Poochera, South Australia

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Poochera South Australia
Coordinates		32°43′S 134°50′E / 32.717°S 134.833°E / -32.717; 134.833Coordinates: 32°43′S 134°50′E / 32.717°S 134.833°E / -32.717; 134.833
Population	185 (2006 Census)^[1]
Established	1920
Postcode(s)	5655
Elevation	426 m (1,398 ft)
Location	60 km (37 mi) NE of Streaky Bay
LGA(s)	District Council of Streaky Bay
State electorate(s)	Flinders
Federal Division(s)	Grey

Poochera is a small grain belt town 60 km north-west of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. At the 2006 census, Poochera had a population of 185.^[1]

The township of Poochera was not surveyed until 1920, and its name is thought to be taken from the name of King Poojeri, a local aboriginal who died in 1917. A nearby hill is also named Poochera, possibly stemming from the same origin.

The town had a school which opened in 1920, but closed its doors in 1976.

Poochera is the centrepoint of a large agricultural area, the town itself being a strategic grain exchange point for the region's farmers, who specialise in cereal crops and sheep.

The town is 53 km away from the Gawler Ranges, and is commonly used as a stop off by tourists, who have access to a hotel and caravan park.

Poochera, however, is probably best noted for its nearby colonies of Dinosaur Ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops), a rare, primitive species of ant that has attracted entomologists and evolutionary biologists from around the world. Only one other colony near Penong, 180 km away is known to exist.

Apart from the Poochera Hotel and Caravan Park, the town is served by a roadhouse where most general supplies can be purchased.

Notes and references

External links

Council Page
Nullabornet Infopage

Template:District Council of Streaky Bay localities

v t e Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Cities	Port Augusta Port Lincoln Whyalla

Townships	Arno Bay Baird Bay Ceduna Cleve Coffin Bay Cowell Cummins Darke Peak Denial Bay Elliston Iron Knob Kimba Kyancutta Lock Minnipa Poochera Port Kenny Port Neill Pygery Sceale Bay Smoky Bay Streaky Bay Thevenard Tumby Bay Venus Bay Wangary Wirrulla Wudinna Yaninee Yeelanna

National parks	Coffin Bay National Park Gawler Ranges National Park Lake Gilles Conservation Park Lincoln National Park

Islands	Flinders Island Investigator Group Neptune Islands Nuyts Archipelago Sir Joseph Banks Group

Councils	Ceduna DC Cleve DC Elliston DC Franklin Harbour DC Kimba DC Lower Eyre Peninsula DC City of Port Augusta City of Port Lincoln Streaky Bay DC Tumby Bay DC City of Whyalla Wudinna DC

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Poochera, South Australia