{{Use Australian English|date=June 2022}} {{Short description|Suburban beach in Taroona, Tasmania}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox landform | name = Hinsby Beach | other_name = | image = Hinsby Beach-combing.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | pushpin_map = Australia Hobart | map_width = | map_caption = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_label = | mark = | marker_size = | location = [[Taroona, Tasmania|Taroona]], [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]] | grid_ref = | grid_ref_UK = | grid_ref_Ireland = | coordinates = {{Coor title dms|42|57|12.86|S|147|20|46.17|E|type:landform_region:AU-TAS|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | range = | part_of = | water_bodies = [[River Derwent (Tasmania)|River Derwent]] | length = {{convert|250|m|}}<ref name=BeachSafe>{{cite web |title=Hinsby Beach, Taroona, Hobart, Tasmania |url=https://beachsafe.org.au/beach/tas/kingborough/taroona/hinsby-beach |website=beachsafe.org.au|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref> | formed_by = | type = Beach | free_label_1 = Patrolled by | free_data_1 = | free_label_2 = Hazard rating | free_data_2 = 3/10<ref name=BeachSafe/> | free_label_3 = Access | free_data_3 = Jenkins Street, Hinsby Road, Taroona Foreshore Track | embedded = {{succession links|left=|right=}} }}
'''Hinsby Beach''' is a beach along the [[Derwent River, Tasmania|River Derwent]] in the [[Hobart, Tasmania|Hobart]] suburb of [[Taroona, Tasmania|Taroona]], [[Australia]]. The south facing beach looks directly out to [[Storm Bay, Tasmania|Storm Bay]] and the [[Tasman Sea]], with views of the Derwent estuary, the [[Alum Cliffs]], [[Taroona Shot Tower]], the [[City of Clarence]] on the eastern shore and [[Opossum Bay, Tasmania|Opossum Bay]], [[South Arm, Tasmania|South Arm]]. Hinsby Beach is situated between the Alum Cliffs and [[Taroona Beach, Tasmania|Taroona Beach]].<ref>{{Citation | author1=Hepper, John | author2=Hobart Metropolitan Councils' Association, (issuing body.) | title=Down by the Derwent : 21 foreshore parks to enjoy | publication-date=1990 | publisher=Hobart Metropolitan Councils Association | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/24407441 | access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref> A naturally secluded section of the beach, beyond the rocky south-western outcrop is a zoned naturist beach.<ref name="issuu">{{Cite web | title = Taroona News | work = Taroona Community Association | date = 1 July 2019 | access-date = 2019-07-08 | url = https://issuu.com/taroonanews/docs/taroonanews_july19_web }}</ref>
==History== Hinsby Beach has historically been a popular staple of local activity, used for exercise, [[beach combing]], kayaking, sailing, snorkelling, bodyboarding and swimming. Prior to the [[British colonisation of Tasmania]], the land had been occupied for possibly as long as 35,000 years<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-42568/Tasmania |title=History of Tasmania |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener people, a sub-group of the [[Aboriginal Tasmanians|Nuennone]], or "South-East tribe".<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Horton |editor-first=David |date=1994 |title=The Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia |location=Canberra |publisher=Aboriginal Studies Press}} (See: Vol. 2, pp.1008–10 [with map]; individual tribal entries; and the 'Further reading' section on pp.1245–72).</ref> Mouheneener shell [[middens]] can be found scattered all along Taroona's foreshores.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taroona - About |url=https://taroona.tas.au/about/ |website=taroona.tas.au|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref>
Extreme weather hit the beach in 2018, causing rough seas to wash salmon farming equipment ashore and the escape of 120,000 [[atlantic salmon]].<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Beniuk |title=Salmon farm debris washed up Hobart beaches |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/salmon-farm-debris-washed-up-hobart-beaches/news-story/4f85fbd09612aaa9b941caecab451b3b |publisher=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |date=12 May 2018 |access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Leon |last=Compton |title=Huon Aquaculture confirms 120,000 salmon escaped in May storms, amid calls for more industry 'transparency' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-12/huon-aquaculture-salmon-death-revealed-amid-transparency-calls/10230846 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=12 Sep 2018 |access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref>
In 2021, Hinsby Beach was utilised for [[MONA FOMA]] celebrations with an installation called ''Hobart Digs'', in which [[Pinctada|south sea pearl]]s encased in handcrafted boxes by German artist Michael Sailstorfer were buried in the sand and discovered by participants.<ref>{{cite news |first=Amber |last=Wilson |title=Treasure hunters unearth precious pearls in Mona Foma’s arty beach dig |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/entertainment/events/treasure-has-been-buried-at-a-hobart-beach-as-part-of-a-mona-foma-land-art-installation/news-story/4799f5a1404528cc59c452d587509c50 |publisher=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |date=23 January 2021 |access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref>
==Environment== The steep and narrow {{convert|250|m|adj=on}} beach has waves averaging {{convert|.5|m|}} swells and is bookended by a {{convert|50|m|adj=on}} collection of boulder rocks at Taroona Beach and the Alum Cliffs, which emerge from sea level to heights between {{convert|50|-|100|m}} to create a dramatic coastline, stretching for {{convert|2|km|}} to Tyndall Beach, [[Kingston Beach, Tasmania|Kingston Beach]].<ref name=BeachSafe/> The beach can be viewed from beachside homes along Hinsby Road. Hinsby Beach performs well for water quality within the Derwent estuary for swimming.<ref>{{cite news |first=Emily |last=Baker |title=Blackmans Bay, Nutgrove Beach worst for water quality within Derwent |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/blackmans-bay-nutgrove-beach-worst-for-water-quality-within-derwent/news-story/4409c53818c0300b70471a5dd8f182b5|publisher=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |date=22 January 2019 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Lucy |last=Shannon |title=River Derwent: Heavy metal contamination decreases, effluent increases, report finds |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-23/state-of-the-derwent-heavy-metals-down-effluent-up/6416182 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=23 Apr 2015 |access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref>
==Access== Hinsby Beach is accessible from the [[Hobart City Centre]] via the [[Channel Highway]]. It is a two hour walk from the CBD, or a 30 minute [[Metro Tasmania|metro bus]] ride. There is parking at nearby Jenkins Street, Hinsby Road, Niree Parade and at Taroona Park. The beach can be accessed on foot via the Taroona Foreshore Track.<ref name=Alltrails>{{cite web |title=Taroona - About |url=https://www.alltrails.com/trail/australia/tasmania/taroona-foreshore-track |website=alltrails.com|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref> [[File:Taroona Hinsby Beach.jpg|thumb|Panorama of Hinsby Beach at Taroona]]
==See also== * [[List of social nudity places in Oceania]]
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Hobart landmarks}}
[[Category:Beaches of Tasmania]]