Nene Valley, South Australia

For other uses, see Nene Valley.

Nene Valley is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state’s south-east coast overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight about 377 kilometres (234 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier.^[1][4][8][9]

Nene Valley South Australia
Nene Valley
Coordinates	37°59′27″S 140°31′08″E[1]
Population	99 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established	31 October 1996[3]
Postcode(s)	5291[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	377 km (234 mi) SE of Adelaide 23 km (14 mi) SW of Mount Gambier
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant[1]
Region	Limestone Coast[1]
County	Grey[1]
State electorate(s)	Mount Gambier[5]
Federal division(s)	Barker[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 19.0 °C 66 °F 8.2 °C 47 °F 712.4 mm 28 in
Suburbs around Nene Valley: Kongorong Kongorong Kongorong Blackfellows Caves Nene Valley Cape Douglas Ocean Ocean Ocean
Footnotes	Locations[4][1] Adjoining localities [1]

Boundaries for the locality were created on 31 October 1996 for “the long established name” and includes the site of the Nene Valley Shack Site. The name is derived from a geographical feature within the locality called Nene Valley which is itself named after Nene Valley, a ship which was wrecked off the coastline of what is now the locality on 19 October 1854.^{[1][3][10][11][12][13]}

The locality overlooks a coastline which faces the south-west. Land along the coast consists of a coastal dune which is occupied in its north-west by a protected area called the Nene Valley Conservation Park, and in its south-east by a settlement and then by land zoned as ‘coastal conservation’. The settlement which was originally the Nene Valley Shack Site, consists of single storey dwellings. The settlement is connected to the local road network by the Nene Valley Shacks Road. Land in the remainder of the locality is zoned for ‘primary production’ purposes such as agriculture.^{[14][1][15][13]}

Nene Valley is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.^[6][5][1]

References

1. "Search results for 'Nene Valley, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nene Valley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 1517, 31 October 1996, retrieved 17 April 2018
4. "Postcode for Nene Valley, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
5. "Electoral District of Mount Gambier (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
8. "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF) (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. pp. 35–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
9. "AHS – AA609582" (PDF) (PDF). The Australian Hydrographic Service. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
10. "TOTAL WRECK OF THE NENE VALLEY.—FOUR LIVES LOST". South Australian Register. Vol. XIII, no. 2529. South Australia. 30 October 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 17 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
11. "Search results for 'Nene Valley' (Valley) with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
12. "Search results for 'Nene Valley' (Shipwreck) with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
13. "Search results for 'Nene Valley Shack Site' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
14. "Development Plan, Grant Council Consolidated – 4 July 2017" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 10, 108, 178, 220 and 221. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
15. "Search results for 'Nene Valley, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2018.