Poochera - SA

Poochera is a small grain belt town 60 km north-west of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula. The township of Poochera was not surveyed until 1920, and its name is thought to be taken from the name of King Poojeri, a local aboriginal who died in 1917. A nearby hill is also named Poochera. The town is 53 km away from the Gawler Ranges, and is commonly used as a stop off by tourists, who have access to a hotel and caravan park.Poochera, however, is probably best noted for its nearby colonies of dinosaur ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops), a rare, primitive species of ant that has attracted entomologists and evolutionary biologists from around the world.Apart from the Poochera Hotel and Caravan Park, the town is served by a roadhouse where most general supplies can be purchased.