Mount Roland cable car
The Mount Roland cable car is a proposed aerial lift (cable car) at Mount Roland, near Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia.
The proposal is being worked upon by the Sheffield-Mt Roland Cable Car Company, a venture by Brian Inder of Tasmazia, and John Sinclair of Silver Ridge Retreat.[1][2]
The route was first considered in the 1990s.[2] A report from the University of Tasmania's Institute for Regional Development suggested that the cable car would appeal to people who cannot complete the six-hour walk to the summit.[3] A cable car was mentioned in Kentish Council's recreational blueprint for Mt Roland.[4]
It is estimated that such a proposal would cost around A$13.5 million.[2] The group propose a community ownership model of the company.[5]
This proposal is highly divisive in the community, and has met with only limited support.[6]
References
- ^ "Cable car proposal for Mount Roland". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Cable car tourism push for Sheffield's Mt Roland". The Mercury. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Mount Roland: Developing a Destination" (PDF). University of Tasmania. May 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Cable car plan to cost $13m". The Examiner. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "The Kentish Voice" (PDF). Kentish Council. November 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/221223/MOUNT_ROLAND_REPORT-FINAL-06072011.pdf