States & Territories
Stansbury SA
5582
(Pop 550)
Stansbury is a charming Yorke Peninsula community on the Gulf of St Vincent 204 km west of Adelaide. Originally occupied by the Naranga Aborigines, white pastoralists arrived in 1840s and established the settlement originally known as Oyster Bay for its outstanding oyster beds. Renamed Stansbury after a friend of the Governor, the port town grew substanially due to its trade transporting grain to Adelaide. Today Stansbury acts as both a rural service centre and popular tourist destination offering excellent water sports and activities. Markets (Oct-May) monthly. Stansbury & Port Vincent Regatta (Apr), Sheepdog Trials (May).
Accommodation:
Stansbury has a couple of hotels and motels, many holiday apartments/cottages/cabins and a caravan park.
Visitor Information Centre: Cnr Weaver & Towler Sts. Tel (08) 8852 4577.
(Pop 550)
Stansbury is a charming Yorke Peninsula community on the Gulf of St Vincent 204 km west of Adelaide. Originally occupied by the Naranga Aborigines, white pastoralists arrived in 1840s and established the settlement originally known as Oyster Bay for its outstanding oyster beds. Renamed Stansbury after a friend of the Governor, the port town grew substanially due to its trade transporting grain to Adelaide. Today Stansbury acts as both a rural service centre and popular tourist destination offering excellent water sports and activities. Markets (Oct-May) monthly. Stansbury & Port Vincent Regatta (Apr), Sheepdog Trials (May).
Accommodation:
Stansbury has a couple of hotels and motels, many holiday apartments/cottages/cabins and a caravan park.
Visitor Information Centre: Cnr Weaver & Towler Sts. Tel (08) 8852 4577.
Airport: Adelaide Airport
(ADL), 1 James Schofield Dr, Adelaide Airport. Tel
(08) 8308
9211. (210 km east).
Hospital: Yorketown Hospital,
19 Waterloo Bay Rd. Tel (08) 8852 1200. (23
km s-w).
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