Interpretation Centre (Duck Reach Power Station)

The Duck Reach Power Station was the first publicly-owned hydroelectric power station in the Southern Hemisphere. Completed in 1895, the conventional plant provided power to Launceston, in northern Tasmania, Australia. Formed by the Duck Reach Weir across the South Esk River and a diversionary penstock, the plant operated until 1955. The site was repurposed as a technology museum in 1995.