Mount Roland cable car explained

The Mount Roland cable car is a proposed aerial lift (cable car) at Mount Roland, near Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia.

The proposal is being worked upon by the Sheffield-Mt Roland Cable Car Company, a venture by Brian Inder [deceased] of Tasmazia, and John Sinclair of Silver Ridge Retreat.^{[1] [2]}

The route was first considered in the 1990s. A report [no longer online via referenced link] from the University of Tasmania's Institute for Regional Development suggested that the cable car would appeal to people who cannot complete the four to six hours return walk^[3] to the summit.^[4] A cable car was mentioned in Kentish Council's recreational blueprint for Mt Roland.^[5]

It is estimated that such a proposal would cost around A$13.5 million. The group propose a community ownership model of the company.^[6]

This proposal is highly divisive in the community, and has met with only limited support^[7] and given rise to the Mount Roland Preservation Society.^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: Cable car proposal for Mount Roland. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 September 2012. 23 January 2015.
2. News: Cable car tourism push for Sheffield's Mt Roland. The Mercury. 27 April 2014. 23 January 2015.
3. Web site: Mount Roland. 12 May 2022 . Discover Tasmania.
4. Web site: Mount Roland: Developing a Destination. University of Tasmania. May 2011. 23 January 2015.
5. News: Cable car plan to cost $13m. The Examiner. 6 April 2013. 23 January 2015.
6. Web site: The Kentish Voice. Kentish Council. November 2014. 23 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123150750/http://www.thekentishvoice.com.au/downloads/KentishVoice_latest_web.pdf. 23 January 2015. dead.
7. Web site: Archived copy . 23 January 2015 . 23 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150123151527/http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/221223/MOUNT_ROLAND_REPORT-FINAL-06072011.pdf . dead .
8. http://mtroland.com.au/ Mount Roland Tasmania