Witchelina, South Australia

Witchelina is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 32 kilometres (20 miles) to the north-west of the town of Leigh Creek and about 487 kilometres (303 miles) north of the Adelaide city centre.[6] The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to “the long established local name.” Its name is derived from the former pastoral lease of the same name.[1] Witchelina is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart, the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia and the state's Far North region.[3][4][5][7] The land use within Witchelina is concerned with the use of the former pastoral lease as a private protected area also known as Witchelina which has fully occupied its extent as of 2010.[6][8]

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the former pastoral lease, see Witchelina.

Witchelina
South Australia
Witchelina
Coordinates30.12089008°S 137.91211129°E / -30.12089008; 137.91211129
Established2013[1]
Postcode(s)5731[2]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1][3]
State electorate(s)Stuart[4]
Federal Division(s)Grey[5]
Suburbs around Witchelina:
Callanna Callanna[6] Marree Station
Mundowdna
Stuarts Creek
Mulgaria[6]		 Witchelina Mundowdna
Farina Station
Myrtle Station[6]
Lake Torrens Lake Torrens
Beltana Station[6]		 Myrtle Station
FootnotesCoordinates[1]
Multiple Liesegang Rings in sedimentary material at Witchelina, South Australia

See also

References
  1. "Search result for " Witchelina (LOCB)" (Record no SA0067222)". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. "Search result for Witchelina, SA". Australia Post. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. "Development Plan, Land Not Within a Council Area (Flinders)– 29 November 2012" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2012. pp. 3, 49 & 50 of 79. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. Proposed Locality Boundaries for Pastoral Areas (PDF) (Map). Department for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 31 October 2012. Rack Plan 951. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  7. "Far North SA government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. "Witchelina". Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Environment. Retrieved 30 September 2015.


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