Huon Valley Council, Tasmania

Huon Valley Council
Tasmania
Map showing the Huon Valley local government area.
Coordinates 43°15′17″S 146°35′22″E / 43.2546°S 146.5895°E / -43.2546; 146.5895Coordinates: 43°15′17″S 146°35′22″E / 43.2546°S 146.5895°E / -43.2546; 146.5895
Population 16,199 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Established 2 April 1993
Area 5,497 km2 (2,122.4 sq mi)
Mayor Peter Coad[2]
Council seat Huonville
Region Huonville, Huon Valley, and Macquarie Island
State electorate(s) Franklin
Federal Division(s) Franklin
Website Huon Valley Council
LGAs around Huon Valley Council:
Derwent Valley Derwent Valley Glenorchy
West Coast Huon Valley Council Kingborough
Indian Ocean Indian Ocean 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 16,199, 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.[3] Remote subantarctic Macquarie Island, which is located some 1400 km southeast of Tasmania proper, was part of Esperance until then, and has been administratively part of the Huon Valley since then.

Demographics

Huon Valley is classified as rural, agricultural and very large (RAV) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[4]

The townships in the south east region of Tasmania that experienced the largest growth were Huonville, Franklin (where the population was up by 1,300 people) and Cygnet (up by 440).[5]

Elections

The Huon Valley Council is composed of nine Councillors elected using the Hare-Clark system of proportional representation as a single ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are each directly elected for a four-year term. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor must also be elected as Councillors to hold office. Elections are normally held in October, with the next election due to be held in October 2018.[6] Neither the Labor Party nor the Liberal Party endorse local government candidates in Tasmania.

The most recent election of Councillors was held over a two-week period from 14 to 28 October 2014.[7] Ian Mackintosh was elected to Council in September 2015 following the election of Rosalie Woodruff to the House of Assembly and her subsequent resignation as Councillor.[8]

As elected the Council had 9 members:[7]

CouncillorPartyNotes
  Peter Coad Independent Mayor
  Mike Wilson Independent
  Bruce Herron Independent
  Liz Smith Independent
  Ian Mackintosh Tasmanian Greens
  Ian Paul Independent Deputy Mayor
  Lydia Eastley Independent
  James Lange Independent
  Pavel Ruzicka Independent

Councillor Ken Studley resigned in May 2016 following a Board of Inquiry into the Council, and a replacement was elected via recount of the votes.[9]

In 2016 the entire Huon Valley Council was sacked by the state government after a long period of severe dysfunction.[10][11] The municipality is presently controlled by a Commissioner, former Glenorchy mayor and Elwick MLC Adriana Taylor.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Huon Valley (M)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Local council polls: Sue Hickey elected Hobart Lord Mayor over Damon Thomas". Yahoo. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Agency Details: Huon Valley Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2011". Tasmania, State Summary. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Council elections". Your council. Huon Valley Council. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Huon Valley Council". Local Government Elections 2014. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ian Mackintosh elected to Huon Valley Council in recount". The Mercury. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Howard, Jessica. "Huon councillor resigns at meeting". The Mercury. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  10. ↑ http://www.themercury.com.au/news/politics/local-government-minister-peter-gutwein-announces-dismissal-of-huon-valley-council/news-story/cebcac3c74b0cd2b1082464b1aed2172
  11. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-06/huon-valley-council-sacked-by-minister/7908756
  12. ↑ http://www.themercury.com.au/news/politics/ex-glenorchy-mayor-and-elwick-mlc-adriana-taylor-new-commissioner-of-huon-valley-council/news-story/1b376351b7442111c53ef8b0fb079c85

Further reading

  • Tyson, Nell. and Rushton, Annie (1995) Family bushwalks in Tasmania's Huon valley Dover, Tas.: Driftwood Publishing. ISBN 0-646-26155-X
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