Naracoorte Travel Guide
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Naracoorte is a large country town renowned for its World Heritage-listed limestone caves. Naracoorte takes its name from an Aboriginal word meaning 'large waterhole'. The Meintangk Aborigines lived here prior to European settlement and continued to fight for their land well into the 1860s and 1870s.
The Naracoorte area was settled in 1842 but didn't take off until the 1850s, with the Victorian gold rush, and later with the arrival of the railway. These days Naracoorte is a prosperous and thriving rural centre serving a rich grazing and farming area. In recent times the area to the south of the town has seen the development of a significant wine industry with extensive vineyards being planted at Koppamurra.
South-east of Naracoorte, the Naracoorte Caves National Park is recognised as one of the richest sites for Pleistocene fossils in the world. One of the caves, Bat Cave, is a significant nursery for the bent-wing bat, and features a unique Teleview Centre for viewing the 100,000 bats which breed here.
Geographic Location
330km south-east of Adelaide
Population
4674
Climate
Cool Temperate
Summer: -2.8 – 45.6°C
Winter: -4.1 – 35.7°C
Rainfall: 578 mm/year (wettest months May to October)