21-611: The Inglis River is a river in North West Tasmania , Australia , it extends approximately 61 kilometres (38 mi) from the Campbell Ranges near Takone before discharging into Bass Strait at Wynyard . The Flowerdale River is the largest tributary system on the Inglis River and makes up approximately one-third of the 471-square-kilometre (182 sq mi) Inglis-Flowerdale catchment basin . While not tributaries of
42-504: A Catholic Independent, a Christian School and Government schools. St Peter Chanel is the local Catholic Primary school servicing the community. Circular Head Christian School (CHCS) is the local Christian School, which starts at Kindergarten and goes right through to year 12. The National Broadband Network ran a trial rollout in Smithton, with the first customers connected in July 2010. In 1996,
63-781: A Cultural Heritage Centre and Museum was started in Smithton to preserve many of the artifacts from Smithton's settlement and is still run today by local volunteers. It houses a collection of photos, tools and other day to day memorabilia used in the Circular Head area. Smithton has a mediterranean-influenced oceanic climate ( Köppen: Cfb/Csb), with very mild, relatively dry summers and cool, wet winters. Average maxima vary from 22.0 °C (71.6 °F) in February to 13.2 °C (55.8 °F) in July while average minima fluctuate between 11.5 °C (52.7 °F) in February and 4.7 °C (40.5 °F) in July. Mean average annual precipitation
84-458: A Kindergarten and Public Hospital were opened in Smithton, and the town began to flourish. The economy of Smithton is agriculture based, consisting primarily of dairy and beef farming. Other major industries that contribute to the local economy are fishing, aquaculture, crop farming, timber plantations and tourism. As a major centre in the northwest of the state, several companies have established processing plants in Smithton. Major employers in
105-481: A mandatory 14 day quarantine after exposure to the virus. As of 29 April 2020 there had been at least 12 deaths from COVID-19 in the region, out of a total of 13 statewide. Smithton, Tasmania Smithton is a town on the far north-west coast of Tasmania , Australia. It lies on the Bass Highway , 85 km north-west of Burnie . At the 2021 census , Smithton had a population of 3,934. Smithton
126-501: A skills-based board of directors (the Board). The CCA was established by the nine Local Government Councils of North West Tasmania to represent and advocate the needs of the region. The CCA collaborates and facilitates a diverse range of projects and initiatives involving all tiers of government, industry and the community, by operating under three focus areas: Regional Economic Development, Natural Resource Management and Tourism. The region
147-497: Is a key gateway for the MS ; Spirit of Tasmania II ferry, which docks at Devonport . The North West Coast is a region of Tasmania on the north coast of Tasmania to the west of Port Sorell, Tasmania . It includes towns such as Devonport, Burnie , Wynyard , Ulverstone , Penguin , Smithton and Stanley . The water to the north is called Bass Strait . North-West and West Tasmania Area Profile July 2016 The region
168-536: Is an endangered freshwater snail that had previously been surveyed at a tributary of Big Creek in 1989, but is now only known to occur on a few small streams upon Table Cape . Other aquatic threatened species in the Inglis-Flowerdale catchment includes the endangered giant freshwater crayfish , and the Australian grayling . During 1999 and 2000, large scale willow infestation removal works were undertaken along
189-537: Is characterised by some as 'Cradle to Coast' as a reference to the World Heritage listed icon Cradle Mountain. The region stretches from the coastline inland to rugged mountain areas. The term Cradle Coast is also the name of a regional local government authority within this region - The Cradle Coast Authority (CCA) which is a joint authority formed under the Tasmanian Local Government Act (1993) by
210-509: Is moderate: 899.7 mm (35.42 in), and is strongly concentrated in winter. Due to being windward of the Central Highlands , precipitation is very frequent: spread between 208.3 precipitation days. The town has 183.4 cloudy days and only 38.1 clear days per annum. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) on 30 January 2009 to −4.5 °C (23.9 °F) on 19 June 2024. Temperature extremes were combined from
231-757: Is one of the regions of Tasmania in Australia . The region comprises the whole of the north west, including the North West Coast and the northern reaches of the West Coast . It is usually accepted as extending as far south as the Pieman River and including the Savage River National Park within the Tarkine region. The region is characterised by its rugged beauty, from coastlines to agricultural lands. It
