Category: News

Prepare your pets for bushfire

The Huon Valley Council’s community engagement officer provides some tips for making sure you and your pets are prepared for bushfire. Bushfire preparedness tips, advice and resources:

Free financial counselling for small business

Rural Business Tasmania (RBT) offers free and confidential financial counselling, business coaching and support services to small businesses in regional Tasmania! RBT can help you understand your financial position, identify options and make plans to help your business survive and thrive. The team can come to you. Contact them now!  1300 88 3276 (RFCS Tasmania)…

Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program Phase 2 projects announced

The Huon Valley Council is pleased to announce the projects it will undertake using Phase 2 funding from the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program. The LRCI Program has been provided by the Australian Government to fund more construction projects in local communities across Australia and help communities to recover from the economic impacts…

Free ARVOS activities continuing over summer

ARVOS activities for young people and their families are continuing through the summer holidays! 2:30pm to 4:30pm every Friday 18 Dec – 29 Jan Huon Valley Hub Green Space, 25 Main Street, Huonville No need to book. All welcome! Parents are welcome to drop their children with our team and pick them up at the…

Weed of the Month (December): Gorse

Gorse (Ulex europaeus) was first introduced to Australia in the early 1800’s as an ornamental and hedge plant. It is now one of the worst weeds in the country, costing the Australian economy around $7 million each year in lost productivity and control costs. Gorse thrives on a wide range of soil types, land uses…

Jefferys Track feasibility study now complete

A feasibility study on upgrades to Jefferys Track was presented to the Huon Valley Council at its 25 November meeting, looking at whether the track could be made into a link road between the Huon Valley and Derwent Valley Councils. The study was funded by a grant provided by the Tasmanian Government, and was led…