Forester, Tasmania Explained

Type:	town
Forester
State:	tas
Pop:	8
Pop Footnotes:	^[1]
Postcode:	7260
Region:	North-east
Location1:	Scottsdale
Dist1:	21
Dir1:	NE
Lga:	Dorset
Stategov:	Bass
Fedgov:	Bass
Near-Nw:	Waterhouse
Near-N:	Banca, Waterhouse
Near-Ne:	Banca
Near-E:	Warrentinna
Near-W:	North Scottsdale
Near-Sw:	North Scottsdale
Near-S:	Kamona
Near-Se:	Warrentinna

Forester is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 8 for the state suburb of Forester.^[1]

History

Forester was gazetted as a locality in 1969.^[2]

The locality is a logging area.^[3]

Geography

The Great Forester River forms a small part of the western boundary. The Tomahawk River rises in the locality and flows through to the north.

Road infrastructure

Route C834 (Forester Road) passes through from south-west to south-east. Route C832 (Waterhouse Road) runs along part of the western boundary.^{[2] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Forester (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Forester . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1001L", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
3. Web site: Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 55 . Dennison Publications . July 2003 . 14 December 2020.
4. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 13 September 2020 .