This beautiful uninhabited island is located in Norfolk Bay in the Tasman Municipality of Southern Tasmania.

Norfolk Bay is a picturesque waterway with superb sailing and cruising grounds, sandy beaches, excellent fishing, a wide variety of bird life.

It enjoys pure air and the natural beauty of the rural surroundings of the Tasman Peninsula.

Smooth Island can be accessed by boat from any point, and the township of Dunalley is close by.

Tasmania’s capital city of Hobart and the International airport is within easy commuting distance.

The Island has an area of 58 Ha or 145 acres or thereabouts, gently undulating with some trees and pasture for winter grazing.

It only takes a couple of minutes by boat to arrive at the island and on the lee side there is an old stone and timber jetty that is in need of repair, but the concrete piers and the stone section are very solid.

Once ashore you feel a real sense of freedom as the only noise comes from the prolific bird life. There is a shearwater rookery (mutton birds) and quail by the hundreds and as you wander through the low grass suddenly the quail will take to the air or you will hear the sounds of some of the local native hens.

This island has been with the one family since 1927 and is truly a remarkable bird life sanctuary. In times past the owners have had up to 600 sheep on the island during winter, but this was ceased several years ago.

There are no snakes, rabbits or native animals on the island with the exception of a few blue tongue lizards and of course the birds.

There are several stands of trees on various parts of the island and a beautiful old pine tree down near the jetty.

There is a chimney on the lee side of the island which is the remains of a homestead long since burnt down. There is also a tower with a beacon to guide boats. This facility is maintained by Marine and Safety Tasmania.

The waters surrounding the island are crystal clear and unpolluted.

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