Deloraine is a delightful riverside town with an
historic streetscape classified by the National
Trust.
Deloraine is a municipality on the Meander
River, in the central north of Tasmania,
Australia. It is 50 km west of Launceston and 52
km south of Devonport along the Bass Highway.
It is part of the Meander Valley Council, as of
2011, the town of Deloraine has a population of
2,745
Deloraine, like most Tasmanian towns, has a
temperate and wet climate.
Set in the foothills of the Great Western Tiers
mountain range, Deloraine's resident
population of around 2,000 swells by 30,000
when Australia's biggest working craft fair
comes to town every November. Held over four
days, more than 200 exhibitors show
everything from kites to candle wicks,
kaleidoscopes to fine silkscreen paintings,
woodcarvings, lead lights and hand-blown
glassware.