Osborne, South Australia

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Osborne is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 19km from the CBD, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is adjacent to Outer Harbor, Taperoo and North Haven. The postcode for Osborne is 5017. It is bounded to the south by Moldavia Walk and Solvay Road, to the north by Marmora Terrace and to the west and east by St Vincent's Gulf and the Port River. It is located at geographic coordinates 34°48′S, 138°29′E on the Le Fevre Peninsula.

Outer Harbor is a suburb which is a mix of heavy industry and residential areas, consisting of maritime-related factories, and harbourside facilities on the eastern side, and residential areas on the western shoreline.

[edit] Facilities

Osborne is the home of the Australian Submarine Corporation (builders of the Royal Australian Navy's Collins class submarines) on the Port River and a gas-fired power station. In mid-2005 it was selected as the site of construction for the RAN's AU$6 billion dollar air warfare destroyer project. It is also the site of an ETSA power station, a Penrice Soda plant for manufacturing sodium carbonate and a Department of Marine and Harbour Bulk handling plant. There are three berths in the suburb for incoming ships.

Osborne is the home of Le Fevre Reserve, which also hosts a community centre. There is no primary school in the suburb and the closest schools are the North Haven and Taperoo Primary Schools in adjacent North Haven and Taperoo respectively. The local high school is Ocean View College Gedville Campus, also in Taperoo.

[edit] Transport

The 333 and 334 buses service Military Road, while the 336 services Victoria Road. The Outer Harbor railway line services Midlunga railway station, while the Osborne railway stationis actually in adjacent North Haven.