[1] The town is roughly divided into two "suburbs", an older northern one, and a younger, more planned southern one.

The northern half was originally a mining town called Mount Farrell, established in 1900 after silver lead ore was discovered in the area.

Prior to adequate roads being built in the area, it was serviced by the Wee Georgie Wood Railway under its earlier name of the North Farrell Tramway.

The Wee Georgie Wood railway currently has the remains of another Krauss locomotive that worked in the Queenstown area, a few electric locomotives (two more of the same make are rotting at the western end of Gleadow Street in Launceston) and a gang motor from the original line.

ADSL2 Internet connectivity is available or VSAT satellite link; but now we have Starlink, so that is the way to go (got 302 mb/s down the other day & 47up) The town is located on the shore of Lake Rosebery.

Animals which can be seen in the area include: wombats, possums, wallabies, the occasional tiger quoll and (rarely) a Tasmanian devil.