School, pool and golf course selling for cheap as charity exits Tasmanian hydro town

An unusual collection of affordable properties has been offered up for sale in a tiny town with a curious history.Entrepreneurial buyers looking for a bargain are expected to descend on the small town of Poatina, about 60km south of Launceston in Tasmania, with the charity that once owned the entire town putting its last remaining properties on the market.A charity that once owned the entire town of Poatina in Tasmania is offloading its remaining properties as it divests from the town. Picture: realestate.com.au/buyA former school, the local swimming pool, a golf course, a large artists studio and an industrial shed have been put up for sale by expressions of interest, marking the end of an era for the quiet mountain village with a population of about 100.Poatina was established in the late 1950s to house the workers building and operating the nearby hydroelectric power station, which was constructed 150 metres underground, with residents at one stage numbering in the thousands.The town's golf course has been listed for expressions of interest with a $500,000 price guide. Picture: realestate.com.au/buyThe entire town was sold by Hydro Tasmania in 1995 to Christian charity Fusion, w...