillor Mike Wilson from the Huon Valley Council. Read the announcement
The Ngune Healing Country Festival is seeking volunteers for before, during and after the event! The festival, happening 1–3 October 2021 at Murrayfield, Bruny Island, will share knowledge of local Aboriginal cultural land management practices and the connection to land and seas, with a strong environmental focus. It will include two nights of camping, Aboriginal…
The Huon Valley Council has secured funding through the Healthy Tasmania Fund grant round 2 to establish a food hub network to support the ongoing health and wellbeing of our residential and business communities. Council will use the $192,500 grant to link local producers and organisations into a local, sustainable food system that provides a…
Twelve members of the Huon Valley community were welcomed into Australian citizenship on Wednesday at an official ceremony held at the Ranelagh Soldiers Memorial Hall. We were pleased to have Huon Valley Councillors, Nic Street MP, Dean Winter MP, and staff representing Senator Catryna Bilyk, Senator Eric Abetz and Bastian Seidel MLC join us to…
