Wallaroo is a coastal town on the western side of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia and is a popular tourist destination. Along with Kadina and Moonta, Wallaroo forms the Copper Coast, formerly known as the Copper Triangle.
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The name Wallaroo comes the Aboriginal word ‘Wadlu Waru’ meaning wallaby urine. The early settlers tried to copy the aboriginals by calling it Walla Waroo, however they found this too big to stamp on the wool bales, so they shortened it to Wallaroo.
Wallaroo has a deep sea port, at which the Viterra grain terminal is located and ships dock to fill up with grain. When there’s no ship in port, the jetty is a favourite location for fishing.
Wallaroo is also home to the Spencer Gulf Prawn fleet, and has a multi-million dollar marina – Copper Cove Marina.
- Copper Coast Visitor Information Centre, Kadina (The Farm Shed Museum & Tourism Centre), 50 Moonta Road, Kadina, SA 5554, toll-free: 1800 654 991, fax: +61 8 8821 4633, e-mail: thefarmshed@coppercoast.sa.gov.au. M-F 9AM – 5PM; Sa & Su 10AM – 4PM.
Sea SA Car & Passenger Ferries has temporarily suspended all services between Wallaroo on the Yorke Peninsula and Lucky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula while a new ferry is constructed. Sea SA plans to resume daily services in early 2011, on the arrival of the new ferry Aurora.
- Sea SA Car & Passenger Ferries, e-mail: admin@seasa.com.au. Crossing the Spencer Gulf in just over 2 hours between Wallaroo on the Yorke Peninsula and Lucky Bay (near Cowell) on the Eyre Peninsula. Services scheduled to commence in 2011. The 56 m Aurora ferry will carry 85 cars and 300 passengers.
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