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Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre

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Hobart Aquatic Centre
Hobart Aquatic Centre

The Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre is a major, $17 million aquatic sporting facility located upon the Queens Domain, within less than 1 kilometre of the CBD of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia. The venue has hosted the Australian Swimming Championships, the Tasmanian Swimming Championships, FINA Swimming World Cup, Pan Pacific Games and the Qantas Skins. Other major events held at the venue throughout its first seven years of operation include the Australian Canoe Polo Championships, Australian Diving Championships, Australian Water Polo Under Age and National League events and the World and Australian Underwater Hockey Championships.

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Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre
Aberdeen Street, Hobart Queens Domain

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Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre

Aberdeen Street
7000 Hobart, Queens Domain
Tasmania, Australia
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Hobart railway station
Hobart railway station

Situated in the state capital of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, the former Hobart railway station was once the largest railway station on the Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) network. Located on the Main Line, it provided passenger train services to Hobart's northern suburbs and served as the central terminus for the Tasman Limited, a limited express service linking Hobart, Launceston and Wynyard. Built in 1871 by the Tasmanian Main Line Company (TML), the station was significantly expanded in the early 1950s. Major upgrades included the addition of three 180-metre (600 ft) long concrete cantilevered canopies, four platforms, a large concourse, and various amenities such as shopping stalls and food vendors. By the mid-1970s, the station handled over seventy commuter trains daily. However, with a decline in passenger numbers due to the growth of privately owned vehicles and the transfer of rail transport operations to Australian National Railways, the station's significance waned. The last Tasman Limited passenger service departed on July 18, 1978. Following the announcement of the Sheraton Hotel masterplan, the station was sold and redeveloped into the headquarters of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in the mid-1980s. Sections of the track were removed to connect the Tasman Highway through Davey and Macquarie Streets. On June 22, 2014, TasRail ended rail freight operations at the Hobart rail yard after 140 years of service as part of a strategy to consolidate and enhance intermodal container freight services. All freight operations were redirected to the new $79 million Brighton Transport Hub, located in the northern suburb of Brighton. In 2024, the Tasmanian Heritage Council added a 115-metre (377 ft) rail shed constructed in 1915 at the former rail yard, known as the "Goods Shed," to the state's heritage register, recognising its significant role in Tasmanian rail history. Since the closure of the Tasmanian Government Railways, Hobart's public transport infrastructure has seen limited development, and a proposed light rail project (Riverline) has faced uncertainties due to political and financial challenges. Today, the redeveloped Hobart railway station site houses the studios of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, WIN Television and the Baháʼí Faith Centre of Learning, with the only remaining part of the rail terminal the original sandstone TML station building from 1871.