Risdon Vale is an outer suburb of

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, capital of

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on the eastern shore of the River Derwent, and adjacent to

Risdon Cove Risdon Cove is a cove located on the east bank of the Derwent River, Tasmania, Derwent River, approximately north of Hobart, Tasmania. It was the site of the first United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British settlement in Van Diemen's La ...

, which was the site of the British colonisation of

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History

Risdon Vale Post Office opened on 1 November 1960. Between 1961 and 1963 there was a subdivision of a few hundred houses and in 1960 Risdon Vale Primary School was founded. The first subdivided parts of Risdon Vale was the area South of Gardenia Road and the area around Waratah Road.

Today

It is the location of Tasmania's only maximum security prison, Risdon Prison and Risdon Women's Prison. Risdon Vale also is close to Risdon Brook Park and Dam which offers a pleasant walking track round the dam of 4 km, taking in views of

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and its surrounds. Risdon Vale has a small population of around 3,000. Much of the area is surrounded by scrub and bush, which becomes particularly dry in the summer season and poses as a high fire risk. There has been a history of bushfires in the area. The Risdon Vale Volunteer Fire Brigade was established in September 1981 and the fire station, on Sugarloaf Road, was opened on 14 May 1982.

Roads

The East Derwent Highway, connects Risdon Vale with Hobart CBD; The Bowen Bridge to Glenorchy; Grasstree Hill Road connects Risdon Vale to the historical town of

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in the north.

School

Risdon Vale Primary School was founded around 1960, along with most of the residential housing in the area.

Buses

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buses run from Risdon Vale to central terminals in

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as well as in Glenorchy and can also travel to Bridgewater.

Notes

External links

Risdon Vale Community Health Centre
* * {{Hobart suburbs Suburbs of Hobart Risdon, Tasmania Localities of City of Clarence