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Pooginook Conservation Park
__NOTOC__ Pooginook Conservation Park (formerly the Pooginook National Park) is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Pooginook, South Australia, Pooginook about north-east of the state capital of Adelaide city centre, Adelaide and about north-east of the town of Waikerie, South Australia, Waikerie. The conservation park consists of land in Sections 7, 8 and 14 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Pooginook. It is bounded on the southern side of sections 8 and 14 by the Goyder Highway. It was proclaimed on 7 May 1970 as the ''Pooginook National Park'' under the ''National Parks Act 1966''. On 27 April 1972, it was reconstituted as the ''Pooginook Conservation Park'' under the ''National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972''. As of 2018, it covered an area of . In 1980, the conservation park was described as follows:This park preserves an area of Mallee (habit), mallee scrub and low sand dune terrain, providing habitat for a diverse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waikerie, South Australia
Waikerie ( ) is a rural town in the Riverland region of South Australia on the south bank of the Murray River. At the , Waikerie had a population of 2,684. The Sturt Highway passes to the south of the town at the top of the cliffs. There is a cable ferry crossing the river to provide vehicle access from the north side of the river. Waikerie is known for citrus growing, along with stone fruit and grapes. Background The Ngawait people have inhabited the area for millennia. The river and surrounding land provided everything they could possibly need - fish, shellfish, birds, kangaroos, and native fruits. The town of Waikerie derives its name from Weikari, which is claimed to mean 'the rising'. However some linguistic anthropologists argue that the name refers to the spider creator god from local creation myths.Peter K. Austin ''The Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) Language, northern New South Wales – A Brief History of Research''. James Cook University, 1988. http://www.hrelp.org/about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
