Since it's colonisation, Tasmania has relied heavily on shipping to remain connected with the rest of the world. However, the powerful 'roaring forties' winds and often treacherous conditions have resulted in around 1,000 vessels coming to grief in Tasmanian waters.
If wreck diving is of interest to you, explore some of the popular sites including the iron steamship Tasman or the hull of Nord, both in Tasmania's south. Or head to the bottom tip of Flinders Island where you will find Litherland and Sydney Cove.
Use these helpful links to assist in finding shipwreck sites in Tasmania. Information including location, history, diving conditions and maps can be found here.
Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania provides a map of key shipwreck sites as well as information on each of the 11 shipwrecks. Here you can also learn about shipwreck management and laws protecting these wrecks.
A comprehensive guide to shipwreck dive sites within Tasmania. Written by a diver, information includes the location of shipwreck sites, a brief history, the diving conditions as well as general comments about the diving site.
Shipwrecks of Tasmania provides a Wikipedia listing of shipwrecks recorded in and around the island of Tasmania. The listing is divided into shipwrecks that resulted in loss of life and those that did not. Other facts such as ship name, type and location are included.
This encyclopaedia of Australian shipwrecks offers an extensive list of shipwrecks in Tasmania, categorised in alphabetical order.
Here you will find information on four of the more popular shipwreck sites within Tasmania including location, history and diving conditions.
Learn about shipwreck diving with this complete diver’s handbook. Useful information includes underwater tools, shipwreck photography, artefact preservation and underwater navigation.
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Seawatch Bed and Breakfast offer accommodation at Burnie, in North-West Tasmania.
Craggy Peaks Tasmania offers self-contained contemporary accommodation on the edge of Ben Lomond National Park.
Hawthorn Villa Stables are located in the historic village of Carrick, in Tasmania’s North.
The annual show at Scottsdale is the showcase for the regions agricultural diversity and wealth.
The Old Umbrella Shop is a heritage-listed store in central Launceston, northern Tasmania.
During the January and February harvest time, pick your own blueberries
ArtEx exhibits a wide selection of fine paintings from leading local and emerging artists in Ulverstone.
Thyme Cottage is a self-contained colonial cottage in the heart of Tasmania’s northern city of Launceston.
Sheer Pleasure Accommodation, at Smithton in northwest Tasmania, where the name will be your experience
Owen Campbell was a finalist in last year's season of "Australia's Got Talent".
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