Tasmania - Tas06 donnybrook Autumn colours at their best

Autumn colours at their best at the well-known Golden Valley tree park

plus a miriad of native Australian trees

With just under an hour walk

Waterfalls in Tasmania flow all year round due to the amount of rainfall

For those few that find it they are rewarded with its beauty and pristine condition

Tasmania - Tas06 donnybrook Autumn colours at their bestHistoric Port Arthur prison ruins filled with many stories from inmates of the past. The Island State of Tasmania is separated from the mainland by the Bass strait some 240kms away. Initially known as Van Diemens land, Tasmania was subject to the practice of "transportation" where convicts were sent to the island as punishment and kept in penitentiaries and prisons. This practice ceased in 1853. Today, Tasmania, relies heavily on tourism, agriculture