Victor Harbor, South Australia

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Victor Harbor South Australia
Rosetta Head, colloquially known as The Bluff, is one of the popular tourist attractions in the town. The causeway to Granite Island is in the foreground.
Population:	15,000
Established:	1837
Postcode:	5211
Location:	85 km from Adelaide
LGA:	City of Victor Harbor
State District:	Finniss
Federal Division:	Barker

Victor Harbor is a city on the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, located 80km out of Adelaide, South Australia.

It is a popular resort and tourist destination, only an hour's drive from the capital city of Adelaide. A popular site for visitors is Granite Island, which is connected to the mainland by a short tram/pedestrian causeway. The tram service is provided by the Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram, one of the very few horse-drawn tram routes remaining in public transit service. Another popular attraction is the Cockle Train historic railway operated by SteamRanger to Goolwa.

1 History
2 Government
3 Festivals and Events
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Victor Harbor was originally called Port Victor, but its name was changed in 1921, as a result, it is said, of a near shipwreck blamed on confusion with Port Victoria in the Yorke Peninsula. Despite the fact that harbour is normally spelt with a u in Australian English, the name of the city is spelt Harbor. This spelling, found in several geographical names in South Australia, including Adelaide Outer Harbor, is said to reflect the use of American shipping charts by the State Government in the late 19th and early 20th century.

[edit] Government

The area has a population of around 15,000, that can swell to close to 50,000 in summer time, and was declared a city in 2000. As a Local Government Area, the City of Victor Harbor includes the surrounding rural area and the contiguous township of Encounter Bay as well as the town of Victor Harbor itself; its total area is 34,463 hectare. It shares boundaries with the District Councils of Yankalilla and Alexandrina Councils. The city is in the state electoral district of Finniss and the federal Division of Barker.

[edit] Festivals and Events

This town hosts a four day schoolies festival in late November mainly for South Australian school leavers. The centre of the town is a dry zone and hosts various live music and other events for participants.

[edit] References

Charles R. Hodge, Guide-book to Victor Harbour (the miniature Naples of Australia) and the South Coast, Adelaide: The Advertiser, 1930, OCLC 37077169.

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 35°33′S 138°37′E

Local Government Areas of South Australia

Adelaide Metropolitan	City of Adelaide \| City of Burnside \| City of Campbelltown \| City of Charles Sturt \| Town of Gawler \| City of Holdfast Bay \| City of Marion \| City of Mitcham \| City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters \| City of Onkaparinga \| City of Playford \| City of Port Adelaide Enfield \| City of Prospect \| City of Salisbury \| City of Tea Tree Gully \| City of Unley \| City of West Torrens \| Town of Walkerville
Aboriginal	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara \| Gerard \| Maralinga Tjarutja \| Nepabunna \| Yalata
Central SA	Barossa Council \| Barunga West DC \| Clare and Gilbert Valleys DC \| Copper Coast DC \| Flinders Ranges Council \| Goyder RC \| Light RC \| Mallala DC \| Mount Remarkable DC \| Northern Areas Council \| Orroroo Carieton DC \| Peterborough DC \| Port Pirie RC \| Yorke Peninsula DC \| Wakefield RC
Murray Mallee	Berri Barmera Council \| The Coorong DC \| Karoonda East Murray DC \| Loxton Waikerie DC \| Mid Murray Council \| City of Murray Bridge \| Renmark Paringa DC \| Southern Mallee DC
Outback	Coober Pedy DC \| Roxby Downs MC \| Outback Areas CDT
South East	Grant DC \| Kingston RC \| Naracoorte Lucindale Council \| City of Mount Gambier \| Robe DC \| Wattle Range Council \| Tatiara DC
Southern & Hills	Adelaide Hills Council \| Alexandrina Council \| Kangaroo Island Council \| Mount Barker DC \| City of Victor Harbor \| Yankalilla DC
West Coast	Ceduna DC \| Cleve DC \| Elliston DC \| Franklin Harbour DC \| Kimba DC \| Le Hunte DC \| Lower Eyre Peninsula DC \| City of Port Augusta \| City of Port Lincoln \| Streaky Bay DC \| Tumby Bay DC \| City of Whyalla