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Tasmania
Launceston and Northern Areas
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DEVONPORT   - Spirit of Tasmania
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Cabins provided for wheelchair access have wide doors, shower with grabrails and a fold down seat in the ensuite. Accessible cabins feature large picture windows, a television and also include an alarm button connected to the nurse's station.

 

Phone: 1800 634 906
e-mail: www.spiritoftasmania.com.au
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DEVONPORT    Imaginarium Science Centre  23 Macfie Street
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The Imaginarium is Tasmania's award winning  public science discovery centre and has on offer interactive travelling  exhibitions from Questacon, The National Science and Technology Centre. The centre provides for visitors with disabilities, with ramp access and toilet facilities. Parking for people with disabilities is available in the SW corner of Wenvoe Street car park.

Phone: (03) 6423 1466
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DEVONPORT    Maritime Museum      6 Gloucester Avenue
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Located in old harbour master's residence near mouth of Mersey River in Parklands. Entirely volunteer based and operated, extensive research libraries, maritime and local history. Photographic index of several thousand photographs. There are wheelchair accessible unisex toilet facilities in the building.

 

Phone: (03) 6424 7100
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NORTH WEST - Dismal Swamp  see website below for a map
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Explore four pathways through Dismal Swamp and open your eyes and your mind to the mystery of life at the bottom of a giant sinkhole. 
 At the bottom of a closed basin, the four boardwalks on the swamp floor make it easy to get to know life in a swamp without getting your feet wet. 

website: http://www.tasforestrytourism.com.au/
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DON RIVER - Don River Railway     Don Forth
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Come along and see us and climb aboard some of the most historic engines in Tasmania's History of rail. Take an half hour journey along to the Coles beach and back through Tasmanian’s Unique Bushland. We are advised the  Don River Railway is  accessible to people with disabilities. 

  Phone: (03) 6424 6335
website: www.donriverrailway.com.au
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 SELF ASSESSED 2007
 
 
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