Nangwarry, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Nangwarry
State:sa
Coordinates:-37.5435°N 140.8155°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Pushpin Label Position:left
Established:17 October 1974 (town)
13 December 2001 (locality)
Established Footnotes:[2] [3]
Postcode:5277[4]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACST
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Dist1:352
Dir1:SE
Location1:Adelaide
Dist2:32
Dir2:N
Location2:Mount Gambier
Dist3:19
Dir3:S
Location3:Penola
Region:Limestone Coast
County:Grey
Lga:Wattle Range Council
Stategov:Mount Gambier[5]
Fedgov:Barker[6]
Maxtemp:19.0
Maxtemp Footnotes:[7]
Mintemp:8.2
Rainfall:712.4
Near-N:Penola
Near-Ne:Lake Mundi, Victoria
Near-E:Lake Mundi, Victoria
Lindsay, Victoria
Near-Se:Lindsay, Victoria
Near-S:Tarpeena
Pleasant Park
Near-Sw:Tarpeena
Near-W:Krongart
Kalangadoo
Wepar
Near-Nw:Monbulla
Near:Nangwarry
Footnotes:Locations
Adjoining localities[8]

Nangwarry is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-west of the regional centre of Mount Gambier.[1] [4]

The Town of Nangwarry was proclaimed under the Crown Lands Act 1929 on 17 October 1974.[2] [1] The boundaries for the locality were proclaimed on 13 December 2001 which include the extent of the Town of Nangwarry and which align with the boundaries of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Nangwarry. The locality was given the "long established name".[1] [3]

Nangwarry has a petrol station, a general store, bottle shop, post office, timber mill, and a museum. And a football / netball team known as the Nangwarry Saints, who play in the Mid South Eastern Football League.

Nangwarry is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the Wattle Range Council.[6] [5] [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results for "Nangwarry. LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Hundreds', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer' . Location SA Map Viewer . South Australian Government . 8 December 2018 .
  2. Web site: Banfield. D. H.. CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1974: HUNDRED OF NANGWARRY—PORTION OF FOREST RESERVE RESUMED AND TOWN OF NANGWARRY CONSTITUTED. The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 27 February 2018. 2686. 17 October 1974.
  3. Web site: Lawson. R.. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the Wattle Range Council). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 27 February 2018. 5365. 13 December 2001.
  4. Web site: Nangwarry, South Australia (Postcode) . postcodes-australia.com . 8 December 2018.
  5. Web site: District of Mount Gambier Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 28 March 2016.
  6. Web site: Federal electoral division of Barker . Australian Electoral Commission. 28 March 2016.
  7. Web site: Climate statistics for MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest station) . Bureau of Meteorology . 27 February 2018.
  8. Web site: GLENELG SHIRE TOWN AND RURAL DISTRICT NAMES AND BOUNDARIES. The State of Victoria, Department of Sustainability and Environment. 27 February 2018. 2011.