Sandfly, Tasmania
| Sandfly Tasmania | |
|---|---|
 The now-derelict Sandfly General Store | |
| Postcode(s) | 7105 |
| LGA(s) | Kingborough Council |
| State electorate(s) | Franklin |
| Federal Division(s) | Franklin |
Sandfly is a suburb in the Kingborough Council local government area in Tasmania, Australia. A region of the Franklin Electorate, Sandfly is a historic area that sits between the suburbs of Longley, Allens Rivulet, Leslie Vale and Kaoota. The local polling station for the Denison division of the Franklin Electorate,[1] is located in Sandfly Hall, Sandfly Road, Sandfly.
The Longley Cricket Club, known as the Longley Bunyips, homeground is Sandfly Oval, located on Sandfly Road and the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Methodist Church of St. Luke's is located in Sandfly, although the Church has not been a congregation meeting place for many years, the Church is still under the care of the Anglican Parish of St Clement's, Kingston. The original Church of St Luke's, built in 1893, burnt down in the year 1931, and a second church was built to replace it, which was destroyed in the 1967 bush fires. The current church was built using the combined resources of the local Methodist, Anglican and Roman Catholic congregations, in 1969.[2]
At the very corner of the Longley-Sandfly-Huon Highway intersection, the historic Sandfly Store still stands, although the original building is no longer in use and a new cinder block store has been constructed next door. Sandfly's major road is Sandfly Road, which begins at the Sandfly-Longley Junction and runs through Sandfly, in to Margate, acting as the major route between Longley, Sandfly, Allens Rivulet and Margate.
History
Sandfly Post Office opened on 1 April 1888 and closed in 1981.[3]
References
- ↑ " Denison Polling Place – Sandfly Hall "
- ↑ " St Clements Parish, Kingston – St Luke’s Church: The History"
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
Coordinates: 42°59′45″S 147°11′24″E / 42.99583°S 147.19000°E