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The Huon Valley Medieval Festival and Renaissance Fair took place at the Castle Forbes Bay Recreation Grounds over the weekend of August 8.

The Cygnet Association (tCA) is set to bring year-round colour and interest to both ends of Mary Street in Cygnet via a new banner project featuring the artwork of local children.The group is working to install four banners each at the north...

Wild catch fishing groups have adopted a formal policy opposing the use of the antibiotic florfenicol in Tasmanian waters, escalating a dispute with the salmon farming industry over chemical residues in wild-caught seafood.The Tasmanian Rock Lobster Council (TRLC), Tasmanian Abalone Council Ltd....

Cartela left Brooke St Pier on Thursday, June 26, 2014 and arrived in Port Huon that day, where she waited for a high enough tide to navigate upriver to Franklin.The Huon News reported:"When Cartela returns to Hobart in about four years' time...

A total of $24,000 has been awarded to four Huon Valley community projects through the council's Community Liveability Fund.The four projects were chosen from a pool of 15 applicants, each demonstrating a collaborative and grounded approach with aims built to continue beyond...

Civil construction company awarded Grove intersection contract - but locals say plan falls short A civil construction company has been awarded the contract to upgrade the intersection of the Huon Highway and Mountain River Road at Grove - but the plan has...

The state government is seeking a private operator to take over the Hastings Thermal Springs Precinct, drawing criticism from Labor and the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU).Parks Minister Nick Duigan has opened expressions of interest (EOI) for businesses to lease and...

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.