DESTINATION: Kingston SE

Kingston SE

This once small village, located on the shores of Lacepede Bay, is now a regional centre for an area producing sheep, lambs, cattle and crops, with some producers diversifying into viticulture, horticulture and aquaculture. Crayfishing is also an important part of Kingston SE's economy. The town is known as Kingston SE (South East) to avoid confusion with Kingston-on-Murray.


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Fishing is a major attraction with good catches of a variety of species possible from the surf, jetty or from a boat. The National Trust Pioneer Museum is worth seeing, as well as Lions Park, Apex Park and the Aboriginal burial ground in Dowdy St. Historic Cape Jaffa Lighthouse was moved to the foreshore in 1975 from Margaret Brock Reef. The lighthouse is usually open for inspection on weekends and school holidays.

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Butchers Gap and Jip Jip conservation parks are both within easy reach of the town. The unique rock formation; The Granites; is located on a beach about 18km north. Coorong NP isn't too far either and is renowned for the prolific birdlife on the Younghusband Peninsula. There are scenic drives scattered throughout the region, and Mount Scott CP, 20km to the east, has good walking trails.

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Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. cmsadmin. (2005, May 20). Kingston SE. Retrieved July 07, 2008, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.exploreaustralia.com/australia/sa/kingston-se. This work is licensed under a Universal Publishers. Universal Publishers

Region: Limestone Coast

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The Limestone Coast, in the south-east corner of South Australia, is rich in natural attractions, with an arc of beaches and lobster-fishing ports stretching along the coastline to the Victorian border. The region, which centres on Mount Gambier, is named after its incomparable concentration of limestone craters, caves and cliffs, and offers visitors a range of activities and attractions in a spectacular natural setting. more

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