Kotara, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Kotara
city = Newcastle
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Newcastle
postcode = 2289
pop = 3947 (2006 census)
area = 2.4
est =
parish = Newcastle
stategov = Wallsend, Charlestown
fedgov = Charlton, Newcastle
dist1 = 9
dir1 = WSW
location1= Newcastle
dist2 = 4
dir2 = N
location2= Charlestown
near-nw = New Lambton Heights
near-n = New Lambton
near-ne = New Lambton
near-w = Garden Suburb
near-e = Adamstown
near-sw = Garden Suburb
near-s = Kotara South
near-se = Adamstown Heights

Kotara is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located convert|9|km|mi|0|lk=on from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. Westfield Kotara, a major Shopping Centre, is located in the suburb. It is also home to Kotara High School and Belair Public School.

The Australasia Coal Company operated a mine near Kotara, in the valley below the present-day northern entrance to the "Tickhole" railway tunnels. 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 [Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, September, 1964 pp161-165] .

Kotara can be accessed by train from Sydney and Newcastle or by Newcastle Buses services.

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