This time last week, the Huon News reported that the Cygnet Family Practice After Hours and Urgent Care Clinic would close at the end of June - a victim of the most recent budget's 'operational efficiencies'.There was vocal opposition to this decision,...
Cygnet loses after-hours urgent careHuon Valley's only after-hours medical service will cease as part of Eric Abetz's 'operational efficiencies,' otherwise known as health budget cuts.Cygnet Family Practice Urgent and After-Hours Service has been recognised for its innovation, awarded by Medicare, and has...
A community meeting at Cygnet Town Hall on Saturday set the wheels turning on an ambitious plan to buy the long-closed bottom pub (Commercial Hotel) through a cooperative ownership structure.An interview on ABC radio Hobart, a few posts on Facebook and some...
The organisation has been active in Tasmania since 1936; apolitical, not-for-profit and secular.It exists as a means by which women can make a difference in the lives of others.Within a year and a half of operation, 18 branches had formed, and membership...
There has been extensive community consultation about how to make the intersection at Huon Highway and Mountain River Road safer.
Over 200 people attended a rally organised by Neighbours Of Fish Farms (NOFF) at Eggs and Bacon Bay on Sunday, March 29. Speakers at the rally included local resident Dr Steve Ireland, chef and film producer Kirsten Bacon, Independent member for Franklin...
"A cat that is allowed to roam will have a negative impact on Tasmania's native wildlife. "Cats are opportunistic hunters, they will hunt when the opportunity arises, not because they are hungry."
Tasmanian mothers affected by historical forced adoption practices can now apply for a $10,000 payment under an interim redress scheme before the scheme officially begins in the middle of the year.
The Taste of the Huon may have been on down the road, but it was Sunday's Judbury Market which held the interest of the Huon Valley's best zucchini growers.Following on from last year's successful 'biggest pumpkin' competition, this year the 'biggest zucchini'...
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...
