The Redbanks name is more than a century old, dating back to 1842 when Redbanks was first settled.
Redbanks is located at Nugent, a rural district to the south east of Hobart. Nugent was first inhabited in the early 1800’s using convict labour to clear some of the land in the early days of the settlement. The community thrived and there were 17 dairy farms and a butter factory up until late in the 20th century. On the closure of the Nugent butter factory, Nugent cream was sent to Bream Creek for processing and to the Cadburys chocolate factory throughout the 1900’s.
Timber was the other main enterprise in the district with 40 mills providing timber for the local, interstate and overseas markets. Nugent was a thriving community with a school, footy and cricket teams (of course!), a church, community hall and post office., Despite changing times from the 1960’s through to the 1980’s which saw the closing of dairies and sawmills and a resultant declining population, Nugent retains a real sense of community.
In 2000, local residents successfully lobbied for ownership of the church and hall which are used for community events and regular social get-togethers. There has been an influx of families taking up residence at Nugent in recent years, with many people commuting to Hobart to work.
For 13 years, Lindsay focused on pheasant shooting, successfully bringing in clients from across the globe before ceasing operations in 2008 and now with his wife Jo, has developed the complete outdoor experience Redbanks offers today.