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West Tamar Council
West Tamar Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated along the western side of the Tamar River in the north of the state. West Tamar is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 23,769, it extends from the outer reaches of north-west Launceston and includes the towns and localities of Beaconsfield, Beauty Point and Legana. History and attributes The municipality was established on 2 April 1993, after the boundaries of the Beaconsfield municipality were extended and its name changed to West Tamar. West Tamar is classified as urban, fringe and small under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. The municipal area starts with the Launceston suburb of Riverside in the south; the satellite suburb of Legana; the towns of Exeter, Beaconsfield and Beauty Point, all the way up to the beach resort town of Greens Beach at the mouth of the Tamar River. The current mayor of West Tamar Council is Christina Holmdahl and the chie ...
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Riverside, Tasmania
Riverside is a rural and urban locality in the local government areas of Meander Valley Council, Meander Valley and West Tamar Council, West Tamar in the Launceston LGA Region, Launceston region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about south-east of the town of Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Beaconsfield. The 2016 Australian census, 2016 census has a population of 6472 for the state suburb of Riverside. It is a residential suburb 5 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-west of the central business district of Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania's second largest city. The West Tamar Highway runs through the suburb, adjoining Riverside to the West Tamar, which includes small towns such as Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Beaconsfield, and Beauty Point, Tasmania, Beauty Point. Riverside is part of the West Tamar Council local government area. The suburb is now Launceston's largest by population, narrowly ahead of Kings Meadows. The main shopping centre opened in the 1960s and includes: a Woolw ...
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Robigana, Tasmania
Robigana is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of West Tamar in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 111 for the state suburb of Robigana. History Robigana was gazetted as a locality in 1966. The name was in use by 1914. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “swan”. Geography The waters of the Tamar River The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being named a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length. Etymology The Tamar River was named ... Estuary form part of the northern boundary. Road infrastructure Route C728 (Deviot Road) passes through from south-east to north. References Towns in Tasmania Localities of West Tamar Council Populated places on the Tamar River {{Tasmania-geo-stub ...
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Deviot, Tasmania
Deviot is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of West Tamar, in the Western Tamar Valley region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Launceston. The Tamar River forms the eastern and north-eastern boundaries. The 2016 census determined a population of 337 for the state suburb of Deviot. History The locality was gazetted in 1967. Its name may be derived from a property named "Deviot House" which once existed in the district. The word "deviot" is believed to be a derivative of "devious". Road infrastructure The C729 route (Motor Road) runs north-east from the West Tamar Highway The West Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, ... and passes through the locality. References Localities of West Tamar Council Towns in Tasmani ...
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Sidmouth, Tasmania
Sidmouth is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of West Tamar, in the Western Tamar Valley region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Launceston. The Tamar River forms the north-eastern boundary. The 2016 census determined a population of 394 for the state suburb of Sidmouth. History The locality name may have been derived from Sidmouth, a town in Devon, England. Road infrastructure The B73 route (Batman Highway) runs from the East Tamar Highway over the Batman Bridge, entering the locality in the east and passing through to intersect with the West Tamar Highway The West Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, ..., which passes through from south-east to north-west, in the centre. The C725 route (Spring Hill Road) runs betwee ...
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Kayena, Tasmania
Kayena is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of West Tamar in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 219 for the state suburb of Kayena. History Kayena was gazetted as a locality in 1967. It had previously been named Richmond Hill. Kayena is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “tongue”. Geography The waters of the Tamar River The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being named a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length. Etymology The Tamar River was named ... Estuary form the north-western boundary and part of the eastern. Road infrastructure Route C724 (Rowella Road) passes through from south to north. References Towns in Tasmania Localities of West Tamar Council Populated places on the Tamar River {{Tasmania-geo-stub ...
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Rowella, Tasmania
Rowella is a rural locality in the local government area of West Tamar in the Launceston region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census determined a population of 170 for the state suburb of Rowella. History The area has been known by various names, and as Rowella since 1912. It was gazetted as a locality in 1967. Geography The locality is surrounded on three sides by the Tamar River The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being named a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length. Etymology The Tamar River was named .... Road infrastructure The C724 route (Rowella Road / West Bay Road) enters from the south and runs north and then south-east to Rowella village, where it terminates. References Localities of West Tamar Council Towns in Tasmania Populated places on the Tamar River {{WestTamar-geo-stub ...
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Clarence Point
Clarence Point is a locality in northern Tasmania about southwest of George Town across the Tamar River. Most of its population is settled along the riverbank. Clarence Point is also the name of the regional area that includes the village, which is part of the West Tamar Municipal Area. In the , Clarence Point had a population of 226, with a median age of 56. History The area was known as Lyetta until the late 1960s, but the name “Clarence Point” was in use in the vicinity from 1835, being applied to a shoreline feature (now Ashmans Point), a property (date unknown) and a housing estate (1911). Clarence Point was gazetted as a locality in 1967. Geography The Tamar River forms the eastern, southern, and most of the northern boundaries. Road infrastructure The A7 route (Greens Beach Road) runs through from south-West to north. Route C721 (Badger Head Road) starts at an intersection with A7 on the western boundary and runs away to the north-west. Route C722 (Clarence Point R ...
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Kelso, Tasmania
Kelso is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of West Tamar in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census has a population of 146 for the state suburb of Kelso. It is located west of George Town. It was settled in the early 19th century and is located on Kelso Bay, a small bay on the Tamar River. Kelso is known as a fishing resort for flathead, whiting and mullet. Kelso is also located near the Narawntapu National Park. History The area was originally known as Kelsalls Bay or Kelsalls Point after William Kelsall, the first European inhabitant of the district, who arrived in 1804. It is believed that the name is a derivative of “Kelsall”. Kelso is also a town in Scotland, and that could be the source of the name. Friend Point, on the north-east corner of the locality, is believed to be named for Lieutenant Matthew Friend, a former Royal Navy officer who held various positions in n ...
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York Town, Tasmania
York Town is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of West Tamar and Latrobe in the Launceston and North-west and west LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Beaconsfield. It was the first attempt to establish a British presence in northern Tasmania, in 1804. It was a "bustling village" until 1808. History York Town was gazetted as a locality in 1967. All the original buildings have now gone, but the landscape and natural setting remain largely unchanged. The site is preserved as the York Town Historic Site and provided with interpretive signage. Extensive deposits of rich iron ore were discovered in the nearby hills by the settlers during the time of the York Town settlement. Later - in the 1870s - these iron deposits led to the establishment of a short-lived iron mining and smelting industry on the western side of the Tamar estuary at Redbill Point and at Ilfracombe (now known as Beauty Point). The 2016 census had a pop ...
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Badger Head, Tasmania
Badger Head is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of West Tamar, in the Western Tamar Valley region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Launceston. Bass Strait forms the north-western and part of the northern boundaries. The 2016 census determined a population of 41 for the state suburb of Badger Head. History The locality name was assigned in 1999, and the boundary with York Town was adjusted in 2007. Road infrastructure The C721 route (Badger Head Road) intersects with the West Tamar Highway The West Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, ... at the south-eastern extremity of the locality. It passes through to the north-west, where it terminates in the Badger Head township. References Localities of West Tamar Counc ...
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