Evanston South, South Australia
| Evanston South Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Evanston South | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°38′42″S 138°43′37″E / 34.645°S 138.727°ECoordinates: 34°38′42″S 138°43′37″E / 34.645°S 138.727°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5116 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Town of Gawler | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Light | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Spence | ||||||||||||||
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Evanston South is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the Town of Gawler. It is on the eastern side of Main North Road on the southern side of Gawler.
The southern part of Evanston South includes the Smithfield Memorial Park cemetery, operated by the .[1] In 2021, a new 2 ha (4.9-acre) burial site was built in the cemetery to accommodate the repatriated remains of Kaurna people, on land donated by Adelaide Cemeteries. In November of that year, the South Australian Museum apologised to the Kaurna people for having held 4,600 Aboriginal remains over the past 165 years, and buried the first 100 remains of their ancestors at the site. The memorial site is in the shape of the Kaurna shield, to protect the ancestors now buried there.[2]
The southern part of Evanston South also includes the Gawler Gate Tourist Park, formerly known as Dalkeith Caravan Park, at 3134 Main North Road.[3][4]
The northern part of Evanston South contains Trinity College, Gawler, a residential housing estate developed in the 2010s, and vacant land zoned for future residential development.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Smithfield Memorial Park". Adelaide Cemeteries Authority. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Mullins, Sarah (7 December 2021). "SA Museum apologises for holding 4,600 Aboriginal remains as first repatriations laid to rest on Country". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Gawler Gateway Tourist Park". SAcommunity. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Caravan Park & Cabin Accommodation in Gawler". Gawler Gateway Tourist Park. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Masterplan". Aspire at Evanston South. Lanser Communities. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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