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  Great Western Tiers - Picture the Wilderness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Great Western Tiers touring route is the most scenic drive in the North West of Tasmania, it is also the most prefered route from Deloraine to access Cradle Mountain and the west coast.
The Great Western Tiers touring route was officially highlighted as ending in Liena, near the Mole Creek Caves, this tourism touring route appears as a dead end road.
The Great Western Tiers touring route is one of eleven trails around Tasmania called the Rejuvenating Journeys, a series of tourist maps.
www.cradlechalet.com.au /devonport_accommodation_deloraine.htm   (258 words)

  
 Great Western Tiers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Western Tiers are a collection of small mountain bluffs in the northern part of the Tasmanian Central Highlands.
They stretch from Western Bluff, near the town of Mole Creek, towards the east, passing south of the town of Meander, north of the Great Lake, and ending at Millers Bluff, approximately 25 km west of Campbell Town, near the Macquarie River.
The highest of the peaks is Mount Ironstone, at 1444m.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Western_Tiers   (128 words)

  
 Great Western - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Midland and Great Western Railway of Ireland.
Great Western Brewing Company located in Saskatoon Saskatchewan.
Great Western Bank, a now-defunct bank in the Western United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Western   (193 words)

  
 Walkabout - Poatina
Located 166 km from Hobart and 55 km from Launceston on a plateau in the heart of the Great Western Tiers, Poatina is an ideal starting point for people wishing to fish, walk around or explore both Great Lake and Arthurs Lake.
This is an ideal area for walking and it is quite easy to come across the wildlife of the area as the Great Western Tiers abound with Bennetts wallabies, possums, quolls, bandicoots, echidnas and wombats.
Covering an area of 158 square kilometres Great Lake is the largest of the hydro-electricity lakes in the Central Highlands.
www.walkabout.com.au /locations/TASPoatina.shtml   (393 words)

  
 LADY LAKE
It sits just near the edge of the Great Western Tiers above the small community of Western Creek, a short drive south west of Deloraine.
Just near Western Creek the road from Needles (on the Mole Creek road) or the Meander road a T junction is encountered.
Western Creek is a few hundred metres to the left.
www.touringtasmania.info /lady_lake.htm   (138 words)

  
 Great Western Tiers features rugged mountains and friendly towns.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This charming town, with its riverside setting, old buildings and views of the Great Western Tiers, is an excellent base for expeditions to the nearby national parks.
Cathedral, Gardens, and Glow-worms: The magnificent cavern known as the ‘Great Cathedral’ is a highlight not to be missed.
Medium fitness levels are required to ascend the stairway to the ‘Great Cathedral’.
www.thisweekinaustralia.com /tasmania-great-western-tiers.php   (373 words)

  
 Great Western Tiers Touring Region, Tasmania, Deloraine, Mole Creek, Westbury, Tourism, Accommodation, Attractions, ...
The Great Western Tiers is a spiritual place and a region of rare and diverse beauty.
The Great Western Tiers touring region offers natural experiences, recreation, cultural attractions and magnificent scenery both above and below ground.
The region lies close to Launceston and Devonport in Tasmanias central north, the historic Northern Midlands, Cradle Mountain and the Highland Lakes to the south, the Tamar Valley to the east.
www.greatwesterntiers.org.au   (227 words)

  
 Great Western Bank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Great Western Bank uses the most advanced security available on the Internet today.
Great Western Bank Online Banking is accessed through a Secure Socket Layer (or SSL).
This means all data transmitted to or from Great Western Bank’s computer systems is encrypted using the most sophisticated security available to protect your money and privacy.
www.greatwesternbank.com /onlineSecurity.cfm   (682 words)

  
 Clinics - Greatwestern Fly Fishing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The design of these clinics is to offer the new or old fly tier demonstrations of new techniques, tying methods or materials to expand your fly tying expertise.
A contract tier for Umpqua Feather Merchants, sitting in on a tying clinic with Stan is sure to expand your fly tying expertise, as he is truly one of Colorado's Master Fly Tiers.
Fly tiers are always looking for the Holy Graile of fly tying materials, the perfect material for the perfect fly.
www.greatwesternflyfishing.com /clinics.php   (2442 words)

  
 The Wilderness Society - For the Forests - Chronology ctd.
May 5 Attempted logging on Warners Sugarloaf stopped due to a protest in the face of an earlier commitment from the Minister for Forests not to log until after the Great Western Tiers Management Plan is finalised.
Great Western Tiers National Park Campaign releases its own management plan for the proposed National Park.
Feb 23 Great Western Tiers National Park Campaign blockades a logging road into Warners Sugarloaf to protest clearfelling of oldgrowth for plantation establishment.
www.wilderness.org.au /campaigns/forests/tasmania/ftfchron4   (3892 words)

