Huon Valley Council
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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 19,454.<ref name="Population"/> 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.<ref name=GovAgencyDetail>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Council
Council members as elected in 2022 elections.
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| Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Sally Doyle | Mayor |
| Template:Australian party style| | Tasmanian Labor | Toby Thorpe | Deputy Mayor |
| Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Debbie Armstrong | Councillor |
| Template:Australian party style| | Tasmanian Greens | Paul Gibson | Councillor |
| Template:Australian party style| | Independent | David O'Neill | Councillor |
| Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Mark Jessop | Councillor |
| Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Cathy Temby | Councillor |
| Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Andrew Burgess | Councillor |
| Template:Australian party style| | 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The municipality was subsequently put under controlled of a Commissioner; former Glenorchy mayor and Elwick MLC Adriana Taylor,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> until new elections were held over a three-week period concluding on 30 October 2018.<ref name="EC">Template:Cite web</ref>
Localities
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- Castle Forbes Bay
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- Eggs and Bacon Bay
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- Glen Huon
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- Macquarie Island
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- Pelverata
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See also
References
Further reading
- Tyson, Nell. and Rushton, Annie (1995) Family bushwalks in Tasmania's Huon valley Dover, Tas.: Driftwood Publishing. Template:ISBN
External links
- Huon Valley Council official website
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- Tasmanian Electoral Commission – local government
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