The Meander Valley Council is a Local Government Area of Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

. As its name suggests, it covers a large area of the Meander River

Meander River, Tasmania

The Meander River is a river located in the central north of the state of Tasmania, Australia. Until the founding of Westbury in the early 1820s the river was known as The Western River....

 in the central north of the state, which flows through the municipality's major centre of Deloraine

Deloraine, Tasmania

Deloraine is a town on the Meander River, in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 50 km west of Launceston and 52 km south of Devonport along the Bass Highway. It is part of the Meander Valley Council. At the 2006 census, Deloraine had a population of 2,243.The region was...

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Smaller towns in the area include Carrick

Carrick, Tasmania

Carrick is a small town in northern Tasmania about west of Launceston on the Liffey River, and on the 'Old Bass Highway' or Meander Valley Highway. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 439....

, Hagley, Hadspen

Hadspen, Tasmania

Hadspen is a small Australian town, located on the South Esk River in the north of Tasmania, just south west of Launceston.The centrepiece of the town is the historic property Entally House, the family home of Thomas Reibey who was the Premier of Tasmania from 1876 to 1877.-External links:*...

, Mole Creek

Mole Creek, Tasmania

Mole Creek is a town in the upper Mersey Valley, in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Mole Creek had a population of 223. The town primary school also services the surrounding districts including Chudleigh and Caveside. The nearest high school and regional centre is...

, Meander

Meander, Tasmania

Meander is a town in Tasmania, Australia. The town is in the Meander Valley Council Local Government Area. At the 2006 census, Meander and the surrounding area had a population of 293....

, and Westbury

Westbury, Tasmania

Westbury is a town in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 30 km west of Launceston on the Bass Highway, and at the 2006 census had a population of 1,357. It is part of, and the headquarters of, the Meander Valley Council area....

. The council area also covers the outer west Launceston

Launceston, Tasmania

Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...

 suburbs of Blackstone Heights

Blackstone Heights, Tasmania

Blackstone Heights is an outer suburb of Launceston, Tasmania and is within the Meander Valley Council district.-Physical description:Blackstone Heights consists of four major roads, in a loop about in total...

 and Prospect

Prospect, Tasmania

Prospect is a small suburb of Launceston.The Mount Pleasant Laboratories are Tasmanian government laboratories located in Prospect and include:* Diagnostic Services - Researching the Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease* Animal Health Laboratory...

, and the satellite town of Hadspen

Hadspen, Tasmania

Hadspen is a small Australian town, located on the South Esk River in the north of Tasmania, just south west of Launceston.The centrepiece of the town is the historic property Entally House, the family home of Thomas Reibey who was the Premier of Tasmania from 1876 to 1877.-External links:*...

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A majority of the Great Western Tiers

Great Western Tiers

The Great Western Tiers are a collection of small mountain bluffs in the northern part of the Tasmanian Central Highlands.They stretch from Western Bluff, near the town of Mole Creek, towards the east, passing south of the town of Meander, north of the Great Lake, and ending at Millers Bluff,...

mountain range is within the Meander Valley municipal area.