Central Plateau Conservation Area

Central Plateau Conservation Area is an animal and plant conservation area in Tasmania, Australia.^[1] It is adjacent to the Walls of Jerusalem National Park.

Central Plateau Conservation Area Tasmania
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Pine Lagoon, Central Pateau Conservation Area, in June 2013
Central Plateau Conservation Area
Coordinates	41°51′1″S 146°33′28″E
Established	1978
Postcode(s)	7304
Area	908.7 km2 (350.9 sq mi)
Location	117 km (73 mi) NW of Hamilton
LGA(s)	Central Highlands, Meander Valley
Region	Central, Launceston
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
Managing authorities	Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Central Plateau Conservation Area
Footnotes
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: iii, iv, vi, vii; natural: viii, ix, x
Reference	181
Inscription	1982 (6th Session)
See also	Protected areas of Tasmania

The Central Plateau of Tasmania is the largest area of high ground in Tasmania. It is bound to the north east by the Great Western Tiers, many hydro electric schemes emanating from rivers that flow to the south - and to the west by Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.

Central Plateau is a large rural locality in the local government areas of Central Highlands and Meander Valley in the Central and Launceston regions of Tasmania. Its central point, to the west of Great Lake, is about 117 kilometres (73 mi) north-west of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census has a population of nil for the state suburb of Central Plateau.^[2]

Central Plateau is a confirmed suburb/locality.^[3]

Location

Central Plateau surrounds the locality of Cramps Bay, on the eastern shore of Great Lake. The western part of the locality contains most of the Central Plateau Conservation Area, while the eastern part contains Great Lake. The localities of Breona, Doctors Point, Brandum, Reynolds Neck, Liawenee and Miena occupy a corridor between the western part and Great Lake.^[4]

The conservation area extends beyond the boundaries of the locality, taking in parts of the localities of Blackwood Creek, Brandum, Breona, Bronte Park, Caveside, Derwent Bridge, Doctors Point, Jackeys Marsh, Lake St Clair, Liawenee, Liffey, Little Pine Lagoon, Mayberry, Meander, Mersey Forest, Miena, Mole Creek, Reynolds Neck, Walls of Jerusalem, and Western Creek.^[5]

Road infrastructure

The A5 route (Highland Lakes Road) enters from the north and runs through to the south. Route B51 (Poatina Road) runs through from north-east to south-east.^[3][6]

See also

• Protected areas of Tasmania