Noarlunga Centre, South Australia

Noarlunga Centre Adelaide, South Australia
Centro Colonnades
Postcode:	5168
Coordinates:	35°08′24″S 138°29′35″E / 35.140°S 138.493°E / -35.140; 138.493Coordinates: 35°08′24″S 138°29′35″E / 35.140°S 138.493°E / -35.140; 138.493
Location:	25 km (16 mi) from Adelaide
LGA:	City of Onkaparinga
Suburbs around Noarlunga Centre: Chrisite Downs Morphett Vale Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre Hackham West Port Noarlunga Noarlunga Downs Huntfield Heights

Satellite image of Adelaide with Noarlunga indicated

Noarlunga Centre is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is purely commercial, being dominated by the Centro Colonnades shopping centre. Thus there are no private residents. The suburb is bordered by Beach Road to the north, Dyson Road to the west and Goldsmith Road to the east and south. Burgess Drive, Seaman Road and David Witton Drive are the main thoroughfares inside the boundaries of the suburb.^{[citation needed]}

The name Noarlunga is an English adaptation of the native Kaurna word Nurlongga, meaning 'at the curvature', referring to the horseshoe bend near the mouth of the Onkaparinga River.^[1]

Sharing the name Noarlunga are the two adjacent seaside suburbs Port Noarlunga and Port Noarlunga South and the historic township of Old Noarlunga that is located on the Onkaparinga River.

History

See Also: History of Noarlunga Downs

See Also: History of Adelaide

See Also: European settlement of South Australia

Facilities

Noarlunga Centre is home of many facilities. The Onkaparinga Council headquarters, Noarlunga TAFE, the Noarlunga Library and Noarlunga Hospital are all located in this area, as well as a 5 screen Wallis Cinema, a bowling alley, an ice-skating rink, a swimming centre, as well as a multi-sport venue. The number of retailers in this area is large, with over 200 residing in Centro Colonnades, as well as a few on Dyson Road, and a number in the area just behind this.

Noarlunga Centre is also home to the Noarlunga Hospital, a 108 bed regional health service. Noarlunga Hospital was established in 1985 as a regional community health service.^[2] Services at the hospital include:

• Noarlunga Public Hospital
• Noarlunga Private Hospital
• Southern Mental Health

Transport

Noarlunga Centre Interchange

In Noarlunga Centre, just near Centro Colonnades, is the Noarlunga Centre Interchange, providing numerous bus links to anywhere in the metro area, and a train station, to get to Adelaide by rail. The Southern Expressway also has an on/off ramp located in Noarlunga.

References

1. ^ http://www.kaurnaplacenames.com/shape_and_spelling.php
2. ^ http://www.noarlungahealth.sa.gov.au/