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Template:Geobox The Huon Valley, or simply the Huon[1] is a valley and geographic area located in southern Tasmania, Australia. It roughly corresponds to the Huon Valley Council local government area, yet predates that entity.

The population centre of the area is Huonville and other smaller towns are spread across the area. It includes Australia's most southern permanent settlement at Southport. It is sometimes combined as the Huon-Channel area with the areas around D'Entrecasteaux Channel.[1]

Etymology

The Huon Valley, along with its local government authority, several towns, the Huon River and the Huon Pine were named after Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec.[2]

Geology

Economy

The Huon is both a major horticultural area, particularly famous for growing apples (65% of Tasmanian apples originate in the Valley), but also producing cherries, berries and stone fruit and a suburban locality for commuter workers who work in Hobart or Kingston and prefer to live in a more rural setting.[3] It is also a major source of seafood, hosting the headquarters of Huon Aquaculture and the major processing plants for Tassal.[4]

History

The area was first settled in the early 1840s. In 1843 Thomas Judd planted the first apple trees, founding the industry that made the Huon famous. He was followed by Silas Parsons, founder of Grove and then Wm. Barnett, Wm. Cuthbert and then William Geeves, namesake of Geeveston.[5]

Government

The valley falls entirety into the Commonwealth Division of Franklin and the Tasmanian House of Assembly State Division of Franklin.[6] The Huon Valley Council in the local government authority. It was previously divided among the Municipalities of Port Cygnet, Espererance and Huon, which merged in 1993 to form the Huon Valley Council.[7]

Media

The Huon Valley hosts by the Huon News, a weekly local newspaper, and the Cygnet & Channel Classifieds, a small local newsletter. Geeveston is the headquarters of Huon FM, a community radio station. It was historically served by the Huon Times, which closed in 1942.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Brooks, comp. by Maureen; Centre, Joan Ritchie at the Australian National Dictionary (1995). Oxford Tassie terms : a glossary of Tasmanian words. Melbourne [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Pr. ISBN 0195538129.
  2. ^ "Huon". electoral.tas.gov.au. Electoral Council of Tasmania. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ^ Landis, edited by Wayne G. (2005). Regional scale ecological risk assessment using the relative risk model. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 161. ISBN 9780203498354. Retrieved 23 March 2015. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "How Huon Aquaculture netted a fortune from salmon". Financial Review. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ^ "THE WONDERFUL HUON". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954). Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 12 March 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  6. ^ "TASMANIAN HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY DIVISIONS" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Tasmania. Electoral Commission of Tasmania. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  7. ^ "ESPERANCE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL". archives.tas.gov.au. Archives Tasmania. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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