Robin Cartledge's Tasmanian Travel Guide

 Tiger Track Stamps Tasmanian Artist, Kaye Green, Finds a Quirky, Free/Low-Cost Way For You To Keep Track Of Your Amazing Tasmanian Adventures. Kaye's idea is based on her experience of living in Japan and the enjoyment of collecting impressions from rubber stamps that were available at most tourist destinations and temples.  It all began for Tiger Track when Ulverstone native Kaye visited Japan in 1972 as a 17-year-old exchange student. She found that many tourist destinations and temples offered rubber stamp impressions and special tourist booklets. Kaye attended a local high school for a year, and during her travels she loved collecting the unique stamp impressions. After completing art degrees in both Tasmania and the United States, she is now bringing her unique Japanese experience to her home state of Tasmania so both locals and visitors can enjoy the fun, free experience of stamp collecting. Her vision of introducing this exciting concept to ...

Camping in Tasmanian National Parks As of 2016, 51% of Tasmania's land area has some form of reservation classification, The majority of this land is managed by the Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service, with Tasmanian National Parks covering an area of around 1,463,000 ha , a reasonably fair sized play-ground by any measure. Cradle Mountain over Dove Lake, with old boat shed in foreground. Camping and Cabin Fee Information Many of the national parks and reserves offer excellent campsites, and some parks also offer cabin-style accommodation. Please note that camping and accommodation fees are i n addition to national park entry fees where applicable. Fees are used to manage and improve facilities and services and apply only to the camp ground or accommodation for which they are paid and are not transferable to other camp grounds or accommodation. Click HERE for  Camping and Cabin Locations  With Fee Information Free entry to parks for Seniors ...

  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. ...

Launceston launceston forecasts   V ersicherungen Founded in 1806, Launceston is the Australia's third-oldest city, with a fascinating history traced in its beautiful old buildings and streetscapes dating from early Colonial and convict times to Georgian and Victorian eras. Its many well-preserved Victorian and Georgian buildings, together with its diverse collection of art-deco architecture, give the city an unusual period ambience. The architecture of the mid-to-late 20th century, that dominates most large modern cities and many smaller ones, is quite rare and a walk around the city leaves one with the feeling of being wrapped in a timeless cocoon of yesteryear. Greater Launceston has a population of 106,153 (2011 census) and the charm and pace of a regional centre, with the facilities of a much larger city.   Launceston offers a great variety of things to see and do and I have offered just a few here to get you started. The Cataract Gorge and...

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...

Some Facts About the Tasman Peninsula There is much more to the Tasman Peninsula than just the Port Arthur Prison, so I headed off to document some of it for you. Pugsley and Albert join the Eaglehawk Neck Dog line In further posts I will be looking at some of the weird and wonderful points of interest including: Eaglehawk Neck dog-line, Convict Coal Mine, Australia's First (convict powered) Railway,  and Unzoo , along with the towns of Nubeena , the largest town on the Tasman Peninsula; Eaglehawk Neck and Tarawa - as well as details of the many available caravan parks, RV and tent campsites, so it would be well worth your time to bookmark this blog for future reference. Lying to the south and west of Eaglehawk Neck, the Tasman Peninsula has an area of 660 square kilometres and a population of around 2,200 permanent residents. Given that there is an overload of information around on Port Arthur, I will concentrate more, in this series of posts, on the rest of...

Convict Coal Mine ruins at Saltwater River The main Convict Precinct   Excavated in 1833, the coal mines were used to punish the worst convicts, who worked here in extremely poor conditions.   Developed to limit the colony’s dependence on costly imported coal from New South Wales, as well as serving as a place of punishment for the “worst class” of convicts from Port Arthur, the mine was operational for over 40 years. The main section of the site with the car-park upper left  Coal Mine Walks There are ten walks in the area - each with its own specific interests, including: 1. Convict Precinct - a 30-minute return walk of 800 metres which covers the main buildings and ruins in the convict precinct.   2. Tramway and Beach Walk - a one km, 40-minute walk to inspect the area where the tramway ran down to the beach and where the coal was loaded. : "Along the shore you can see small lumps of red and black material. The red material is coal ...