Maydena
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Maydena is on the Gordon River Road, south west of New Norfolk, through the Bushy Park Hop Fields, turn left at Westerway, past Mount Field National Park and Russell Falls, through Tyenna and Fitzgerald townships and then up to Maydena itself. Gordon River Road continues to Lake Pedder, Lake Gordon and Strathgordon, in the Southwest National Park of Tasmania. Maydena was formerly called Junee and was a small settlement that provided access to Adamsfield Osmiridium mining in the early 1900s. In 1947–1950 Australian Newsprint Mills built 100 houses for the workers of the forestry operations of Australian Newsprint Mill to provide timber for the production of newsprint at their newsprint Mill in Boyer, Tasmania.
At the 1954 Census Maydena had a population of 518 with a further 60 at the Maydena Newsprint Camp. At the 2021 census, Maydena had a population of 198.
Maydena's state primary school and a community online centre have now been closed.[2]
History
The 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge railway line in Maydena was once used for hauling timber and osmiridium ore, as well as a way point for Hydro Tasmania to build the Gordon River Road to Strathgordon and the construction of the Lake Gordon Dam for the Gordon Power Station, the largest in Tasmania. The railway ceased operation in 1991 and a portion of the disused rail track is now being used by a pedal powered 'Railtrack Riders' tourist attraction. Maydena Post Office opened on 1 May 1944.[3]
Maydena Bike Park
The Maydena Bike Park (MBP) is a gravity-focused Mountain bike park. The park was originally conceptualized in 2008, before officially opening on 26 January 2018.[4] The park encircles the southern side of the township, and has been able to successfully restore and re-use some buildings like the old School.[5]
Owned and operated by Dirt Art,[6] the Park is now one of the largest employers and a significant driver of tourism to the area.[5] In addition to recreational riding, MBP also hosts events ranging from social Friday-evening Downhill through summer to invite only, internationally viewed flagship events such as RedBull Hardline.[7]
Climate
Maydena has a cool, rainy oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Some winter nights drop below freezing, the average winter daytime temperatures average between 8 °C (46.4 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F). The summer is mild with temperatures averaging around 5 °C (41 °F) to 12 °C (53.6 °F) at night rising to 15 °C (59 °F) to 28 °C (82.4 °F) during the day. Rainfall averaged 1,187.9 millimetres (46.77 in) annually and an average of 219.3 days of rainfall.
During the period 1992 to 2020, Maydena's record high of 38.2 °C (100.8 °F) was recorded on 31 January 2020, and the record low of −4.2 °C (24.4 °F) was recorded on 6 June 2006.
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References
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- ^ Maydena Community Online Center Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About". Maydena Bike Park. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Downtime Podcast – The Mountain Bike Podcast (3 February 2025). The Man Behind HARDLINE TASMANIA – Simon French on Course Design, Risk & The Future of Maydena. Retrieved 7 February 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Maydena Bike Park | Design, Consultancy, Construction and Operation". Dirt Art. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Red Bull Hardline Tasmania 2025". Red Bull. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Climate statistics for Maydena". Bureau of Meteorology.
External links
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". Media related to Script error: No such module "Commons link". at Wikimedia Commons
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