Mount Roland Conservation Area

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Mount Roland is a locality, a mountain, and a conservation area in the north west coast region of Tasmania, Australia.[1]

The mountain is near the town of Sheffield. The peak rises to Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level[2] and there are a number of well-marked bushwalks suitable for a day of pleasant exercise. There are long established walking tracks from both Claude Road and Gowrie Park to the summit.[3][4][5][6]

A Mount Roland cable car has been proposed for the mountain on several occasions.[7] The local community remains divided over the suitability or desirability of a cable car.[8]

The locality of Mount Roland is a rural locality in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Kentish in the Launceston and North and north-west regions of Tasmania. The locality is about Script error: No such module "convert". west of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of nil for the state suburb of Mount Roland.[9] Mount Roland is a confirmed locality.[10]

The Mersey River forms part of the southern boundary. The Mount Roland Conservation Area occupies a small area in the north of the locality.[11] Route C136 (Claude Road) runs through the north-east corner of the locality. Route C138 (Olivers Road) enters from the north-west and runs south until it exits.[10][12]

There was a death near the summit in 2015; a senior South Australian health official is alleged to have murdered his wife. The official later killed himself while he was in the Risdon jail.[13]

See also

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