The Town
Geeveston is a small town in the south of Tasmania in Australia, on the Huon Highway, near the Huon River, 62 km (39 mi) south-west of Hobart, making it Australia's most southerly administrative centre.
It is the heart of Tasmania's apple and fruit-growing sector, and has been heavily dependent on the timber industry since the late nineteenth century. In 1962, a pulp mill was established in the town, and it remained Geeveston's largest employer until the plant closed, which devastated the local economy. As a result, the town decided to (successfully) reposition itself as a tourist attraction.
The town takes its name from William Geeves, an English settler who was given a land grant by Lady Jane Franklin in the area then known as Lightwood Bottom (after a type of timber prevalent in the area).
Wooden Statues
Geeveston’s original wooden statues were carved by Bernie Tarr and another artist. There are seven of Tarr’s pieces in various places around the main part of the town, plus a number of others by unknown artists.
Statue Locations
“The Pioneers” (heritage couple): in front of the Geeveston Bakery
Bill Trevaskis (chemist): beside the Geeveston Pharmacy
Oswald Kyle (doctor): in front of the Geeveston Library
Jim Wotherspoon (police officer): beside the Geeveston Visitor Centre
Jessica Hannabury (milliner): beside the Geeveston Visitor Centre
Simon Burgess (rower): just up from the Bendigo Bank
Jim Hinchey (blacksmith): opposite The Aurora Fae Studio Gallery
John Geeves (founding father) and a fruit picker: opposite Cambridge House
A wood cutter: inside the front door of the Geeveston Visitor Centre
The Loony Toons character “Tassie Devil”: garden of private house, Glen Huon Rd Judbury
11 Memorial Dr, Geeveston TAS 7116
(03) 6297 1105
-43.168251 146.927366
The club has an RV friendly camp ground for self-contained campers only. Camping in vans, camper trailers, Roof-top tents and freestanding tents is not permitted.
$10 per night, stay 3 nights and get the 4th free!
Meals are on offer Friday and Saturday from 5pm until 8pm. Firewood also available at $10 a wheelbarrow load between 4.30-5.30pm
Facilities include toilets, drinking water and picnic tables. Dogs are permitted but must be kept on a lead and picked up after.
The Geeveston Visitor Centre
(Forest & Heritage Centre)
The amazing Forest & Heritage Centre (Geeveston Visitor Centre) at the end of the main street features an impressive display detailing the history of the local timber industry. In addition, it serves as the town's visitor centre and is frequently manned by locals known as "Green Jackets," who are delighted to provide recommendations for local attractions and narrate tales about the town's past.
The Tahune AirWalk
Arve Rd, Geeveston
Closes 4PM
Ph: 1300 720 507
Walk 20–48 metres above the ground through stands of Huon Pine, Myrtle, Leatherwood, Stringybark, Sassafras and Blackwood.
There are a total of three walks which can take up to 2.5 hours to complete.
For more information, pricing and opening hours check out Website
Geeveston Platypus Walk
Adjacent to Heritage Park, the Geeveston Platypus Walk stretches alongside the Kermandie River.
The stroll descends to the water's edge through Heritage Park, beginning at the Visitor Centre.
You can follow the riverbank in any direction from here, but if you go left and pass the Forest Workers memorial, you will find a wooden viewing platform with a view of a serene stretch of the river.
Hartz Mountains National Park
Situated in southern Tasmania, the Hartz Mountains National Park is one of the 19 Tasmanian National Parks.
It was recognised for its natural and cultural values in 1989 when it was added to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
The park was named after the German Harz mountain range.
Bennett's wallabies, Tasmanian pademelons, brushtail possums, echidnas, and platypus are among the park's nocturnal creatures.
One remarkable amphibian found in the Hartz Mountains in 1992 is the moss froglet.
Several honeyeaters, the eastern spinebill, the green rosella, and the forest raven are among the frequent avian inhabitants of the park.
Geeveston Twilight Feast
On the first Thursday of each month from 5pm the Geeveston Community gets together to cook and eat at the Geeveston Visitor Centre. Everybody welcome.
Address: 15 Church St Geeveston
Phone: 0423 189 274
Facebook: Geeveston Feast
Toilet Facilities
Heritage Park
7 Brady Street, Geeveston
OPEN: Daylight hours
Geeveston Service Station - BP
4840 Huon Highway, Geeveston
RV Dump Points
Arve Road, Geeveston
Police Station
- non-emergency ph. 131 444
Geeveston Police Station
1 Arve Rd, Geeveston
(03) 6297 0011
Doctor/Medical Centre
Geeveston Medical Centre
19 Arve Rd, Geeveston
Phone: (03) 6297 1903
Laundromat
Geeveston Laundrette
2 Brady St, Geeveston TAS 7116
Closes 7PM
Geeveston Library
11 Church St, Geeveston TAS 7116
Phone: (03) 6297 1582
Tuesday 10am–1pm, 2–5pm
Thursday 10am–1pm, 2–5pm
Friday 10am–1pm, 2–5pm
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