Population 1,738 (2011 census) Romaine Havenview | Postcode(s) 7320 Postal code 7320 Lga City of Burnie | |
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Romaine is a suburb of the City of Burnie in north-west Tasmania, Australia.
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Map of Romaine TAS 7320, Australia
The Romaine Reserve is 12.69ha of park lands that runs down the eastern side of the suburb, along Romaine Creek. The Reserve contains both remnant and exotic vegetation, with large mountain ashes, white gums, substorey blackwoods and man ferns. The walking tracks link up with Brooklyn Reserve. Romaine Creek is home to Engaeus yabbimunna a freshwater crayfish.
The Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden was created in 1981 and is now a tourist attraction.
Education
The Romaine Primary School was opened in 2012, it was announced in 2009 that its creation was from the merger of Acton Primary School, Upper Burnie and Brooklyn Primary Schools and that the new school was built on the grounds of the Parklands High School.
Parklands High Schhool was reloacted from Parklands to Romaine in 1966.
Churches
Sports
Romaine competes in the Burnie Netball Association.
In 1906 the Romaine Football Club was created by the renaming the Emu Bay Football Club. Three years later in 1909 it was renamed the Burnie Football Club. The Burnie Dockers Football Club is the current name of the football club.