Meningie, South Australia

Meningie South Australia
Meningie Hotel
Meningie
Population:	940 (2006 Census)[1]
Established:	1866
Postcode:	5264
Coordinates:	35°41′18″S 139°20′16″E / 35.68833°S 139.33778°E / -35.68833; 139.33778Coordinates: 35°41′18″S 139°20′16″E / 35.68833°S 139.33778°E / -35.68833; 139.33778
Elevation:	34 m (112 ft)
Location:	143 km (89 mi) southeast of Adelaide
LGA:	The Coorong District Council
State District:	Hammond
Federal Division:	Barker

Meningie is a town on the southeast side of Lake Albert in South Australia. It is on the Princes Highway near The Coorong and was surveyed in 1866. ^[2] At the 2006 census, Meningie had a population of 940.^[1]

Meningie was the first town in Australia to have ADSL broadband installed without using a Telstra DSLAM. Agile Communications installed their own DSLAM in Meningie in October 2003, following on from having established a microwave network connecting to Adelaide in May 2001. Agile's associated internet service provider, Internode Systems offered services through this DSLAM. ^[3]

Meningie is located near Lake Albert, which is a part of the Murray-Darling Basin.

Meningie has a local Australian rules football club, the Meningie Bears, which has been running for approximately 105 years.^{[citation needed]} On the 12 of December 2007 Brodie Martin was rookie listed to the Adelaide Crows and is the first player from Meningie to be put on an AFL list. Another sporting club is the Meningie Motocross Club.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Meningie (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL415000&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
2. ^ "Meningie, South Australia". Placenames Online. Government of South Australia. http://www.placenames.sa.gov.au/pno/pnores.phtml?recno=SA0034755. Retrieved 2006-06-19. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Simon Wright (2003-10-03). "Internode launches own ADSL network". Whirlpool. http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm/1197. Retrieved 2006-06-19.