Pinnaroo, South Australia

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Pinnaroo
South Australia
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Pinnaroo main street, looking east
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Pinnaroo
Coordinates 35°15′39″S140°54′21″E / 35.26086°S 140.905913°E / -35.26086; 140.905913 Coordinates: 35°15′39″S140°54′21″E / 35.26086°S 140.905913°E / -35.26086; 140.905913 [1]
Population
Established17 November 1904 (town)
2 August 1999 (locality) [4] [5]
Postcode(s) 5304
Location243 km (151 mi) east of Adelaide
LGA(s) Southern Mallee District Council [1]
Region Murray and Mallee [1]
County Chandos [1]
State electorate(s) Hammond [6]
Federal division(s) Barker [7]
Mean max temp [8] Mean min temp [8] Annual rainfall [8]
22.9 °C
73 °F		8.8 °C
48 °F		382.3 mm
15.1 in
Localities around Pinnaroo:
Karte Karte Panitya
Parilla Pinnaroo Panitya
Ngarkat Ngarkat Big Desert
FootnotesAdjoining localities [1] [9]

Pinnaroo is a town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia, near the border with Victoria, 243 km east of Adelaide. Pinnaroo is on the north side of the Mallee Highway, and on the railway line between Tailem Bend and Ouyen. The roadhouse on the highway at Pinnaroo is the first "food and leg-stretch" stop on the bus route from Adelaide to Sydney. At the 2016 census, the locality of Pinnaroo had a population of 712 of which 547 lived in and around its town centre. [2] [3]

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History

The town's name is derived from a word for "big man" in a local Aboriginal language. [10] The railway arrived in the area in 1906. [11] There had not been any significant development in the area before that, as the remoteness and difficulty of getting supplies in and produce out had made it uneconomic to farm before that.

Economy

The railway is not currently available for transport between the states, as the line from Tailem Bend was converted to standard gauge and more recently mothballed forcing grain to be trucked to the port. The town has become a major centre for growing potatoes since around 1990. [12]

Recreation

Pinnaroo has a show and field days every year at the start of October. The Pinnaroo Show features dog trials, agricultural tents, competitions, horse events, keg tosses, animal judging and fireworks. The show attracts large numbers people each year.

The Peebinga Conservation Park is 42 kilometres (26 mi) north of Pinnaroo, Karte Conservation Park 30 km north-west, and the much larger Ngarkat Conservation Park is 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of the town. [11] All of which provide off road access.

The town has a large variety of sports, such as Australian rules football, netball, cricket, tennis, basketball, volleyball, lawn bowls, badminton, golf and darts. The local football team, the Pinnaroo Supa Roos play in the Mallee Football League.

From about 2012 to 2020, residents of Pinnaroo volunteered their time and effort to transform a stormwater collection site, formerly an old railway dam for steam trains, into a wetland bordering the Mallee Highway. It is the only water attraction in the area, and a popular place to explore nature or sit and watch the birdlife, which includes crakes and grebes. [13]

Government

Pinnaroo is the seat of the local government area of the Southern Mallee District Council, and is in the state electoral district of Chaffey and the federal division of Barker. [7] [6] [1]

Media

The Border Times is a weekly newspaper published since 1911.

Education

Pinnaroo Primary School is a public primary school for students in Reception to Year 7, and has approximately 80 students. The school has four composite classes - Reception, Years 1 and 2, Years 3 and 4, and Years 5,6 and 7. It is the only school within 30 km of the town. The school's slogan is Aim High. The school is home to South Australia's first community library, which opened in 1977. [14]

The school regularly takes part in interschool sports with neighbouring schools, Lameroo and Geranium, in swimming and athletics. The school also takes part in SAPSASA with the Murray Mallee team in sports such as Australian rules football, cricket, athletics, swimming, golf, softball, tennis, netball and basketball. The school has four classrooms, a GP room, an art and technical centre, a home economics centre, an FM radio station, a swimming pool, two ovals, outdoor tennis, netball and basketball courts, and a full-size gymnasium.

Tourism

Pinnaroo is home to the Mallee Tourist and Heritage Centre, which apart from displays on local farming history, has well-maintained and presented collections relative to three distinct topics: history of wheat breeding (featuring the D. A. Wurfel grain collection); an extensive range of restored farm machinery, based on the Gum Family Collection, which includes a replica Ridley stripper; and letterpress printing. The museum, which is supported by the Pinnaroo Historical Society, is situated opposite the large and popular bakery.

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