Lameroo, South Australia

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Lameroo (35°19′S, 140°31′E) is a town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It is on the Mallee Highway about 40 km west of the Victorian border, or 210 km east of Adelaide. It is primarily a service town for the surrounding rural areas, growing grain and sheep. Lameroo has a population of around 600 people. Situated in the town is Lameroo Regional Community School, which is the school not only for Lameroo youth but also surrounding towns as Geranium, Parrakie, Parilla and Wilkawatt. Lameroo is home to the Lameroo Football club, The Lameroo Hawks, trained by football legend Rodney 'Rocket' Maynard who used to play for the Adelaide Crows.

Lameroo is currently celebrating 100 years of railroad in Lameroo. Image:MCG07.jpg Lameroo is in the Southern Mallee District Council, the state electoral district of Hammond and the federal Division of Barker.

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North: Smithville, Kulkami,
Marama & Alawoona
West: Wilkawatt, Parrakie,
Geranium, Jabuk & Peake
Lameroo East: Parilla, Pinnaroo & Murrayville
South-west: Coonalpyn South: Ngarkat Conservation Park

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