The North East and St Helens | Tasmania
St Helens is a town on Georges Bay, and is the largest town on the north-east coast of Tasmania. It lies on the Tasman Highway, about 150 km east of Launceston.
The town is part of the Break O'Day Council. The locality includes the surrounding areas of Binalong Bay and Stieglitz.
The town was first used as a whaling base in the early 19th century. When tin was discovered in the surrounding area in the 1870s, St Helens became the shipping port for the mines
Today St Helens is a popular resort for fishing, swimming and other aquatic activities. Its economy is based largely on tourism, fishing and timber.
Today St Helens is a popular resort for fishing, swimming and other aquatic activities. Its economy is based largely on tourism, fishing and timber.
The town was named after St Helens, Isle of Wight.
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It’s a place of ancient Gondwana landscapes, dense forests, wild rivers that tumble through steep gorges and wide deep lakes. When you reach Strahan, on Macquarie Harbour, you can take an exhilarating cruise to the wide ancient Gordon River; travel by narrow gauge railway across the mountain range; fly in to land on the Gordon River to search out a thousand-year-old Huon pine; or just relax and indulge in great food and wine.
You can explore the area by four-wheel-drive, jet boat, kayak or sail the rivers and waterways and walk the long expanse of Ocean Beach. From Queenstown drive north along the Western Explorer, an unsealed highway, that takes you to the world’s largest remaining stretch of temperate rainforest - the Tarkine. The little town of Corinna is the perfect place to stay to explore this area.
Climate
St Helens has a mild temperate climate, with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and sunny and winters are quite cool. Rainfall is consistent throughout the year, averaging 54.2mm in February and 76.2mm in June.
Being on the East Coast, St Helens winter temperatures are warmer than most parts of Tasmania. Summer temperatures however are not as warm as inland areas, although they are still warmer than Tasmania's capital, Hobart.