  
 Trailblazing: public art and community in the Meander Valley project - Faculty of Arts - University of Tasmania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In 2002, the Great Western Tiers Sculpture Trail in Northern Tasmania began progressively opening after an extensive process of planning, artist selection, and community consultation.
In the case of the Great Western Tiers Sculpture Trail, the question of community itself came to be challenged as the works along the Trail were revealed to the public.
Correspondents to the local press criticised the selection and placement of a number of the works, and pointed to a perceived exclusivity in the community consultation process; others went further and asked just who was the public at which these works were aimed.
fcms.its.utas.edu.au /arts/arts/project.asp?lProjectId=840   (454 words)

  
 Deloraine
Close to prime bushwalking areas in the Western Tiers, Deloraine is an established base for walkers.
The western end of the Great Western Tiers overlooks MOLE CREEK, 24km southwest of Deloraine, where you’ll find the Trowunna Wildlife Park (daily 9am–5pm; $7.50, children $3.50), the best of its type in Tasmania.
A good motel on the outskirts of town is Mountain View Country Inn, 144 Emu Bay Rd – though it’s on the main road, the row of units afford great views of the Western Tiers.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/tasmania/deloraine.asp   (855 words)

  
 Tassie ABCs (9)
Great Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Australia.
Its associated settlement was once known as Great Lake as well, but was renamed Miena in 1920.
The Great Western Tiers is a mountain range in northern Tasmania.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/tasmania_apple_isle/82278   (368 words)

  
 Visit the Great Western Tiers
To begin your journey, exit the highway on the Great Western Tiers Tourist Route (B54) from Prospect, on the outskirts of Launceston.
Spend a few days in this historic and creative town, with its scenic setting at the foot of the Great Western Tiers, on the northern edge of the World Heritage Central Plateau region.
Ask at the Centre for your map of the innovative Great Western Tiers Sculpture Trail that runs through Deloraine, Liffey Falls, Meander Falls, King Solomons and Marakoopa Caves, Devils Gullet and Mole Creek.
www.northerntasmania.info /visit/gwt.html   (1049 words)

  
 Accommodation in Blackwood Park, Tasmania at Kopanica Wood, just under the Great Western Tiers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Kopanica Wood is one of the great private gardens of Tasmania.
Originally settled in the late 1800's the property was established as a special garden by an aristocratic European family who bought the property in the 1950's.
Kopanica Wood covers 5 acres of garden set within a 100 acre working farm at the foot of the Great Western Tiers, Extensive pathways lead to a variety of vista and experience such as The Moss Walk, The Croquet Lawn.
www.kopanicawood.com /gardens.html   (171 words)

  
 Mole Creek Caving Club library
Cadman et al 1990 The Great Western Tiers: the case for conservation.
Parks Wildlife and Heritage 1990 The Appropriate Boundaries of a WHA in Western Tasmania
Western Tiers Campaign 1993 Towards a Great Western Tiers National Park Management Plan.
mole.org.au /library.htm   (547 words)

  
 Central Plateau
Deloraine, on the Meander River, is nestled in a valley of rich farmland dominated by Quamby Bluff (1256m) and the Western Tiers, where the Central Plateau drops abruptly to the surrounding plains.
At its northern and eastern edges, the Central Plateau is rimmed by the long crest of the Great Western Tiers (1440m).
The Great Lake lies on the plateau about 8km from the escarpment, and only 40km from Deloraine, along the Lake Highway that continues to BOTHWELL, the plateau’s only town, ending at Melton Mowbray, where it joins the Midland Highway.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/tasmania/centralplateau.asp   (432 words)

  
 GREAT WESTERN TIERS
Deloraine and Mole Creek are excellent locations as a base to explore the Great Western Tiers around Lake Rowallan.
A pretty rainforest drive continues up the Tiers from Liffey and again down into the gorge.
Most of the forests flanking the Tiers are essentially being clear felled.
www.touringtasmania.info /great_western_tiers.htm   (199 words)

  
 Classes - Greatwestern Fly Fishing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The author of MANY books on fly tying and videos; time spent with this great gentleman of fly fishing will be some of the best time you will ever spend.
This year the class is called "Tying the Ultimate Western Flies with Jack Dennis." In this class, Jack will be teaching eight new fly patterns, some his own, some from his famous "friends".
At Great Western, we realize that your schedule is your own, and sometimes you just can't make someone else's plans fit.
www.greatwesternflyfishing.com /classes.php   (2499 words)

