Welcome To The Central Highlands

The Heart of Tasmania


Welcome

The Central Highlands covers 8,010 sq km, or 12 per cent of Tasmania’s land mass, and is home to disparate, but thriving communities.

 

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It has a permanent population of 2,216 and 3,700 ratepayers, many of whom own shacks in the communities around the region’s numerous spectacular lakes and mountains.

The Central Highlands boasts glorious scenery and dramatic built heritage dating back to the early 19th century. It is the birthplace of Tasmania’s Hydro-Electric power system and home to the best trout fishing in the southern hemisphere.

Our region is host to a World Heritage Area, two national parks and other Wilderness Conservation Areas, to Tasmania’s recreational fly fishing, hunting and bushwalking communities, and has strong agricultural, horticultural and tourism industries.

 

PLANNING FOR OUR FUTURE

Local Structure Planning for Bothwell, Hamilton & Ouse
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION

Closing Date for Submissions has been extended to 5pm on Friday 31st January 2025

Regional Strategic Planning for Southern Tasmania

Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy

What is STRLUS?

The Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy (STRLUS) is a plan to manage how land is used and developed in Southern Tasmania over the next 25 years. It helps guide growth and change in the region. The twelve Councils of the Southern Region along with the Tasmanian Government are updating the STRLUS.

Which areas does the STRLUS cover?

STRLUS covers these areas:

  • Brighton
  • Central Highlands
  • Clarence
  • Derwent Valley
  • Glamorgan Spring-Bay
  • Glenorchy
  • Hobart
  • Huon Valley
  • Kingborough
  • Sorell
  • Southern Midlands
  • Tasman

What is the State of Play Document?

The State of Play document looks at current data and trends to understand how the region is changing. It helps with the STRLUS review and will be updated regularly.

How to Get Involved:

You can get involved by visiting shapingtasmania.com.au. Here, you’ll find the State of Play report, the community survey and further details on how to share your feedback.

TasALERTS

TasALERT publishes emergency information and warnings in real-time, so you know what to do during an emergency.

TasALERT is your home of emergency information and warnings. Now you can download the TasALERT App today so you KNOW WHAT TO DO when an emergency strikes. The App is an extension of the website and provides you with timely and accurate warnings and information straight to your phone.

The App has two exciting new features:

– Watch zones are locations of interest to you. You subscribe to warnings and incidents you want to receive notifications for. When a warning or incident happen in your watch zone, you will receive a notification straight to your phone or device alerting you.
– User accounts allow you to log in so the App remembers your watch zones and notification preferences. You can also create shared accounts meaning your friends and family will receive the same notifications for the same watch zones at the same time.

Download the TasALERT App today so you know what to do when an emergency strikes.  Search TasALERT on the Google Play or Apple App stores, or by the TasALERT.com/download

More information can be found on the TasALERTS Website