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Pyengana is a village in north-east
The area is known for its Pyengana Cheese Factory which is run by 4th generation cheese maker Jon Healey and his family. The factory specialises in cloth bound cheddar.
Another local business is the 'Pub in the Paddock' which was established around 1880 and is inside a paddock. It boasted a beer drinking pig which has since passed on, but there is another pig there now that will also drink beer, but only that which is brought to it by the publican.
Anchor Farms began growing organic gourmet potatoes in 1995 and now supply nationwide and export to South East Asia.
Tasmania
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, Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. At the , Pyengana had a population of 123.
It is part of the Break O'Day Council
Break O'Day Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the northern part of the state's east coast. Break O'Day is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,770, the major towns of the region includ ...
administrative region, with less than 1% in the Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...
LGA. The regional centre is St Helens which is approximately 27 kilometres to the east. Pyengana is a rural farming region with a number of natural and historical heritage sites.
History
Permanent settlement commenced around 1875 with pioneering settlers such as George and Margaret Cotton who raised a family of nine children at the property they called St Columba. ''Georges River'' Post Office opened on 1 December 1885 and was renamed ''Pyengana'' in 1888. The area had several tin mines such as the Anchor Tin Mine and Battery situated in the Pyengana Pass.Natural heritage areas
Natural heritage areas include St Columba Falls (a cascading waterfall with the highest plunge of 90 metres), Halls Falls, and Blue Tier.Local businesses
The area is known for its Pyengana Cheese Factory which is run by 4th generation cheese maker Jon Healey and his family. The factory specialises in cloth bound cheddar.
Another local business is the 'Pub in the Paddock' which was established around 1880 and is inside a paddock. It boasted a beer drinking pig which has since passed on, but there is another pig there now that will also drink beer, but only that which is brought to it by the publican.
Anchor Farms began growing organic gourmet potatoes in 1995 and now supply nationwide and export to South East Asia.
Further reading
*'Pyengana - A New Country' by Gwen WebbReferences
Towns in Tasmania North East Tasmania Localities of Break O'Day Council Populated places established in the 1870s {{Tasmania-geo-stub