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Huon Valley Council

Huon Valley Council
FieldValue
nameHuon Valley Council
statetas
mapframeyes
pop19454
pop_year2024
pop_footnotes
area5507
area_footnotes
est2 April 1993
seatHuonville
mayorSally Doyle
regionHuonville, Huon Valley, and Macquarie Island
logoHuon Valley Council Logo.jpg
stategovFranklin
fedgovFranklin
near-nwDerwent Valley
near-nDerwent Valley
near-neGlenorchy
near-wWest Coast
near-eKingborough
near-swIndian Ocean
near-sIndian Ocean
near-sePacific Ocean
urlhuonvalley.tas.gov.au
coordinates

| near-nw = Derwent Valley | near-n = Derwent Valley | near-ne = Glenorchy | near-w = West Coast | near-e = Kingborough | near-sw = Indian Ocean | near-s = Indian Ocean | near-se = Pacific Ocean

Map showing Huon Valley LGA in Tasmania

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
IndependentSally Doyle
Tasmanian LaborToby Thorpe
IndependentDebbie Armstrong
Tasmanian GreensPaul Gibson
IndependentDavid O'Neill
IndependentMark Jessop
IndependentCathy Temby
IndependentAndrew Burgess
Tasmanian GreensLukas Mrosek

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

References

References

  1. "TasPOPP 2024 Final Report". Department of Treasury and Finance.
  2. (27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
  3. "Agency Details: Huon Valley Council". Tasmanian Government.
  4. "Local government national report 2014-2015". Australian Government.
  5. (31 July 2012). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2011". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
  6. (6 October 2016). "Huon Valley Council dismissed". The Mercury.
  7. (6 October 2016). "Peter Gutwein formally sacks Huon Valley Council". ABC News.
  8. (7 October 2016). "Huon's interim boss won't talk mergers". The Mercury.
  9. (2018). "Huon Valley Council Progressive Results". [[Tasmanian Electoral Commission]].
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