Delve into Old Beach
The district Old Beach of in Brighton (Tasmania) with it's 2,447 habitants Old Beach is a subburb in Australia about 527 mi south of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Evening Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 22% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
15°C (60 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mona Pavilions
Otago Cottage
Moonah Central Apartments
Brighton Hotel Motel
Riverfront Motel & Villas
BW BALMORAL MOTOR INN - GLENORCHY
Martin Cash Motel
Carlyle Hotel
Hobart Apartments
Waterfront Lodge Motel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Steven and Chris Get Wild: Episode 5
Rediscover art in all its many forms as Steven and Chris meander through Hobart's unique Museum of Old and New Art. Video content provided by CBC.
Artifact by Gregory Barsamian at MONA
Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is a pretty wacky museum. Here is one of installations on display by Gregory Barsamian. Blog: http://cricketsaunty.com Photos:...
CHASE 10.2.2009
So you gutless pack animals have to beat poor old retired Mick up again. Always in a pack. What a bunch of society rejects. Monkey turds. The guys in this video are NOT relevant to this description...
BLUEY 8 & 9.2.2009
A new film stoppers gang is forming to tackle the problems. Donations for equipment appreciated. Mick. Thanks. Thanks for the brief videos sent.
QUICKIE 10.1.2009.
I am after any unwanted cameras. Stills or movie. There are many elderly residents for example who need them to film the terrorists/hoons. Send them to my home. Thanks. Mick.
Baskerville Ride Day 14/7/12
Doing some practice in the 350Z at baskerville raceway. We put a temporary passenger seat in it to give some friends a ride/scare :)
Twinnys Stunt School: 4 wheel squeal!
Don`t try this at home kids this stunt was performed by perfessional stunt rider.
Risdon Brook Park
My favourite place to run/jog outdoors is a 4.3 KM long circuit located 10 minutes drive off Hobart, Tasmania. The track is mostly flat but undulates around the eastern bay and at the approach...
Roller Derby: South Island Sirens vs Convict City Rollers
Tasmanian Roller Derby League - Round 1 South Island Sirens vs Convict City Rollers. Convicts - 128 Sirens - 90.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Bridgewater, Tasmania
Bridgewater, Tasmania, is a suburb in Tasmania's south-east. Located approximately 19 km from the Hobart CBD, and is part of the northern suburbs area of Greater Hobart.
Claremont College
For the consortium of seven colleges located in Claremont, California, refer to Claremont Colleges. Claremont College opened in 1990 as a senior secondary Government school in Tasmania, Australia, for students in Years 11 and 12. It provides a full range of courses, preparing students for university, TAFE, traineeships and employment. Its 900 students study either on-campus or off-campus.
Claremont, Tasmania
Claremont is a suburb of the City of Glenorchy, part of the greater Hobart area, Tasmania, Australia. It is named after Claremont House, which was built in the 1830s by local settler Henry Bilton, who named it after one of the royal homes of England. Claremont was the home of an Army training facility during World War I, but this was moved to Brighton some time before World War II. At that time Claremont consisted of only a few houses and farms.
Derwent Entertainment Centre
Derwent Entertainment Centre (DEC) is a the largest indoor arena in Tasmania and the multi-purpose arena is the primary venue in Hobart for large indoor functions/events. It was constructed in 1989 and is situated in between the waterfront of the River Derwent, the Brooker Highway and Tattersalls Park. The DEC can hold up to 7,500 people for events such as concerts with a seating capacity of 5,400.
Moorilla Estate
Moorilla is a winery located in the suburb of Berriedale, 12 km north of the city centre of Hobart, Tasmania. It was established in 1958 by Italian-Australian former textile merchant Claudio Alcorso. The winery produces a number of cool climate wines, and also produces five beers under the label Moo Brew. Accommodation was added in 2000 and consisting of four hilltop chalets which feature items from the Museum of Old and New Art. Four further pavilions were opened in 2009.
Chigwell, Tasmania
Chigwell is a suburb in the 'northern suburbs' area of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia. The suburb is situated between the suburbs of Berriedale, Claremont and Glenlusk. The suburb shares its border with Berriedale along the Brooker Highway and the streets north of Berriedale Rd. Until the late 1990s, the suburb boundary was closer to the main road. The area was originally made up of public housing, however much of the public housing stock has now been sold to private owners.
Claremont Village
Claremont Village is a small sub-regional shopping centre located on the corner of Main Road and Box Hill Road, in Claremont, Tasmania. The shopping centre contains a Woolworths supermarket, a Chickenfeed discount store and several speciality shops. The Claremont Village Shopping Centre was the first fully enclosed centre in Tasmania.
Berriedale, Tasmania
Berriedale is a suburb in the northern suburbs of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the local government area of City of Glenorchy. The suburb is situated between the suburbs of Chigwell and Rosetta. There are no educational institutions within Berriedale, however there are primary schools in both neighbouring suburbs and a High school in Rosetta.
Rosetta, Tasmania
Rosetta is a suburb in the northern suburbs of Hobart, capital of the Australian state of Tasmania. It is in the local government area of City of Glenorchy. The suburb is situated between the suburbs of Berriedale and Montrose and is approximately 15 minutes drive from Hobart. There is a primary school and a High school in Rosetta. The Brooker Highway runs along the eastern border of the suburb, next to the Derwent River.
