Onkaparinga is a defunct electoral district that elected members to the House of Assembly, the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It was established in 1857, abolished in 1902; re-established in 1938 and abolished again in 1970. It was named after the Onkaparinga River.
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Onkaparinga River Recreation Park is a protected area occupying land in the estuary of the Onkaparinga River in South Australia. The recreation park which was established in 1985 is approximately 32 km from Adelaide city centre. It is the venue for recreational activities such as walking, canoeing, kayaking, recreational fishing and picnics.
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Noarlunga Downs is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5168.
The suburb is the home of Magain Stadium, the home ground of the South Adelaide Football Club who play in the South Australian National Football League. The oval was officially opened as Noarlunga Oval in 1995. It has a spectator capacity of 12,000 and includes television standard lights for night games. The Panthers Club also houses entertainment, bar, gaming and restaurant facilities.
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Noarlunga is a closed railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. It was an unattended crossing station, with water available. The ticket agency was closed in 1946.
The stop is now completely disused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972 and is now the route of the Coast to Vines Rail Trail.
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Seaford Meadows is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5169.
A shopping centre with a Woolworths Supermarkets was opened in March 2014.
Seaford Meadows is located within the federal Division of Kingston, the state electoral district of Kaurna and the local government area of the City of Onkaparinga.
The Seaford railway line opened through Seaford Meadows in 2014. It is served by the Seaford Meadows railway station and is a major home to the Seaford Train Depot which is used to stable Adelaide Metro's 4000 class trains.
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Korro railway station was a ground level stopping place during the passenger transport days of the Willunga railway line.
Shortly after the stop, the railway crossed the Onkaparinga River. The old bridge, built in 1914, had 3 spans, each of 70 feet, and was of lattice-type girder construction. A second bridge, built in 1930, also has 3 spans of rivetted plate-girder construction founded on concrete abutment piers driven into the bedrock. Height 17 feet, 3 inches.
The stop is now unused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972 and later replaced with the Coast to Vines Rail Trail. It was located near what is now the southern end of the Southern Expressway in Huntfield Heights.