Brighton, Tasmania

Hobart United Football Club is an association football club that is located in Hobart, Tasmania. The club's senior men's and reserve men's sides compete in the Veto Southern Championship and Southern Championship 1 leagues. In addition to fielding senior sides, the club also fields junior and women's teams. Their home field is Pontville Oval in Brighton, Tasmania.The club was founded in 2002, and many of its players are immigrants or refugees to Tasmania from African countries.

Brighton Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the south-east of the state, north of Hobart. The Brighton local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 18,995, it is based in the town of Brighton but also covers the far northern Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Honeywood and Old Beach.

Pontville is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton and Southern Midlands in the Hobart and Central LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-west of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census has a population of 623 for the state suburb of Pontville. It is a small rural community 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Hobart, in the south-east of Tasmania.

Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary is a 9.7-hectare (24-acre) wildlife sanctuary located in Brighton, Tasmania, Australia. Dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and preservation of native Australian animals, Bonorong actively participates in various conservation projects, contributes to breeding programs, research initiatives, and advocacy for the protection of Tasmania's wildlife. The sanctuary works closely with government agencies, research institutions, and other conservation organisations to make a positive impact on native animal populations. In 2015, the sanctuary received 66,000 visitors.

Bridgewater is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania. Located approximately 19 km from the Hobart CBD, it is part of the northern suburbs area of Greater Hobart.

The Jordan River Learning Federation (abbreviated as JRLF) is a government co-educational comprehensive early learning centre, primary and secondary school, trade training centre, and school farm located in Bridgewater, a northern suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1957 as Bridgewater High School, the school caters for approximately 300 students from birth to Year K and then to 12. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education. In 2019 student enrolments for the high school were 313.

Bridgewater High School was a government co-educational comprehensive secondary school located in Bridgewater, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Honeywood is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Brighton in the Hobart region of Tasmania. It is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census determined a population of 501 for the state suburb of Honeywood.

Green Point, Tasmania, is a far northern suburb of Hobart. It is generally considered by locals to be a part of Bridgewater.

Gagebrook is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Brighton in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1440 for the state suburb of Gagebrook. It is one of the northernmost suburbs of Hobart, located near the eastern shore of the Derwent River between the suburbs of Bridgewater and Old Beach.

The Bridgewater Bridge is a road and rail bridge that carries the Midland Highway and South Railway Line across the Derwent River in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The steel truss vertical lift bridge and specially-built causeway connect the Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater and Granton. The bridge was completed in 1946 and accommodates a two-lane highway, a single track railway and a grade-separated footpath. The bridge is the major connector of the Midland Highway on the eastern shore and the Brooker Highway on the western shore. The bridge is the oldest surviving lift span bridge in Australia; lifting of the bridge can cause considerable traffic delays.

Mangalore is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton and Southern Midlands in the Hobart and Central LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census has a population of 422 for the state suburb of Mangalore. It is between the townships of Bagdad and Brighton, on the Midland Highway 32 km from the capital city of Hobart.