Lincoln Gap, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Lincoln Gap
State:sa
Postcode:5715
Lga:Unincorporated area
Lga2:City of Port Augusta
Stategov:Giles
Stategov2:Stuart
Fedgov:Grey
Coordinates:-32.56°N 137.59°W
Near-N:Carriewerloo
Near-Ne:Port Augusta West
Near-S:Cultana
Near-W:Pandurra
Near-Nw:Illeroo

Lincoln Gap is a locality in the northeastern corner of Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. It is named after a gap between steep-sided hills. The Whyalla railway line and Eyre Highway pass through the gap. The Lincoln Highway branches from the Eyre Highway southwest of the gap, also within the bounds of the locality.

The formal boundaries of the locality were created on 26 April 2013 and adjusted on 25 September 2014, however the locality had been known as Lincoln Gap for much longer.[1] The northeastern part of the bounded locality is included in the City of Port Augusta local government area, and the state electoral district of Stuart. The majority of the locality is in the electoral district of Giles, and is not incorporated under any local government.[1]

The Lincoln Gap Wind Farm is under construction on the hills around Lincoln Gap.[2] The wind farm substation was connected to the national electricity grid on 25 February 2019. The energy storage battery was expected to be installed by the end of May 2019, with wind turbines commissioned from August 2019.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Lincoln Gap . Property Location Browser Report . SA0067096 . Land Services, Government of South Australia . 25 September 2014 . 4 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Lincoln Gap Wind Farm - About the Project. 4 January 2018 . Nexif Energy Australia .
  3. News: Life after coal: Lincoln Gap wind farm powers up, battery to be installed soon . Giles . Parkinson . 25 February 2019 . 25 February 2019 . Renew Economy.