Loxton

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Loxton

• Environmental Scan

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Riverland
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Loxton

• Loxton was founded in 1907
• Famous for its Loxton Lights up
• The largest flood was in 1956
• Average Rainfall 250 mm
• It was a Soldier settlement
• Population 7,100

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Churches

• Loxton has 7 different churches
• Anglican Church.
• Catholic Church
• Living Waters Christian community
• St Peters (Lutheran)
• Concordia (Lutheran)
• Jehovah Witnesses
• Uniting Church

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Education
Loxton has 4 Primary Schools, a High School and 2
kindergartens. The Primary schools consist of 2
public and 2 Private The High School has
approximately 600 students. Despite the small
number, the school excels in many aspects.
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Employment Opportunities
Loxton has lots of employment opportunities in
the Science/Agriculture industries. PIRSA Loxton
research centre houses some of the Riverlands
finest horticultural scientists. The centre
conducts experiments and reports to assist the
growth and vitality of the regions most important
industry. There is also lots of opportunities for
people interested in trades and retail.
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Animals
Wheat
Citrus
Industries of Loxton
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Animal
Loxton has a large animal industry. We have live
stock such as cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens.
From this stock we produce stud farms and organic
meat productions we even have our own slaughter
house. We have weekly markets at the sale yards
selling quality meat. We also have an uprising
horse and pony club.
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Wheat
The wheat industry in Loxton produces thousands
of tonnes of wheat each year. The last few years
haven't been quite as good though due to the
drought.
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Citrus
Lemons
Loxton produces a wide range of citrus products
we have juice factories such as Polys fruit
juices. Citrus Packing and marketing is handled
by large packing sheds including BP fruits,
Costis and Simpsons.
Oranges
Grapefruit
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Wineries

• The Loxton winery has been a fixture in
  Australias historic Riverland since 1948. Over
  the years, technologies have been introduced to
  make the winery capable of crushing 64,000 tonnes
  every year. While technology allows this growth,
  a strong focus on small batch processing for
  premium wines remains.
• Other wineries in the area include Kingston
  Estate and Trombrie Wines.

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Entertainment In Loxton
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Main Street

• We have a wide variety of shops catering to all
  needs.
• The Loxton Hotel Motel and the Loxton Club are
  community owned facilities.

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Our community
Although Loxton may be a small town, the large
sense of community makes up for it.
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• We have many community events throughout the
  year. These include
• Loxton Mardi Gras
• Nippys Loxton Gift
• Riverland Harvest Festival
• Loxton Historical Village Alive Day
• Hand Picked Music Festival
• The Pines Open Day

• Loxton Spring Show
• Loxton Lights Christmas Festival
• Monthly Markets

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• Murray River
• Loxton Historical Village
• The Pines (Historical House Garden)
• Cross of Sacrifice
• Loxton Christmas Lights
• Loxton Golf Club
• Heritage/Nature Walk
• Sturt Memorial Lookout
• Tree of Knowledge
• McGuigan Simeon Wines
• Plus much more

There is much to see and do in Loxton. Some
places which include
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You cant get to all our tourist attractions, so
we provide many places of affordable and
comfortable accommodation for you and your family.
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A major event of Loxton is our Lights Up
Festival, held each year in November. We start
the Christmas period with fireworks, and the
whole town comes alive with it many Christmas
lights festivities.
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Loxton Lights Up!

• Celebrate the Christmas season with a wide range
  of festivities for both young and old including
• Santas Walk
• Little Town
• Singing Christmas Tree
• Christmas tree festival
• Christmas Wonderland
• Carols by Candlelight
• Wine, Food and Beer festival
• River Cruises/Bus Tours
• Craft Fair
• Santas Cave
• Extended shopping hours

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Our beautiful River Murray is vital for our
community. It provides us with many resources,
besides its recreational uses. Families like to
fish, water sports and camp, especially at Easter
and Christmas.
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Loxton . . . . . Our Sports and Recreation
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Warm Weather Invites us to . . . . . .
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• Water Sports
• (Aquatic Club)
• Camping
• Canoeing

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Our Great facilities . . . . .
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Squash Hockey Yoga Karate Eight
Ball Go Karts BMX Aerobics Triathlon Ten
nis
Netball Basketball Boxing Skate
Park Swimming Volleyball Soccer Golf Football

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For more information on the Loxton area visit
www.loxtontourism.com www.loxtonlights.com www.lox
tonhistoricalvillage.com.au www.murraypioneer.com.
au www.loxtonwaikerie.sa.gov.au www.loxtonhs.sa.ed
u.au www.handpicked.org.au