Prospect is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Launceston in the
Launceston LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about south of the town of
Launceston. The
2016 census recorded a population of 1722 for the state suburb of Prospect.
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It is a suburb of Launceston.
The Mount Pleasant Laboratories are ]Tasmanian government
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laboratories located in Prospect and include:
* Diagnostic Services - Researching the Tasmanian devil
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facial tumour disease
* Animal Health Laboratory
* Water Microbiology Laboratory
* Veterinary Pathology and Fish Microbiology
* Seed Laboratory and Certification
A sawmill, stonemason, Tasmanian Independent Retailers state distribution centre dominate the area. There are a number of restaurants and shops along Westbury Road - Prospect's main commercial corridor - including IGA IGA or IgA may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* IGA (supermarkets) (initially Independent Grocers Alliance), a name used by many independent supermarkets throughout the world
** IGA (Australian supermarket group), the local Australian v ...
. The Silverdome
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Complex is a multi use facility incorporating an indoor cycling track, netball courts and concert seating. The home of the Tasmanian Institute of Sport
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-lar ...
offices.
History
Prospect was gazetted as a locality in 1963.
Geography
The Midland Highway forms most of the eastern boundary.
Road infrastructure
National Route 1 (Midland Highway) runs through the north-east corner, and the Bass Highway runs through to the west.
References
Suburbs of Launceston, Tasmania
Localities of City of Launceston
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