Events

Natural Events

Tasmania is a haven for wildlife, including platypus, wallabies and the Tasmanian devil, ancient plants (remnants of Gondwana), and vast and pristine landscapes where footprints can still seem something of a novelty.

Summer

Event	Location	Date
Orange-bellied parrot breeds	Melaleuca, Southwest National Park	Dec - Feb
Swift parrot breeds	East coast, Bruny Island and Maria Island	Sep – Mar
Leatherwood in bloom	Across the state	Dec - Jan
Lavender flowering	North-east Tasmania, Tasman Peninsula	Dec - Jan

Autumn

Event	Location	Date
Deciduous beech or fagus leaves change from rust red through to brilliant gold	Lake Fenton – Mount Field National Park; Cradle Mountain	Late April - May
Flowering of autumn bird orchid, Parson's band orchid, mosquito orchid and midge orchid	Various locations across the state	April - May
Short-tailed shearwaters (mutton birds) leave for Alaska	Bass Strait and south east coast	April - May

Winter

Event	Location	Date
Southern right whales and humpback whales travel north	East coast especially Freycinet Peninsula	Jun - Aug
Acacia trees bloom - Silver wattle is particularly spectacular	Across the state according to species	Late July - Aug - Sep
Male little penguins return to renovate old burrows or dig new ones	North and east coast	Jun - Jul

Spring

Event	Location	Date
Baby Tasmanian devils, Eastern quolls, spotted-tailed quolls and platypus	Across the state	Sep - Nov
Short-tailed shearwaters arrive from Alaska	Bass Strait and south-east coast	Sep - Oct
Tulips bloom	Wynyard – north-west coast	Sep - Oct
Southern right and humpback whales return south	North and east coast especially Freycinet Peninsula	Sep - Dec
Waratah flowers	Mt Wellington - Hobart	Nov - Dec
Little penguins breed along the coastline	North and east coast	Sep - Mar