Clare, South Australia

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Clare South Australia
Population:	aprox. 5,000 in Clare, about 6,000 in and around the Valley.
Established:	1842
Postcode:	5453
Mayor:	Allan Aughey
Location:	136 km from Adelaide
LGA:	District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Region:	Mid North

The town of Clare (postcode 5453) is located in South Australia in the Mid North region, 136 km north of Adelaide. It gives its name to the Clare Valley wine and tourist region.

1 History
2 Governance
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

One of the first settlers in the area was John Horrocks, in 1839. The town itself was established in 1842 by Edward Burton Gleeson, and named after his ancestral home of County Clare in Ireland.

Firstly, the town of Clare was called Ichiquin, which was given up on. The Ichiquin Lake is still around, near the Golf club.

A railway line was built from Riverton to Clare in 1919 and on to Spalding in 1922. It closed in 1974 and the tracks were removed in the 1980s after damage caused by the Ash Wednesday fires of 1983. The alignment now carries the Riesling Trail walking and cycling trail.

[edit] Governance

Clare is governed at the local level by the District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys. Clare lies in the state electoral district of Frome and the federal electoral division of Wakefield.