Release Date: 22/09/2016
Converting Tasmania’s disused North East rail trails into cycling tracks will open up the region to a potential tourism avalanche.
‘The Derby line, which would connect Launceston to Scottsdale and Derby will cover some of Tasmania’s most picturesque scenery, and provide a world-class trail which will no doubt attract a plethora of national and international cyclists,’ said the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO Michael Bailey.
‘The economic development benefit to business in these North East regions will kick-start a sector which is crying out for investment and strategies to lower the dangerously high unemployment rate, and to provide a pathway for business growth.’
The TCCI strongly supports conversion of these rail trails into cycling tracks, and urges the Legislative Council to vote in favour of the proposal.
Contact: TCCI Chief Executive Michael Bailey – 0437 322 338