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| General Facts and Information - Tasmania |
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| Scroll down for information about Useful Websites, Newspapers, Public Holidays, Miscellaneous |
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Tourism Tasmania www.discovertasmania.com.au Service Tasmania (Government Services) www.service.tas.gov.au Tasmanian Map Centre www.map-centre.com.au Royal Automoble Club of Tasmania www.ract.com.au Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service www.parks.tas.gov.au Tasmanian Environment Centre www.tasmanianenvironmentcentre.org.au |
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| Along with the national paper The Australian www.theaustralian.news.com.au the main newspaper is The Mercury www.themercury.news.com.au |
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Public holidays, school terms and holidays in Australia are designated on a
state and territory basis with the exception of national public holidays
such as Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day, etc. Links to holiday dates for Tasmania are found on the following Government site www.australia.gov.au/302 |
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Tasmania has a great climate for gardening and the Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens www.rtbg.tas.gov.au/ are well worth visiting. The Australian television gardener, octogenarian Peter Cundall, has his famous veggie patch within these gardens. The Australian Garden History Society www.gardenhistorysociety.org.au is also active in Tasmania. |
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| Tasmania State Emblems: Floral – Tasmanian Blue Gum Fauna – Tasmanian Devil |
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| Truly Australia have attempted to give an honest and objective description of the topics covered on this page and have deliberately avoided regurgitating tourist office media releases. The information shown has been compiled from a variety of reputable sources and our own experiences. We check and review this information from time to time, but we assume no responsibility for the absolute accuracy of the details given. |
