Naracoorte and Lucindale are situated in the south east region of South Australia now known as The Limestone Coast. Naracoorte Lucindale Council has a population of just over 8,500.
Naracoorte, being the major population centre with some 5,000 residents, is experiencing unprecedented growth and development. Employment is booming, with many landowners having embraced apple, viticulture, potato, beef, aquaculture and blue gum production in addition to the area’s traditional wool and cereal producing activities.
The Limestone Coast region has long been renowned for its premium wines produced at Coonawarra (to the south of Naracoorte) and Padthaway (to the north). It is estimated that more than 10,000 hectares of vines have now been planted within the Council area, with names such as Wrattonbully, Russet Ridge and Stonehaven becoming increasingly well known.
Naracoorte and Lucindale enjoy comprehensive education and health services, and a wide range of sporting facilities including football, tennis, bowls, basketball, squash and hockey to croquet and polocrosse. Golf enthusiasts can enjoy a round on one of the best championship 18 hole courses in South Australia, and the Naracoorte Racing Club hosts events on a regular basis.
Eighteen kilometres south of Naracoorte is Bool Lagoon Game Reserve, a wetlands of international significance, and one of the largest ibis rookeries in Australia. The Lagoon is periodically dry, but when filled becomes home to a wide range of wetland wildlife, including several rare and endangered species.
South Australia’s only World Heritage Listed site, the Naracoorte Caves National Park, is situated 12 kilometres south of Naracoorte. The 600 hectare National Park comprises 26 caves, several of which are open to the public. The jewel in the crown is the Victoria Fossil Cave, which contains one of the most extensive fossil beds yet discovered, and is the only fossil site of such World Heritage significance that is open to the public.
Within the National Park is the Wonambi Fossil Centre, a high tech, multimillion dollar interpretive facility that brings to life, through the magic of robotics, the prehistoric creatures that once roamed the area.
Both Naracoorte and Lucindale have maintained a remarkable record of civic pride, reflected by their success in both State and National Tidy Towns competitions. Each has won the National title once, and Naracoorte has received the accolade of South Australia’s tidiest town a record eight times.
The Mini Jumbuk range of woollen products, exported throughout the world, is manufactured in Naracoorte. Whatever your tastes or interests, the Naracoorte Lucindale area has something for everyone. It is not just a great place to visit or stay – it’s a great place to live.
