Sherwood River Camp

The entrance at Latrobe Oval and a statue commemorate Darrel "Doc" Baldock. The statue was officially unveiled on the 28th April 2014. Darrel Baldock A.M. commonly nicknamed "The Doc" and "Mr Magic", was an Australian rules football player, coach, and state politician. In 1966 he captained the St Kilda Football Club to its first, and to date only, premiership. In 1969, Baldock returned to Tasmania and captain-coached Latrobe to four consecutive NWFU premierships from 1969 to 1972. Baldock played 158 games for Latrobe before finishing in 1974. Baldock is a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame and has been upgraded to the status of "Legend". He was also a handy cricketer, playing two first-class cricket matches, once for Tasmania and once for a Tasmanian Combined XI. After retiring from football, Baldock served in the Tasmanian Parliament for fifteen years. He died in 2011 with a State funeral was held at Latrobe.

Latrobe Lilium Show will be held at the Latrobe Memorial Hall from 1 to 4 pm on Saturday 18th January and from 10 am to 3 pm on Sunday 19th January 2025. This show features the later Oriental, Trumpet/Aurelian and Oriental/Trumpet Hybrid Liliums along with a selection of later species Liliums. There will also be some amazing Floral Art entries. Our usual trade table will be available with Lilium bulbs, flowers & seed, as well as some companion plants. Expert advice is always readily available and there will be interpretive displays on a range of Lilium related subjects.

A series of short walking trails through native forest on the edge of Latrobe township. Dooleys Hill is an ideal place for birdwatching. Birds common to the area include the boobook, bronzewing, kookaburra, fairy wren and firetail. You may also see the rare white goshawk. The trails are short and easy and the paths well formed. Walks require between 15 minutes and 1 hour 10 minutes to complete.