Evanston South

Evanston South is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the Town of Gawler. It is on the eastern side of Main North Road on the southern side of Gawler.

Evanston South Adelaide, South Australia
Evanston South
Coordinates	34.645°S 138.727°E / -34.645; 138.727
Population	765 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	5116
LGA(s)	Town of Gawler
State electorate(s)	Light
Federal division(s)	Spence
Suburbs around Evanston South: Evanston Gardens Evanston Evanston Park Kudla Evanston South Bibaringa Munno Para Downs Blakeview Uleybury

The southern part of Evanston South includes the Gawler Gate Tourist Park, formerly known as Dalkeith Caravan Park, at 3134 Main North Road.^[2][3]

The northern part of Evanston South contains Trinity College, Gawler, a residential housing estate developed in the 2010s, and vacant land zoned for future residential development.^[4]

Cemeteries

The southern part of Evanston South includes the Smithfield Memorial Park cemetery, operated by the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority.^[5]

In 2021, a new 2 ha (4.9-acre) burial site was built in the cemetery to accommodate the repatriated remains of Kaurna people, on land donated by Adelaide Cemeteries,^[6] in collaboration with the South Australian Museum, and the South Australian Government, called Wangayarta. It was designed by a group that included elders Uncle Jeffrey Newchurch, Aunty Heather Agius, Uncle Major Moogy Sumner, and many others, and was supported by the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation.^[7]

In November 2021, the South Australian Museum apologised to the Kaurna people for having held 4,600 Aboriginal remains over the past 165 years, and buried the first 100 remains of their ancestors at the site. The memorial site is in the shape of the Kaurna shield, to protect the ancestors now buried there.^[6] A second round of burials took place in June 2022.^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Evanston South (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Gawler Gateway Tourist Park". SAcommunity. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
3. "Caravan Park & Cabin Accommodation in Gawler". Gawler Gateway Tourist Park. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
4. "Masterplan". Aspire at Evanston South. Lanser Communities. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
5. "Smithfield Memorial Park". Adelaide Cemeteries Authority. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
6. Mullins, Sarah (7 December 2021). "SA Museum apologises for holding 4,600 Aboriginal remains as first repatriations laid to rest on Country". Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
7. Skujins, Angela; Von Einem, Johnny (13 December 2021). "The weight of Wangayarta". CityMag. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
8. Von Einem, Johnny (30 June 2022). "'It never gets easier, brother': Wangayarta reburials continue". CityMag. Retrieved 9 July 2022.