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If it's wet there are lots of nice waterfalls and rainforest walks throughout the North of the state. Rain in Tassie is often short lived and weather in April/May can still be quite nice. Regarding the Cradle Mountain area there are very few clear days and the weather can turn in a matter of minutes. If you're planning on doing any day walks in that area then make sure you have appropriate warm and wet weather gear.
I know you said Launceston and west but the east coast of Tassie is the fairweather side of the state, particularly in winter. If you're reasonably fit the walk in to Wineglass bay is nice, but has some climbing and descent and is about 8km return. As mentioned Strahan (there's an easy waterfall walk to Hogarth Falls there as well) is nice and a trip to Stanley and climbing "The Nut" well worth the effort. There's a chairlift up the nut if your fitness level is not up to the climb.
In and around Launceston, the Cataract Gorge is a nice spot with lots of nice walking tracks, Notley Fern Gorge is 20 minutes down the Tamar Valley.
If you like wine there are lots of wineries in the Tamar Valley area, some with just tasting and sales, others (Joseph Chromy winery at Relbia for example) with restaurants as well.
Like Rom, I've lived here almost all of my life (61 years), there is still a lot of the state I haven't seen the more I see the more I realise what a jewel of a place we live in.
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