Beauty Point, Tasmania
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Beauty Point is a town by the Tamar River, in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 45km north of Launceston, and has a population of 1,176 (2001 census [1] ). It is part of the Municipality of West Tamar.
The town was first established as a port to service the nearby gold mine town of Beaconsfield. As the gold rush ended, it became an apple exporting centre.
It is also a major fishing town. The Australian Maritime College has a campus here, for fisheries and seamanship courses. More recently, the town has also become the home of Seahorse World, a working seahorse farm and educational centre that is open to the public, as well as the Beauty Point Slipway providing boat repairs of outstanding quality.
Beauty Point is also the starting point of the Three Peaks Race, a yachting and running event around the east of the state.
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