Pinnaroo, South Australia

Pinnaroo
South Australia
Pinnaroo main street, looking east
Pinnaroo
Coordinates 35°15′39″S 140°54′21″E / 35.26086°S 140.905913°E / -35.26086; 140.905913Coordinates: 35°15′39″S 140°54′21″E / 35.26086°S 140.905913°E / -35.26086; 140.905913[1]
Population
Established 17 November 1904 (town)
2 August 1999 (locality)[4][5]
Postcode(s) 5304
Location 243 km (151 mi) east of Adelaide
LGA(s) Southern Mallee District Council[1]
Region Murray and Mallee[1]
County Chandos[1]
State electorate(s) Hammond[6]
Federal Division(s) Barker[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
22.9 °C
73 °F		 8.8 °C
48 °F		 382.3 mm
15.1 in
Localities around Pinnaroo:
Karte Karte Panitya
Parilla Pinnaroo Panitya
Ngarkat Ngarkat Big Desert
Footnotes Adjoining localities[1][9]

Pinnaroo is a town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia, near the border with Victoria, 243 km east of Adelaide. Pinnaroo is on the Mallee Highway, and on the railway line between Tailem Bend and Ouyen. The roadhouses on the highway at Pinnaroo are the first food and leg-stretch stop on the bus route from Adelaide to Sydney. At the 2016 census, the locality of Pinnaroo had a population of 712 of which 547 lived in and around its town centre.[2][3]

History

The town's name is derived from a word for "big man" in a local Aboriginal language.[10] The railway arrived in the area in 1906.[11] There had not been any significant development in the area before that, as the remoteness and difficulty of getting supplies in and produce out had made it uneconomic to farm before that.

Economy

The railway is not currently available for transport between the states, as the line from Tailem Bend was converted to standard gauge soon after the main Adelaide–Melbourne line was converted, but the line to Ouyen remains as broad gauge. Both sides are used to transport grain from silos along the railway line towards the ports in each state. The town has become a major centre for growing potatoes since around 1990.[12]

Recreation

Pinnaroo hosts the 'Pinnaroo SpudFest' each year. The SpudFest features a black tie dinner, stalls and games, entertainment, and 'spud wrestling'.[13] Pinnaroo also has a show and field days every year at the start of October. The Pinnaroo Show features dog trials, agricultural tents, competitions, horse events, keg tosses, animal judging and fireworks. The show attracts over 10,000 people each year.

The Peebinga Conservation Park is 42 km north of Pinnaroo, Karte Conservation Park 30 km north-west, and the much larger Ngarkat Conservation Park is 28 km south of the town.[11]

The town has a large variety of sports, such as Australian rules football, netball, cricket, tennis, basketball, volleyball, lawn bowls, badminton, golf and darts. The local football team, the Pinnaroo Supa Roos play in the Mallee Football League.

Government

Pinnaroo is the seat of the local government area of the Southern Mallee District Council, and is in the state electoral district of Chaffey and the federal division of Barker.[7][6][1]

Media

The Border Times is a weekly newspaper published in the town since 1911.

Education

Pinnaroo Primary School is a public primary school for students in Reception to Year 7, and has approximately 80 students. The school has four composite classes - Reception, Years 1 and 2, Years 3 and 4, and Years 5,6 and 7. It is the only school within 30 km of the town. The school's slogan is Aim High. The school is home to South Australia's first community library, which opened in 1977.[14]

The school regularly takes part in interschool sports with neighbouring schools, Lameroo and Geranium, in swimming and athletics. The school also takes part in SAPSASA with the Murray Mallee team in sports such as Australian rules football, cricket, athletics, swimming, golf, softball, tennis, netball and basketball. The school has four classrooms, a GP room, an art and technical centre, a home economics centre, an FM radio station, a swimming pool, two ovals, outdoor tennis, netball and basketball courts, and a full-size gymnasium.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search results for 'Lameroo, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pinnaroo (locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 May 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pinnaroo (urban centre)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 May 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ↑ Jenkins, J.G. (17 November 1904). "TOWNS OF PINNAROO AND LAMEROO" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 919–920. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Lawson, Robert (12 August 1999). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the Southern Mallee District Council)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 766. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. 1 2 "District of Hammond (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "Summary (climate) statistics LAMEROO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mildura Rural City, Suburb and Rural District names and boundaries (map)" (PDF). The State of Victoria, Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Hundred of Pinnaroo". PlaceNames Online. Land Services SA. 2003-06-16. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  11. 1 2 "Pinnaroo". Walkabout. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  12. ↑ Graham Badger; Ian Henschke (2004-04-02). "The Humble Potato is Saving One of South Australia's Country Towns". Stateline (South Australian edition). Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  13. ↑ "Pinnaroo Spudfest 2008". South Australia Central. South Australian Tourism Commission, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  14. ↑ "Pinnaroo Community Library". Southern Mallee District Council. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
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