Yolla is a rural community in north-western

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. At the , Yolla and the surrounding area had a population of 316. It is on the

Murchison Highway The Murchison Highway is a highway located in the West Coast, Tasmania, West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The highway runs generally north–south, with Somerset, Tasmania, Somerset, near Burnie, as its northern terminus and Zeehan ...

about south of the towns of Wynyard,

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and

Burnie Burnie ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#North, pirinilaplu/palawa kani: ''Pataway'') is a port city located on the North West Tasmania, north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately north ...

. The area around Yolla is used for

dairying A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese, and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold. It may be a room, a building, or a larger establishment. In the United States, the word may also des ...

beef cattle Beef cattle are cattle raised for meat production (as distinguished from dairy cattle, used for milk (production)). The meat of mature or almost mature cattle is mostly known as beef. In beef production there are three main stages: cow-calf opera ...

, growing

vegetable Vegetables are edible parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. This original meaning is still commonly used, and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including edible flower, flo ...

opium poppies ''Papaver somniferum'', commonly known as the opium poppy or breadseed poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy seeds are derived and is also a valuable orname ...

and other crops, as well as

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...

and

mining Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...

. Local attractions are

Hellyer Gorge The Hellyer Gorge is a gorge in Tasmania, located between Stanley and Cradle Mountain. The Hellyer River flows through the gorge, which is named after Henry Hellyer. Throughout the Hellyer Gorge is a rainforest with sassafras, giant myrtle, a ...

and the Oldina Forest Reserve.Yolla community overview

History

Yolla was first settled in the 1880s. Camp Creek Post Office was open between 1881 and 1884. It reopened in 1905 and was renamed ''Yolla'' in 1906. The name is a

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word for the

short-tailed shearwater The short-tailed shearwater or slender-billed shearwater (''Ardenna tenuirostris''; formerly ''Puffinus tenuirostris''), also called yolla or moonbird, and commonly known as the muttonbird in Australia, is the most abundant seabird species in A ...

or "muttonbird", a bird that played an important role in local

culture. The area was originally covered by

myrtle beech ''Nothofagus cunninghamii'', commonly known as myrtle beech or Tasmanian myrtle, is the dominant species of cool temperate rainforests in Tasmania and Southern Victoria. It has low fire resistance and grows best in partial shade conditions. It ...

History

Climate

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