Port MacDonnell SA 5291
(Pop 600)
Port MacDonnell is a quiet Limestone Coast fishing township 477 s-e of Adelaide. The Bungandidj Aborigines originally inhabited the area with Europeans arriving around 1850s and establishing what was to become SA’s second busiest port (1880s). Port MacDonnell was named after the SA Governor of the time and would have remained a major port had it not been bypassed by the railway. Today it is a popular holiday spot and home to Australia’s largest rock-lobster fishing fleet. Bayside Festival (Jan).
Accommodation:
Port MacDonnell has a motel, hotel, holiday apartments and a couple of caravan parks.
Visitor Information Centre: 7 Charles St. Tel (08) 8738 2576.
Airport:  Mount Gambier Airport (MGB), off Riddoch Hwy. Tel (08) 8725 1112. (44 km north).
Hospital: Mount Gambier Hospital, Wehl St North. Tel (08) 8721 1200. (35 km north).

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