Bobin is a small town, located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
| Bobin New South Wales | |
|---|---|
  Bobin | |
| Coordinates | 31°43′34″S 152°17′02″E / 31.726021°S 152.283882°E |
| Population | 141 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2429 |
| LGA(s) | Mid-Coast |
| State electorate(s) | Myall Lakes |
| Federal division(s) | Lyne |
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 one primary school: Bobin Public School (est. 1883)[2]
The 1992 Australian animated theatrical movie, Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala, was filmed at a farm in Bobin.[3]
Numerous homes and the Bobin Public School were destroyed in a fire, part of the disastrous 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.[4][5] Fourteen homes were lost on one street in Bobin.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bobin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Gillogly, Kit (1983), Bobin School Centenary, 1883-1983, Bobin Public School, retrieved 2 October 2018
- ^ "The Adventures of Blinky Bill". Movies Eccentric. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
