Mount Roland Conservation Area

Mountain in north west Tasmania, Australia

Mount Roland

Location in Tasmania

Mount Roland is a locality, a mountain, and a conservation area in the north west coast region of Tasmania, Australia.^[3]

The mountain is near the town of Sheffield. The peak rises to 1,234 metres (4,049 ft) above sea level^[1] and there are a number of well-marked bushwalks suitable for a day of pleasant exercise. There are long established walking tracks from both Claude Road and Gowrie Park to the summit.^[4][5][6][7]

A Mount Roland cable car has been proposed for the mountain on several occasions.^[8] The local community remains divided over the suitability or desirability of a cable car.^[9]

The locality of Mount Roland is a rural locality in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Kentish in the Launceston and North and north-west regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of nil for the state suburb of Mount Roland.^[10] Mount Roland is a confirmed locality.^[11]

The Mersey River forms part of the southern boundary. The Mount Roland Conservation Area occupies a small area in the north of the locality.^[12] Route C136 (Claude Road) runs through the north-east corner of the locality. Route C138 (Olivers Road) enters from the north-west and runs south until it exits.^[11][13]

There was a death near the summit in 2015; a senior South Australian health official is alleged to have murdered his wife. The official later killed himself while he was in the Risdon jail.^[14]

See also

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Mount Roland, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
2. ^ "Mount Roland (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
3. ^ University of Tasmania. Institute for Regional Development; Mount Roland Steering Committee (Tas.) (2011), Mount Roland developing a destination, University of Tasmania, archived from the original on 1 May 2012, retrieved 12 July 2012
4. ^ "ON MOUNT ROLAND". The Examiner (DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 11 January 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
5. ^ Tasmania. Dept. of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage (1990), Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, retrieved 12 July 2012
6. ^ Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, 1986, retrieved 12 July 2012
7. ^ Mount Roland bushwalk, Hiking the World (published 2020), 7 March 2018, retrieved 17 December 2020
8. ^ "Cable car tourism push for Sheffield's Mt Roland". The Mercury. 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. ^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Mount Roland (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
11. ^ ^{a b} "Placenames Tasmania – Mount Roland". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "38115E", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
12. ^ Google (13 September 2020). "Mount Roland, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
13. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
14. ^ "Alleged SA wife-killer takes own life". adelaidenow. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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