Brighton, Tasmania

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Brighton
Tasmania
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The location of Brighton
The location of Brighton.
Postcode: 7030
Location:
LGA: Brighton Council
State District: Lyons
Federal Division: Lyons

Brighton is a town just north of Hobart, in Tasmania, Australia. It lies between Pontville and the outer Hobart suburb of Bridgewater on the Midlands Highway.

The area surrounding Brighton was swept with bush and grass fires over the summer of January 2003; however the town itself was safe.

The township was the site of the Brighton Barracks, a military accommodation facility until sold off for subdivision in the early 2000s. Most recently it was used as emergency accommodation for refugees fleeing the conflicts in eastern Europe, namely Kosovo.

The Brighton area is seeing an increase in light industrial use, being serviced by both road & rail.

The area is also the site of a major horse racing training facility, serving the trotting & pacing industry.


Localities of Hobart - List of Hobart suburbs
City of Hobart: Battery Point | Cascades | Cornelian Bay | Dynnyrne | Fern Tree | Glebe | Hobart | Lenah Valley | Mt Nelson | Mt Stuart | New Town | North Hobart | Salamanca | Sandy Bay | South Hobart | Tolmans Hill | West Hobart
City of Glenorchy: Austins Ferry | Berriedale | Chigwell | Claremont | Derwent Park | Dowsing Point | Glenlusk | Glenorchy | Goodwood | Granton | Lutana | Montrose | Moonah | Rosetta | West Moonah
City of Clarence: Acton Park | Bellerive | Cambridge | Clarendon Vale | Cremorne | Flagstaff Gully | Geilston Bay | Howrah | Lauderdale | Lindisfarne | Montagu Bay | Mornington | Mt Rumney | Oakdowns | Opossum Bay | Otago | Richmond | Risdon | Risdon Vale | Roches Beach | Rokeby | Rose Bay | Rosny | Rosny Park | Sandford | Seven Mile Beach | South Arm | Tranmere | Warrane
Kingborough Council: Blackmans Bay | Bonnet Hill | Firthside | Howden | Huntingfield | Kingston | Kingston Beach | Maranoa Heights | Taroona
Brighton Council: Bridgewater | Brighton | Gagebrook | Green Point | Old Beach