Goolwa - Eat
Goolwa (including Hindmarsh Island)
Attractive and unusual town which was once the main entry port
on the Murray River.
Located only 83 km from Adelaide, Goolwa (it is said that 'goolwa'
is a Ngarrindjeri word meaning 'elbow') is an historic port which
is now an upmarket holiday resort for Adelaide people. It is only
an hour's drive from Adelaide. The town has been given a very
self-consciously Heritage feel by painting local buildings, like
the Goolwa Hotel, in heritage colours and getting some feeling of
harmony in the main street. Genuinely old hotels like the Corio
Hotel have been refurbished and revitalised so they look excellent.
Along with this 'gentrification' of what was once the main seaside
(although it was inland) port on the Murray River has come an
overpowering local desire to 'develop' the area which has brought
Goolwa, and its battle with the local Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal
people over Hindmarsh Island, to the attention of all Australians.