Kotara

Kotara is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 9 kilometres (6 mi) from Newcastle's central business district.

Kotarais a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 9 kilometres (6 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. Kotara is known as one of Newcastle’s largest retail destinations and is characterised by its family centred culture.

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.In the late 19th century the Australasia Coal Company operated a mine near Kotara, in the valley below the present-day northern entrance to Tickhole Tunnel. A private railway connected the screens with the Government line near the present-day triangle junctions north of Broadmeadow. Surveying for the line commenced in 1875 and the line was completed in April 1877. However, only a total of 9,052 tons was ever produced and the company went into liquidation in June 1879.It was originally designedto create a 'garden suburb' with high quality and quickly grew in population after 1947.