Willow Banks, South Australia

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Willow Banks
South Australia
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Willow Banks
Coordinates 35°03′20″S139°20′43″E / 35.05559°S 139.34531°E / -35.05559; 139.34531 Coordinates: 35°03′20″S139°20′43″E / 35.05559°S 139.34531°E / -35.05559; 139.34531
Postcode(s) 5253
Area 0.19 km2 (0.1 sq mi) [1] [notes 1]
LGA(s) Rural City of Murray Bridge
State electorate(s) Hammond
Federal Division(s) Barker
Localities around Willow Banks:
Mypolonga Mypolonga Mypolonga
Murrawong Willow Banks Greenbanks
Murrawong Sunnyside Sunnyside
Footnotes
  1. Area includes portion of Murray River in line with locality to the centre of the river.

Willow Banks is a hamlet and semi-rural locality of Murray Bridge on the east (left) bank of the Murray River. It is adjacent to the east-bank localities of Murrawong, on the west, and Sunnyside and Greenbanks on the east. [1] Willowbanks Way is the only road within the locality, and is accessible only via Aroona Road, Sunnyside.

Rural City of Murray Bridge Local government area in South Australia

The Rural City of Murray Bridge is a local government area of South Australia centred on the regional city of Murray Bridge and stretching south to Lake Alexandrina. It was formed in 1977 by amalgamation of the District Council of Mobilong and the Corporation of Murray Bridge.

Murray River the longest river in Australia

The Murray River is Australia's longest river, at 2,508 kilometres (1,558 mi) in length. The Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains, and then meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between the states of New South Wales and Victoria as it flows to the northwest into South Australia. It turns south at Morgan for its final 315 kilometres (196 mi), reaching the ocean at Lake Alexandrina.

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Sunnyside is a hamlet and semi-rural locality of Murray Bridge on the east (left) bank of the Murray River. It is adjacent to the east-bank localities of Greenbanks, Willow Banks and Murrawong on the west. The residential portion of the locality, Sunnyside Shack Site is accessible from Burdett Road, via Sunnyside Road.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Placename Details: Willow Banks (Locality Bounded)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 12 June 2008. SA0044914. Retrieved 20 September 2017.