Millicent, South Australia

Millicent, South Australia
Millicent
South Australia
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Millicent is located in South Australia
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Millicent
Population: 4,771[1]
Postcode: 5280
Coordinates: 37°35′S 140°21′E / 37.583°S 140.35°E / -37.583; 140.35Coordinates: 37°35′S 140°21′E / 37.583°S 140.35°E / -37.583; 140.35
Location:
LGA: Wattle Range Council
State District: MacKillop
Federal Division: Barker

Millicent is a town in South Australia, 399 kilometres (248 mi) south-east of Adelaide, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Mount Gambier. At the 2006 Census, the population was 4,771.[1]

The town is home to the Millicent National Trust Museum, and is nearby to the Tantanoola Caves Conservation Park and the Canunda National Park.

The Millicent football and netball clubs play in the Western Border Football League. The nickname of the clubs is the Saints, and the teams share the same red, white and black colours as the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL. The town also has strong links with the Mid-South Eastern League, a league made up of teams representing the smaller towns in the district. Many Millicent residents play for teams from the neighbouring towns of Mount Burr (green and gold, the Mozzies), Tantanoola (red and white, the Tigers) and Hatherleigh (blue and gold, the Eagles). The town's basketball team is called the Magic. (colours: silver, red, black).

Close by is Lake Bonney which is home to South Australia's largest wind turbine farm.

Sister city

Millicent has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc (SCI):[2]

Millicent is also home to a Kimberly Clark Australia paper mill which is located 10 km away from the town; it is the largest employer in the area with approximately 600 employees. The factory produces Kleenex, Cottonelle and Viva product lines for the Australian and some regional overseas markets. The adjacent Tantanoola Pulp Mill is also owned by Kimberly Clark; it produces pulp from the extensive Radiata pine plantantions in the region.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Millicent (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL415600&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-02-28. 
  2. ^ "Sister Cities International: Online Directory: Australia, Oceania". http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/Oceania/Australia/index. Retrieved 2007-05-08. 

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