Far South Future Ideas Competition - Entries farsouthfuture.org No 1 Lyn Martinez No 2—Sandra Garland Lots of "Keep the South Pub on Hope Island. That's where the Wild" signs, each original pub was and locals had to row featuring a local bird, out to it! Now you'd need staff and a mammal, fish or ferry driver! Jobs!!!! If the pub sold the BEST seafood, it'd be an iconic flowering plant species. destination No 3 Caroline Amos No 4 Caroline Amos All the years I lived there I Imagine a restaurant ON wished there was a tourist the bay a la jetty style! boat or dinghy hire for bay One of THE best views in trips. Olive May did a good Tasmania job for years but there is room for so much more now! No 5 Paula Sheppy As many successful tourist communities do, we need to have a brand or image ie Geeveston with wood, Byron Bay with bohemian, Cygnet with folk, Margaret River with wine etc etc. As it has massive opportunity, suggest ours is CLASSY 'bohemian'; boho, gypset, multicultural, nature focused, natural, adventurous, laid back, earthy, unconventional, free spirited, educational, etc We need a classy, laid back, cosy fire placed, 'boho'ish' pub/restaurant that offers a point of difference & is worth travelling especially to Dover for. It's range of local spirits, ciders, wines? Food only from Huon produce? Guest chefs?mulled wine for winters? A festival we are identified with because we're the only ones that do it; thats where the boho or gypsy theme is important. We could have a summer & winter gypsy/boho festival? A collaborative approach to marketing by all local businesses, with a local commercial group established. Establish a community group, making meetings fun & not overly formal. Community activities or events to foster involvement & engagement While I'm tossing up another business idea at the moment (clothing label), I would happily rethink this for something worthwhile locally to invest my time & money into as a partnership etc No 7 Wren Fraser Cameron No 6 John Doubleday I'm sure that Hope Island will prove Such a beautiful place a popular focus. An iconic seafood could become a realistic tavern, long lunch destination, and Conference Venue film set for when my novel, with a Hope Island focus, is filmed. In consultation with the leaseholder of course. No 8 Jemima Cameron Upgrading the sailing club No 9 Mattew Tack and make it a harbor for Would love to see the Geeveston Effect international and national (Federation Peak track) get up with a sealed yachts and sailors And tie it link to Hastings and an accommodation in with the local tourism and precinct down Recerche Bay for both those walkers and ones coming off South Cape Tasmania branding Track. No 10 Stephen Cameron Track to Lake Geeves isn't going to No 11 Dave Globull happen IMO. However, there is good A mountain bike track from Esperance potential to make the area around the forest reserve following the river down current air walk more of a tourism hub. all the way to the highway. Already With walks from there, Hartz Mtns, Mt there are some overgrown trails there Picton, Mt Weld, Snowy Range. River that just need clearing. See what mountain bike trails did for Derby with rafting. excellent bang for buck. No 12 Stephen Cameron Hobart to Dover ferry No 13 Joanna Lawton via Bruny Island Walking and mountain bike track from stringers creek (Tassal . around coast to Southport No 14 Lisa Price No 15 Katey Potatey I miss driving down to the pub I'd love to see an extension on the skate park to make it more learner for a great counter meal. friendly- perhaps some picnic Something like Peppermint Bay tables and landscaping in the by the water would be nice. surrounding area also. The space is there and its a fantastic sport for people of all ages! No 16 Dave Globull And a nearby pump track to expand the healthy options for young people in the No 17 Mila Ignatiew community. And maybe an A woodchip port would be nice! adventure/nature playground No 18 Dave Globull No 20 anonymous How about a lifeskills Dover has the potential to be a major tourism hub for the school/space? It's could be Huon Valley if attitudes change. A tour vessel similar to that a place where visiting operated by Gordon river cruises in Strahan, showing students learned everything tourists the natural beauty and history of the area with trips from growing vegetables to around the bay, to partridge island, Southport, the Huon fixing small motors. From cooking to building a timber river etc. with shore excursions at culturally significant sites. shed. From mental health Also a strong emphasis on locally grown and harvested skills to managing credit ingredients and fostering a thriving restaurant culture