St Helens on the Bay

Poppa's Boat Hire is a small family business which is owned and operated by father and son Graeme and Brayden Popowski. Both have a passion for fishing and spend almost every spare minute getting to the sunny East Coast, which is regarded as the fishing capital of Tasmania. They thought why not give people the same opportunity to get out there and catch some of the many species of fish and experience what the East Coast of Tasmania has to offer. ​At Poppa's Boat Hire we offer different services based on our customer's needs, whether it be catching some of the many species of fish in George's Bay, exploring the famous Scamander River looking for those beautiful hard fighting Bream, or just a morning or afternoon adventure around the waters of the East Coast of Tasmania.

Positioned at the entrance to the Tasman Holiday Parks St Helens, Parkside Bar and Kitchen is an architecturally designed restaurant, bar and Providore. Offering indoor and alfresco dining options, the restaurant caters for locals, visitors to St Helens and the east coast as well as guests of the Tasman Holiday Parks. Open seven days a week from 9am until late, Parkside Bar and Kitchen serves freshly made coffee all day and is open for lunch and dinner. Takeaway pizzas are also available for guests and the general public. Parkside Bar and Kitchen sources fresh and local seafood as well as Tasmanian meats and products as items of preference, creating a menu which caters for the discerning diner and the well-travelled. Friendly, knowledgeable and attentive staff combined with spectacular views of Georges Bay with rolling hills in the distance, make dining at Parkside Bar and Kitchen a truly unique and memorable experience.

Premium Southern Rock Lobster straight off our boat Astacus and locally sourced seafood from the iconic Bay of Fires on Tasmania's East Coast. The Rainbird family has been fishing Tasmania's pristine waters for over 50 years. The catch is held in live-holding tanks and is cooked fresh daily.