- Rosny Park, Tasmania
Infobox Australian Place
name = Rosny Park
caption =
coordinates = coord|42|51|59|S|147|22|9|E|display=inline,title
loc-y =
state = tas
type = suburb
lga = City of Clarence
city = Hobart
fedgov = Franklin
postcode = 7018
near-nw = Lindisfarne
near-n = Lindisfarne
near-ne = Warrane
near-w = Montagu Bay
near-e = Mornington
near-sw = Rosny
near-s = Bellerive
near-se = BelleriveRosny Park is a suburb of
Hobart ,Tasmania , located in theCity of Clarence on the eastern shore of the Derwent River. It is about five kilometres from the city centre ofHobart . Rosny Park is the commercial twin of its residential namesake,Rosny .Rosny Park has grown dramatically in the last half of the 20th century from being a small commercial precinct serving the nearby suburbs of Rosny, Montagu Bay, Warrane and Mornington to replacing nearby Bellerive as Clarence's primary commercial service district, or CBD.
Centred around Bligh Street and the
Rosny Park Transit Mall , Rosny Park has effectively become the administrative, commercial and transportational centre of the City of Clarence, and therefore Hobart's eastern shore. It caters for banking (all major banks) and postal services, and government administration. It is the home of the Clarence City Council, a local court chambers, and the local branch of theState Library of Tasmania . It also has branches of the Commonwealth Office, the Australian Archives, the Department of Justice, the Education Department, Service Tasmania, and the Rosny Historic Centre (a small local museum and historic property). The Clarence branch of the Returned and Services League (RSL) is based in Rosny Park. There is also childcare, and nursing home facilities nearby.Rosny Park is home to Bellerive Police station, the Tasmanian Fire Service, and Bayfield Street Medical Centre, as well as Warrane barracks of the 12th/40th battalion of the
Australian Army Reserve .It is the primary retail area of the eastern shore, home to
Eastlands Shopping Centre , now the biggest in the state. The shopping centre has continued to grow since it first opened in 1965, becoming fully enclosed in 1972, and now includes 90 stores catering for all varieties, including food stores, fashion, supermarkets, aK-Mart and Tasmania's firstBig W store.Rosny Park, also has a Village Cinema complex, one of only four in the state.Rosny Park is home to
Rosny College a government provided senior secondary college, which also teaches Adult night courses.Rosny Park is home to the Rosny Park Public Golf Course, an 9 hole course, as well as Kangaroo Bay cricket ground, skateboard ramps and netball courts, Rosny Park Tennis Club, and Rosny Park Bowls Club.
Nearby Charles Hand Memorial Park provides ample public green space, and also hosts an annual Christmas
Carols by Candlelight ceremony which draws crowds in the thousands.Rosny Park Transit Mall is a local hub and is serviced by several routes which reach most suburban areas of the City of Clarence, and some outer districts such asLauderdale , as well as services toHobart Bus Station and Glenorchy.
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