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Wynyard

Wynyard (pop ~5000) began life as a fishing port. Its location, a short distance from many attractions, has turned it into a tourist centre with excellent accommodation facilities. Burnie Airport, located in Wynyard, is the north-west coast's major airport, with regular flights to Melbourne and sightseeing flights over the west coast.

Table Cape (right) is possibly the best-known Wynyard landmark. On top of the cape, visit the tulip farm (below) and historic lighthouse (above). At Fossil Bluff you can look for fossils in the shore rocks at low tide. Australia's oldest marsupial fossil was found at Fossil Bluff.

Wynyard offers trout, fly and sea fishing; has two golf courses, and several public gardens and walks. From Gutteridge Gardens, located near the centre of Wynyard and the visitor information centre, there is a board walk along the banks of the Inglis River to Fossil Bluff, or to West Wynyard. Also near Gutteridge Gardens is the Wynyard wharf, where it is possible to select from the fishing fleet's catch.

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Photos

Table Cape - Photo courtesy of Tour of Tasmania

Underwater Recommendations

This part of the North West Coast of Tasmania offers a wide variety of good shore and boat dives. The cooler waters of the Bass Strait offer rocky reefs, pinnacles and extensive kelp beds with an abundance of temperate marine life such as rock lobsters, cuttle fish, leatherjackets etc.

Getting There

Burnie Airport, located in Wynyard, is the north-west coast's major airport, with regular flights to Melbourne.