Plenty is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Derwent Valley in the
South-east LGA region of
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 is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. The locality is about north-west of the town of
New Norfolk
New Norfolk ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#Big River, Leenowwenne/palawa kani: ''Wulawali'') is a river bank, riverside town located on the Derwent River (Tasmania), River Derwent in southeastern Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1807, it is Tasm ...
. The
2016 census recorded a population of 93 for the state suburb of Plenty.
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It is a small locality and the name of a tributary river on the south side of the
River Derwent in the Derwent Valley.
Formerly the location of hop growing, and fishing for salmon trout (]brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the genus ''Salmo'', endemic to most of Europe, West Asia and parts of North Africa, and has been widely introduced globally ...
), it is now notable for the Salmon Ponds (the original 1864 Plenty river fish hatchery) and the Tasmanian Museum of Trout Fishing.
History
Plenty was gazetted as a locality in 1959.Falmouth, Cornwall
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Falmouth was founded in 1613 by the Killigrew family on a site near the existing Pendennis Castle. It developed as a po ...
to Melbourne
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on the sailing ship ''Norfolk''. By 1866, 171 young brown trout were surviving in a Plenty river hatchery. Thirty-eight young trout were released in the river in 1866. By 1868, the Plenty River hosted a self-sustaining population of brown trout which became a brood source for continued introduction of brown trout into Australian and New Zealand rivers.Atlantic salmon
The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Hucho taimen, Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlan ...
, although successfully reared in the Plenty river hatchery and introduced at the same time under the sponsorship of the Acclimatization Society of Victoria, failed to establish themselves in Tasmania or Australia.
2020 river contamination
In 2020, hazardous substances from local composting business Jenkins Hire were allegedly dumped into the nearby Plenty River, resulting in the death of over 100,000 fish. The company produces compost by mixing waste discarded from the pulp and paper mill
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Norske Skog Boyer, the salmon farming industry, and treated sewage sludge
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from TasWater. Improper accumulation of waste without adequate drying can produce noxious leachate, contaminating surrounding soils. The company was consequently charged with intentional or reckless environmental pollution and improper storage of controlled waste with a foreseeable risk of environmental escape.
Geography
The River Derwent forms the north-western and northern boundaries. The Plenty River forms a small part of the southern boundary before flowing through to the north.
Road infrastructure
Route B62 (Glenora Road) runs through from north-east to west.
Notes and references
* Dimmick, Leonard W. (2004) ''Fishes and men: the Jones family of Plenty, Tasmania'' Glenorchy, Tas. L.W. Dimmick.
External links
Historical photographs mainly of ''Upper Plenty''
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Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Derwent Valley Council
Populated places on the River Derwent