Adaminaby

Postcode: 2629

Adaminaby is a small town near the Snowy Mountains located north-west of Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy River Shire.

The town, of about 230 people, is 1017 metres above sea level, near Lake Eucumbene. It is one of the highest towns in Australia, and snowfalls are not uncommon during winter. The original town was reconstructed and moved to its present site in 1957 because of the construction of Lake Eucumbene, as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

The currrent town served as a construction hub during that period. The distinctive "architecture" of the buildings in the main street is similar to the main street of Tallangatta, Victoria, which was reconstructed around the same time and for similar purposes.A Snowy Mountains Scheme Museum is being built which will attract a lot of tourism in the years to come. Because of the recent drought conditions in Australia. Parts of the original town site which was flooded are reappearing, since the level Lake Eucumbene has dropped so much, openng up many old wounds for older residents.

It is a popular base from which to go fishing in Eucumbene, and the town centre features a large sculpture of a trout reflecting this. Commonly called the Big Trout, it was one of the earliest of Australia's Big Things.It was built by Andy Lomnici and has just been restored and repainted by Skins Alive in January 2007.This is a highly photographed icon.

In April 2007, the site of the original town began to reappear from beneath the lake, due to a severe drought in that region of Australia.

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