Millicent, South Australia
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Millicent South Australia |
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 Millicent
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| Coordinates | 37°35′0″S 140°21′0″E / 37.58333°S 140.35000°ECoordinates: 37°35′0″S 140°21′0″E / 37.58333°S 140.35000°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 5,024 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5280 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Wattle Range Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | MacKillop | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||
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Millicent is a town in South Australia, 399 kilometres (248 mi) south-east of Adelaide, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Mount Gambier. In the 2011 census, the population was 5,024.
The town is home to the Millicent National Trust Museum, Millicent Library & Gallery, Millicent Civic & Arts Centre, the South East Family History Group, and is nearby to the Tantanoola Caves Conservation Park and the Canunda National Park.
Close by is Lake Bonney SE which is home to South Australia's largest wind turbine farm. Millicent is also home to the man-made lake, Lake McIntyre, a native bird and wildlife reserve.
Millicent was proclaimed in 1870 after a township developed on the limestone ridge in the centre of the newly drained Millicent flats. It is named after Millecent Glen (née Short), wife of one of the early pioneers and daughter of the first Anglican Bishop of Adelaide, Augustus Short. The town name was spelt wrong and was originally meant to be called 'Millecent' but a mistake sent to the government of the town's name was 'Millicent'.
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 400 employees. The factory produces Kleenex, Cottonelle and Viva product lines for the Australian and some regional overseas markets. Millicent is also well known for its primary production, which include many varied crops. Pine and blue gum plantation cover large areas. It is also home to the only seaweed harvesting and processing plant in South Australia.
Millicent has only one round-a-bout, one intersection of traffic lights, one radio station and swimming lake. It also has a resident timber sculpture artist whose works are on display.
Millicent has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Millicent is the southern junction of the Princes Highway (B1) and the more coastal Southern Ports Highway (B101). The northern intersection is at Kingston SE. The Princes Highway continues south towards Mount Gambier and into Victoria.
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