Ouse, Tasmania
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Ouse Tasmania |
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Population: | 146 (2001 census) |
Established: | 1842 |
Postcode: | 7140 |
Elevation: | 150 m (492 ft) |
Location: |
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LGA: | Central Highlands Council |
State District: | Lyons |
Federal Division: | Lyons |
Ouse is a small town in the Central Highlands Council local government area in Tasmania along Lyell Highway. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 146.[1]
The town briefly made national headlines in August 2006 when the Ouse District Hospital, originally established as a Bush Nursing Centre and reconstituted in its present form in 1956,[2] was downgraded to a health centre due to the lack of a GP to service the area.[3]
[edit] Ouse District High School
Ouse District High School is a public school which caters for students from kindergarten to grade 10.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). Community Profile Series : 6031307 (Census Collection District). 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. Map
- ^ Archives Office of Tasmania. Agency Details - TA455 Ouse District Hospital. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
- ^ ABC Online. "Ouse hospital downgraded to health centre", 27 August 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
ABC Online. "Abetz canvasses options for Ouse hospital", 28 August 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
[edit] External links
- Ouse, Tasmania is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Ouse - Community History