Postie delivering more than mail in remote Tasmanian highlands
ABCIt is only about 130 kilometres from Hobart, but in many ways Miena is another world. Key points: Rural Alive and Well says it is easy for people living in Tasmania's isolated central highlands to lose touch Services like mail delivery become vital in keeping a check on people At Miena, the local pub also plays a role in looking out for residents Only about 80 people call the small town of fishing shacks home. Rural Alive and Well Tasmania's Liz Little said it was easy in places like Miena for people to lose touch with the outside world and effectively become hermits. "Isolation isn't always a geographical thing … it's also a state of mind," Ms Little said. "You do try to get up there but you know when the policeman blocks the road and says you can't get through, that it's just too dangerous to try," Mr Kirkland said.
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