Ringarooma


Ringarooma is a small town in north-eastern Tasmania. It is located just east of the Ringarooma River and is about 12 km south-west from Derby and 55 km east-northeast from Launceston. The area around Ringarooma is known for dairy farming and timber harvesting.

History

The district was opened up to farming in the 1860s, and the town itself was founded in 1882 when a rural property was subdivided into lots by landowner Christopher Krushka. It was initially known as Krushka Town before being renamed Ringarooma in November 1888, taking on the name of a coastal town near Bridport, which was renamed Boobyalla. Ringarooma is believed to be an aboriginal word meaning happy hunting ground.
Ringarooma Post Office opened on 1 October 1874.
In 2017 it was named the Legendary Capital of Tasmania.

Present day

Today, Ringarooma is a small town surrounded by dairy farming and timber harvesting country near mountains such as Mount Victoria and Ben Lomond.
The Mount Victoria Forest Reserve that contains Ralphs Falls and Cash Gorge/Falls is about 15 km to the SouthEast of Ringarooma, while the St Columba Falls is a further 10 km away.

Notable people