Nubeena

Media

Nubeena is served by 97.7 Tasman FM and Pulse FM Tasman which is run by the JNET Radio Network.

Geography

The town is halfway along the west coast of Tasman Peninsula, on Parsons Bay, which is a narrow continuation of Wedge Bay. It is 10.3 km north-west of Port Arthur.

Climate

Nubeena has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), with very mild summers and cool winters. Due to its position on the Tasman Peninsula, there is little rainfall and seasonal variation. Average maxima vary from 18.9 C in February to 11.0 C in July while average minima fluctuate between 11.2 C in February and 5.7 C in July and August. Mean average annual precipitation is moderately abundant: 1148.6 mm, and is very frequent, spread across 201.2 precipitation days. The town has 206.1 cloudy days and only 32.7 clear days per annum. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 37.0 C on 3 January 1991 to -0.5 C on 25 July 1986 and on 19 September 1994. All climate data was sourced from Port Arthur.

|Jan record high C = 37.0 |Feb record high C = 36.1 |Mar record high C = 33.2 |Apr record high C = 26.0 |May record high C = 22.0 |Jun record high C = 17.8 |Jul record high C = 17.0 |Aug record high C = 19.7 |Sep record high C = 27.0 |Oct record high C = 28.5 |Nov record high C = 30.6 |Dec record high C = 34.4 |Jan record low C = 3.0 |Feb record low C = 5.0 |Mar record low C = 2.7 |Apr record low C = 2.2 |May record low C = 0.6 |Jun record low C = -0.4 |Jul record low C = -0.5 |Aug record low C = 0.6 |Sep record low C = -0.5 |Oct record low C = 0.5 |Nov record low C = 1.8 |Dec record low C = 3.0 |Jan dew point C = 9.6 |Feb dew point C = 9.9 |Mar dew point C = 9.3 |Apr dew point C = 7.9 |May dew point C = 6.4 |Jun dew point C = 4.9 |Jul dew point C = 4.4 |Aug dew point C = 4.2 |Sep dew point C = 4.6 |Oct dew point C = 5.7 |Nov dew point C = 7.3 |Dec dew point C = 8.6

History

Nubeena Post Office opened on 1 December 1886. The first postmaster was Joseph Thornton (1813-1899) who carried the mail between Wedge Bay to Premaydena, then Impression Bay.

The town possesses a police station and a branch of the Country Women's Association.

References

References

1. "Nubeena, Tasmania".
2. "Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) Climate (1980-2009) (nearest AWS)".
3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions.
4. "Keeping our police officers on the beat in rural and regional communities".
5. (2021-07-22). "Not just 'old biddies clucking over tea': This CWA branch was on the brink of closure — now its youngest member is 10". ABC News.