The Coal River Valley in located in the City of Clarence, Tasmania and is a primarily agrarian area to the west of the city, located between the townships of Cambridge, and Richmond. It is nestled between the Meehan Range, Pitt Water and the Pontos Range. The City of Clarence is a Local Government Area in Tasmania, Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $16,114... Cambridge is a small town around 15 km east of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... Richmond, Tasmania is a town about 25 km north-east of Hobart, in the Coal River region, between the Midland Highway and Tasman Highway. ...

The Coal River Valley was one of the earliest areas used by the first British settlers outside of Hobart, and the nearby town of Richmond dates from 1823, when a bridge across the Coal River was constructed. The name Coal River comes from the abundant natural source of coal in the area. The first British settlers used the valley as a mixture of grazing, pastureland and crop growing. Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Richmond, Tasmania is a town about 25 km north-east of Hobart, in the Coal River region, between the Midland Highway and Tasman Highway. ...

Its primary land usage is as vineyards and produces very high quality slow maturing cool weather grapes. A common vineyard. ...

The Coal River Valley is sheltered from the city lights of Hobart by the Meehan Range making it an ideal location for the University of Tasmania's Mt. Pleasant radio telescope observatory. Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Centenary Building, Sandy Bay campus The University of Tasmania (also abbreviated as UTAS, UTas or Tas Uni) is an Australian university, with three campuses in Tasmania. ... The 64 meter radio telescope at Parkes Observatory A radio telescope is a form of directional radio antenna most often used in radio astronomy and in tracking and collecting data from satellites and space probes (see Deep Space Network), and are also used in the SETI project. ... MolÄ—tai Astronomical Observatory An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events. ...

External links

• Mt. Pleasant Observatory
• Coal Valley Vinyard