10-598: East Launceston is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania . The locality is about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of the town of Launceston . The 2016 census recorded a population of 2143 for East Launceston. 78.6% of people were born in Australia and 87.3% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 36.8%, Anglican 20.7% and Catholic 16.2%. It
20-561: A growing problem. Launceston City Council does not hold or track statistics on homelessness but relies on Homes Tasmania to do so. Charity Strike it Out, Inc operating in Launceston was forced remove sleeping trailers during the middle of winter with recorded overnight minimum temperatures of -3°, which the charity acquired to alleviate the situation of rough sleepers sleeping in freezing conditions in Launceston City during
30-1176: A local government area that overlaps its similarly named city, rather than either being contained by or encompassing it. Women were ineligible to stand for election to the Launceston City Council until 1945, despite being granted the same rights at federal and state level in 1902 and 1921, respectively. • Dilston • East Launceston • Invermay • Kings Meadows • Launceston • Mayfield • Mowbray • Newnham • Newstead • Norwood • Prospect • Punchbowl • Ravenswood • Rocherlea • South Launceston • St Leonards • Summerhill • Trevallyn • Waverley • West Launceston • Youngtown • Bangor • Blessington • Burns Creek • Golconda • Karoola • Lalla • Lebrina • Lilydale • Lower Turners Marsh • Mount Direction • Myrtle Bank • North Lilydale • Nunamara • Patersonia • Pipers Brook • Pipers River • Prospect Vale • Relbia • Retreat • Springfield • Swan Bay • Targa • Tayene • Tunnel • Turners Marsh • Underwood • Upper Blessington • White Hills • Windermere • Wyena Homelessness in Launceston has been
40-509: A privacy act it has no enforcement jurisdiction on. The council does not have any general policy of approving homeless accommodation providers' proposals or requests. Mount Direction, Tasmania Mount Direction is a locality and small rural community in the local government areas of Launceston and George Town , in the Launceston and North-east regions of Tasmania . It is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of
50-527: Is a local government body in Tasmania , located in the city and surrounds of Launceston in the north of the state. The Launceston local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 77,363, which also encompasses localities including Lilydale , Targa and through to Swan Bay on the eastern side of the Tamar River . The current mayor is Matthew Garwood, elected in 2023. Launceston
60-506: Is a suburb of Launceston. East Launceston was gazetted as a locality in 1963. Most of the boundaries are survey lines. Route A3 (Brisbane Street / Elphin Road) passes the north-western to eastern boundaries, from where various streets provide access to the locality. This Tasmania geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . City of Launceston Launceston City Council (or City of Launceston )
70-537: Is classified as urban, regional and medium (URM) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. The population at the 2016 Census was over 65,000, making Launceston the most populous of the 29 local government areas in Tasmania. The municipality logo features the now extinct Tasmanian tiger , an indigenous marsupial that used to be prevalent in the Launceston district. Launceston
80-492: The town of Launceston . The Tamar River forms a small section of the south-western boundary. The 2016 census determined a population of 246 for the state suburb of Mount Direction. The C809 route (Dalrymple Road) intersects with the East Tamar Highway in the south-west of the locality, passing through from south to north and providing access to many other localities. This Launceston geography article
90-403: The winter periods after a long running tussle between the council and the charity. The Launceston City Council rejected any blame, releasing a press release on 1 July 2024 after media scrutiny following the removal of the pods. The charity has been attempting to get permits from the council for the infrastructure but the council had imposed ad-hoc arbitrary conditions, including compliance with
100-549: Was first declared as a municipality in 1853 and declared a city in 1888. Its original boundaries have long since been redefined and the area now known as the City of Launceston includes parts of the former Lilydale, St Leonard's, Evandale and Westbury Municipalities. In the 1890s, the municipality grew to include Galvin Town (South Launceston) and in 1906 to include the northern suburbs of Invermay, Mowbray and Trevallyn. This has produced
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