Sources Of Information Tourism tasmania Tasmanian events calendar - -
Features Of Tasmania Climate - Temperate, Pleasant, Size - Easy to drive around, Doesn’t take hours of driving to get from place to place Diverse - Various, wide range of things to do
Features Of Tasmania Heritage - Early Settlement as a Convict Colony - Food and Wine Cultures Food and Wine -Wineries -Breweries -Cheese
Map/Geographical position Located 250 km south of Victoria across ‘Bass Straight’ 350 km west-east 286 km north-south
Man-Made Tourist Attractions Cadbury Chocolate Factory - Established in Claremont - Originally ‘Cadbury- Fry and Pascall’ Cascade Brewery - Founded in Hobart - 48 Breweries
Man-Made Tourist Attractions Boags Brewery - Lauceston - Founded by James Boags - Established 1883
Major Gateways for Transport Networks Four Domestic Airports - Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Wynyard Ships - Spirit Of Tasmania 1 and 11
History First explored in 1642 by Tasman Named Van Diemens Land Again in 1772 by the French Explorer ‘Dufresne’ Settled in 1803 by the British Originally only settled by Convicts and Military Guards
State Holidays Public Holidays - Australia Day: 26 th January - Royal Hobart Regatta: 2 nd Monday of February - Eight Hours Day: 2 nd Monday of March - ANZAC Day: 25 th March - Recreation Day: 1 st Monday of November
Economy 1. Processed Metal - Contributes over $1.3 billion 2. Tourism - Approximately $1.2 billion 3. Manufactured Goods - Textiles, Machinery, Automotive Components, Mining Equipment
Economy 4. Woods and Paper - Woodchips, Newsprint, Writing Paper 5. Ores - Minerals such as Zinc, Copper, Lead
Events Taste of Tasmania - December-January - Hobart Chocolate Winterfest - Latrobe - July 10th Tasmania Unbottled - Tours Australian Major Capital Cities - September
Natural Tourist Attractions Cradle Mountain - 2 hours from Launceston; 11/2 from Hobart Wineglass bay -northern end of Freycinet National Park Lake St Clair - features Cradle Mountain
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