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The "River Torrens Acquisition Act 1970–72" was passed, authorising the purchase of land, in some cases 60 metres (200 ft) back from the top of the river's banks. [ 50 ] By 1980, further development along the riverbanks and removal of levées had reduced the outlet's capacity to a 1-in-35-year flood.
Torrens Linear Park lies along the River Torrens Outlet on the suburb's southern boundary. The beach of Henley Beach South extends the length of the suburb. There is also significant greenspace in the vicinity of Lexington Road. [6]
The Torrens Linear Park is a linear park that runs along the River Torrens in South Australia, spanning from the edge of Adelaide Hills in Athelstone to the coast in West Beach. [1] Upon completion in 1997, it was the first linear park of its kind in Australia, and also the largest hills-to-coast park.
English: River Torrens near Ascot Avenue, Vale Park, in the 1970s. Shows the recent diversion of the river. Date: 1970s. Source: Photo was given to me by local ...
The area was divided for housing. However, the Hank family lived on Torrens Avenue, Lockleys [6] and had established 11 acres [7] of market garden there after world war I. [7] The Hank brothers (Ray, Bill and Bob) all attended the Lockleys Primary School [7] in Brooklyn Park and would all become footballers for the West Torrens Football Club in the SANFL.
The Port River is the western branch of the largest tidal estuary on the eastern side of Gulf St Vincent.The whole estuarine area, sometimes called the Port River estuary, includes Barker Inlet, Torrens Island, Garden Island, and to a greater or lesser extent touches the suburbs of St Kilda, Bolivar, Dry Creek, Port Adelaide, New Port, and (up the eastern flank of the Lefevre Peninsula ...
Hey Dude, a shoe store with an emphasis on leisure is opening at the Tanger Outlets, located at 10835 Kings Road, with signs and decals announcing its future spot there. Although the new store is ...
Torrens Island Conservation Park (formerly Torrens Island National Park Reserve and Torrens Island Wild-life Reserve) is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on Torrens Island in the Adelaide metropolitan area about 17 kilometres (11 miles) north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 3.9 kilometres (2.4 miles) north-northeast of Port Adelaide.