Gifford Hill is a semi-rural locality approximately south west of the centre of
Murray Bridge by road. It is named for the geographical feature of the same name which is thought to be named for South Australian pioneer,
John Gifford.
In 2011, Gifford Hill was slated for urban development in a project called 'Gifford Hill - The Murray Bridge Equine and Village Development'. The project is a 50/50 joint venture between Burke Urban and the Murray Bridge Racing Club. , the first part of the development, a horse-racing track and equine facility, was set to be complete and ready for use by mid 2018. In October 2017 the completion date of the facility was pushed back and expected instead to be early 2019.
Gifford Hill is also the location of the transmitter hut and towers for local radio stations 5MU and Power FM.
Geography
Gifford Hill, the geographical feature after which the locality is named, is the highest point of the Gifford Hills Range, which runs north, parallel to the
Murray River
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest r ...
on the western side of Murray Bridge, from Gifford Hill to
Rocky Gully via
White Hill and
Kinchina Conservation Park __NOTOC__
Kinchina Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia in the north of the Gifford Hill Range on the eastern flanks the localities of Rocky Gully and White Hill, west of Murray Bridge.
It was pro ...
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References
Towns in South Australia
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