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| Glen-Forest Tourist Park and vineyard is set in very picturesque surroundings, just 15 minutes drive from Port Lincoln, South Australia. With many attractions to suit all ages, it is the ideal location for family picnics, birthday parties, social club outings and school excursions.
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Richmond , Eyre Peninsula |
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| When travelling the Overlanders Way, between Townsville and Mount Isa, the Jack Brown Lions Park at Richmond presents itself as a halfway stopover with a difference.
Beautiful shade trees and lush green lawns make it the ideal break for travellers. Good clean toilet facilities are available, along with picnic tables |
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Wudinna , Eyre Peninsula |
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| See Lake Gairdner, Australia's fourth largest salt lake and is the site of numerous land-speed record attempts when the lake is dry. Surrounded by brilliant red sand hills, the lakes shimmering surface makes it a photographer's delight and a popular film location. Indeed, at times the horizon seems to disappear when yo |
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Yalata , Eyre Peninsula |
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| Nullarbor National Park and Regional Reserve covers 2,873,000 hectares. The Nullarbor Plain extends north from the Eyre Highway to the Transcontinental Railway Line and west into Western Australia.
This area supports an extensive network of sinkholes, blowholes, caves and underground caverns that have been created ov |
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Minnipa , Eyre Peninsula |
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| Pildappa is a spectacular sight - a rock with the highest and longest wave formations on the Eyre Peninsula, rivalling those of Western Australia's famous Wave Rock.
The highest waves are near picnic areas - one on the northern side and one on the southern side of the rock. Long waves with platforms occur along the so |
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Streaky Bay , Eyre Peninsula |
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| Point Labatt Conservation Park is home to the only permanent colony of Australian sea-lions on mainland Australia and offers a unique opportunity to observe these rare and endangered marine mammals.
A viewing platform on the cliffs, 50 metres above the beach, lets you observe the sea-lions along with New Zealand Fur s |
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Wudinna , Eyre Peninsula |
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| Polda Rock Reserve is an attractive water reserve that originally supplied the Wudinna Township. Much of the original infrastructure, including the hand constructed stone channel to collect water from the rock and water reservoir, remains intact. A two kilometre walking trail circumnavigates the rock.
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Kyancutta , Eyre Peninsula |
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| Polkdinney Park was opened on 29 March 1986 as a Jubilee 150 project. The names of pioneers in the Kyancutta district are carved on fence posts around the park.
The park contains several implements that are indicative of the equipment used in the early days of settlement, which includes is a scrub roller, water pump, |
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Streaky Bay , Eyre Peninsula |
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| If Great White Sharks fascinate you, you will love the Streaky Bay National Trust Museum. The museum records the life of Streaky Bay, which has long been a fishing port. It was also a favoured base for shark hunters in the days when it was acceptable to hunt sharks and you can 'meet' some of the hunters in the museu |
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Whyalla , Eyre Peninsula |
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| Tanderra Craft Village was established in 1990 as a community centre to provide an outlet for locally made handcrafts, and a permanent home for the development of crafts in Whyalla.
The craft displayed for sale comes from as far away as Ceduna on the west coast and Port Lincoln in the south, Port Augusta in the north |
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Kimba , Eyre Peninsula |
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| Situated at Kimba, half way across Australia, the Big Galah was built by Roger Venning and family. It is eight metres high, two and a half metres wide and weighs over two tonnes. It is constructed of steel, high tension bird wire, fibreglass and gel coated and was erected in July 1993.
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Wudinna , Eyre Peninsula |
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| Ucontitchie Hill is located 32 kilometres southwest of the Wudinna Township.
The hill rises sharply from the surrounding plains. Standing in isolation, this natural sculpture in bare rock can be seen for several kilometres around. Scenically spectacular, the hill is a geographical monument of international significa |
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Ceduna , Eyre Peninsula |
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| The Head of Bight whale watching area on South Australia's remote Far West Coast is famous for its land based viewing of the magnificent Southern Right Whale between May and October. Visitors follow a cliff-top boardwalk to a viewing platform from where migrating whales may be seen.
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Whyalla , Eyre Peninsula |
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| The Whyalla Art Group meets at the Darling Terrace Gallery for workshops and exhibitions. Open to the public with artworks by members available for sale.
The Whyalla Art Group Gallery features a display of oil paintings, watercolour, acrylic, pen and wash, coverall local scenes, the Flinders Ranges, sea and landscapes |
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Whyalla , Eyre Peninsula |
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| Whyalla Maritime Museum specialises in naval, BHP shipbuilding, maritime and natural history of the upper Spencer Gulf. Its prime exhibit, HMAS Whyalla, the first modern warship built in 1941 in South Australia stands on dry land, two kilometres from the sea.
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Tours & Attractions
Adventure Bay Charters
Hand feed or swim with Bluefin Tuna. Swim snorkel and photograph the Australian Sea Lion
Extreme Ocean Adventure
Goin’ Off Safaris offer a range of tours from cage diving to with Great White Sharks to Sport Fishing and Ocean life tours.
Wilderness Wanders Outdoor Tours
unique sightseeing and outdoor adventures, four wheel drive and guided walking holidays designed for the non-athletic traveller. A combination of advanced eco adventure with a touch of luxury and learning.