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Naracoorte, South Australia

Naracoorte
South Australia
A historic locomotive in a park in Naracoorte
Naracoorte is located in South Australia
Naracoorte
Coordinates
Population 4,888 (2006 census)[1]
Established 1845
Postcode(s) 5271
Location
LGA(s) Naracoorte Lucindale Council
State electorate(s) MacKillop
Federal Division(s) Barker
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
21.6 °C
71 °F 		8.0 °C
46 °F 		483.8 mm
19 in
Localities around Naracoorte:
Lochaber Wild Dog Valley Kybybolite
Stewart Range Naracoorte Hynam
Moyhall Struan Mount Light

Naracoorte (population 4,888) is a town in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, approximately 336 kilometres south-east of Adelaide and 100 kilometres north of Mount Gambier on the Riddoch Highway (A66).

Contents

  • History 1
  • Today 2
  • Places of interest 3
  • Services 4
  • Climate 5
  • Notable residents 6
  • References 7
  • External links 8

History

Naracoorte was formed from the merger of two towns, Kincraig, founded in 1845 by Scottish explorer William Macintosh, and Narracoorte, established as a government settlement in 1847. The name has gone through a number of spellings, and is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal words for place of running water or large waterhole. It grew during the 1850s as a service town for people going to and from the Victorian gold rush. The Post Office opened on 22 March 1853 and was known as Mosquito Plains until 1861.[2]

Today

The town has historically relied largely on sheep, cattle and wheat farming. In recent decades, tourism has become a major industry with the promotion of the World Heritage-listed Naracoorte Caves National Park and the internationally recognised wetland, Bool Lagoon. It also receives a substantial number of visitors due to its proximity to the Coonawarra, Wrattonbully, and Padthaway wine regions.

Naracoorte is in the Naracoorte Lucindale Council, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the federal Division of Barker. The postcode is 5271. There are four schools: Naracoorte High on Stewart Tce.,[3] Naracoorte Primary on Park Tce[4] and Naracoorte South Primary.[5] Independent schools include Naracoorte Christian School (also called Sunrise Christian School) formerly on Rolland St, now located on Caves Rd.[6]

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League.[7] and also supplies players for a number of surrounding teams such as Kybybolite, Padthaway and Border Districts

Places of interest

Struan House was built from 1873-75
Vineyards surrounding Naracoorte
  • The Visitor Information Centre & Sheep's Back Museum - MacDonnell Street.
  • Lions Pioneer Park - MacDonnell Street.
  • Tiny Train Park & Mini Golf - Park Terrace.
  • Naracoorte Art Gallery - Ormerod Street.
  • Mini Jumbuk Centre - 61 Smith Street.
  • Swimming Lake - Moore Street.
  • Jubilee Nature Park - Moore Street.
  • Russet Ridge Winery - Cnr Caves Road & Riddoch Highway.
  • Struan House - Riddoch Highway.
  • Naracoorte Caves National Park - Caves Road[8]

Services

  • Naracoorte Hospital (Jenkins Terrace; Emergency department on Cedar Avenue)
  • Police (66 Smith Street)
  • Banks - ANZ Bank, Bank SA, Commonwealth Bank, National Bank, People's Choice Credit Union
  • RAA - Kincraig Motors (164 Smith Street) or Vans Automotive Service (88 Stewart Terrace)
  • Service Stations - MoGas (117 Gordon Street), Mobil (46 Gordon Street & 9 Stewart Terrace), Caltex (12 McRae Street) & Shell (62 Stewart Tarrace)
  • Supermarkets - Woolworths/Kincraig Plaza (Robertson Street) & Foodland (63 Ormerod Street)
  • Transport - Bus Station (170 Smith Street)
  • Van Leuven l'Artisan Bakery Patisserie (31 Ormerod St)[9]

Climate

Climate data for Naracoorte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 45.7
(114.3) 		45.3
(113.5) 		42.0
(107.6) 		36.0
(96.8) 		29.0
(84.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		26.5
(79.7) 		29.0
(84.2) 		37.0
(98.6) 		39.1
(102.4) 		45.0
(113) 		45.7
(114.3)
Average high °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3) 		29.3
(84.7) 		26.1
(79) 		22.1
(71.8) 		17.8
(64) 		15.0
(59) 		14.1
(57.4) 		15.4
(59.7) 		17.5
(63.5) 		20.4
(68.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		27.1
(80.8) 		21.6
(70.9)
Average low °C (°F) 11.5
(52.7) 		11.8
(53.2) 		10.0
(50) 		8.0
(46.4) 		7.0
(44.6) 		5.4
(41.7) 		5.1
(41.2) 		5.4
(41.7) 		6.5
(43.7) 		6.6
(43.9) 		8.6
(47.5) 		10.0
(50) 		8.0
(46.4)
Record low °C (°F) 1.0
(33.8) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−2.8
(27) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−2.8
(27) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−4.2
(24.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 22.4
(0.882) 		20.3
(0.799) 		25.8
(1.016) 		24.7
(0.972) 		36.8
(1.449) 		57.1
(2.248) 		55.6
(2.189) 		72.7
(2.862) 		55.0
(2.165) 		37.7
(1.484) 		35.3
(1.39) 		40.4
(1.591) 		483.8
(19.047)
Source: Bureau of Meteorology[10]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^  
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ^ Naracoorte High
  4. ^ Naracoorte Primary
  5. ^ Naracoorte South Primary
  6. ^ Sunrise Christian School, Naracoorte
  7. ^ Full Points Footy, Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara, retrieved 2008-07-25 
  8. ^ "Naracoorte Caves". ParksWeb: Wonambi Fossil Centre.  
  9. ^ Tony Love (11 May 2011). "The rise of Van Leuven". News.com.au. 
  10. ^ "NARACOORTE AERODROME". Climate statistics for Australian locations.  
  • "Naracoorte".  

External links

  • FairfaxDigital Travel - Naracoorte
  • Naracoorte Lucindale Council Accessed 5 March 2011.
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