Arno Bay, South Australia
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Arno Bay is a small fishing and tourist town on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, located on the Lincoln Highway about halfway between Whyalla and Port Lincoln. First proclaimed under the name Bligh in 1883, the current name dates back to 1940. It is a recreational town with a number of marine and nature based attractions, including fishing, surfing and swimming.
History
The area which is now known as Arno Bay was opened up by pastoralists in 1863, with the area being named 'Salt Creek Cove' in these early days.[6] Of the variety of ventures that occurred before the town was built, the sinking of 'The Arno Bay Mine' was possibly the least successful, with water halting all operations.[6] The small town was initially proclaimed in 1882 by G. H. Ayliffe under the name of 'Bligh', after Captain William Bligh, although locals resisted the name change, continually referring to the town as 'Arno Bay' until the official name change.[7][8]
The town was expected to become a port and a
The town continued to grow as a port until the point where it was exporting 11,000 tonnes of grain in 1940. In the same year, the decision was finally made to alter the town's official name to 'Arno Bay', named after a
This signalled the end of Arno Bay as a port, causing the population to drop slowly, eventually leading to its current position as a tourist fishing town.
Geography
Arno bay lies on the eastern
The climate is much like that of Port Lincoln, which is only 118 km to South. The Mediterranean-like climate, with its hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters is typical for most of the Eyre Peninsula.[11]
Economy
The town still retains it position as a minor service centre for the surrounding agricultural communities, but in nowhere near the capacity of the mid-1900s.
Fishing has been a minor part of the economy in the past, and recently,
Tourism is now one of the largest components of the town's economy, with tourists typically drawn by the areas fishing, water sport and seaside atmosphere. A boat ramp is located in the town, with whiting,
Community
Facilities
For tourist facilities, Arno Bay has a beachfront caravan park, hotel, general stores, post office, playground and motor garage outlet, however no fuel station. An all-weather boat ramp, with floating pontoon and a refurbished town jetty launching facilities for boat based fishermen.[12]
A number of sporting venues and clubs include a dried-up swamp that serves as a golf course, bowling green, oval, tennis, netball, and squash courts, dirt circuit and in summer yacht racing each Sunday.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Arno Bay (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Search result for "Arno Bay (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0003186) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas", "Development Plan Layers", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Hundreds"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Eyre Western SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d Manning Index of South Australia, Arno Bay, archived from the original on 2 September 2007, retrieved 27 June 2007
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald, retrieved 27 June 2007
- The Chronicle. Vol. LXXXIII, no. 4, 728. South Australia. 1 August 1940. p. 13. Retrieved 31 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Tourism Eyre Peninsula, Arno Bay, archived from the original on 16 June 2007, retrieved 27 June 2007
- ^ Arno Bay Tourism Site, Fishing, archived from the original on 30 September 2007, retrieved 27 June 2007
- ^ North Shields, Bureau of Meteorology, archived from the original on 10 June 2007, retrieved 27 June 2007
- ^ a b District Council of Cleve, General Information, archived from the original on 29 August 2007, retrieved 27 June 2007
- ^ PIRSA, Arno Bay Aquaculture Management Program (PDF), retrieved 27 June 2007 [dead link]
- ^ Travelmate, Arno Bay, retrieved 27 June 2007