Lockleys, South Australia

:"For the similar-sounding suburb of Bristol, England, see Lockleaze

Infobox Australian Place| type = suburb
name = Lockleys
state = sa
city=Adelaide
lga = City of West Torrens
postcode = 5032
stategov = West Torrens, Colton
fedgov = Hindmarsh
near-n=Kidman Park
near-ne=Flinders Park
near-e=Underdale
near-se=Brooklyn Park
near-s=Adelaide Airport
near-sw=West Beach
near-w= Fulham
near-nw= Fulham Gardens

Lockleys (located at coord|34|54|S|138|34|E|region:AU-SA, postcode 5032, altitude 31m) is a suburb the city of Adelaide, South Australia.

History

The area was subdivided for housing after being an area renowned for its market gardens and greenhouses. The Hank family held substantial holdings. The Hank brothers were footballers for West Torrens Football Club with Bob Hank winning a Magarey Medal in both 1946 and 1947.

The suburb is the home of the EDS request management and EDS credit services in the former John Martins bulk store on Pierson St. Prior to EDS's conversion of the warehouse this was used as a storage location for the floats used in the John Martin's Christmas parade.

The suburb has two state primary schools. Lockleys Primary School and Lockleys North Primary School. The nearest state high school is Underdale High School which has David Hookes as one of its past students.

The area was subject to flooding by the River Torrens until the Torrens channel was cut in to replace the wetlands. A large part of Lockleys is within a bend of the River Torrens.

Activities and Sport

Lockleys is home to the Lockleys Football Club who play in the SA Amateur Football League.

Mellor Park on Henley Beach Rd has a tall tree which is decorated each year as a Christmas Tree.

The local guide group is Lockleys Guides, and the local scout group was 1st Lockleys Scout Troop until it closed in March 2001.

Kooyonga Golf Course is located in Lockleys and has previously hosted the South Australian Open Golf Championships.

Lockleys is the home of the former Odeon Star, now Windsor, Lockleys Cinema, Henley Beach Rd.

Religion

The area has several churches.St Richards of Chichester is the Anglican church, St Francis of Assisi is the Catholic church, as well as a Baptist church. The area also had a Uniting Church on May Tce, but this site was recently sold and a brand new state of the art building was constructed on Sir Donald Bradman Drive in front of the Adelaide College Of Divinity. The Adelaide West Uniting Church holds three services each Sunday, and has gained much respect in the local community with demonstrated commitment to the youth of the area and also to newly arrived refugees making their home in the western suburbs. An African worship service is held at the church on Sunday afternoons each fortnight.

Government

Lockleys is in the City of West Torrens local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Colton and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Hindmarsh.

References

* [http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazm01?placename=Lockleys&placetype=0&state=SA+ Geoscience Australia]
* [http://www.placenames.sa.gov.au/pno/pnores.phtml?placeName=Lockleys&feature= South Australian State Gazetteer: Placenames Online]
* [http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/l/t3.htm#lockleys The Manning Index of South Australian History]