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Port Noarlunga Reef is regarded as one of South Australia's best snorkeling sites [28] and is popular with underwater photographers. [29] It is a narrow reef about 400 metres (1,300 feet) offshore and about 1.6 kilometres (0.99 miles) long and was formed from a consolidated Pleistocene sand dune.
In April 2001, the South Port Surf Life Saving Club submitted a proposal to rename parts of both the suburbs of Port Noarlunga and Port Noarlunga South as South Port. However, this proposal was withdrawn in August 2001 following discussions with the City of Onkaparinga regarding "locational identification issues " and replace with a request to ...
Port Noarlunga may refer to: Port Noarlunga, a former port associated with the current suburb of Port Noarlunga, South Australia; Port Noarlunga Football Club, an Australian rules football club in South Australia; Port Noarlunga South, South Australia, a suburb; Port Noarlunga Reef, a reef located within the Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve
Old Noarlunga became a well known sporting venue, visited by cycling clubs and throughout the 20th century the town was a popular stopping point for tourists on the way to beaches in the region. [7] 1972 saw Main South Road bypass the town and in 1978, by council resolution it became Old Noarlunga. Many local residents at the time were not in ...
The District Council of Noarlunga was established on 21 August 1856 following lobbying by residents at Noarlunga on either side of the Onkaparinga River. [1] The council area was formed from part of the District Council of Willunga on the south bank and part of the District Council of Morphett Vale on the north bank.
The two seaside township councils governed the northern coastal tip of the hundred until 1997 when they merged to form the City of Holdfast Bay. Beside them, Marion council gained city status in the 1940s as the Adelaide metropolis extended southwards and urbanisation took hold throughout the entire council area. Hundred of Noarlunga, 1894
Noarlunga (/ n ɔːr ˈ l ʌ ŋ ɡ ə / nor-LUNG-gə) is a South Australian placename which refer to several entities within the southern Adelaide metropolitan area. For all placenames including the word Noarlunga , the etymology used for the Hundred of Noarlunga applies.
The Port Noarlunga Reef is connected to the shore by a jetty. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] The aquatic reserve was declared on 30 November 1971 to protect “reef organisms from exploitation and for the conservation of the estuary and swamps of the lower Onkaparinga River, for the purposes of recreation and education.” [ 1 ] [ 5 ]