Waddamana
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Waddamana is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about Template:Convert north of the town of Hamilton. It is a former 'hydro-town', at the foot of the southern side of the Central Plateau of Tasmania. The 2016 census population was 4 for the state suburb of Waddamana.[1] At the Template:CensusAU there was no population recorded.[2]
History
Waddamana was gazetted as a locality in 1973.[3]
It flourished with a population of over 100 in the early 1900s when the power plant situated there was being built.[4] Waddamana Post Office opened on 18 August 1913 and closed in 1971.[5]
It contains two decommissioned hydro-electric power stations (see Waddamana power stations), one of which is a museum, and several cottages, most of which are only used by guests. Schools often take their students to Waddamana for camps. It has gained a reputation for its harsh weather - it often snows and icing was a problem when the hydro plants were still in use.[6]
In 1991, the whole town was bought by Helen and Frank Cooper, who operated the camp for children and others until they sold that side of the town in about 2014.[7]
In 2021, the Cooper's side of town was bought by Llyr and Kurt Otto, sight unseen due to COVID-19 restrictions on travel. They are the only permanent residents. They rent some houses to temporary workers at a nearby wind farm, and operate tourist facilities on weekends: a coffee van with home-made baked goods.[8]
The Tasmanian Aboriginal name waddamana means 'noisy water'.
Geography
Lake Echo forms part of the western boundary. The River Ouse flows through from north to south.[9]
Road infrastructure
Route C178 (Waddamana Road) passes through from north to south-east. Route C177 (Bashan Road) starts at an intersection with C178 and runs south until it exits.[3][10]
See also
References
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- ↑ Rackham, Sarah and Woodberry, Joan (editor) (1981) Hydro construction villages. Volume one. Waddamana, Shannon, Tarraleah Hobart: Public Relations Department, Hydro-Electric Commission
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- ↑ http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_095018.shtml Nearest climate records are for Tarraleah and Butlers Gorge.
- ↑ Part of Tasmania's historic Waddamana hydro-electric village up for sale, Damian McIntyre, ABC News Online, 2021-02-04
- ↑ Couple bring life back to old hydro-electric town Waddamana, in Tasmanian highlands, Sarah Abbott, ABC News Online, 2023-11-14
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