Bobin, New South Wales

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Bobin
New South Wales
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Bobin
Coordinates 31°43′34″S152°17′02″E / 31.726021°S 152.283882°E / -31.726021; 152.283882 Coordinates: 31°43′34″S152°17′02″E / 31.726021°S 152.283882°E / -31.726021; 152.283882
Postcode(s) 2429
LGA(s) Mid-Coast
State electorate(s) Myall Lakes
Federal Division(s) Lyne

Bobin is a small town, located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Bobin is located approximately 334 km (208 mi) north of Sydney and about 493 km (306 mi) north-east of Canberra.

Nearby attractions include the Bulga and Ellenborough Falls.

It has two primary schools: Bobin Public School (est. 1883) [1] and Bobin Flat Public School

The 1992 Australian animated theatrical movie, Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala , was filmed at a farm in Bobin. [2]

Numerous homes and the Bobin Public School were destroyed in a fire, part of the disastrous 2019–20 Australian bushfire season. [3] [4] Fourteen homes were lost on one street in Bobin.

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References

  1. Gillogly, Kit (1983), Bobin School Centenary, 1883-1983, Bobin Public School, retrieved 2 October 2018
  2. "The Adventures of Blinky Bill". Movies Eccentric. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. Pengilley, Victoria; Hair, Jonathan (10 November 2019). "'Get out': The town where the fire was so bad water bombers 'just gave up'". ABC News. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. Haughton, Ned (11 November 2019). "A letter to my home town Bobin, burned down in the NSW fires but unvanquished | Ned Haughton". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 9 January 2020.