Burnie

What’s special about Burnie?

• Home to Australia’s largest eucalypt tree farm.
• Holds Australia’s premier 10 kilometre (six mile) road race, the Burnie Ten.

Burnie is a vibrant place to visit with plenty of summer activity at the waterfront. Enjoy fresh fish and chips by the water and watch as surf lifesavers patrol the beach. You can visit the Burnie Park and animal reserve, or Australia's biggest eucalypt tree farm.

The Pioneer Village Museum will provide you with a detailed account of the city's history, while at Lactos Cheese Factory you can treat your palate to fine wine and the 2006 World's Best Camembert. Next door to Lactos is the Hellyer's Road Whisky Distillery, where you can sample single malt whisky in the new visitor centre.

One of the town's most distinctive attractions is the Creative Paper Mill, which features the work of local and visiting artists, including roo poo hand-made paper and wonderful life-size paper sculptures. You can even get your hands wet making your own paper.

Test your stamina in the Burnie Ten road race, held every October for runners of all fitness levels. Burnie is close to the Fernglade Platypus Sanctuary and Guide Falls, and approximately 90 minutes' drive from Cradle Mountain.

Burnie experiences temperate conditions, with an average maximum of 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit) in January and 13.5 degrees Celsius (56.5 degrees Fahrenheit) in June.

More things to do:
Wildlife watching
Train ride- Burnie Railway Station 

The story of Burnie:
Burnie was first explored by Bass and Flinders and was known as Emu Bay when it was settled by the Van Diemen's Land Company in 1827. The town was once surrounded by dense rainforest, but this slowly disappeared as fortunes were made felling and milling timber. The paper and pulp mill on the city's outskirts operated from 1938 to 1998.

Travel directions:
Burnie is 30 minutes' drive west (49 kilometres/30 miles) of Devonport.