Visiting Goolwa State Heritage Area

Interpretation Sign and Goolwa Wharf

Goolwa, on the shores of Lake Alexandrina, was once a busy terminus for the Murray River trade, and now contains an intriguing mix of transport, commercial and residential heritage. It is a trade and business centre for the surrounding district, but also one of South Australia's most popular holiday and tourist destinations. The region offers a range of accommodation options, including riverside shacks and holiday homes, as well as visitor attractions, dining facilities and interpretive programs.

The State Heritage Area includes a significant part of the town, as well as the wharf area and railway station. Signal Point Interpretive Centre provides a comprehensive introduction to the region. A walking trail leads visitors through the town, and other popular tourist attractions include the paddle steamer Oscar W and the Cockle Train which steams between Goolwa and Victor Harbor.

View detailed information about the Goolwa State Heritage Area.

Virtual Tour

		Goolwa State Heritage Area boundary
		Click on the arrows to see the photograph of each view or access links below

NB. This map is a diagrammatical representation of the Goolwa State Heritage Area.

1. View along Porter Street from Dawson Street corner, Goolwa State Heritage Area
2. Goolwa Council Chambers, corner of Cadell and Dawson Streets, Goolwa State Heritage Area
3. Figurehead from the Mozambique shipwreck, on the Goolwa Hotel
4. Unusual curved shop front at number 2 Cadell Street, Goolwa
5. Former Goolwa Police Station and Courthouse, now Community Arts Centre, Goolwa State Heritage Area
6. Former morgue building, Goolwa State Heritage Area
7. Former Railway Superintendent's Residence, Goolwa State Heritage Area
8. Entrance to Signal Point Interpretive Centre, Goolwa
9. Goolwa Railway Goods Shed (left) and Station (right), Goolwa State Heritage Area
10. Goolwa Wharf Shed and paddle steamer Oscar W, Goolwa State Heritage Area
11. View of Signal Point and the Goolwa wharf from Hindmarsh Island Bridge
12. View from the post office corner towards the Goolwa wharf - note the original railway cutting
13. View along the original railway cutting towards the wharf, Goolwa State Heritage Area
14. Goolwa RSL Clubrooms, formerly stables for horses employed on the Goolwa to Port Elliot railway
15. Soldiers Memorial Gardens, Goolwa State Heritage Area
16. View south across the Soldiers Memorial Gardens towards the Corio Hotel, with the Australasian Hotel in the background - Goolwa State Heritage Area
17. Former Australasian Hotel, Goolwa State Heritage Area
18. Bottleshop and rear wall of the Corio Hotel, Porter Street, Goolwa
19. Stone wall and cottages on Wildeman Street, Goolwa State Heritage Area
20. 'Little Scotland', Hutchinson Street, Goolwa
21. 'Cockenzie House', Admiral Terrace, Goolwa
22. View from the Goolwa State Heritage Area southern boundary, with the Hindmarsh Island Bridge in the distance