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As of 2014, the Poatina Chalet was part of a resort area owned by Fusion Australia.<ref name="auto1"/> 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,<ref name="auto1"/> and an artists' community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-01/keith-dougall-wants-breath-donations-for-royal-hobart-hospital/11701314|title=When someone breathes into these glass bubbles, 'something happens — you can tell that they feel it'|date=30 November 2019|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref> As of 2020, Poatina had "streets...lined with 1950s houses," "a general store, a petrol pump and even a phone box".<ref name="auto"/> |
As of 2014, the Poatina Chalet was part of a resort area owned by Fusion Australia.<ref name="auto1"/> 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,<ref name="auto1"/> and an artists' community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-01/keith-dougall-wants-breath-donations-for-royal-hobart-hospital/11701314|title=When someone breathes into these glass bubbles, 'something happens — you can tell that they feel it'|date=30 November 2019|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref> As of 2020, Poatina had "streets...lined with 1950s houses," "a general store, a petrol pump and even a phone box".<ref name="auto"/> |
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The [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]] reported that Poatina had a population of 96.<ref name="census16"/> |
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| Population | 96 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7302 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Northern Midlands | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Western Tiers, Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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
[edit]- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Poatina (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Holmes, Adam (26 May 2019). "Reviving language: Second palawa kani dictionary nears". The Examiner.
- ^ a b c d "Locals 'relaxed' amid lockdown". themercury. 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Tunnel repairs in the Poatina Hydro-electric Scheme, Tasmania – Australian Geomechanics Society". australiangeomechanics.org.
- ^ Jordan, Tarlia (20 January 2018). "Poatina's hydro history revisited". The Examiner.
- ^ a b "Giving the gift of hope, through glass". www.abc.net.au. 25 September 2020.
- ^ Hinch, Derryn (20 March 2010). "The ultimate betrayal". The Age. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "When someone breathes into these glass bubbles, 'something happens — you can tell that they feel it'". www.abc.net.au. 30 November 2019.
