Orford, Tasmania
| Attractions
Orford is an attractive holiday area and offers excellent fishing, and beautiful beaches. There are many excellent walks along the coast and into bushland. There are great views over the Tasman Sea from the Thumbs Lookout. |
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A ferry from the Triabunna jetty goes daily to Maria Island, a very special place that has historic ruins, sweeping bays, rugged cliffs and mountains and a remarkably tame wildlife. Maria Island is a National Park. |
| The Wielangta State Forest is not far from Orford. There is a 29km gravel logging road through the forest, linking the East Coast with the Tasman Peninsula. |
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People
The town tends to almost treble in population during the summer months and is very quiet in winter. Many of the houses in Orford are holiday houses or weekenders. |
| A large percentage of the locals are retirees and people involved in the tourist industry. Quite a few are involved in various fishing industries or work at the local woodchip mill in the next town. |
| Services
Orford Tasmania has one supermarket, a post office, a petrol station and a number of take-away and dine-in food places. |
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| There is a hotel, quite a few holiday units, holiday houses available for rent, a convention centre, a small Anglican church and a police station. There is a golf course, a lawn bowls club, a cricket club, a small hall and a community netball court that is part of the school. |
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Orford has only one school, which is ours. There is a high school ten kilometres away in Triabunna. We have 90 students who appreciate the lovely grounds and spacious classrooms. We would very much like to make contact with other people from towns called Orford around the world. We know there are quite a few! |
| Other Web Sites about Orford, Tas |
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Orford Primary School Web Site
