Corinna

Corinna is a remote historic township on the Pieman River at the southern edge of the Tarkine (takayna) in western Tasmania. Established during the 1881 Pieman River gold rush, it was once a thriving gold-mining port. Today it is a wilderness retreat within rainforest, providing access to the Pieman River, Tarkine rainforest and heritage mining sites, and serves as a base for eco-tourism and river-based exploration.

Visitors can expect a small, isolated wilderness village set on the banks of the Pieman River surrounded by temperate rainforest. The settlement consists of restored heritage cottages, wilderness lodge accommodation, a restaurant and general store, boat ramp and the Pieman River punt crossing. Surroundings are dense myrtle, sassafras and Huon pine forest with river and walking tracks. Visitors can explore heritage displays, take river cruises, kayak the Pieman River, bushwalk and experience a remote, off-grid environment with limited services.

Corinna was established in 1881 as a port and supply town for the Pieman River gold rush. At its peak it supported several hundred residents, hotels, stores and a gold mining industry along the Pieman and its tributaries. After gold declined, the area became known for Huon pine logging on the Pieman River. Many original buildings were removed, with remaining heritage cottages restored as part of the Corinna Wilderness Village.

Corinna lies within takayna / Tarkine, an area of significance to Tasmanian Aboriginal people, and reflects European mining and Huon pine timber heritage of Tasmania's West Coast. The township illustrates the history of remote mining settlements and river-based transport in western Tasmania.