Welcome
Tintinara's website is undergoing a major make-over. Whether you already live here, or plan to visit the region or move here, our aim is to provide you with all the information you ever might want to know about the town, its many local businesses, services and community groups, and the region's beautiful conservation parks.
Tintinara and Surrounding District
The town of Tintinara (affectionately known by many as Tinty) is on the Dukes Highway about 200km south-east of Adelaide. Tintinara is situated in what was known as "The Ninety Mile Desert" because of its poor sandy soils, and low mallee and heath vegetation. Following extensive clearance of vegetation, and the addition of trace elements, the district has become a highly productive farming area.
Tintinara was a
regular watering point on the track from Adelaide to the Mt
Alexander goldfields in Victoria in the 1850s. The town's history describes the
original settlement known as the Tintinara Homestead, 7 km west of
Tintinara. It includes an old shearing shed, shearers'
quarters, and a post office.
The town of Tintinara is often described as "The Heart of the Parks", because it is central to 10 National Parks, principally ....
Ngarkat Conservation Park, a 207,152 hectare wilderness comprising three other parks, which stretch to the Victorian border.
Coorong National Park, a long, thin park, comprising a naturally occurring body of highly saline water separated from the coast by the Younghusband Peninsula. The Peninsula is a 100km long semi-submerged sand dune running parallel to the coast and open to the sea at the Murray Mouth. The Coorong is an internationally-protected habitat (Ramsar-listed) for thousands of resident and migratory water birds.
Messent Conservation Park, which is home to the silky mouse, mallee fowl, and countless other birds and animals.
Mount Boothby Conservation Park contains a 129 metre high granite outcrop overlaid with limestone.
Leisure
Leisure activities for visitors could include walking in the region's natural wilderness. Alternatively, other attractions include sports facilities such as Lawn Bowls, with two excellent greens, or for the more active, Tennis, with eight hard courts. Golf enthusiasts will find an excellent 18-hole golf course 10 km south-east of the town along the Duke's highway.
Tourist Information
Heart of the Parks, situated in the old railway station opposite the shops in Tintinara on the Dukes Highway, Phone (08) 8757 2220.
