The economy of Smithton is agriculture main primarily of dairy and beef farming. Other major industries are fishing, aquaculture, crop farming, timber plantations and tourism.
A major center in the northwest of the State, several companies have established processing plants in Smithton. Major employers in the town include Greenham Tasmania, who operate a meat processing plant that prepares beef for export to Japan and the United States as well as Australian markets.
McCains Foods (Australia) Pty Ltd maintain potato storage, processing and freezing facilities in the town for production of French Fries.
Two timber mills are also located in Smithton, operated by Britton Bros and Ta Ann Tasmania.
Tasmanian Seafoods Pty Ltd operate an abalone processing facility and cannery as well as having heir head office located in the town.
Also Murray Goulburn (Dairy Company) have offices there.
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In some of the photos you can see the Duck River.
The below photo was taken from a lookout in Smithton on a clouding warm day.
awwww, about the season for kayaking, around here
ReplyDeleteGreat.
DeleteHow fun to have the picture frames showing off the best views in town! I was just thinking where i would put some in our coastal town!
ReplyDeleteIt’s a different idea, and nice.
DeleteMe gusta el marco nagural que hay en la primera imagen. Le da mucho atractivo.
ReplyDeleteBesos
Rather lovely and attractive.
DeleteThe picture frames are a really clever idea.
ReplyDeleteThey are, in both Stanley and Smithton, don’t know of any other town that has these frames.
DeletePicture frames, what a great idea.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good idea.
DeleteIt sounds like a very prosperous town. The frame for photos is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteIt would be prosperous with all the industry and farming in that area, the closest good shopping would be Burnie about 85km to the east.
DeleteAwesome photos of an interesting town
ReplyDeleteIt's rather nice there Jo-Anne.
DeleteSeems to be a busy little town in spite of looking sleepy and peaceful.
ReplyDeletePlenty of people about in the main street and at the supermarket when visited.
DeleteTHe "frames" are fun, lighthearted!
ReplyDeleteThe frames are different, have seen photos of people doing all kinds of things on those frames, mainly the bottom one.
DeleteBeautiful canal, or river.I love the bungalows, perfect.
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely.
DeleteNice boats
ReplyDeleteNot too bad for fishing boats I guess.
DeleteI could happily live there....beautiful...it looks very peaceful.
ReplyDeleteLovely photographs again …
ReplyDeleteI think the picture frames are a clever idea.
All the best Jan