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District Council Of Port MacDonnell
The District Council of Grant is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is the southernmost council in the state. The council was formed on 1 July 1996 after the amalgamation of the District Council of Mount Gambier and the District Council of Port MacDonnell, and currently surrounds the City of Mount Gambier. The economy of the district is based on agriculture, forestry and fishing. The council seat and administration offices are outside the council boundaries in Mount Gambier, while it maintains a branch office in Port MacDonnell. Geography The council includes the towns and localities of Allendale East, Blackfellows Caves, Canunda, Cape Douglas, Caroline, Carpenter Rocks, Caveton, Compton, Dismal Swamp, Donovans, Eight Mile Creek, German Creek, Kongorong, Mil-Lel, Mingbool, Moorak, Mount Schank, Nene Valley, Pelican Point, Pleasant Park, Port MacDonnell, Racecourse Bay, Square Mile, Tarpeena, Wandilo, Wy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Gambier, South Australia
Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with an estimated urban population of 33,233 . The city is located on the slopes of Mount Gambier, a volcano in the south east of the state, about south-east of the capital Adelaide and just from the Victorian border. The traditional owners of the area are the Bungandidj (or Boandik) people. Mount Gambier is the most important settlement in the Limestone Coast region and the seat of government for both the City of Mount Gambier and the District Council of Grant. The city is well known for its geographical features, particularly its volcanic and limestone features, most notably Blue Lake / Warwar, and its parks, gardens, caves and sinkholes. History Before British colonisation of South Australia, the Bungandidj (or Boandik) people were the original Aboriginal inhabitants of the area. They referred to the peak of the volcanic mountain as 'ereng balam' or 'egree belum', meaning 'home of the eagle hawk', but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canunda, South Australia
__NOTOC__ Canunda is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state’s south-east coast overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It is about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and south of the centre of Mount Gambier. Boundaries were created in February 1995 for the “long established name” which is reported as being derived from the “Canunda Conservation Park”. Canunda consists of land along the coastline extending from south of the town centre of Southend in the north to just before the headland of Cape Banks in the south and the land between the coast and Woakwine Range in the east including the entirety of Lake Bonney SE. The land use within the locality consists of agriculture and conservation with latter being associated with land adjoining the coastline which includes the protected area known as the Canunda National Park. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorak, South Australia
Moorak is a southern suburb of Mount Gambier - a city in South Australia. The name Moorak may be a native word for "Mountain", but not from the local tribe, according to Doctor Browne who was an early landowner. vide "History of the South East" page 124 by H.C.Talbot The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Moorak had a population of 1226 people. Moorak is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant. It is also part of Mount Gambier’s urban sprawl. See also *Kilsby sinkhole The Kilsby sinkhole is a sinkhole located near Mount Gambier in South Australia. Since the late 1960s, the naturally occurring karst sinkhole has been used for recreational diving as well as civilian and police diver training. History The sinkh ... References {{authority control Towns in South Australia Limestone Coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingbool, South Australia
__NOTOC__ Mingbool is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide adjoining the border with the state of Victoria and about north-west of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier. Boundaries for the locality were created in February 1999 for the “long established name.” Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Mingbool and ultimately from an aboriginal word for “water.” Mingbool’s western boundary aligns with the route of the Riddoch Highway while its eastern boundary is the state border. The principal land use in the locality is primary production. Two parcels of land in its south-west corner located close to both the Riddoch Highway and the Mount Gambier Airport in the adjoining locality of Wandilo are zoned for industrial purposes. The Mingbool homestead and stables is listed as a state heritage place on the South Australian Heritage Register. Mingbool is located within th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mil-Lel, South Australia
Mil-Lel is a northern suburb of Mount Gambier. The name for this suburb is believed to be a corruption of "Mullel", the name of a nearby waterhole. The name was historically written as two words: "Mil Lel" until the spelling was changed to "Mil-Lel" on 28 May 2009. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Mil-Lel had a population of 368 people. Mil Lel Post Office opened on 1 September 1899, was downgraded to a receiving office from October 1910 until being upgraded again on 1 July 1927, and closed on 30 June 1993. Mil-Lel is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant The District Council of Grant is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is the southernmost council in the state. The council was formed on 1 July 1996 after the amalgamation of the District Cou .... It is also p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongorong, South Australia
Kongorong is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located southwest of Mount Gambier. It has an Australian rules football team and netball team. Kongorong Primary School had 61 students in 2010. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Kongorong had a population of 193 people. History Kongorong was officially named by the South Australian Government on 30 March 1922 for the cadastral land division in which the township lay, the Hundred of Kongorong. Kongorong is thought to mean "the corner of it" in an indigenous language. Economy Kongorong is a service town for the surrounding community involved in dairy and sheep farming, timber plantations, and grape growing in the Mount Gambier wine region. Governance Kongorong is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant The District Council of Grant is a local governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Creek, South Australia
German Creek is a rural locality in south-eastern South Australia, situated in the District Council of Grant. The boundaries were formalised in October 1995 for the long established name. The postcode was originally 5280, but was altered to 5291 in 2004. It was reportedly named for a German who was shepherding in the area. History The German Creek area was offered to the government for closer settlement purposes in 1911; however, while the government purchased the nearby Moorak estate, it declined to purchase land at German Creek, and the area was privately subdivided. It was renamed Benara Creek in 1918, one of many German-themed named places in South Australia to be renamed during World War I; however, it reverted to its original name in 1986. It still to this day still remains "German Creek" Geography and Climate German Creek is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Mile Creek, South Australia
__NOTOC__ Eight Mile Creek is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state's south-east coast overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It is about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about south of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier in the south-east of the state. Boundaries were created on 31 October 1996 for the “long established name” which is derived from the watercourse located within its extent. The majority land use within the locality is agriculture with a strip of land along the coastline being zoned for both residential use and conservation purposes. The locality also includes the protected area known as Ewens Ponds Conservation Park which contains the system of natural water bodies known as Ewens Ponds. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Eight Mile Creek had a population of 154 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donovans, South Australia
Donovans is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east on the Glenelg River adjoining the border with the state of Victoria. It is about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and south-east of the centre of the city of Mount Gambier. The name was approved in 1942 by the Nomenclature Committee for a private sub-division in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Caroline. The sub-division was approved at some time during the 1940s with one source stating that it occurred in 1943 while another states the year of approval was 1947. Prior to the subdivision it was known as 'Donovan's Landing'. Boundaries were created on 31 October 1996 for the "long established name" which was derived from the name of the sub-division rather from the name 'Donovan's Landing'. Donovans consists of land adjoining the border with the state of Victoria which includes a loop of the Glenelg River. A settlement is located on the west side of the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dismal Swamp, South Australia
__NOTOC__ Dismal Swamp is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-west of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier. Boundaries for the locality were created in February 1999 for the “long established name.” The name Dismal Swamp was used as early as 1845 when Anthony Sutton used the name for an occupation license on land described as being near Tarpeena. A school with the name operated from 1948 to 1954. Dismal Swamp is bounded on its east side by the Riddoch Highway which passes through the locality from north to south The Mount Gambier railway line which has been closed to freight since 12 April 1995 and tourist services since 1 July 2006, passes from north to south through the locality. The site of the former Wandilo railway station is located just north of the locality‘s southern boundary with Wandilo. The former Glencoe branch line passed through what is now the locality from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
