Ceduna South Australia
Location of Ceduna in South Australia (red)
Population:	2,300
Postcode:	5690
LGA:	District Council of Ceduna
State District:	Flinders
Federal Division:	Grey

Ceduna (32°07′S, 133°40′E) 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 2,300, the town is the last major settlement before crossing the Nullarbor Plain from east to west. For the song, see South Australia (song). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 515 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 931 pixel, file size: 52 KB, MIME type: image/png) Shows location of w: Ceduna, South Australia marked in red in the Australian state of w:South Australia. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... This is a list of Local Government Areas of South Australia. ... Ceduna is located 800 km from Adelaide on the far west coast of the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The electoral district of Flinders is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Grey is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ... For the song, see South Australia (song). ... Satellite photo of the Eyre Peninsula bushfires, taken on January 11 2005 Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. ... Flinders Highway connects the South Australian towns of Ceduna and Port Lincoln. ... Named for Edward John Eyre the Eyre Highway is a highway linking Western Australia and South Australia. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... For the roadhouse along the Eyre Highway, see Nullarbor, South Australia NASA - Visible Earth, Nullarbor. ...

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. Ceduna is located 800 km from Adelaide on the far west coast of the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. ... The Division of Grey is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ... The electoral district of Flinders is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia. ... Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ...

The foreshore at Ceduna is lined with Norfolk Island pine trees. There is a jetty for walking, fishing and small boats. Binomial name Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb. ...

History

Ceduna's main street around about noon during total solar eclipse celebrations about 6 hours prior to the eclipse, December 4, 2002.

There was a whaling station on 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 sky where the Sun and Moon were located was clear at the time of the total solar eclipse (in the southwest), late in the afternoon. Temperatures were cool that day. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 487 KB) Summary Photo taken (4th Dec 2002) and supplied by Nachoman-au. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 487 KB) Summary Photo taken (4th Dec 2002) and supplied by Nachoman-au. ... Photo taken during the 1999 eclipse. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch. ... // Production of steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Railroads begin to supplant canals in the United States as a primary means of transporting goods. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Photo taken during the 1999 eclipse. ...

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 considers herself a South Australian. Born and raised in Ceduna, her lyrics and the stories that she shares at her shows, often reflects her life in Ceduna. Jodi Martin (Born November 6, 1976) is an Australian folk, rock, roots, gutarist, singer, songwriter. ...

Education

The two schools in Ceduna are Crossways Lutheran School and Ceduna Area School (CAS). Crossways has around 200 students from Reception to Year 10, of which approximately 70% 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

See also

• Ceduna Airport

External links

• District Council of Ceduna

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