Eucalypts and rocks view from Mt Dial
View from Mount Dial (photograph: Jess Bonde)

Dial Range Recreation Management Plan

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Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) has developed a recreation management plan for the Dial Range. The management plan will update the current Dial Range Recreation Management Plan 2000 to reflect changes in recreation activities and land tenure in the area. The recreation management plan, which is jointly funded between the PWS and CCC, will replace the current 2000 plan.

The Dial Range is located near Penguin in Northwest Tasmanian and includes land managed by the PWS, Central Coast Council (CCC) and Sustainable Timber Tasmania (STT). The Dial Range attracts a diverse range of users from mountain bike riders to walkers, hikers, recreational vehicles, horse riding and ecological enthusiasts.

In February 2020, PWS and the CCC invited public participation in the review of the Dial Range Recreation Management Plan 2000 though community forums and written submissions. Many recreation clubs, and local organisations and businesses contributed to the forums.

The draft Dial Range Recreation Management Plan 2021 details the different recreation activities now available in the Dial Range. The draft Plan includes strategies to protect the reserve's natural and cultural values, as well as encourage and improve recreational activities for visitors. 


​Project​ stages​




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​Stage 1 - Commitment by Parks and Wildlife Service, Central Coast Council and Sustainable Timber Tasmania to review of Dial Range Recreation Management Plan 2000.​​

​Stage 2 - Consultation sessions with key stakeholders

​Stage 3 - Preparation of draft Dial Range Recreation Management Plan 2021 and maps​.


​Stage 4 - Release draft Dial Range Recreation Management Plan 2021 for public comment.

​Stage 5 - Review and finalise the plan with public comment and prepare a submissions report summarising comments received. ​​

​Stage 6 - Formal endorsement of the Plan by Director of Parks and Wildlife Service, Central Coast Council and Sustainable Timbers Tasmania. 
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​Stage 7 - The endorsed Dial Range Recreation Management Plan 2021 will be published on this website. 



Key​​ dates

Release of dates of public forums and for written submissions.

  • ​​February 2020

Close of written submissions 

  • ​18 March 2020

Release of draft Dial Range Recreation Management Plan 2021 for comment

  • 13 October 2021

Close of draft Dial Range Recreation Management Plan 2021 comment period

  • 10 November 2021 


Draft Management Plan

 Draft - Dial Range Recreation Management Plan (PDF 6Mb)

 Draft - Recreation Map - Dial Range Recreation Management Plan (PDF 2Mb)

​Reference documents​

Dial Range Recreation Management Plan Supplement 2000

Final Plan

 Dial Range Recreation Management Plan (PDF 14Mb)

 Dial Range Recreation Plan Summary and Review of Stakeholder and Community Engagement  (PDF 10Mb)

 Dial Range Submissions Report (PDF 3Mb)

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