Tasmania Australia
Tasmania is Australia’s smallest and only island state covering an area of just 68 000 sq km and home to less than 500 000 people. Bass Strait separates ‘Tassie’ from the mainland (240 km north), with the Tasman Sea (east) and the vast Southern Ocean (south). Original inhabitants were the Palawa Aborigines dating back some 35 000 years with middens common around the coastline. Discovered and named Van Diemen’s Land by Abel Tasman in 1642, it was renamed by parliament in 1856. A penal colony was established around 1822 and Hobart became Tasmania’s capital in 1825. Southern Tasmania is famed for the Southwest NP (the state’s largest) and North & South Bruny Islands. Eastern Tasmania offers capital Hobart, historic Port Arthur, the Tasman & Freycinet Peninsulas, popular Bicheno (fishing & diving) and many gorgeous beaches. Northern Tasmania is home to Mt William NP, oldest city Launceston, Devonport  and spectacular landscapes & coastlines. A truly scenic state with abundant national parks, walking trails & waterfalls. Today’s economy is based on tourism, mining, timber, manufacturing & aquaculture. Tasmania was the first Australian state to introduce permanent daylight saving (1970) and opened the country’s first legal casino in Hobart (1973). The state’s floral emblem is the Tasmanian Blue Gum.
Visitor Information Centre: Cnr Davey & Elizabeth Sts, Hobart. Tel (03) 6230 8233.

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