Donovans, South Australia

Donovans South Australia
Donovans
Coordinates	38°00′33″S 140°57′30″E / 38.00917°S 140.95833°E / -38.00917; 140.95833Coordinates: 38°00′33″S 140°57′30″E / 38.00917°S 140.95833°E / -38.00917; 140.95833
Population	232 (2006)^[1]
Established	1947
Postcode(s)	5291 ^[2]
Location	465 km (289 mi) South East of Adelaide 31 km (19 mi) South East of Mount Gambier
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant

Donovans is a town located on the Glenelg River in South Australia, Australia. It is in the Hundred of Caroline and the County of Grey. Its local government area is the District Council of Grant.

The area was originally known as Donovans Landing, and was owned by Thomas John Donovan. The area was subdivided in 1947. Thomas John Donovan shot the Tantanoola Tiger, a 'phantom cat' (which actually turned out to be more like a wolf), which is now preserved at the Tantanoola Hotel in Tantanoola.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Donovans (State Suburb). 2006 Census Quickstats. Retrieved on 2008-05-25
↑ Donovans Postcode. Australia Post. Retrieved on 2008-05-25

Towns and localities of the District Council of Grant

Allendale East Blackfellows Caves Burrungule Canunda Cape Douglas Caroline Carpenter Rocks Caveton Compton Dismal Swamp Donovans Eight Mile Creek German Creek Glenburnie Kongorong Mil-Lel Mingbool Moorak Mount Schank Nene Valley OB Flat Pelican Point Pleasant Park Port MacDonnell Racecourse Bay Square Mile Suttontown Tarpeena Wandilo Wepar Worrolong Wye Yahl

Limestone Coast, South Australia

Cities

Mount Gambier

Towns and localities

Governance

Federal division	Division of Barker

State electoral districts	Electoral district of MacKillop Electoral district of Mount Gambier

Local Government	City of Mount Gambier District Council of Grant District Council of Robe Kingston District Council Naracoorte Lucindale Council Tatiara District Council Wattle Range Council

Hills, mountains and volcanoes

Caves, sinkholes and freshwater lakes

Islands

Coastal features

Protected areas

National parks	Canunda Coorong Naracoorte Caves

Conservation parks	Aberdour Baudin Rocks Bangham Beachport Belt Hill Big Heath Butchers Gap Calectasia Carpenter Rocks Christmas Rocks Custon Dingley Dell Douglas Point Ewens Ponds Fairview Furner Geegeela Glen Roy Gower Grass Tree Guichen Bay Gum Lagoon Hacks Lagoon Hanson Scrub Jip Jip Kungari Lake Frome Lake Hawdon South Lake St Clair Little Dip Lower Glenelg River Mary Seymour Mount Monster Mount Scott Nene Valley Ngarkat Padthaway Penambol Penguin Island Penola Piccaninnie Ponds Pine Hill Soak Reedy Creek Talapar Tantanoola Caves Telford Scrub Tilley Swamp Vivigani Ardune Woakwine Wolseley Common

Game reserves	Bool Lagoon Bucks Lake Lake Robe Poocher Swamp

Conservation reserves	Desert Camp Bernouilli

Related and uncategorised

Limestone Coast zone (wine)

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