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]

References
  1. "Cable car proposal for Mount Roland". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. "Cable car tourism push for Sheffield's Mt Roland". The Mercury. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. "Mount Roland". Discover Tasmania.
  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. http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/221223/MOUNT_ROLAND_REPORT-FINAL-06072011.pdf
  8. http://mtroland.com.au/
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