Perlubie is a locality in the Australian state of

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located on the west coast of

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about north-west of the state capital of

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and about north-east of the municipal seat of

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History

Perlubie was selected as the name of the locality whose boundaries were created in April 2001. The name is derived from places within the locality such as Perlubie Hut and Perlubie Well. The word 'Perlubie" is reported to be of

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origins and to mean "white sand hill". Despite having identical names, Perlubie is not associated with the

Hundred of Perlubie The Hundred of Perlubie is a hundred within County of Dufferin, South Australia and was proclaimed in 1895. The traditional owners of the land are the Wirangu peoples.David Horton (ed.), Aboriginal Australia Map, published in The Encyclopedia o ...

as it is located in the Hundred of Finlayson.

Governance

Perlubie is located within the federal

division of Grey The Division of Grey is an Australian electoral division in South Australia. The division was one of the seven established when the former Division of South Australia was redistributed on 2 October 1903 and is named for Sir George Grey, who wa ...

, the state

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and the local government area of the

District Council of Streaky Bay The District Council of Streaky Bay is a local government area in South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula. Streaky Bay is the main population centre of about 1,200 people serving an agricultural district based on farming wheat and other ...

Perlubie Beach

Perlubie Beach is a beach located in the south-western corner of Perlubie on the coast of a cove overlooking both

and Eba Island. It has become renowned on the

for its unique

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Race Meet on the

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. The race is a 1600 m event along the beach at

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and dates back to 1913, when the first race was held. The sea weathered stands and saddling enclosures are among the only notable

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structures in the area, used solely for the New Year's Eve Race meet. A

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is typically held the following day, 1 January, with buses running from the Streaky Bay Caravan Park to the beach. Access to the beach runs through private property at the current time. Although a remote area, a number of lots have recently been sold and development is expected to occur soon.

References

{{authority control Coastal towns in South Australia Eyre Peninsula