Australian Towns & Cities
South Australia: Gumeracha
Incorporating photos and Information
from Michael Greenslade's former Australian Towns, Cities and Highways
site
Located in the Torrens Valley, Gumeracha is a small town settled by Europeans in 1839 and is set in rolling hills, with the town is surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, orchards and farmland. The Peramangk people reguarly used a nearby perpetual waterhole, and referred to the area as "Umeracha", meaning 'watering place'.
Attractions and facilities include several historic buildings, the Big Rocking Horse, a number of wineries, and the Applewood Distillery, Australia's highest altitude distillery.
- Population: 701 1
- Postcode: 5233
- Location: 36 km northeast of Adelaide
- Main Roads: Torrens Valley Rd B10
- Radio Stations: DAB+: ABC Classsic, ABC Country, ABC Grandstand, ABC Jazz, ABC Kids Listen,
ABC News on Radio, ABC Radio Adelaide, ABC RN, Buddha Hits, Chemist
Warehouse Remix, Coles Radio, Double J, Easy Hits, Hit Dance,
Kinderling Kids, Mix 102.3 Plus, Old
Skool Hits, NovaNation, SBS
Chill, SBS PopArab, SBS PopAsia, SBS PopDesi, SBS Radio 1, SBS Radio
2, SBS Radio 6, Smooth,
Smooth Chill, The 80s iHeartRadio, The 90s iHeartRadio, The
Edge, Triple J, Triple J Unearthed, Triple
M Aussie, Triple M Classic Rock Digital,
Triple M Country, Triple M Greatest Hits Digital and Urban Hits. FM: 5EBI (103.1 MHz), 5MBS (99.9 MHz),
ABC Classic (103.9 MHz), Blade 94.5 (94.5 MHz), Coast FM (88.7 MHz),
Fresh FM (92.7 MHz), Hit107 (107.1 MHz), Life FM (107.9 MHz), Mix
102.3 FM (102.3 MHz), Nova 91.9 (91.9 MHz), PBA FM (89.7 MHz), Power
FM (100.3 MHz), Radio Adelaide (101.5 MHz), SBS Radio (106.3 MHz),
Three D Radio (93.7 MHz), Triple B FM (89.1 MHz), Triple J (95.9
&105.5 MHz), Triple M FM (104.7 MHz), Vision Christian Radio
(Elizabeth & Mount Barker) (88.0 MHz), Vision Christian Radio
(Morphett Vale) (87.6 MHz) and WOW FM (100.5 MHz). AM: 5RPH Adelaide (1197 kHz), ABC News on Radio (972 kHz), ABC Radio
Adelaide (891 kHz), ABC RN (729 kHz), Cruise 1323 (1323 kHz), FIVEaa
(1395 kHz), Radio 531 Italian (531 kHz), Radio TAB (1539 kHz), SEN 1116
(1629 kHz) and Vision Christian Radio (1611 kHz)
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Town Centre:
Albert St (Torrens Valley Rd (B10)) as it passes through the Gumeracha town centre, July 2016.
Image © Michael Greenslade
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1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census QuickStats
Last updated: 30-Nov-2019 15:47
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