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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.
Moana is an outer coastal suburb in the south of Adelaide, South Australia.The suburb is approximately 36.4 km from the Adelaide city centre. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga local government area, and neighbours the suburbs Seaford, Maslin Beach, Seaford Rise and Port Noarlunga [4] It is divided into two by Pedler Creek and the associated sand dune reserve.
Christies Beach has its own postcode of 5165, and is adjacent to the suburbs of Christie Downs and Noarlunga Centre to the east, Port Noarlunga to the south, and O'Sullivan Beach to the north. Offshore from Christies Beach is Horseshoe Reef, which is exposed at low tide.
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 However, this proposal was withdrawn in August 2001 following discussions with the City of Onkaparinga regarding "locational identification issues " and replace with a request to ...
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 ]
Before this, members from Port Noarlunga SLSC [2] had needed to run down to South Port with gear to perform rescues and, where required, carry a stretcher up the cliffs. Geoff Cornwell argued the case for the formation of the club and the Surf Life Saving Association, under the presidency of Don Newlands, approved the new club.
Noarlunga Centre is home of many facilities. The Onkaparinga Council headquarters, Noarlunga TAFE, the Hopgood Theatre, the Noarlunga Library and Noarlunga Hospital are all located in this area, as well as a 5 screen Wallis Cinema, a bowling alley, a swimming centre, 24-hour BodySmith fitness centre, [9] as well as a multi-sport venue.
The City of Onkaparinga (/ ˌ ɒ ŋ k ə p ə ˈ r ɪ ŋ ɡ ə /) is a local government area (LGA) located on the southern fringe of Adelaide, South Australia.It is named after the Onkaparinga River, whose name comes from Ngangkiparinga, a Kaurna word meaning women's river.