Ceduna (32°07′S 133°40′E / -32.117, 133.667) is a small town in the West Coast region of South Australia. It is situated in the northwest corner of Eyre Peninsula, west of the junction of the Flinders and Eyre Highways around 786 km northwest of the capital Adelaide. With a population of 2,304, the town is the last major settlement before crossing the Nullarbor Plain from east to west.[1]
Ceduna is in the District Council of Ceduna, the federal Division of Grey, and the state electoral district of Flinders. It is set on Murat Bay and the sandy coves, sheltered bays and offshore islands of the bay make it a popular base for a beach holiday. The name is a corruption of the local Aboriginal word Chedoona and is said to mean a place to sit down and rest.
The foreshore at Ceduna is lined with Norfolk Island pine trees. There is a jetty for walking, fishing and small boats.
The port town/suburb of Thevenard lies 3km to the west on Cape Thevenard.
History
There was a whaling station on nearby St. Peter's Island during the 1850s. On 4 December 2002, Ceduna received international attention when the path of totality of a solar eclipse passed directly over the town. Though the day had at times been partly cloudy, the southwestern sky where the Sun and Moon were located was clear at the time of the total solar eclipse, late in the afternoon. Temperatures were cool that day.
Oysterfest
Ceduna's annual Oysterfest is a major attraction on the October long weekend. It celebrates the oyster industry in the clean waters of SA's far-west coast. It seems to engulf most of the townspeople and all of the foreshore lawns where most of the activity takes place.
People
Jodi Martin, singer/songwriter, now living in Sydney but always considering herself a South Australian. Born and raised in Ceduna, her lyrics and the stories that she shares at her shows, often reflect her life in Ceduna.
Jenny Borlase (nee Kennett), former netballer, was born in Ceduna and raised on the Eyre Peninsula. While a goal shooter for the Australian Netball Team, Jenny was a world champion and Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist. She would marry Darryl Borlase - one time captain of the famous SANFL team Port Adelaide - ironically born and raised in Ceduna.
Krista Eleftheriou, journalist and former television presenter, was raised in Ceduna. She presented national televsion programs Behind the News from 2003 to 2007, and Feedback in 2004 - both of which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
Greg Irvine, thoroughbred journalist, was born and raised in Ceduna. Now based in Melbourne, Greg was first published in the Ceduna based newspaper The West Coast Sentinel as a 14-year-old.
Education
The two schools in Ceduna are Crossways Lutheran School and Ceduna Area School (CAS). Crossways has around 150 students from Reception to Year 10, of which approximately 80% are Indigenous. CAS has approximately 600 students, from Reception to Year 12, with approximately 25% of Indigenous students.
Ceduna has a number of Indigenous homelands situated within 20-30 minutes of the town. These are groupings of Indigenous families who have chosen to live together.
Gallery
Jetty and foreshore, Ceduna
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See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ceduna (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Ceduna Postcode Australia Post
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