Campoona is a locality in the Australian state of

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located on

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about north-west of the state capital of

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and about north-west of the municipal seat in Cleve. The area is part of the territory of the Parnkalla

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. Campoona's name was officially adopted and its boundaries were both created on 23 December 1998. Its boundaries are identical to the boundaries of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Campoona with both forming a square with an area of . The dominant industry is broadacre farming of grains and sheep. Archer Exploration Limited proposes to establish a

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mine in the area in 2015. Campoona is located within the federal

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, the state

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and the local government area of the

District Council of Cleve The District Council of Cleve is a local government area on the eastern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The district is mostly agricultural in nature, but also encompasses the popular coastal tourist town of Arno Bay. History The District Co ...

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