Coles Bay, Tasmania

Coles Bay
Tasmania
Sea Kayaking from Muirs Beach, Coles Bay to The Hazards
Coles Bay is located in Tasmania
Coles Bay
Coles Bay
Coordinates42°07′S 148°17′E / 42.117°S 148.283°E / -42.117; 148.283
Population353 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7215
Location
LGA(s)Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons

Coles Bay is an Australian town on the east Coast of Tasmania 192 km north-east of Hobart and 173 km south-east of Launceston,[2] being the main entrance point for visitors to the Freycinet National Park.

It has a population of 515 people including the surrounding area,[3] but many tourists visit the area for its scenery and outdoor activities, which include hiking, biking, fishing, boating and Sea kayaking.

The town is on the northern end of Great Oyster Bay with views of the red and pink granite peaks known as The Hazards, on the Freycinet Peninsula. It is in the area of the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council.

Each Easter the town is one of the three locations for the Australian Three Peaks Race, a continuous sailing and running event starting at Beauty Point just north of Launceston and ending at Hobart with runners scaling three mountains including Mount Freycinet (33 km run; 620 m ascent).

History

Whaling parties, tin and coal miners and pastoralists are some of the many people who have lived and worked on the Freycinet Peninsula since European settlement. Old mine shafts and abandoned farmers' huts remain today and attract tourists. A shore-based whaling station was established by George Meredith in 1824.[4] It only ever operated in the winter months and had been abandoned by the 1850s.

In 1916 the area along with Mount Field became Tasmania's first national park.

Coles Bay Post Office opened on 21 December 1953.[5]

Population

In the 2021 Census, there were 515 people in Coles Bay. 54.0% of people were born in Australia and 62.7% of people spoke only English at home, The most common response for religion was No Religion at 42.5%.[6]

Plastic shopping bag ban

The town became one of the first in the world to ban plastic shopping bags in April 2003, after a two-year campaign.[7] Local bakery owner and Coles Bay Tourism Association president Ben Kearney organised all the Coles Bay retailers to stop using plastic bags and worked with Planet Ark to introduce alternatives including recycled paper bags which can be purchased for a small fee and reusable calico shopping bags. On Australia Day 2005 Ben Kearney was declared Australia's Local Hero for 2005 for his commitment to the environment.[8][9]

The Tasmanian Government awarded Coles Bay an Environmental Excellence Award for banning use of plastic bags.[10]

Great Oyster Bay and Coles Bay township from the Freycinet National Park

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coles Bay (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 November 2018. Edit this at Wikidata Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. ^ "Coles Bay". Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Census QuickStats: Coles Bay". Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ Nash, Michael (2003). The bay whalers; Tasmania's shore-based whaling industry. Canberra: Naverine. p. 152. ISBN 0958656193.
  5. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  6. ^ "2021 Census QuickStats: Coles Bay". Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  7. ^ Tasmania carries eco-fight, bans plastic bags, Mail & Guardian, 29 April 2003. Accessed 18 October 2008.
  8. ^ "Coles Bay Tourism Association hopes for bag-free zone". ABC News (Australia). 16 June 2003. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
  9. ^ "Plastic bag campaigner declared local hero". ABC News (Australia). 26 January 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Burns doctor named Australian of the Year". ABC News (Australia). 25 January 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2008.

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