Huon Valley Council


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.
WWW huonvalley.tas.gov.au

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 and Cygnet.

Council

Council members as elected in 2022 elections.

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.

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