kanamaluka / Tamar Estuary

10-year vision for the kanamaluka/Tamar Estuary

The kanamaluka/Tamar Estuary is an inspiring landscape that connects and celebrates our community, environment, culture and history.

The vision is designed to reframe Launceston’s relationship to the estuary, recognising and embracing its transformation from an industrial landscape to a focal point for community events and recreation.

It sets the direction for the long-term recreational, community and cultural use of the upper kanamaluka/Tamar Estuary, with scalable options that can be implemented over time.

Based on feedback from the community, the vision is underpinned by three values which help to guide the future direction of the kanamaluka/Tamar Estuary:

  1. Creating community spaces to bring people together
  2. Enhancing recreational connections around the estuary
  3. Preserving natural values for future generations.

The vision focuses on two priorities to develop the estuary as a focal point for community events and recreation, while supporting its natural ecology to better manage sediment and water quality.

  • Priority 1 focuses on creating a cultural and recreational precinct.
  • Priority 2 focuses on the long-term sustainable management of sediment.