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Northern Midlands Council
Northern Midlands Council is a local government body in Tasmania, extending south of Launceston into the northern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Northern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 13,300, the major population centres and localities of the region include Campbell Town, Evandale, Longford, and Perth. History and attributes On 2 April 1993, the municipalities of Campbell Town, Evandale, Fingal, Longford and Ross were amalgamated to form the Northern Midlands Council. Northern Midlands is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. Localities Not in above list * Ben Lomond * Bracknell * Interlaken * Lake Sorell * Lemont * Liffey * Relbia * Travellers Rest * White Hills * Youngtown See also *List of local government areas of Tasmania Councils of Tasmania are the 29 administrative districts of the Australian state of Tasmania. Local gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Bureau Of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the independent statutory agency of the Australian Government responsible for statistical collection and analysis and for giving evidence-based advice to federal, state and territory governments. The ABS collects and analyses statistics on economic, population, environmental and social issues, publishing many on their website. The ABS also operates the national Census of Population and Housing that occurs every five years. History In 1901, statistics were collected by each state for their individual use. While attempts were made to coordinate collections through an annual Conference of Statisticians, it was quickly realized that a National Statistical Office would be required to develop nationally comparable statistics. The Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics (CBCS) was established under the Census and Statistics Act in 1905. Sir George Knibbs was appointed as the first Commonwealth Statistician. Initially, the bureau w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth, Tasmania
Perth is a town in the Australian state of Tasmania. It lies south of Launceston, on the Midland Highway. The town had a population of 2,965 at the 2016 census, and is part of the Northern Midlands Council. Like nearby Longford, Perth is a historic town with many buildings dating back to the early 19th century. It is the first major town out of Launceston on the route to Hobart, and also serves as a major junction for people bypassing Launceston on the route from Hobart to the northwest of the state. History Perth was settled in 1821 by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. He was staying nearby with the pastoralist David Gibson and named it after Gibson's hometown of Perth, Scotland. It was proclaimed as a township in 1836. John Skinner Prout painted a view of the town in 1845, with various parts of the inland mountains showing in the painting. Edward Paxham Brandard engraved the picture in 1874. Landmarks Baptist church The Perth Baptist church, opened in 1862, is notable, due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epping Forest, Tasmania
Epping Forest is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Northern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Longford. The 2016 census recorded a population of 72 for the state suburb of Epping Forest. History Epping Forest was gazetted as a locality in 1956. The area was named Epping by Governor Macquarie's party in 1811, presumably for Epping in England. It became known unofficially as Epping Forest and, when in 1956 a name change was required to avoid duplication, Epping Forest was chosen. Geography The South Esk River forms the northern boundary, and the Macquarie River The Macquarie River - Wambuul is part of the Macquarie– Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales, Australia. The river rises in the central highlands of New South Wales near the ... forms part of the southern. Road infrastructure National Route 1 ( Midland Highway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cressy, Tasmania
Cressy is a small town south-west of Launceston, Tasmania. It came into existence in the 1850s to service the surrounding wheat farms. At the 2006 census, Cressy had a population of 670. It is known as Tasmania's "Trout capital" for the good fishing in the area. It is also home to an extensive agriculture research facility for the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research. Cressy Post Office opened on 17 September 1856. Nearby towns include: Bishopsbourne, Bracknell, Liffey, Blackwood Creek, Poatina and Longford. History Cressy was established as the main centre for the Cressy Company. The Cressy Company's first director Captain Bartholemew Boyle Thomas chose to name company after the Battle of Crecy A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ... in the 14th C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poatina, Tasmania
Poatina (derived from an indigenous word for "cave") is a town in Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ..., Australia 60 km south of Launceston. The Western Tiers mountain range surrounds Poatina. Poatina Village was constructed in the 1960s to house the work force of the Poatina Power Station, which was commissioned in 1964. Hydro Tasmania sold the village in 1995 to Fusion Australia, an Australian Christian not-for-profit youth and community organisation. In 2010, Poatina was described as "a tightly knit Christian community". As of 2014, the Poatina Chalet was part of a resort area owned by Fusion Australia. At that time, Poatina was home to a Golden Chain Motel, Mountain View Restaurant, a metal fabrication workshop, a hot glass studio, a golf cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross, Tasmania
Ross is a village in the Midlands of the state of Tasmania in Australia. On the Macquarie River, Ross is located 78 km south of Launceston and 117 km north of Hobart. The town is listed on the Register of the National Estate and is noted for its historic bridge, original sandstone buildings and convict history. History The town of Ross lies in lands that were traditionally owned by Aboriginal Tasmanians, specifically the Tyrernotepanner (Stony Creek) Nation. The Aboriginal name for the area that now constitutes the Ross township is''Makala'' (Mah kah lah). The first European to explore the district was surveyor Charles Grimes who passed through the area while mapping Tasmania's central area including parts of what later became known as the Macquarie River. On an expedition in 1821, Governor Lachlan Macquarie passed through the area himself and, as he recorded in his journal, Later that year, a timber bridge was built over the river and subsequently Ross beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tooms Lake
