Everything about Port Lincoln totally explained
Port Lincoln (postcode 5606) is a city in the
Australian
state of
South Australia. It is a coastal city situated on the
Boston Bay at the southern extremity of the
Eyre Peninsula. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located approximately 280 kilometres (straight line - 646km by road) from the capital city
Adelaide.
History
The
Parnkalla people occupied the area prior to white settlement in
1836.
British naval explorer
Matthew Flinders discovered the harbour in February
1802. Because of its particularly good harbour, he named it
Port Lincoln rather than just
Lincoln, where Flinders came from. It is thought that only the lack of a reliable nearby
water supply stopped Port Lincoln becoming the state capital of South Australia.
Geography
Port Lincoln has a contrasting coastal landscape, ranging from sheltered waters and beaches, to surf beaches and rugged oceanic coastline.
Government
Port Lincoln and its suburbs comprise the
City of Port Lincoln local government area. Port Lincoln is in the state
electoral district of Flinders and the federal
Division of Grey.Its mayor is Peter Davis who was recently reelected unopposed.
Economy
The economy is based on the huge grain-handling facilities (a total capacity of over 337,500
tonnes), the canning and fish processing works, lambs, wool and beef, and
tuna farming for the Japanese market. It is the terminus of an isolated
narrow gauge railway system to bring the
wheat to port. In 2006, iron ore traffic may be added.
Tourism
Tourism is becoming increasingly important, thanks to the scenic beauty and coastal locality. Ready access to both
Spencer Gulf and the
Great Australian Bight mark Port Lincoln out as a blue water playground for
yachting,
scuba diving, shark cage diving and
game fishing. The city also functions as a regional centre for government administration, corporate services and commerce to Eyre Peninsula; however, many State Government functions are gradually being phased out as State Government becomes more centralised in
Adelaide. During the past decade, housing demand has led to a boom in
property development, both residential and commercial.
Home of Australia's largest commercial
fishing fleet, Port Lincoln now has a thriving
aquaculture industry that farms the following species:
kingfish,
abalone,
mussels,
oysters, and experimental farming in
seahorses and
spiny lobsters. Before the advent of aquaculture, the main fishing was for Southern
Bluefin tuna.
Lincoln National Park,
Coffin Bay National Park and
Kellidie Bay Conservation Park are within easy driving distance.
Transport
Rail
Port Lincoln is the port for the isolated narrow gauge Eyre Peninsular Railway.
There is also a subsidiary port at
Proper Bay which may be restored to use for iron ore traffic.
Notable people
Olympic
weightlifter Dean Lukin was a tuna fisherman who shot to fame as a weightlifter in the
1980s, then returned to run the family fishery business.
Many
Australian rules football (
AFL) players have come from Port Lincoln, including
Graham Johncock,
Peter Burgoyne,
Shaun Burgoyne and
Byron Pickett.
Tony Santic, the owner of
Makybe Diva (the only horse to win the
Melbourne Cup 3 times) is a tuna farmer in Port Lincoln.
Culture
The book
Blue Fin by
Colin Thiele was set in Port Lincoln, with the movie of the same name filmed in nearby
Streaky Bay. Some of the shark scenes of
Jaws and
Anzac Cove scenes in
Gallipoli, were also filmed near Port Lincoln.
Australian Survivor, the Australian produced series of the US television series,
Survivor, was filmed at
Whalers Way, south of Port Lincoln, in 2001.
Media
Port Lincoln has two local commercial radio stations,
89.9 Magic FM and 765 AM
5CC (the first local commercial station) broadcasting out of their Washington Street studio. It is also served by
ABC West Coast SA on 1485 AM which broadcasts out of the Civic Centre on
Tasman Terrace. It's also served by
Triple J and
ABC Radio National from
Tumby Bay and satellite uplink from
Melbourne respectively.
ABC News Radio is also available on 91.5FM. It also receives KIXFM 87.6.
Port Lincoln has one local newspaper, the
Port Lincoln Times. The Port Lincoln Times is published on Tuesdays and Thursdays and is printed in
Whyalla.
Free to air TV stations available in Port Lincoln are
ABC,
SBS,
Southern Cross GTS/BKN (formerly Central Television) and
Southern Cross Ten. Also available is
Austar pay TV.
Further Information
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