Poatina, Tasmania

Poatina (derived from an indigenous word for "cave")[2] is a town in Tasmania, Australia 60 km south of Launceston. The Western Tiers mountain range surrounds Poatina.[3]

Poatina
Tasmania
Population96 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7302
Elevation299 m (981 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Northern Midlands
State electorate(s)Western Tiers, Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Poatina:
Blackwood Creek Cressy Cressy
Blackwood Creek Poatina Cressy
Cressy Cressy Cressy

Poatina Village was constructed in the 1960s to house the work force of the Poatina Power Station,[3] which was commissioned in 1964.[4] Hydro Tasmania sold the village in 1995 to Fusion Australia, an Australian Christian not-for-profit youth and community organisation.[5][6] In 2010, Poatina was described as "a tightly knit Christian community".[7]

As of 2014, the Poatina Chalet was part of a resort area owned by Fusion Australia.[3] At that time, Poatina was home to a Golden Chain Motel, Mountain View Restaurant, a metal fabrication workshop, a hot glass studio, a golf course, a private school,[3] and an artists' community.[8] As of 2020, Poatina had "streets...lined with 1950s houses," "a general store, a petrol pump and even a phone box".[6]

The 2016 census reported that Poatina had a population of 96.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Poatina (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. Holmes, Adam (26 May 2019). "Reviving language: Second palawa kani dictionary nears". The Examiner.
  3. "Locals 'relaxed' amid lockdown". themercury. 25 February 2014.
  4. "Tunnel repairs in the Poatina Hydro-electric Scheme, Tasmania – Australian Geomechanics Society". australiangeomechanics.org.
  5. Jordan, Tarlia (20 January 2018). "Poatina's hydro history revisited". The Examiner.
  6. "Giving the gift of hope, through glass". www.abc.net.au. 25 September 2020.
  7. Hinch, Derryn (20 March 2010). "The ultimate betrayal". The Age. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. "When someone breathes into these glass bubbles, 'something happens — you can tell that they feel it'". www.abc.net.au. 30 November 2019.

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