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 [deceased] of Tasmazia, and John Sinclair of Silver Ridge Retreat.[1][2]

The route was first considered in the 1990s.[2] A report [no longer online via referenced link] from the University of Tasmania's Institute for Regional Development suggested that the cable car would appeal to people who cannot complete the four to six hours return walk[3] to the summit.[4] A cable car was mentioned in Kentish Council's recreational blueprint for Mt Roland.[5]

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.[6]

This proposal is highly divisive in the community, and has met with only limited support[7] and given rise to the Mount Roland Preservation Society.[8]

  1. ^ "Cable car proposal for Mount Roland". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Cable car tourism push for Sheffield's Mt Roland". The Mercury. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Mount Roland". Discover Tasmania. 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Mount Roland: Developing a Destination" (PDF). University of Tasmania. May 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Cable car plan to cost $13m". The Examiner. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  6. ^ "The Kentish Voice" (PDF). Kentish Council. November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Mount Roland Tasmania