  
 Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Great Barrier Reef off the north-east coast of Australia is another extraordinary destination.
Many natural regions such as the Great Western Plateau, Central-Eastern Lowlands, Eastern Highlands (Great Dividing Range), and the Australian Alps are worthwhile visiting.
Major ranges such as the Australian Alps, Flinders Ranges, Great Western Tiers, and the famous Blue Mountains are Australia's pride and joy.
teachingtreasures.com.au /travel/oceania/australia.htm   (257 words)

  
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Threatened World Heritage values other than in the Tarkine are ignored Western Tasmania has recognised natural and cultural values that have resulted in a large World Heritage Area being declared over much of its wilderness.
This is a great affront to all who battle this inequitable, unjust, backward, partial and ineffective industry funded system.
It would be great if WWF aligned with Tasmanian forest conservation groups for this crucial election, where this issue will be a deciding one and in which our campaign can be levered for significant environmental outcomes.
forests.org /docfeed/tasmania_wwf.doc   (2006 words)

  
 BUG - Backpackers Guide to Deloraine and the Great Western Tiers, Tasmania, Australia
About midway between Devonport and Launceston, Deloraine is a good base for exploring the Great Western Tiers region.
There are two hostels in Deloraine, but if you're driving you may want to stop at Westbury, 15km west of Deloraine, where there's free camping at the rear of Andy's Hot Bread shop.
The museum is accompanied by Yarns Artwork in Silk, which is a series of four large silk panels, each depicting the Great Western Tiers in a different season.
www.bugaustralia.com /destinations/au-tasgwt.html   (211 words)

  
 Tour of Tasmania: Deloraine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Deloraine (pop ~2100) is a pretty town on the Meander River in north-west Tasmania.
In the foothills of the Great Western Tiers, it furnishes spectacular views and serves as an excellent base for those interested in fly-fishing expeditions.
The land itself is largely used for dairy cattle.
tourtasmania.com /text.php?id=deloraine   (219 words)

  
 Tasmania Travel Destination Guide :: Touring Routes & Suggested Itineraries
Tantalising Tasmania, Australia's largest island and smallest state, is a great place to do time.
Tasmania is just 1% of the Australian land area and part of the Great Dividing Range.
It was joined to the mainland around 10,000 years ago until rising sea levels formed Bass Strait, at the end of the last ice age.
www.newzealandnz.co.nz /tasmania-itineraries   (457 words)

  
 Tour of Tasmania: Lakes region
The lakes region is located in central Tasmania to the south of the Great Western Tiers, and is largely responsible for Tasmania's growing reputation as an angler's paradise.
Great Lake is one of the largest high-water lakes in Australia.
Bronte Park is a former host of the World Fly Fishing Championships, and both 4-star accommodation and backpacker lodging is available.
tourtasmania.com /content.php?id=lakes   (242 words)

  
 Trout Territory - Guided Trout Fishing in Tasmania - Other Attractions
An attractive city of parks and gardens, Launceston is Australia's third oldest city, situated at the head of the Tamar River where the North and South Esk Rivers meet.
Located in the central north of Tasmania, a protected World Heritage Area, a chain of mountains holding about 3000 lakes, the Great Western Tiers are a timeless landscape of mountains and valleys, caves, forests and open plains.
On the edge of the Great Western Tiers, the stunning Liffey Falls is an accessible and spectacular waterfall.
www.troutterritory.com.au /attractions.htm   (1779 words)

  
 www.hotels-world.com : Best Western Poatina Resort Village in  Blackwood Creek,Tasmania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Situated at the base of the majestic Great Western Tiers (35 minutes to Launceston Airport).
The gateway to the Great Lakes and trout fishing.
The Best Western Poatina Resort Village is situated at the best of the majestic Great Western Tiers, in the town center.
www.hotels-world.com /tp.hotel/hotel.6893/geo.7283.Oceania.Australia.Tasmania/ch.46.Best_Western_Int'lPoatina/Best_Western_Poatina_Resort_Village.htm   (183 words)

  
 Council votes 'no' on Great Western Tiers heritage proposal. 11 May 2005. Launceston News
The Meander Valley Council will not support efforts to seek national heritage listing for 100,000 hectares of Tasmania's Great Western Tiers in the state's north.
The Tasmanian Conservation Trust has nominated the area for the national heritage list, but the nomination has been rejected by Meander Valley councillors in a 6-2 vote.
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www.abc.net.au /news/australia/tas/northtas/200505/s1365031.htm   (206 words)

  
 index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Our wines are preservative free and made using only locally grown stone and berry fruits creating a true product of the region.The tradition of locally made fruit wines first came to Tasmania with early European settlement.
The Great Western Tiers label is available in two distinct ranges:
In both ranges of wines, the more contemporary dry palate, as well as the traditional sweeter preferences are offered.
www.tasfruitwine.com /index.html   (157 words)

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