Willalo, South Australia

Willalo is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder.[1] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".[2] It was also known in its early days as North Booboorowie.[3]

Willalo
South Australia
Willalo
Coordinates33.44°S 138.79°E / -33.44; 138.79
Postcode(s)5419 [1]
LGA(s)Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s)Stuart [1]
Federal Division(s)Grey [1]
Localities around Willalo:
Canowie Hallett Hallett
Hacklins Corner Willalo Hallett
Spalding North Booborowie Mount Bryan
FootnotesCoordinates[2]

The Willalo Hall was built in 1912 and demolished in 2015. The Willalo School began operating in the hall in 1912 and closed in 1971.[3][4][5][6] The Willalo Methodist Church was built in 1928; its date of closure is unknown.[7] Willalo also once had a tennis club.[8]

The locality is zoned for use in primary production, variously for either agriculture or grazing purposes.[2]

References
  1. "Search result(s) for Willalo, 5419". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. "Search result(s) for Willalo, 5419". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. "BOOBOROWIE". Burra Record. XV (1015). South Australia. 30 October 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "What's Happening in Goyder" (PDF). Regional Council of Goyder. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  5. "Hallett News". Burra Broadcaster. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. "Burra District Churches, Schools, Cemeteries, Hotels". Burra History Group. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  7. "WILLALO METHODIST CHURCH". The Register (Adelaide). XCIII (26, 956). South Australia. 7 January 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Willalo Tennis Tournament". Burra Record. 69 (10). South Australia. 12 March 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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