similar card debt. It could be a to the way Stanley has positioned itself. Building and multi purpose facility. promoting eco tourism ventures like those in Frecinet, would all go a long way to ensure Dover reinvents and diversifies itself the same way other small towns in Tasmania have done with great success. The old way of thinking, “we were always just a logging/forestry/fishing town and we should No 19 Neil Fuller just stay that way” will do nothing but hold Dover firmly in How about a cable car to the the dark ages and continue to keep all the young people summit of Adamsons peak. flowing north along with all their good ideas. No 22 John Doubleday No 21 Katey Potatey Reinvention is the name of the game but you are still good at the past enterprises ....add travel/tourism I whole heartedly believe eco tourism is part of a . bright future for Dover also! No 24 John Doubleday Dover to Bruny Island creating a Ferry Loop No 23 Lisa Price No 25 Keith Davies Tourism is the way A wood skills school would be good. Teaching traditional ahead. Cut down the hand crafting of sustainably grown and harvested native trees and pollute the timbers into value-added fine furniture, cabinet making and waterways and there artistic craft pieces. This combined with a public gallery will no longer be outlet where items hand-made by the students could be tourism in the south. sold would employ teachers, craftspeople and gallery sales staff. No 27 Keith Davies Dover needs more access to suitable land zoned for light No 26 Keith Davies commercial use in the township so investors with ideas to start Build a proper, safe round- new small businesses have affordable opportunities to get about at the intersection in started right in town where locals and visitors alike can support front of the bottle shop. their businesses No 28 Kathy Doe Dover has lost some of its charm with the conversion of the corner store into a fortress bottle shop (very sad to see the stained glass original windows ripped out and probably trashed) Mainlanders who attended the Australian Gastronomy Symposium were blown away by the small town charm even in a chilly autumn. The old Casey museum site could be turned into an artists co-operative to be a one stop shop to showcase the many talented artists and craftspeople in the Far South. Old industrial buildings (I think it was the Apple Factory) have a natural charm that lend themselves to clever conversions. The yacht club would make a fantastic seaside cafe/restaurant although the club may not be keen. perhaps some pop up gigs with visiting chefs could be trialled. Sculpture trails are popular with tourists and there is already good foreshore walking infrastructure - another competition to invite artits to interpret Dover past and present. A project to encourage the planting of bird attracting native plants would increase the charm of the town - we seem to have lost a lot of native tree and shrub coverage in recent years and the street scaping in the main drag is a bit underwhelming. Finally a dual name to commemorate the original indigenous inhabitants who truly appreciated the beauty and bounty of the bay instead of trashing it No 29 Ricky Brown No 30 Tony Farrow Put some nice coffee shops a pub a A pulp mill somewhere close to Tassal a must for the international hotel motel on the foreshore maybe something like economy ?? seaworld and a casino No 31 Tim Withrington First off, how about a decent road... shows up when the middle line can only be 1/2'' wide south of 'Devie. To be a tourist ''destination'' need sealed road from Derwent Valley to Experience bridge..... Need free camp sites to be more welcoming, but if tourism can't rebuild the Pub don't expect too much from it . No 32 Gavin Adamson Mariner development including a 150+ boat mariner taking boat up to 30 meters, slipway, room for shipwrights, marine engineers and other trades. A restaurant, bar kiosk part of the complex. Support industry and pleasure vessels. A restaurant/bar of high caliber similar to peppermint bay/ willy smith. Access via road and ferry from Hobart. Easter festival to be a combination of food festivals/ sports events. Mid winter Bon fire on the beach! Value add to forestry and salmon industries. Fine timber/ smoke house. No 34 Keith Kenny No 33 Gavin Adamson Retain some history by saving the St.Johns church in Pennicott to run tours out of Dover Franklin down to south east cape and back No 36 Joel Abbott No 35 Matthew Gould A new Pub! An eco lodge at Recherche? No 38 Dave de Little No 37 Will Mansfield A glossy, affordable book of The only thing better than a photos and text promoting the new pub is two new pubs! natural values of the region .