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#1732851244704252-515: Is the administrative centre of the Circular Head Council . Duck River Post Office opened on 1 November 1873 and was renamed Smithton in 1895. In 1905 Smithton was declared a town and the Mowbray swamp (now part of the locality of Mella) was drained for dairy pasture. It was here that, in 1920, the 45,000 year old skeleton of a Zygomaturus (marsupial hippopotamus) was discovered. In 1905,
273-573: The Jetty at Smithton was 1200m long. The first regular rail service on the Marrawah Tramway started in 1913. In 1919 The Stanley–Trowutta railway commenced services and by 1921 the Smithton to Irishtown link was opened. By 1922 the railway link from Myalla to Wiltshire Junction was completed, thus joining the railways in the municipality to the State system. Smithton High School was opened in 1937 and in 1951
294-540: The landscape in the western region of the catchment, with intensive agriculture land-use in the north and eastern regions. Because of the steep and confining nature of the topography around the Inglis and Flowerdale rivers, both have retained substantial native forests that tend to buffer the rivers from both land-use activities. A 2003 water assessment report determined that the upper Inglis and Flowerdale Rivers and their tributaries are in generally good ecological health, however
315-487: The local community. Two timber mills are also located in Smithton, operated by Britton Bros and Ta Ann Tasmania. Tasmanian Seafoods Pty Ltd operate an abalone processing facility and cannery as well as having their head office located in the town. Also, Murray Goulburn (Dairy Company) have offices there. Tarkine Fresh Oysters (Bolduans Bay Oysters P/L) also run a significant aquaculture facility in Smithton, employing more than 40 people. The education community consists of
336-512: The local government councils of Burnie City, Central Coast, Circular Head, Devonport City, Kentish, King Island, Latrobe, Waratah-Wynyard and West Coast (the participating Councils). The Cradle Coast region comprises the combined areas of the CCA's participating councils. The CCA is governed by a two-tiered structure comprising two representatives from each participating council (the Representatives) and
357-522: The lower reaches of the Inglis River in the Flowerdale valley under the guidance of a Federal Government funding initiative. Poor remediation processes at the time, which involved removing the roots of the trees, has led to significant soil erosion and remains to be an issue for local agricultural landholders – more than a decade later. [REDACTED] Media related to Inglis River at Wikimedia Commons North West Tasmania North West Tasmania
378-430: The main river system, Sisters Creek and Seabrook Creek are notable minor creeks which form part of the 616 square kilometres (238 sq mi) Inglis-Flowerdale catchment area. Annual rainfall ranges from about 1,000 millimetres (39 in) at the coast to greater than 1,600 millimetres (63 in) in the upper reaches of the catchment, some 26 kilometres (16 mi) inland from Wynyard. Forestry plantations dominate
399-520: The middle and lower reaches of the Inglis River have less healthy macroinvertebrate communities. The poorer health of these communities suggest that they have been impacted by sedimentation from upstream forestry operations, gravel pits and poor stream-side agricultural land management practices. Measures to help mitigate further environment issues may include fencing off rivers to prevent livestock from accessing waterways and re-vegetation of river banks to prevent further erosion. Beddomeia capensis
420-520: The town include Greenham Tasmania, who operate a meat processing plant that prepares beef for export to Japan and the United States as well as Australian markets. The plant employs over 120 staff. McCain Foods (Australia) Pty Ltd maintain potato storage, processing and freezing facilities in the town for the production of French fries . The McCain plant operates year-round and employs a workforce of 150 from
441-550: Was a site of particularly severe disruption during the autumn 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Australia . Two hospitals in Burnie , North West Regional Hospital (NWRH) and North West Private Hospital, were closed when an outbreak of the virus occurred among the staff. The emergency department at the NWRH was staffed by Australian Defence Force personnel for two weeks while the usual staff were under
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