Port Augusta, SA - Accommodation, Attractions, Entertainment

Port Augusta, SA

Port Augusta was earmarked as a strategic port in 1802, but it wasn’t until 1854 that serious development of the small settlement at the head of Fitzgerald Bay began. Within a few years huge tonnages of wool, wheat and minerals were crossing Augusta’s wharves. The shipping boom is over, but the Flinders Ranges largest city remains an important railhead.

Modern Port Augusta is distinguished by green, shady parks and gardens which strike a sharp contrast to the near desert landscape that greets your approach to the city. Because of its historic significance, Port Augusta also has much to offer the visitor on the two-hour Heritage Walk. Your itinerary should also include the Wadlata Outback Centre which transports you back to the Dreamtime, the Royal Flying Doctor Service headquarters and a call to watch School of the Air teachers reach out to students in some of Australia’s most remote areas.

Bustling rail junction with direct trains to Perth, Sydney and Alice Springs. The best lookout is a water tower on the river’s west bank. The Port Augusta racing carnival is held in July.

Accommodation

Comfort Augusta Westside Motel
3 Loudon Rd.
Port Augusta, SA, 5700
Ph: 08 8642 2488
Email: info@augustahotel.com.au

Acacia Ridge Motor Inn
33 Stokes Tce.
Port Augusta, SA, 5700
Ph: 08 8642 3377
Email: acaciaridge@ozemail.com.au

Comfort Inn Port Augusta
National Highway 1 - PO Box 1809
Port Augusta, SA, 5700
Ph: 086 422 755
Email: comfortpa@bigpond.com

Hotel Augusta
1 Loudon Rd
Port Augusta, SA, 5700
Ph: 08 8642 2701
Email: info@hotelaugusta.com.au

Motel Pampas
76 Stirling Rd
Port Augusta, SA, 5700
Ph: 08 8642 3795
Email: jbaluch@portaugusta.sa.gov.au