Tasmania resources

In every visitor center in Tasmania there are loads of brochures and help. Be careful about the information centers, which are less on information and more on selling stuff, though they are helpful too.

Online:
http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/ - The main web-site
http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/home/index.cfm?siteid=89&subsiteid=1026 - Brochures page, some of them can be downloaded. I used the 60 great short walks, http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/pdf/GreatShortWalks.pdf
You can get a brochure's package by calling them. "Fortunately", the package arrived while I was away. It includes a rather essential map of Tasmania, if you have a car. Luckily I got the same map when I rented a car.
The country is organized to touring routes, explained here http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/home/index.cfm?SiteID=783 though the information is a bit overwhelming.

A park permit is necessary. The recommended one, if you're seeing more than one park (which is rather obvious) is the holiday permit http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/natparks/current_fees.html

The latest Lonely Planet Tasmania was a great help, though it is almost two years old, a time span where things have change at accommodations (which is not a big problem anyhow).