Join our tour of Tassie’s top tourism towns | Vote now

Passionate long-term residents are sharing their tips on how to make the most of a few days in their part of the world in our new campaign: Tassie’s Top Tourism Towns. VOTE NOW TO SEE YOUR TOWN WIN >>

Located at the northern end of the Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Cradle Mountain is surrounded by smooth glacial lakes, ancient rainforest, and unusual alpine vegetation.

FROM historical relics and magical short walks to charming food stores and mouth-watering coffee stops, locals are letting Mercury and Sunday Tasmanian readers in on their towns’ best kept secrets.

Over the next 11 days, we will spill the beans on how to explore Tasmania’s regions, with passionate long-term residents sharing their tips on how to make the most of a few days in their part of the world.

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Queenstown is in the running for Tassie’s Top Tourist Town for 2020. Picture: Ollie Khedun

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Tassie’s Top Tourist Towns

Starting today with an insider’s view of Queenstown, the joint Mercury and Spirit of Tasmania campaign aims to inspire readers to revisit old favourites, explore new places and dig a bit deeper into the state’s fascinating history.

Learn about each of the finalist towns here:

Beauty Point

Bream Creek

Bridport

Dover

Franklin

Lilydale

Queenstown

Triabunna

Sheffield

Stanley

St Helens

“I bet there are many people who haven’t been to Queenstown for years and years and hopefully this inspires people to head west over the next few months,” TTICT chief Luke Martin said.

He said tourism operators had been moved by the groundswell of support from Tasmanians during the COVID-19 crisis.

“In the hour of need, Tasmanians are responding by getting out and supporting local operators and if we can keep that going over the next weeks or months hopefully that will get businesses over the line until we can start reintroducing interstate visitors,” Mr Martin said.

“You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get out and support regional destinations. When you’re going fishing, call into the coffee shop to buy your lunch rather than taking it with you, or fill up down there rather than before you leave.”

Register your vote for Tassie’s Top Tourist Town in the official poll below.

Voting in the readers’ choice closes midnight August 23, with judges’ winners announced later that week.

Originally published as Join our tour of Tassie’s top tourism towns | Vote now