Ceduna, South Australia

Gateway to the Nullabor Plain

In local Wirangu language, Ceduna, from the word Chedoona, is said to mean 'a place to sit down and rest' and that's exactly what we intend to do over the next two weeks...

View from the best seafood joint in town, an inconspicuous shack on the Eyre Highway called the Oyster Barn

We fitted Cherry with a Rhino Roof Rack that we purchased from the super helpful folk at Auto One in Port Augusta

Shelly Beach looking East

Shelly Beach looking West

Despite the first Europeans, the English Matthew Flinders and the French Nicolas Baudin to discover and name Murat Bay in the early 1800's it wasn't until the late 1800's that the area now known as Ceduna was settled for agricultural purposes. This was due in part to many others rejecting the land based on limited access to a fresh water supply. Today this remains an issue for the residences of Ceduna with fresh water being pumped from Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula, located approximately 450 kilometres away. Ceduna boasts a high-frequency deep sea port that exports grain, salt, mineral sands and gypsum, with the world's largest mineral sands mine located just 200 kilometres north-west of the township. About 25% of the approximately 3,000 strong population is indigenous, with many communities located not far out of town, this is the highest concentration of indigenous within South Australia. Being the last major township before entering the Nullabor Plain, the population of Ceduna fluctuates with tens of thousands of visitors passing through each year.