Located 48km south of Hobart, Huonville is a pretty town set amongst green pastures and orchids and is the commercial centre of the Huon Valley. The town was named after the valuable soft wood, Huon Pine, which was discovered in the area.
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| Huonville
Located 48km south of Hobart, Huonville is a pretty town set amongst green pastures and orchids and is the commercial centre of the Huon Valley. The town was named after the valuable soft wood, Huon Pine, which was discovered in the area. |
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| The two tenuously connected halves of Bruny Island protect the waters of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. South of Huonville, opposite Bruny Island is the fertile and cultivated Huon Valley.The Huon River, discovered by French Admiral D'Entrecasteaux in 1792 provided transport for produce and timber in the early years of settlement. As you head further south the coastline becomes increasingly wild: there are caves and thermal springs, the Hartz Mountain National Park inland, and the Picton River, where there’s good rafting. The last settlement in this direction is Cockle Creek, the starting point for the South Coast Track which takes you towards the South West National Park, the great mass of wilderness forming Tasmania’s southwest corner. | |
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