Binalong Bay is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Break O'Day in the
North-east LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about north-east of the town of
St Helens. The
2016 census recorded a population of 290 for the state suburb of Binalong Bay.
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It is a small coastal town in north-east Tasmania, situated at the southern end of the ]Bay of Fires
The Bay of Fires (palawa kani: ''larapuna)'' is a bay on the northeastern coast of Tasmania in Australia, extending from Binalong Bay to Eddystone Point. The bay was given its name in 1773 by Captain Tobias Furneaux in ,
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. Originally a fishing hamlet, the town is now a village with a large proportion of holiday dwellings. It has a beach, small harbour (known as ''the gulch'') and a cafe.
History
Binalong Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1964.
Geography
The waters of the Bay of Fires, part of the Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea ( Māori: ''Te Tai-o-Rēhua'', ) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about across and about from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer ...
, form part of the eastern boundary. The Tasman Sea and the waters of Georges Bay complete the eastern boundary and form part of the southern. Grants Lagoon, an inlet of Binalong Bay (the body of water) is surrounded by the locality.
Road infrastructure
Route C850 (Binalong Bay Road) enters from the south-west and runs through to the east, where it ends. Route C848 (Gardens Road) starts at an intersection with C850 and runs north until it exits. Route C849 (Reids Road) starts at an intersection with C848 and runs west until it exits.
Gallery
File:Binalong Bay beach.JPG, Binalong Bay Beach
File:Bay of Fires rocks.JPG, Beach and rocks
References
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Break O'Day Council
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