Local suicide prevention organisations in the Huon Valley have been recognised for their efforts at the 2022 Tasmanian LiFE Awards held on Thursday, May 5, with PFLAG Cygnet Community Hub awarded and Cygnet Cares finalists for the community award. Cygnet Cares and PFLAG Cygnet Community Hub were nominees for the Communities in Action for Suicide Prevention Life Award, with PFLAG Cygnet...

Home Hill Winery in Ranelagh held the night of nights for the culinary-inclined on Friday, April 22, with an event of fun, all for a good cause. A Degustation dinner and auction, organised by Mitchell Plastic Welding, was one of the latest Hope in the Huon fundraisers; a fundraising initiative transforming mental health outcomes and suicide prevention in the Huon Valley. The initiative,...

The ANZAC spirit was strong on Monday, April 25, with the Huon Valley commemorating Australian and New Zealand veterans and soldiers. Ceremonies were held around the Valley in Huonville, Cygnet, Franklin, Geeveston, Dover and Judbury in a mix of dawn and morning services. At the Franklin Dawn Service, conducted by the Franklin Progress Association, Reverend Richard Edwards conducted a moving...

Huon Valley author David Webby represents a new kind of published author in the publishing field, bringing a hybrid style to the Huon. Mr Webby, author of children’s book The Misadventures of Harry & Larry - The Chosen Ones and upcoming novel The Misadventures of Harry and Larry: Path of the Way Show-ers is part of hybrid book publisher Shawline Publishing Group, who specialise in new...

Through the Easter long weekend, the Port Esperance Sailing Club (PESC) held its annual Dover Regatta on its far southern shores, with competitors and club members filling the Dover foreshore. From Friday, April 15 to Sunday, April 17, various races and events for avid sailors, both young and old, were run by the PESC, including the Kettering to Dover race, Channel Distance race, Off the Beach...