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Jessica L Sturgess TVET Tourism

Tasmania. Jessica L Sturgess TVET Tourism. Sources Of Information. Tourism tasmania www.discovertasmania.com.au www.tourismtasmania.com.au www.tas.gov.au Tasmanian events calendar http://www.eventstasmania.com.au http://events.discovertasmania.com.au. Features Of Tasmania. Climate

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Jessica L Sturgess TVET Tourism

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  1. Tasmania Jessica L Sturgess TVET Tourism

  2. Sources Of Information Tourism tasmania • www.discovertasmania.com.au • www.tourismtasmania.com.au • www.tas.gov.au • Tasmanian events calendar • http://www.eventstasmania.com.au • http://events.discovertasmania.com.au

  3. Features Of Tasmania • Climate - Temperate, Pleasant, • Size - Easy to drive around, Doesn’t take hours of driving to get from place to place • Diverse - Various, wide range of things to do

  4. Features Of Tasmania • Heritage - Early Settlement as a Convict Colony - Food and Wine Cultures • Food and Wine • Wineries • Breweries • Cheese

  5. Map/Geographical position • Located 250 km south of Victoria across ‘Bass Straight’ • 350 km west-east • 286 km north-south

  6. Man-Made Tourist Attractions • Cadbury Chocolate Factory - Established in 1922 - Claremont - Originally ‘Cadbury- Fry and Pascall’ • Cascade Brewery - Founded in 1824 - Hobart - 48 Breweries

  7. Man-Made Tourist Attractions • Boags Brewery - Lauceston - Founded by James Boags - Established 1883

  8. Major Gateways for Transport Networks • Four Domestic Airports - Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Wynyard • Ships - Spirit Of Tasmania 1 and 11

  9. History • First explored in 1642 by Tasman • Named Van Diemens Land • Again in 1772 by the French Explorer ‘Dufresne’ • Settled in 1803 by the British • Originally only settled by Convicts and Military Guards

  10. State Holidays • Public Holidays - Australia Day: 26th January - Royal Hobart Regatta: 2nd Monday of February - Eight Hours Day: 2nd Monday of March - ANZAC Day: 25th March - Recreation Day: 1st Monday of November

  11. Economy • 1. Processed Metal - Contributes over $1.3 billion • 2. Tourism - Approximately $1.2 billion • 3. Manufactured Goods - Textiles, Machinery, Automotive Components, Mining Equipment

  12. Economy • 4. Woods and Paper - Woodchips, Newsprint, Writing Paper • 5. Ores - Minerals such as Zinc, Copper, Lead

  13. Events • Taste of Tasmania - December-January - Hobart • Chocolate Winterfest - Latrobe - July 10th • Tasmania Unbottled - Tours Australian Major Capital Cities - September

  14. Natural Tourist Attractions • Cradle Mountain - 2 hours from Launceston; 11/2 from Hobart • Wineglass bay -northern end of Freycinet National Park • Lake St Clair - features Cradle Mountain

  15. Web Links • http://www.tchange.com.au • http://travelmedia.tourismtasmania.com.au • http://www.auinfo.com.au • http://www.cadbury.com.au • http://www.discovertasmania.com.au • http://cascadebreweryco.com.au • http://www.boags.com.au

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