Tooms Lake is a rural locality and a lake in the local government areas (LGA) of Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands, and Glamorgan-Spring Bay in the Central and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of Triabunna. The 2016 census has a population of nil for the state suburb of Tooms Lake. The lake is artificial and shallow, covering . The lake was once a wetland and was a Tasmanian aboriginal meeting place. The indigenous name for this place was ''moyantaliah'' (moy.en.tel.eea). The lake can hold 25.362 gigaliters of water. The catchment area is 60.2 km2. It is drained by the Tooms River, which flows into the Macquarie River. The lake is reached by the gravel Tooms Lake Road, 83 km from Hobart. Seaplanes land on the lake several times per year. The lake is used for recreational fishing, for brown and rainbow trout. Brown trout were introduced in 1904 and rainbow trout were released around 1908. Trout are usually with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Leake, Tasmania
Lake Leake (palawa kani: kunawi) is the name of both a man-made water storage reservoir and a small township in the eastern midlands of Tasmania. The locality is split between two local authorities, as follows: * Northern Midlands Council (53%), * Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council (47%) The lake can hold of water. The lake was named after Charles Henry Leake (1819-1889), a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. At the 2006 census, Lake Leake had a population of 176. Features and location The lake is used for recreational fishing, for brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. The village is built on land owned by the Northern Midlands Council. Inhabitants must purchase a license to have a building there are restricted in the number of days per year they can live there. The main purpose is to accommodate recreational anglers. Water flowing out from the lake has an electrical conductivity of 56 μS/cm. Rawlinna is a locality located between the south side of the lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avoca, Tasmania
Avoca is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Northern Midlands (99%) and Break O'Day (1%) in the Central and North-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Longford. The 2021 census recorded a population of 192 for Avoca. It is a small village located south-east of Launceston in Tasmania. Avoca is situated on the banks of the South Esk River near the confluence of the St. Paul's river in the parish of Avoca and county of Cornwall, and was first settled in the 1830s. It was originally named ''St. Paul's Plains'' by John Helder Wedge during a 1833 survey of the area. The area was officially settled in 1834 as a farming, coal and tin mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ... village. History Avoca is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blessington, Tasmania
Blessington is a rural locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Northern Midlands, in the Northern and Central regions of Tasmania. It is located about south-east of the city of Launceston. The 2016 census determined a population of 93 for the state suburb of Blessington. History The area was named for Countess Blessington. She was the sister of Robert Power, who was the Surveyor General of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) from 1841 to 1857. It was gazetted as a locality in 1959. Geography The North Esk River The North Esk River is a major perennial river located in the northern region of Tasmania, Australia. Location and features It is one of the tributaries of the Tamar River together with the South Esk River. It starts in the Northallerton Valle ... flows through from east to west. Road infrastructure Route C401 route (Blessington Road) enters from the west and runs through to the east. The C420 route (Deddington Road) starts at an intersection wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nile, Tasmania
Nile is a rural locality in the local government area of Northern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Longford. The 2016 census determined a population of 154 for the state suburb of Nile. History Nile was gazetted as a locality in 1959. It was originally known as Lymington. Geography The South Esk River The South Esk River, the longest river in Tasmania, is a major perennial river located in the northern region of Tasmania, Australia. Location and features The South Esk springs from the eastern foothills of the Ben Lomond plateau near Mathinn ... forms the western boundary. Road infrastructure The C416 route (Nile Road) enters from the north-west and runs through to the south-east before exiting. Route C418 (Clarendon Station Road / Clarendon Lodge Road) starts at an intersection with C416 north of the village and runs west and then north before exiting. Route C419 (Bryants Lane) starts at the same intersection an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deddington, Tasmania
Deddington is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Northern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Longford. The 2016 census has a population of 121 for the state suburb of Deddington. The town is situated on the Nile River and lies in the foothills of Ben Lomond. History The first inhabitants of the Deddington area were Tasmanian Aboriginal people of the Ben Lomond Nation. Aboriginal artifacts indicating land use (hunting) and seasonal camps have been found along the Nile River and Patterdale Creek. It is uncertain which clans had specific use of the area but the Plindermairhemener clan is referred to as occupying the western South Esk region. The palawa kani (Tasmanian Aboriginal Language) name for the Nile River at Deddington was witakina. It is likely that the Deddington area was a hunting ground as well as part of the seasonal migratory route for both the Ben Lomond Nation clans, referred to gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
