Central Highlands (Tasmania)
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Pine Lake in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania
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The Central Highlands is a region in Tasmania, Australia where geographical and administrative boundaries closely coincide. It is also known as The Lake Country of Tasmania [1]
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Geographical region
The mountains of Central Tasmania are mainly found in four different conservation reserves:
- Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park - in the western part
- Walls of Jerusalem National Park - in the central part
- Central Plateau Conservation Area in the eastern part
Administrative region
The Central Highlands Council incorporates most of the highland region.
Former Hydro communities
Early power developments in the Central Highlands included the communities of workers who were employed in construction. Significant numbers of the communities were migrants to Australia [2]
The Tarraleah community was one established in 1934 which was a significant early community for the Upper Derwent Power Development. The part of Tarraleah known as Ticklebelly Flat - the area of the married quarters of the community - has become a part of Hydro history, being utilised in the most comprehensive history of the Hydro to date, Heather Fenton's book Ticklebelly Tales [3]
Fishing
Due to the large number of waterbodies in the Central Highlands, fishing is a long-standing popular activity in the area.[4]
Tasmania heartland
The combined councils of the Central Highlands and the two Midlands councils - the southern and the northern have had for almost a decade a web based portal which combines the areas to a name of Tasmanian heartland.[5]
Lakes
Many lakes are found in the Central Highlands - giving the region the tourist feature of the 'Lakes Region'; they include:
- Arthurs Lake
- Bradys Lake
- Bronte Lagoon
- Great Lake
- Lagoon of Islands
- Lake Augusta
- Lake Binney
- Lake Crescent
- Lake Echo
- Lake King William
- Lake Sorell
- Little Pine Lagoon
See also
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References
- ↑ Royal Society of Tasmania conducted a symposium at Poatina, 11–12 November 1972 with the symposium of that title: Banks, M.R. (editor) (1973) The Lake Country of Tasmania Hobart, Royal Society of Tasmania - with the Keynote Address by Dr. A.B. Costin Characteristics and Use of Australian High Country - map one p.2 being of interest as it shows relative distribution of Alpine (6000 ft in imperial measurement) and Sub Alpine regions in south east Australia
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Further reading
- Cullen, Philip J.(1995) Land degradation on the Central Plateau, Tasmania : the legacy of 170 years of exploitation Hobart, Tas. : Earth Science Section, Parks and Wildlife Service, Dept. of Environment and Land Management. ISBN 0-7246-1930-5 Occasional paper (Tasmania. Parks and Wildlife Service) ; no. 34.
- Jetson, Tim.(1989) The roof of Tasmania: a history of the Central Plateau Launceston, Tas.: Pelion Press. ISBN 0-7316-7214-3
- McKenny, Helen. (2000) A guide to vegetation management issues in the Central Plateau region, Tasmania Hobart, Tas. Dept. of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, ISBN 0-7246-6238-3
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