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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Interview by Kate Hennessy

A local’s guide to Launceston: ‘Harvest Market on a Saturday morning is 100% part of the culture’

Composite for local's guide to Launceston. The image shows Cataract Gorge Toll Booth and the lavender Fields in launceston, TAS, Australia.
‘I grew up swimming at Cataract Gorge, a huge freshwater basin a short walk from town.’ Composite: Getty Images

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Launceston is on the traditional lands of the Palawa people. Locals all spell the town’s abbreviated name “Launnie”. You get to know everyone really quickly here; it’s such a great size. So many people I meet didn’t grow up here, so there’s a sense they chose it. They’re committed.

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