Edillilie, South Australia

Edillilie is a small town on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is on the Tod Highway and Eyre Peninsula Railway north of Port Lincoln.

Edillilie
South Australia
Edillilie
Coordinates34.411°S 135.706°E / -34.411; 135.706
Established1908[1]
Postcode(s)5630
Elevation72 m (236 ft)[2]
Location
  • 48 km (30 mi) north of Port Lincoln
  • 17 km (11 mi) south of Cummins
LGA(s)District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
RegionEyre Western[3]
CountyFlinders[3]
State electorate(s)Flinders[4]
Federal Division(s)Grey[5]
Localities around Edillilie:
Cummins Yallunda Flat
Coulta Edillilie Koppio
Wangary Wanilla

The town was named after Edillilie Creek.[1] The railway station was originally named Mortlock Siding.[6] It still has bulk grain silos,[7] however passenger service ended many years ago. The grain silos are serviced by Viterra.[8]

Edillilie is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula.[1][5][4]

See also

References
  1. "Placename Details: Edillilie". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0021952. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. "Placename Details: Edillilie Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 8 August 2005. SA0021957. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. "Search results for "EdillilieLOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Counties'". Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. "Placename Details: Mortlock Siding". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 4 August 2005. SA0046537. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  7. Viterra Storage & Handling Network (PDF) (Map). Viterra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  8. "Viterra 2014-15 Harvest Information - South Australia". p. 20. Retrieved 11 September 2015.



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