Category: News

Council completes its review of RV sites on Council owned and controlled land

The Huon Valley Council has completed its review of RV sites on Council owned or controlled land in Franklin, Shipwrights Point and Geeveston. The Campervan & Motorhome Club of Australia (CMCA) is now operating the site at Geeveston, with the Palais Management Committee operating the Franklin site. However, Council has not been able to obtain…

Have Your Say: Annual Report 2019–20

We are pleased to release the draft Huon Valley Council Annual Report 2019–20 for inspection and feedback by the Huon Valley community. The report summarises the implementation of the 2019–20 Annual Plan and details our achievements, activities and financial performance for the year. You can review the Annual Report online and make a submission to…

Run your activity at the Huon Valley Hub

Do you have a skill you can share with others? Are you interested in running and activity or program locally? The Huon Valley Hub is the ideal location to run a workshop, event or activity for our community. Located at 23–25 Main Street, Huonville, the Huon Valley Hub supports a range of programs, including: Community…

Arve Big Tree brought back to life in Geeveston’s newest AR experience

The new Arve Big Tree Augmented Reality (AR) experience, announced in November last year, was officially opened today at Heritage Park in Geeveston. The project commemorates the Arve Big Tree, a towering 87m swamp gum and one of Australia’s tallest trees, which was sadly destroyed in the summer bushfires of 2019. Huon Valley Council Mayor…

27 January Ordinary Council Meeting

Important notice This afternoon, Council’s internet wire was accidentally cut by external contractors who were carrying out works on Main Street, Huonville. Tonight’s Council Meeting live stream connection will run on a back-up line. The back-up line is not as reliable as our usual internet connection, so it may potentially drop out. This means that…

Australia Day 2021: Welcoming new citizens and celebrating local champions

Today, twelve Huon Valley community members were welcomed into Australian citizenship at a ceremony held at the Palais Theatre in Franklin. The day also provided the opportunity for Mayor Bec Enders to ask attendees to join her to reflect and respect the shared history that we have with the traditional custodians of this land, our…