Poatina, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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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]
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 96 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7302 | ||||||||||||
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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 offered a snapshot of Poatina's small size. It recorded the town's population at just 96 people.[1]
