Beachport, South Australia
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| Beachport South Australia |
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| Population: | 346 2006 Census [1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1878 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 379 km (235 mi) SE of Adelaide | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Wattle Range Council | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mackillop | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Barker | ||||||||||||
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Beachport is a small coastal town 379 kilometres south-east of Adelaide, South Australia, located in the Wattle Range Council.
Known for its 772 metre long jetty (the second longest in SA), Beachport is located on the northern end of Rivoli Bay. It has a large crayfish fishing fleet. Popular recreational fishing spots include the Salmon Hole, jetty and 10 Mile Beach. Other attractions include the Salt Lake, Lake George and the rugged coastal views of the Scenic Drive. The Beachport Conservation Park includes 710 hectares of beaches, rocky headlands and boobialla scrub.[2]
The town was named on 23 May 1878 for the then British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn[3], and officially proclaimed a port on 21 November 1878. In the same year a lighthouse was erected close by on Penguin Island and a railway to Mount Gambier was completed. The railway closed in 1956.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Beachport (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage
- ^ The Manning Index of Place Names of South Australia
- ^ Wattle Range Council
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