Glenorchy, Tasmania
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| Glenorchy Hobart, Tasmania |
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| Postcode: | 7010 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Glenorchy | ||||||||||||
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Glenorchy is a business district and suburb in the northern part of greater Hobart, capital of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The land was originally used for agriculture (particularly orchards) but is now a largely suburban, working-class area. It is the seat of the Local Government Area of the same name, the City of Glenorchy.
The Glenorchy CBD also has three major indoor shopping centres, Northgate Shopping Centre, Glenorchy Central (Centro), and the smaller Glenorchy Plaza.
Glenorchy is home of many facilities of the northern suburbs are, including an outdoor swimming pool, a cinema an Australian rules football oval, a football (soccer) ground, both part of the KGV complex, a bowls club, and a public area called Tolosa Park. A major feature of the park is its open-air auditorium, primarily used for musical performances.
Schools in the area include Glenorchy Primary School and Dominic College.
The main traffic route in and out of Glenorchy is the Brooker Highway, which passes the area in a north-south direction.
Glenorchy is a physically large suburb, and as such some parts of it have been given alternate names:
- Elwick is the name given to the area east of the Brooker Highway, including the Elwick Racecourse and Elwick Showgrounds.
- Merton refers to the Barossa Road area, and the surround bushlands between Glenorchy and Lenah Valley.
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