Burnie (Tasmania Australia)
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Region
Australia - New Zealand - Pacific Ocean Islands
Local Time
2021-01-18 00:28
14.4°C
8.3 m/s
51 °F / 11 °C
Burnie is a port city on Tasmania Island (Australia). It includes the city and its surrounding areas, although it doesn't include Somerset (a town usually classed as part of the metro area). The city has population around 30,000. Burnie and Devonport are northwestern Tasmania's largest seaports.
Port Burnie is the island's largest cargo port and also one of Australia's largest container ports. It is the nearest port to Melbourne Victoria (mainland Australia). The port is operated by the state-owned port authority company TasPorts. The port's main business is containerized cargoes, but also has a separate woodchip terminal.
Burnie is located on Emu Bay, at the mouth of Emu River on Tasmania Island's northern coast. The settlement was established in 1829 (as "Emu Bay Settlement") and in 1866 received its town status. Burnie is served by Sydney-Tasmania ferry and is also the commercial centre for northwestern Tasmania. Close by is Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, which incorporates Cradle Mountain with its lava peak rising to 1545 m (5069 ft).
The city's economy is based mainly on heavy manufacturing, forestry and farming industries, with Port Burnie being among its main sources of revenue. Since its opening in 1897, the Emu Bay Railway and the seaport are the most important means of transportation in the island's northwestern part.
The forestry was a major factor for the city's development in the 20th century. In 1938 was built a pulp and paper mill, followed by the construction of a woodchip terminal. The paper mill was closed in 2010.
As transportation, the city is served by Burnie Airport (located in Wynyard Town, approx 20-minute drive distance from Burnie). The 4-lane Bass Highway and a railway link the city with Devonport (northern Tasmania). Murchison Highway links the city with the island's western part. Metro Tasmania is the inner city bus service, also providing transportation to the suburbs., Redline Coaches offers daily bus services to nearby towns and Hobart.
During season 2016-2017, Tasmania ports served a total of 236,794 cruise ship tourists, which was a 45% increase over season 2015-2016. TasPorts handled a total of 95 cruise ship calls, including 22 in Port Arthur, 17 in Burnie, 6 in Wineglass Bay (located near Hobart, ranked among the world's top 10 beaches) and 1 at Flinders Island (in Bass Strait, located to the northeast of Tasmania).
For season 2018-2019, a total of 125 cruise liner calls were scheduled at ports Hobart and Burnie, another 29 in Port Arthur, and 6 to anchor off the island's east coast (Wineglass Bay / Freycinet National Park).
Burnie cruise terminal
Port Burnie (Australia) is unique with its "greet & meet" volunteer program. The port also issues a newspaper specifically made for cruise ship passengers and crew.
Burnie Port provides free of charge bus shuttle transportation. This dedicated to arriving ships bus line transfers passengers from the cruise terminal to the Visitors Center (Little Alexander Street) or to the city center (Main Street). The port's shuttle bus service is the only way to both exit and enter the ship docking quay.
- Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises announces new itineraries for the upcoming Australia & New Zealand 2021-2022 season
Princess Cruises announced destination-rich itineraries for the line’s upcoming Australia & New Zealand 2021-2022 season, on sale from...
September 11, 2020 - Accidents
Princess Cruises Ship Delayed Due to Technical Issues
A Princess Cruises ship arrived around 2 hours late in Burnie Tasmania on Friday, January 17 due to technical issues. The departure of Sun Princess...
January 18, 2020 - Accidents
MS Noordam Skips Port of Call Due to Bushfire Crisis
A Holland America cruise ship will make an unscheduled visit to Burnie on Thursday, January 2, because of the New South Wales bushfire crisis. MS...
January 1, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Devonport to Attract Smaller Cruise Ships
Devonport City Council is due to meet with TasPorts and Australian Cruise Ship Association in order to attract smaller cruise vessels to dock in the...
June 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Pacific Eden Unable to Dock in Tasmania
Pacific Eden was unable to dock in the port of Burnie, Tasmania, due to bad weather. The cruise ship was scheduled to arrive at 6:45 a.m. today, ...
February 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Regatta Cancels Visit to Burnie Due to Bad Weather
An Oceania Cruises ship abandoned plans to dock in Burnie Tasmania Wednesday morning, February 6. Regatta attempted to enter the port of Burnie with...
February 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Call to Ban Cruise Ships from National Park Areas in Tasmania
About 125 cruise ships are scheduled to dock in Hobart and Burnie in 2018. 29 of the ships will make a visit to Port Arthur and 6 will drop...
January 15, 2018 - show more news