Community Bushfire Briefings
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The Tasmania Fire Service, Tasmania Police and Huon Valley Council officers will be holding the following community briefing sessions with the latest updates on the bushfires, road closures and evacuation centre information.
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
12.30pm at Huonville Primary School (multipurpose hall) 74 Wilmot St, Huonville 6pm at Dover District School. Tasmania Fire Service advice alert indicates if your plan is to relocate, think about leaving now as access roads out of Dover and surrounding area may become blocked due to the fire. 7pm at Huonville Primary School (multipurpose hall) 74 Wilmot St, HuonvilleThe Huonville briefings will be live streamed through the Council’s Facebook page @HuonValleyCouncil
The Huon Valley Council covers 5497km² and is the southernmost local government area in Australia. While Hobart is just a 30-minute drive away, the area retains the beauty, charm and heritage of a bygone era. The population of the Huon Valley is spread across the five main townships of Huonville, Franklin, Cygnet, Geeveston and Dover.
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