Currency Creek (South Australia)
Currency Creek may refer to the following located in South Australia: * Currency Creek (South Australia), a river * Currency Creek, South Australia, a locality * Currency Creek Arboretum * Currency Creek wine region *Currency Creek Game Reserve Currency Creek Game Reserve is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south-western side of Lake Alexandrina in the gazetted localities of Currency Creek and Goolwa North about north-east of Goolwa. The ...

Currency Creek, South Australia
Currency Creek (postcode 5214) is a township and locality in South Australia on the western shore of Lake Alexandrina about 6 km north of Goolwa, beside a seasonal stream bearing the same name - Currency Creek - which flows into Lake Alexandrina. The locality includes the headland named Finniss Point which separates the mouths of Currency Creek and the Finniss River. History Parts of Lake Alexandrina near to Currency Creek were initially explored by Charles Sturt in an open boat in 1830 but he did not sight the creek. In December 1837, while exploring the Lake and Murray Mouth looking for other outlets to the sea, a party led by Thomas Bewes Strangways and Young Bingham Hutchinson discovered the waterway while using a whaleboat borrowed from the Encounter Bay fishery. The whaleboat, which in September 1837 had been sold off the schooner '' Currency Lass'' at Adelaide, bore the same name as its mother ship, and they named the creek in honour of this boat. They reported ...
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Currency Creek Arboretum
270px, Dean Nicolle and Eucalyptus deanei image:Eucalyptus-20070325-013.jpg">270px, ''Eucalyptus conferruminata'' The Currency Creek Arboretum (CCA; or Currency Creek Arboretum Eucalypt Research Centre) is located in the Australian state of South Australia near the small town of Currency Creek, South Australia, Currency Creek and south of the state capital of Adelaide city centre, Adelaide. CCA is a specialist Eucalypt arboretum and research centre, composed solely of Australian native plants. Privately owned and operated, CCA is open by appointment only and does not charge entry fees. Run by volunteers, there is no paid staff. History Dr. Dean Nicolle began looking for land between Mount Compass and Strathalbyn in 1990 to create an arboretum. The specific soil type he was looking for had to be well-drained, limestone-free, and with a neutral or slightly acidic pH. CCA was established in 1992. The site has a Mediterranean climate with annual rainfall. The first seed pl ...
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Currency Creek Wine Region
Currency Creek wine region is a wine region in South Australia that is located on the west side of Lake Alexandrina between Milang, the Murray Mouth, Port Elliot and just south of Ashbourne. The region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI) in 2001 and as of 2014, has a total planted area of and is represented by at least four wineries. Extent and appellation The Currency Creek wine region is one of five wine zones forming the Fleurieu zone which located to the immediate south of Adelaide city centre in South Australia. The Currency Creek wine region extends from Milang on the shore of Lake Alexandrina in the north east, to the Murray Mouth in the south east, Port Elliot in the south west and just south of Ashbourne in the north west. The wine region includes vineyards on Hindmarsh Island. The term ‘Currency Creek’ was registered as an AGI on 9 April 2001. Grapes and wine As of 2014, the most common plantings in the Currency Creek ...
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