South West Tasmania

South West Tasmania

South West Tasmania

Is a region in Tasmania that has evolved over the fifty years between its consideration as a potential resource for development to its consideration as World Heritage wilderness.

outh West Advisory Committee

Members were Sir George B Cartland, G.J Foot and A.G Ogilvie. It made a preliminary report in May 1976, and a final report in August 1978.

outh West Tasmania Resources Survey

Following national and international concern over the fate of South West Tasmania, Commonwealth Government funded the survey the States Grants (Nature Conservation Act) act of 1974. Further funding was provided from the Environment (Financial Assistance) Act of 1977 [ Waterman, Peter (editor) (1979) "South West Tasmania Resources Survey Working Paper No.18 - Mackintosh-Murchison Catchment Sandy Bay, Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Service ISBN 0-7246-0261-5 - details of Survey p.1 ]

The survey produced 25 Discussion Papers, 22 Working Papers and 20 Occasional papers [ (1981) Nomination of Western Tasmania Wilderness National Parks by the Commonwealth of Australia for the Inclusion in the World Heritage List, prepared by Tasmanian Government and Australia Heritage Commission November 1981 ISBN 0-642-87820-X ] - including the breakup of the region into river catchments: [ "Major catchments in South West Tasmania" - in Waterman, Peter (editor) (1979) "South West Tasmania Resources Survey Working Paper No.18 - Mackintosh-Murchison Catchment Sandy Bay, Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Service ISBN 0-7246-0261-5 - details of Survey p.201 - Map 7-1 ]

* Franklin River
* Picton River
* Huon Weld
* Lake Gordon-Lake Pedder
* Lower Gordon
* Macquarie Harbour
* King River
* Mackintosh-Murchison
* Wanderer and Giblin
* Davey
* Bathurst Harbour
* New River and South Coast

ee also

* South West Wilderness

References

Further reading

* Gee, H and Fenton, J. (Eds) (1978) "The South West Book - A Tasmanian Wilderness" Melbourne, Australian Conservation Foundation. ISBN 0-85802-054-8
* Australian Conservation Foundation (1975( "Habitat" - Volume 3, No.2 June-July 1975 - "Special Issue - The Wonderful South-West
* Lines, William J. "Patriots : defending Australia's natural heritage" St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2006. ISBN 0-70223-554-7
* Neilson, D. (1975) "South West Tasmania - A land of the Wild". Adelaide. Rigby. ISBN 0-85179-874-8


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