Montrose, Tasmania
Montrose, is a suburb in the northern suburbs of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. The suburb is situated in close promity with Rosetta. Montrose is the suburb directly north of Glenorchy and lies within the local government area of City of Glenorchy. It is also in Montrose where the Montrose Foreshore Community Park is located. The suburb was named after Montrose House, located at the top of Montrose Road. It was built in the early 20th century.
Old Beach, Tasmania
Old Beach is a suburb of Hobart based in the municipality of Brighton, Tasmania, Australia. It is the location of the Baskerville Raceway.
Green Point, Tasmania
Green Point, Tasmania, is a far northern suburb of Hobart, located south of Bridgewater.
Gagebrook, Tasmania
Gagebrook, Tasmania is one of the northern-most suburbs of Hobart, located on the eastern shore of the Derwent River between the suburbs of Bridgewater and Old Beach. It is part of the local government area of the Municipality of Brighton. The suburb, like its adjacent suburb of Bridgewater (also built up of mass-public housing in the 1970s) has a reputation as a lower socio-economic area. Like the rest of Hobarts' public housing suburbs, many public housing stock have been sold privately.
Abbotsfield, Tasmania
Abbotsfield is a neighbourhood within the suburb of Claremont in the northern suburbs of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the local government area of Glenorchy. The area is situated slightly to the west of Austins Ferry. The area is split in two (north/south) by the Brooker Highway, and is most obvious when travelling along Abbotsfield Road. There is a primary school called Abbotsfield Primary School.
Austins Ferry, Tasmania
Austins Ferry is a suburb of Hobart, capital city of Tasmania, Australia. It is predominantly a new homes area. Austins Ferry is named after James Austin (1776–1831), who had been transported to Port Phillip as a convict in 1803 along with his cousin John Earl, and arrived in Van Diemens Land in 1804. After their sentences expired both men were given small land grants on the western shore of the River Derwent between Hobart and New Norfolk.
Granton, Tasmania
Granton is a suburb of Hobart, capital city of Tasmania, Australia. It is the most northern suburb of the City of Glenorchy local government area. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 1,518.
Otago, Tasmania
Otago is a suburb on the eastern shore of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is located on the shores of Otago Bay. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 556. The area takes its name from the iron barque Otago, the only command of the author Joseph Conrad, which was dismantled at a shipbreaking establishment that operated at the bay (formerly known simply as part of Old Beach) between the 1920s and 1960s.
KGV Oval
The KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football League The ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue. It is located in the heart of Glenorchy less than 1 kilometre from the Glenorchy CBD, 7 kilometres from Hobart City. It is also the third largest capacity venue in Tasmanian football after North Hobart Oval (18,000), and Aurora Stadium (20,000).
Tattersalls Park
Tattersalls Park (or Elwick Racecourse) is a Thoroughbred horse-racing venue located on Goodwood Road within Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia. It is located in close proximity to the Brooker Highway, the Hobart Showground, the Derwent Entertainment Centre and the River Derwent. The Racecourse has a picturesque outlook across the river, as well as being dominated by views of Mount Wellington.
Cadbury's Chocolate Factory, Tasmania
Cadbury's Chocolate Factory is a working chocolate factory belonging to the Australian division of international confectionery company Cadbury Schweppes, and is located in Claremont, Tasmania, Australia. Despite being a working production facility, Cadbury's Claremont has a rich history with 18 heritage listed buildings on the site. The factory still features pure granite "Conching" machines which are over 60 years old but are still in use.
Claremont High School (Tasmania)
Claremont High School was a public high school for grades 7 to 10 located in Claremont in the northern suburbs of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Built in 1961 on the site of Windemere house, Claremont High School was the main high school for the Claremont area. Claremont High School merged with Rosetta High School to become Montrose Bay High School in 2011.
Jordan River Bridge
The Jordan River Bridge is a two Lane bridge crossing the Jordan River within the greater area of Hobart, Tasmania. The bridge's main function is to carry East Derwent Highway traffic, as well as pedestrians who travel between Bridgewater and Gagebrook.
Baskerville Raceway
Baskerville Raceway is a 2.01 km (1.26 mi) permanent motor racing circuit. It is located at 473 Baskerville Rd, Old Beach- a northern suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The circuit was sited on a natural amphitheatre and opened in February 1958 by the Hobart Sporting Car Club. It has been operating continuously. Baskerville's official site suggested that it is the oldest continuously operating circuit in Australia, although Mount Panorama is older.
Museum of Old and New Art
The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) is an art museum located within the Moorilla winery on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest privately funded museum in Australia. The museum presents antiquities, modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh collection. Walsh has described the museum as a "subversive adult Disneyland. " MONA was officially opened on 21 January 2011, coinciding with the third MONA FOMA festival.
Bridgewater High School (Tasmania)
Bridgewater High School is a co-educational public 7-10 high school in Bridgewater, Tasmania, a suburb in Greater Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Buildings at the school were involved in a fire on 23 October 2007 causing extensive damage valued at $5 million. Lessons at the site were abandoned and students were initially accommodated at Geilston Bay High School and Claremont College.