An electric wheelchair is your only means of independent mobility.This should mean you can go out and get a coffee.But the footpath between Huon Regional Care (HRC) in Franklin and Frank's Cider is too dangerous to navigate - the distance is less...
For most locals, the Wooden Boat Centre (WBC) is the place you drive past on the way to the supermarket. In the wooden maritime world, however, it’s a beacon — the only boatbuilding school in Australia dedicated solely to the building and...
After 42 years driving thousands of children to and from schools all over the Huon Valley, Cathy Griggs has decided enough is enough and she is calling it quits.Cathy is proud of what she has done over the years and estimates she...
A sign on the old wooden jetty on Lymington Road in Cygnet reads, 'Permanent Closure Notice'.Long Point Jetty is to be 'decommissioned and removed' because a new, 'state-of-the-art facility' (a new concrete jetty) further south on the same road is intended to...
The Lions Club of Huon thanked the Huon Valley businesses and the community who supported the Christmas parade and festivities on Saturday, November 29.
The Wooden Boat Centre’s (WBC) Quick and Dirty boat building competition is all about ingenuity and the ability to work well under pressure. A reasonable knowledge of boats is also helpful. On Thursday, November 13, teams of two had just three and...
The Glen Huon Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hosted a Pioneer activity in Glen Huon on Saturday, November 8. The day included a variety of events and the weather was kind. A graveyard quiz took place at...
Reading Motorsport has pulled off a remarkable coup with an eye-watering performance at the last round of the Australian Rally Championships in Tasmania’s remote north-west on the weekend. Driver, Bodie Reading and navigator Brad Jones, cast the reputations of some of the...
The buzz in the Huon Valley; show day is nearly here. This an indication that summer is only weeks away, and Christmas is not far off. Lisa Plohl has both on her to do list - enough to make most people run...
The Huon News is always overflowing with local news, and of course we have included a rundown of the recent state election now that vote-counting has concluded. There's a feature on Homelessness Week, the history of Wilson's Boatyard, our special monthly Creature...
Out tomorrow, the Huon News looks at the seemingly endless debate about whether to create a public jetty at Petty Sessions, or scrap it entirely. We talk to Marian Ellul who is taking on Telstra in reference to patchy service and outages....
The rain could not dampen the annual Cygnet Folk Festival nor the free-spirited hordes who turned up once again for the iconic event. The festival started in 1982 which meant this year was its 43rd edition and continues to attract artists, artisans...
The international insolvency network of Rodgers Reidy has been engaged to delve into the financial situation of the Geeveston Ex-Servicemen's and Women's Club which recently revealed a tax office debt of more than $800,000. The small club, with a membership base of...
Former Australian Greens leader and renowned environmentalist Bob Brown celebrated his 80th birthday by reconnecting with one of Huon Valley's premier natural attractions, leading friends from across the country on a memorable walk through the Franklin Forest. The group commenced their journey...
The Huon Valley is blessed with an array of artists, writers and intellectuals of all types. Adding to the talent pool are the people who do wonderous things with food production and even growing speciality crops such as saffron. But we will...
