A few facts…Where else can you find pink granite mountains rising straight from the sea or one of the top ten beaches in the world, Wineglass Bay? The town of Coles Bay, sits at the foot the Hazards Range on the edge of the world-renowned Freycinet National, surrounded by the crystal clear waters of Great Oyster Bay and the Tasman Sea. Coles Bay remains a small seaside town, with a permanent population of less than 200 people. Facilities range from luxury accommodation and gourmet restaurants to wilderness camping and self-catering cottages. There are two small supermarkets with ATM’s and fuel, a post office, bakery, tavern and bottle shop. Mobile phones with CDMA or Telstra coverage have reasonable reception on the East Coast. Other carriers have very limited / no reception (as at 01 July 2007).
Freycinet National ParkFreycinet National Park offers visitors a range of wonderful opportunities to enjoy spectacular coastal scenery, colourful wildflowers and a variety of Tasmania's animal life. Your time can be as relaxed or as energetic as you wish. Entry fees are applicable to Freycinet National Park. Fees range from $20.00 per vehicle a day to yearly fees of $60.00 for an annual all parks vehicle pass. Contact Freycinet National Park on phone: (03) 6256.7000 or visit the Freycinet National Park website
Green Globe 21Coles Bay & the Freycinet Penninsula are very proud to have gained Green Globe 21 certifcation - the global benchmarking, certification and improvement system for sustainable travel and tourism. The Freycinet Peninsula is one of the earth’s magical places. We want to keep it that way. Whilst we are happy to share its beauty, imagine if in 10 or 20 years time we have destroyed the very things we love and that visitors presently come here to experience. We want these things to remain for all time. Green Globe 21 benchmarking will help us to preserve them. Reference: Green Globe is a certification awarded by http://www.greenglobe.org/ Coles Bay – Australia’s first plastic shopping bag free town!Since April 2003, all retail outlets in Coles Bay, including both supermarkets, have banned plastic check-out shopping bags. In the first twelve months, we stopped the use of 350,000 plastic check-out bags. Planet Ark worked for some months in partnership with Coles Bay retailers, led by Ben Kearney, the owner of the local bakery at the time. As plastic bag alternatives in Coles Bay, strong reusable paper baga and calico bags are available for purchase. WeatherThe weather in Tasmanian can be unpredictable at times. Before adventuring out for walks or boating always check with the bureau of meteorology - http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/tas/
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