Huon Valley Council is a local government body in Tasmania, covering most of the south of the state. Huon Valley is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of . Towns and localities of the region include Cygnet, Dover, Franklin, Geeveston, Southport and the largest principal town, Huonville.

History and attributes In 1993 the municipalities of Esperance, Huon and Port Cygnet were amalgamated to form the Huon Valley Council. The Council handles such local administration as is required for the uninhabited Macquarie Island, which is located some 1400 km southeast of Tasmania proper, having previously been under the aegis of Esperance Municipality.

Demographics Huon Valley is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.

The townships in the south east region of Tasmania that experienced the largest growth over the decade ending June 2011 were Huonville, Franklin (where the population was up by 1,300 people) and Cygnet (up by 440).

Council Council members as elected in 2022 elections.

PartyCouncillorPosition  Independent Sally Doyle Mayor  Tasmanian Labor Toby Thorpe Deputy Mayor  Independent Debbie ArmstrongCouncillor  Tasmanian Greens Paul Gibson Councillor  Independent David O'NeillCouncillor  Independent Mark JessopCouncillor  Independent Cathy TembyCouncillor  Independent Andrew Burgess Councillor  Tasmanian Greens Lukas Mrosek Councillor

2016 Council misconduct and removal from office In 2016 the entire Huon Valley Council was removed from council by the state Minister for Local Government after a long period of gross dysfunction and misconduct. The municipality was subsequently put under controlled of a Commissioner; former Glenorchy mayor and Elwick MLC Adriana Taylor, until new elections were held over a three-week period concluding on 30 October 2018.

Localities

Bishop and Clerk Islets

Castle Forbes Bay

Eggs and Bacon Bay

Glen Huon

Macquarie Island

Pelverata

Southwest

See also

Local government areas of Tasmania

References

Further reading Tyson, Nell. and Rushton, Annie (1995) Family bushwalks in Tasmania's Huon valley Dover, Tas.: Driftwood Publishing.

External links

Huon Valley Council official website Local Government Association Tasmania Tasmanian Electoral Commission – local government