Robin Cartledge's Tasmanian Travel Guide

If you are up for a spot of trout fishing, in season, head to Cressy If you are up for a spot of trout fishing, and have remembered your fishing licence, you might want to head 11 km south of Longford to Tasmania's 'Trout capital', Cressy. Fishing season runs from the first Saturday in August to the Sunday nearest 30 April. Fishing licences are required to fish on inland waters in Tasmania and can be purchased on-line. The town Cressy is a small, attractive, and historically significant town in the heart of the Northern Midlands rural district and its first hotel, the Cressy Hotel built by William Brumby, was opened in 1845. Cressy was officially recognised in 1848, with its post office opening in 1856. The town has a population of around 670 and is also noted as an important producer of oats, barley, peas and beans. In the beginning Prior to the arrival of Europeans the area around Cressy was occupied by members of the Tyerrnotepanne...

  The Facts The information, below, has been gleaned from the North Midlands Council website.  Tree carvings at The Red Bridge, Campbell Town   The Northern Midlands offers a range of Self-Contained Vehicle friendly sites for self contained RVs and caravans at Bishopsbourne, Campbell Town, Cressy, Evandale and Honeysuckle Banks. Self contained vehicles only The sites listed below are strictly self-contained which means that: All shower, washing, toilet, cooking, and sleeping must be contained WITHIN YOUR VEHICLE.  No grey or black water, or other liquid is to be let out onto the ground, around trees, or into the river. Camping Permit These areas all REQUIRE a camping permit, which can be obtained by clicking here or you can call Council on (03) 6397 7303 for further information.   your permit number will be emailed to you immediately and you simply write your permit number on a piece of paper and display it on your dashboard. ...

longford weather forecast   The Longford Circuit was a temporary motor racing course laid out on public roads at Longford   The track had a 7km layout included a 300km/h straight, a railway viaduct, two wooden bridges, and part of downtown Longford itself. Although the track hosted its first race in 1953, it was Stan Jones' victory in the 1958 Gold Star Meeting in his 250F Maserati over Len Lukey in his Cooper Climax that truly made the track famous in motor racing.    A veritable "who's who" of 1960s Grand Prix racing competed at Longford. In addition to Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon, the list has World Champions Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Phil Hill, Denny Hulme, and Jackie Stewart.     The track was also home to Australian touring car and open-wheel racers Bib Stillwell, Lex Davison, Leo Geoghegan, Frank Matich, Frank Gardner, Spencer Martin, Kevin Bartlett, Ian Geoghegan, Norm Beechey, Bob Jane, and Allan Moffat.   John Youl, a Tasmanian,...