Eudunda proud winner of the Best Community – Mid North.
Eudunda Best Community Award December 2009
Eudunda is a rural town in South Australia, 115 kilometres northeast of Adelaide (about 1 hour 15 mins drive), established in 1870 after settlers began moving into the area in the 1860s.
Eudunda was originally named after a Ngadjuri word “eudundacowi” meaning “water out of the ground”. The hidden springs, made Eudunda an important stopover point for famous cattle men such as Sir Sydney Kidman, driving their stock to the Kapunda and Adelaide markets.Eudunda grew rapidly as a German settlement, which is still evident today.
The town was the birthplace to famous author, Colin Thiele who’s boyhood home still stands. Novels such as “Sun on the Stubble”, “The Shadow on the Hills” and “Uncle Gustav’s Ghost” are timeless classics of Thiele’s childhood in Eudunda, which he renamed Gonunda in his writings. Today Eudunda salutes Colin Thiele with a bronze statue, and silhouettes of Gustav at the town entrances.
Eudunda was also the birthplace of Eudunda Farmers Cooperative, which became a force in the retail industry.
A beautiful town nestled amongst the Northern Mount Lofty Ranges, Eudunda exhibits a peaceful ambience, and pride in it’s German heritage. Proudly part of the Heartland Heritage Trail, Eudunda’s heritage can be discovered at the Family Heritage Gallery and Gosling Cottage, located in the main street.
“Don’t forget to call in at Eudunda’s Tourism Information Outlet, opposite the Eudunda Heritage Gallery and next to Country Fabric’s ’N’ Things shop in Bruce St (the main street), for all the latest news and things to see and do.”