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Loxton is a town on the south bank of the River Murray in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is located on the lands of the Erawirung people [7] who occupied the area before the arrival of Europeans. It is a service town for the surrounding districts. Loxton's primary productions are agriculture and horticulture.
The Riverland is a region of South Australia. It covers an area of 9,386 square kilometres (3,624 sq mi) along the River Murray [note 1] from where it flows into South Australia from New South Wales and Victoria downstream to Blanchetown. The major town centres are Renmark, Berri, Loxton, Waikerie, Barmera and Monash, and many minor townships ...
Pyap is a locality in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is on the left (south) bank of the Murray River about 7 km downstream from Loxton. It includes both flat land near the river and higher land away from it. The environment is dry, so vineyards and orchards are irrigated from the river. It lies on the Kingston Road from Loxton, at ...
Stott Highway is a 144-kilometre-long (89 mi) [1] state-controlled highway in South Australia, linking Angaston in the Barossa Valley, through Sedan and Swan Reach, to Pyap in the Riverland region. [4] It was named after Tom Stott, a member of the South Australian state parliament.
The Murraylands region takes its name from the River Murray, which runs through it and the Riverland, to its north, for 200 kilometres (120 miles) The South Australian Railways constructed 707 kilometres (439 miles) of lightly built railway lines, mainly in the 1910s, to encourage agricultural development throughout the Murraylands and what is now designated as the Riverland
Berri Estates, a large winery originally owned by a local co-operative but now owned by Constellation Brands, is located near the centre of Glossop. It is the home of Rivergum Christian College [5] Glossop Primary School and Glossop High School, one of the region's four public high schools (the others are at Loxton, Waikerie and Renmark).
Taylorville is a locality in the Riverland region of South Australia.It is on the north (right) bank of the Murray River opposite Waikerie and several smaller settlements. The locality is predominantly between the Goyder Highway and the Murray River, with several small areas on the other side of the highway.
Pata is a locality and former town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It lies on the Loxton railway line and Karoonda Highway between Alawoona and Loxton. The town was surveyed as Muljarra in 1915, and renamed to Pata (an Aboriginal name meaning swamp gum trees) in 1929. [2] The Congregational Union church opened in 1911. [3]