Mullaquana is a suburb in the Australian state of
South Australia located immediately adjoining the southern side of the city of
Whyalla in the north east corner of
Eyre Peninsula. The locality is bounded by
Lincoln Highway to its northern side, the suburb of Whyalla to the east and by and the
Spencer Gulf
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coastline to the south east.
Its boundaries were established in June 2000 and revised again in 2011. Its name is derived from Mullaquana Road which is located within the locality and was selected instead of “Eight Mile Creek” in order to avoid confusion with a locality in the south east of South Australia.
Mullaquana is located within the federal
Division of Grey
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, the state
electoral district of Giles and with the portion on western side of Horseshoe Road being within the boundary of
local government area
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of the
City of Whyalla and the portion on the eastern side being within the
unincorporated areas of South Australia.
Whyalla Airport
Whyalla Airport is an airport located southwest of Whyalla, South Australia.
Background
The Corporation of the City of Whyalla has operated the airport since 1991 when it was handed over by the Australian government. By 2009, the main ru ...
and areas zoned for both commercial activity and residential use. The land within the unincorporated area is one of two such parcels of land associated with the city of Whyalla which is considered by the Government of South Australia
The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government, SA Government or more formally, His Majesty’s Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of South Australia. It is modelled o ...
as being “strategically important to the state” due to their role in the production cycle of steel.
See also
*List of cities and towns in South Australia
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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References
{{City of Whyalla localities , state=collapsed
Places in the unincorporated areas of South Australia
Suburbs of Whyalla