Geeveston is a small town in the south of

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near the Huon River, south west of

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, making it Australia's most southerly administrative centre. The town takes its name from William Geeves, an English settler who was given a land grant by Lady Jane Franklin in the area then known as Lightwood Bottom (after a type of timber prevalent in the area). The settlement Geeves set up was renamed Geeves Town in 1861, and the name eventually became Geeveston.Geeveston
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'', February 8, 2004. Geeveston is for local government purposes included in the area of the

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and is part of the

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for both

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electoral purposes. Geeveston is on the Huon Highway, and is the gateway to the Hartz Mountains National Park. It is the centre of Tasmania's

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and fruit-growing industry, and has also been highly reliant on the

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since the late 19th century. A

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was opened in the town in 1962, and was Geeveston's largest employer until the plant closed in 1982, devastating the area economically. Courtney, Pip
Positive approach regenerates timber town
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'' ( ABC TV), August 22, 2004. The Geeveston Town Hall Visitor Centre is a tourist and information centre which details the local area and tourist destinations in southern Tasmania, is located in Geeveston. From 2016–2021, the town hosted the filming of the comedy series Rosehaven.

History

''Geeves-Town'' Post Office opened on 1 June 1876 and was renamed ''Geeveston'' in 1888.

Climate

Typically for southeastern Tasmania, Geeveston has a pleasant

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''Cfb'') with typically warm summers and cool winters. Occasionally, very hot air from

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will be driven across the region by anticyclones lying over the

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, producing hot to sweltering conditions and extremely dangerous

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conditions. The rainfall is substantially heavier than Hobart as Geeveston is less shielded from the moisture-bearing westerlies by Tasmania’s southern mountains: the wettest month in a record from 1971 to 2015 has been October 1988 with and the driest January 1999 with . The hottest afternoon occurred on 4 January 2013 when the mercury rose to , and the coldest morning 19 June 1992 which fell to – less cold than the absolute minimum in

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20 degrees closer to the equator.

References

External links

Geeveston Cenotaph
- Monument Australia (www.monumentaustralia.org.au)
Geeveston Central
- directory of businesses in the local area {{authority control Localities of Huon Valley Council 1842 establishments in Australia

History

Climate

See also

References

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