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Family fun day at Hastings Thermal Springs

13/11/2009

Hastings Cave is throwing open the doors to the thermal springs pool for a family fun day on Saturday, 28 November.
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Planned fuel reduction burn in the southwest

29/10/2009

The Parks and Wildlife Service and Forestry Tasmania are conducting a planned burn in the Southwest National Park and on lands managed by Forestry Tasmania today.
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Volunteer Campground Hosts Sought for Cockle Creek

21/10/2009

The Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) is seeking people with a passion for the beautiful Cockle Creek area in Tasmania's far south area to be volunteer campground hosts for several weeks during the coming summer.More

Wineglass Bay Lookout

55. Wineglass Bay Lookout

	1 - 1.5 hours return
	Road C302 from highway A3 to Wineglass Bay car park inside Freycinet National Park. See map
	Park entry fees apply.
	Toilet facilities at car park. Picnic facilities nearby.
	Level 3 Steep uphill climb over 1.3km with rough bush steps
	Group A items required plus water
	Rigorous uphill walk is not suited to those with health or mobility concerns
	No pets, firearms or bicycles

The crystal clear waters and white sandy beach of Wineglass Bay are a tremendous sight. This is a steep uphill walk on a rocky, well-constructed track within the Freycinet National Park.

Highlights

The rock type along this walk is granite which was formed during the Devonian. Although not common in Tasmania, granite forms some spectacular features in the Freycinet National Park.