Wollar facts for kids
Quick facts for kids WollarNew South Wales |
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The Wollar Memorial Hall, erected in 1955.
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 Wollar
Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 69 (2016 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2850 |
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| LGA(s) | Mid-Western Regional Council |
| State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter |
| Federal Division(s) | Parkes |
Wollar is a village in New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 316 kilometres (196 mi) north west of the state capital Sydney and 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional centre of Mudgee, near the Goulburn River National Park. At the 2006 census, Wollar and the surrounding region had a population of 304. By the 2016 census the village of Wollar and district was reduced to 69 persons living in 50 private dwellings.
The Wollar townsite is surrounded by land approved for coal exploration by the State government. The United States mining company Peabody Energy operates the nearby Wilpinjong open-cut coal mine. In a concerted strategy of depopulating Wollar, Peabody have purchased almost all the houses, land and churches in the village.
Images for kids
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A privately-owned residence in Wollar, the last hold-out in an otherwise company-purchased village.
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An old house at Wollar NSW.
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Protest signs at Wollar (photographed in 2011).
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The Wollar General Store (closed and shuttered).
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Wollar PAC Boycott 2016 Mudgee Town Hall.
