Garden Island Creek, Tasmania

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Garden Island Creek
state = tas


caption =
lga = Huon Valley Council
postcode = 7112
coordinates = coord|43|15|0|S|147|10|0|E|type:town_region:AU-TAS|display=inline,title
est =
timezone = AEST
utc = +10
timezone-dst= AEDT
utc-dst = +11
pop =
elevation=
maxtemp = 16.4
mintemp = 6.8
rainfall = 884.2
stategov = Franklin
fedgov = Franklin
dist1 = 14
dir1 = NE
location1= Dover
dist2 = 18
dir2 = ESE
location2= Geeveston
dist3 = 27
dir3 = S
location3= Grove

Garden Island Creek is a small community south west of Hobart, in the Huon Valley in Tasmania. The area was originally settled during the 19th Century primarily due to the large supply of good timber readily available; and the local geography which enabled vessels to go up the creek during high tide to collect the wood. [ [http://eheritage.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/resources/detail.aspx?f=letter%3dG&TITLE=Garden+Island+Creek+Sawmill&ID=CLH_10194 eHeritage - State Library of Tasmania: Record detail ] ] The area currently has a number of permanent residents along with those that visit for weekends and holidays.

There was a local cricket team in the early part of the 20th Century although no team currently exists. [ [http://eheritage.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/resources/detail.aspx?f=letter%3dG&TITLE=Garden+Island+Creek+Cricket+Team&ID=CLH_10106 eHeritage - State Library of Tasmania: Record detail ] ] There is a small beach at Garden Island Creek which has a direct view of Garden Island (a short distance across the water) which strangely enough has the appearance of a fish when photographed from the air. [ [http://eheritage.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/titleindex/list.aspx?f=letter%3dG&TITLE=Garden+Island eHeritage - State Library of Tasmania: Browse ] ] There is a public phone box close to the creek and next to the Channel Highway (B68).

There is a garden nursery in the community and within a short drive a number of vineyards and fruit farms.

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