REGION: Flinders Island

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Perched above the east and west of Tasmania's north coast, Flinders and King islands were once centres of the long-banned sealing industry, but now support celebrated agricultural industries of their own.

Flinders Island is the largest in the Furneaux Group. Since its colonial settlement, the island has witnessed many changes: in the 1950s a Soldier/Farmer Settlement Scheme was initiated, leading to 336km2 of land being cleared and sown. The island is now an ideal place for tourists to escape the stresses of city life, offering many attractions, most of them natural and some man-made or a combination of both such as wreck-diving.

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Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre

  • Ph: (03) 6230 8233 or Freecall: 1800 806 846
 

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Main Attractions

Emita Museum

  • This museum displays the history of various groups of pioneer settlers.

Logan Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary

  • This sanctuary has been included on the list of Wetlands of International Importance.

Strzelecki NP

  • This 422km2 park offers many recreational opportunities including bushwalking.

Wybalenna

  • An historic, culturally significant and tragic site for Tasmanian Aborigines who were settled there in the 1830s.

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