“Freedom of Entry” is the highest honour a town can grant a military unit, and on Saturday 4 May 2024, it happened. The crew of HMAS Huon, together with the Navy band, marched through Huonville’s Main Street, lined with family, friends and community supporters. The ship’s Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Rodney Weeks, is a local…
“Do you get to fish off the boats?” This important question was just one of many asked by Huonville High and Huonville Primary School students this week, as they welcomed a very special group of visitors to the classroom. Former student, now Lieutenant Commander Rodney Weeks and four fellow crew members of HMAS Huon dropped…
Huon Valley Council, together with Tasmania Police, are actively participating in this year’s National Road Safety Week. This year, Tasmania is the host of National Road Safety Week and some of our iconic Tasmanian landmarks will be illuminated in yellow each night to honour the lives affected by road trauma. Each year in May, National…
We look forward to welcoming the crew of HMAS Huon on Saturday 4 May 2024 as they are granted “Freedom of Entry” into the Huon Valley. The Freedom of Entry tradition dates back to medieval times and has been upheld by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) through its British heritage, allowing the ship and its…
Mark first became involved with Landcare when he moved to a small acreage in Geeveston from the mainland a couple of years ago. The creek bed in the hay paddock was dry in the summertime, but in winter he noticed it came to life. “We’ve had platypus in it and they come right to our…
Have you seen it in your area? Council’s Natural Resource Management Unit is asking for all potential rice grass sightings to be urgently reported. Rice grass is a highly invasive introduced grass found in coastal tidal flats and saltmarshes. It is now well established in northern Tasmania, covering hundreds of hectares of estuaries, and causing…
