Risdon Vale is an outer suburb of
Hobart, capital of
Tasmania
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Australia 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, approximately north of Hobart, Tasmania. It was the site of the first British settlement in Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania, the island state of Australia. The cove was name ...
, which was the site of the
British colonisation of
Van Diemen's Land
Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration of Australia in the 19th century. A British settlement was established in Van Diemen's Land in 1803 before it became a sep ...
.
History
Risdon Vale Post Office opened on 1 November 1960.
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
Mount Wellington 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
[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/genpdf/chamber/hansards/2006-10-10/0119/hansard_frag.pdf;fileType%3Dapplication%2Fpdf ] 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
Richmond
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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
Metro Tasmania
Metro Tasmania, commonly called Metro, a Tasmanian Government business enterprise, is the largest bus operator in the state of Tasmania, Australia, with operations in three of the four largest urban centres of Hobart, , and . Urban services in ...
buses run from Risdon Vale to central terminals in
Hobart or
Rosny Park as well as in
Glenorchy and can also travel to
Bridgewater.
Notes
* http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/genpdf/chamber/hansards/2006-10-10/0119/hansard_frag.pdf;fileType%3Dapplication%2Fpdf
* http://www.risdonvale.tased.edu.au/about.htm
External links
Risdon Vale Community Health Centre
{{Hobart suburbs
Suburbs of Hobart
Risdon, Tasmania
Localities of City of Clarence