While Hobart is reviling in the infrequent appearance of the Mountain Tarn, Neck locals have been chatting about the sighting of a large dorsal fin slipping through the more frequent Neck lake. The oft seen lake is the stormwater overflow from Hawks Hill Highway. On the upside, these silly sightings will be a thing of the past once the new Neck highway crossing goes through solving the cancellation of events on and around the Hall and fairgrounds.
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Find out what great things there are to see at Eaglehawk Neck.
Hippolyte Rocks
DIVE, WILDLIFE, FISH. Hippolyte Rock is an impressive granite island, standing 65m tall and towering over the blue horizon of the Tasman Sea. Emerging from the sea bed 100m below and
Fossil Bay Lookout + Fossil Island
WANDER, WILDLIFE, EXPLORE, SCENIC. Beyond Doo Town, Fossil Bay Lookout stands beside some of the Tasman Peninsula’s most visited geological formations. The lookout is renowned for its sweeping ocean views and impressive dolerite
Eaglehawk Bay
CANOE, WILDLIFE, DRIVE, BOAT. Eaglehawk Bay is best known as a sunlit and majestic backdrop for travellers heading south towards Port Arthur and beyond. The bay lies to one side of