Free-flight in Tasmania

Where Tasmania
takes flight.

The Tasmanian Hang gliding & Paragliding Association — pilot community, flight-site guides, events, member resources, and everything you need to fly safely on the island.

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Live conditions

Right now across our flying sites

Updated every 30 minutes. Wind in km/h.

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Bells Bare Hill (AKA Home Hill) - Ouse

16.4 km/h

gust 39.2 · 12.7°C

N wind

Mt Owen - West Coast

25 km/h

gust 69.5 · 9.4°C

N wind

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wind at km/h (gusting ), °C, % cloud

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About THPA · Our mission

A volunteer community keeping Tasmanian skies open and safe.

The Tasmanian Hang gliding & Paragliding Association exists to support free-flight pilots across Tasmania — maintaining site access, sharing local knowledge, running events and clinics, and being the official local voice for the sport. We're run entirely by volunteers from the flying community.

Pilot community

A vibrant network of paragliding and hang gliding pilots flying Tasmania's extraordinary terrain — from coastal cliffs to mountain ridges.

Curated site guides

Detailed flying sites with launch info, hazards, wind direction, contact pilots, and current ratings — all in one place.

Events & clinics

From skill-up clinics to interstate fly-ins, the THPA calendar keeps members in the loop and helps build a connected flying community.

The volunteers behind THPA

Meet the committee.

Run entirely by pilots, for pilots. The executive keeps site access open, safety standards high, and the calendar full — entirely on a volunteer basis.

Members: 137
Sites: 31
Committee: 6

President

Brad Harris

Steering THPA's strategy, site access, and the relationship with SAFA.

Treasurer

Terry Dalby

Vice President

steven Kent

Luke Thomson

Membership Officer

Steven Hamilton

Novice Pilot Representative

Paul Sciberras

THPA SAFA Representative

Want to volunteer?

The committee is elected at our AGM. Get involved — drop us a line.

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News from the community

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Safety Committee News

Hey Pilots, A few weeks ago the safety committee got together for a meeting. We welcomed Stu Ednie and Sean Green to our small group of Safety Officers with Simon A, Brad H, Cyril, Ramon and myself in attend

12 May 2026

Emergency Contact spreadsheet

Hey team, New emergency contact spreadsheet here. This is for members to see who to contact or what your wishes are in the case of an accident where you might not be contactable or able to share this info.

9 Dec 2025

Carlton and Primrose dunes update

I realise it's been a while since any news went out about this. For those just arriving, here's the back-story: Some "helpful" General Aviation pilot spotted a PG flying

13 Nov 2025