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Ceduna - Cities, Towns and Localities |
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Travellers often choose Ceduna as a stopover after crossing or having crossed
the Nullarbor Plain, in fact the towns
name is derived from the Aboriginal word chedoona, meaning a resting place
which was next to a waterhole two kilometres out from town. Ceduna is very much
the last easterly stop before entering the famed wastelands of the Nullarbor
Plain and the vast flatlands which lie to the north of the Great Australian
Bight. On the other side, to the west lies Norseman (1,208 km), with a number of
roadhouses, that provide food, accommodation and fuel, in between. Located
1,964 km from Perth, 470 km from Port Augusta and 781 km north west of Adelaide
on the Eyre Highway, Ceduna is a great place to make base or to rest, where you
can stay at any one of the many motels or caravan parks. You can enjoy the water
sports, laze on the beach, visit the Denial Bay, Thevenard, Laura Bay and Smoky
Bay.
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Pieter Nuyts (Dutch sailors) was the first Europeans to the the coastline
near Ceduna, in his 1627 voyage across the Great Australian Bight. He was to
reach the islands off the coast, now known as Nuyts Archipelago before turning
west to head for Batavia. Then followed other explorers, Matthew Flinders in
1802, who sailed down the coast of Eyre Peninsula in the Investigator naming
prominent landmarks along the way. It was also in 1802 that French explorer
Nicholas Baudin sailed up the coast and named Murat Bay after one of Napoleons
marshalls and Thevenard after a French admiral. The settlement of Denial Bay, named by Matthew Flinders, was created to load
and unload supplies. The rocks ran out into the bay and ships could come quite
close to the shore while loaded wagons could be driven out across the rocks at
low tide. Remnants of the landing sit forlornly about 50 metres from the shore.
Close inspection still shows the grooves in the rocks where the bullock drays
were driven out to the jetty.
There is much to enjoy including fishing and 4WD, or one of the many tour
trips around the region that can include whale sightings, and the unique flora
and fauna. The jetty built in 1903 by John Tait, which runs out into Murat Bay
from the bottom of McKenzie Street is a great place for fishing.
For up-to-date information visit the tourist centre. For Ceduna
accommodation click here:
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Ceduna Museum
Built in 1912 and once the towns first school, it is now a National
Trust Building and surrounded by exhibits of local farming equipment and
also houses much of the equipment used during the 1950s when atomic
testing was going on at Maralinga. There are lots of old photographs, a
room devoted to the medical history of the region, a display of domestic
utensils, with a specific policy to store and display the commonplace
rather than the exceptional. The museum grounds includes a number of old
school classrooms, the first Ceduna gaol, the Denial Bay gaol, a
blacksmiths shop, a shed for horse drawn vehicles, and a large farm
machinery shed.
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Fishing
Including surf and rock fishing, as well as fishing from the jetty and
boats. The types of fish and sea life found, include King George
whiting, silver whiting, Tommy Ruffs, leatherjackets, garfish, silver
drummer, snook, salmon, trevally, sweep, mulloway, mullet, as well
as white pointers, school shark, hammerheads, bronze whalers, and
gummy sharks.
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Kongwirra Repeater
Station
Ph: 08 8678 2006
11 km east, off the Eyre Highway,
monitors communications throughout Australia as well as being a vital
link for nearby OTC satellite dishes. Run on wind power, and with a
diesel engine for windless days, The Repeater Station is open for
inspection.
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Laura Bay Conservation Park
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OTC Ceduna Station
37 km to the north of Ceduna is the Overseas Telecommunications
Commission Ceduna Station which handles all international
telecommunications from Europe, Japan and the Middle East. Designed to
send and receive microwave signals from satellites located above the
Indian Ocean, it is an awesome experience to see the two huge discs
against the sky. Ceduna 1 was built in 1969 and is 32.8 m high, weighs
300 tonnes and has a diameter of 29.6 m. Ceduna 2 was completed in 1980
and is 35.2 m high, weighs 260 tonnes and is 32 m in diameter. There are
guided tours.
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SA Tours
Outback
Eco
Adventure
National Tours |
Sea-Dune-AH Tours
Incorporating Ceduna Fishing Adventures PO BOX 181, CEDUNA SA 5690
Ph: 08 8625 3136
Freecall: 1800 639 413 (Bookings Only)
Mobile: 0419 833 199
Fax: 08 8625 3136
Family owned and operated tour business.
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 Nullarbor
Net
Online guide to crossing the Nullarbor
Desert and includes information on
Ceduna.
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West Coast
Sentinel
Local online paper includes information on
local info and entertainment.
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