Meunna is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of

Circular Head Circular Head Council is a local government body in Tasmania covering the far north-west mainland. It is classified as a rural local government area with a population of 8,066, and its major towns and localities include Arthur River, Marrawa ...

and Waratah–Wynyard in the North-west and west LGA region of

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

. The locality is about south-east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census has a population of nil for the state suburb of Meunna.

History

Eight farms were established at Preolenna for

soldier settlement Soldier settlement was the settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under soldier settlement schemes administered by state governments after World War I and World War II. The post-World War II settlement ...

following

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, referred to as the Preolenna Estate until being renamed to Meunna. The community hall was built by the settlers in 1955 and demolished in 1995, with a plaque now marking the location of the building. The Meunna locality is now unpopulated, with the exception of the Tarkine Wilderness Lodge, after the farms were acquired and converted to forestry plantation in the late 1990s. Meunna was gazetted as a locality in 1961.

Geography

The Flowerdale River forms most of the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

The C229 route (Myalla Road / Meunna Road) passes through from north to south-east.

References

Localities of Circular Head Council Towns in Tasmania Localities of Waratah–Wynyard Council {{WaratahWynyard-geo-stub