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Port Noarlunga is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia.It is a small sea-side suburb, with a population of 2,918 (2016 census), [9] about 30 kilometres (19 miles) to the south of the Adelaide city centre and was originally created as a sea port.
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 ]
However, this proposal was withdrawn in August 2001 following discussions with the City of Onkaparinga regarding "locational identification issues " and replace with a request to "investigate the naming of South Port Beach." [2] Port Noarlunga South is bounded by the centre of the channel of the Onkaparinga River to the north, the coastline ...
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.
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.
Kaurna people still have strong ties to the area through cultural practices and religious beliefs. The town of Noarlunga (renamed Old Noarlunga) was the service centre with farm produce being transported 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) down river to Port Noarlunga.
Seaford, a coastal suburb to the near south of Port Noarlunga, was set out on Sections 334 and 340, Hundred of Noarlunga, in 1954 by the Wakefield Land Company Pty Ltd. To the west of the horseshoe in the Onkaparinga River at Noarlunga, the land was first settled in the farming boom of the 1810s and 1820s. [citation needed]
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.