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 Burnie - Tasmania |
"...Visitors to Burnie will be impressed with its many attractions. There is something for the whole family. Burnie is a shipping and small industry City. It is the 4th largest City in Tasmania..."
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The city of Burnie is the fourth largest city in Tasmania and is a major industrial centre. One of the state's biggest companies, Australia Paper, is located in Burnie. The city's port has a large freight capacity and services the west coast mining industry. Burnie is built on the banks of Emu Bay.
Fern Glade is one of the popular attractions. The Pioneer Village Museum shows a little of what life was like at the turn of the century. Visitors can also see the Lactos Cheese manufacturing plant.
The Burnie Park is situated close to the city centre. A wildlife retreat is in the centre of the park, and there is a walking track to Oldaker Falls. The first licensed pub in Burnie (Burnie Inn 1847), has been relocated to the park and is now a tearoom.
The rhododendron is the Towns "flower of choice". There are two gardens close to the city featuring them. Emu Valley and Annsleigh Gardens each have thousands of rhododendrons and are open to the public from about September until March.
Burnie's Agricultural Show is combined with the Rhododendron Festival, held in October.
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