20-505: Hindmarsh is an inner suburb of Adelaide , South Australia . It is located in the City of Charles Sturt . The suburb is located between South Road to the west and North Adelaide . The River Torrens forms its southern boundary and the Grange and Outer Harbour railway line forms the northeast. Before the colonisation of South Australia in 1836, the land now called Hindmarsh was occupied by
40-621: A picture theatre . This was the Star Theatre, one of cinema chain owner Dan Clifford 's earliest cinemas. Later known as the Odeon Star, Cinema Italia, Cinema Europa, and Windsor Theatre, the cinema eventually closed in 1990. The modern suburb of Hindmarsh has western and southern boundaries contiguous with the original village and section 353, the Torrens River being the southern boundary. The modern suburb includes land between Port Road and
60-544: A major and popular live music venue, with five separate performing spaces and featuring a wide range of genres of music. It has attracted performers such as Billy Bragg , Vika and Linda Bull , Paul Kelly and The Whitlams , as well as lesser-known musicians, local schools' annual concerts and weekly open mic sessions in the front bar. The venue has won a number of awards, such as both the AHA(SA) and National AHA awards for Best Live Music Venue in 2017, and it has been inducted into
80-519: Is (was?) the Weekly Times Messenger . Other regional and national newspapers such as The Advertiser and The Australian are also available. The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel , more commonly known as The Gov on Port Road , Hindmarsh, was opened in 1848. It underwent renovations in 1988, but had fallen into disrepair when new owners the Tonkins took over in 1993. " The Gov " was developed into
100-535: Is serviced by public transport run by the Adelaide Metro : Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of
120-470: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Tom Koutsantonis Anastasios " Tom " Koutsantonis (born 23 August 1971) is an Australian politician in the South Australian Branch of
140-601: The City of Charles Sturt local government area , being represented in that council by Independent Edgar Agius and Labor Member Matt Mitchell. Hindmarsh lies in the state electoral district of West Torrens . Prior to the 2016 redistribution it was in the Croydon district. and the federal electoral division of Adelaide . The suburb is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly by Tom Koutsantonis and federally by Steve Georganas . The local newspaper
160-645: The Kaurna people. The suburb was named by South Australia's first Governor , Sir John Hindmarsh . Hindmarsh was the first owner of section 353 in the Hundred of Yatala , being among the earliest to make a selection of a "country section" to which he and other early investors in South Australia were entitled by their purchase of land orders prior to settlement (see Lands administrative divisions of South Australia § Land division history ). He and Arthur Lindsay subdivided
180-572: The Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
200-639: The SA Music Hall of Fame . It has been described as "the city's mecca for live music". Its performance spaces are also used by the Adelaide Fringe each year. The Adelaide Entertainment Centre is a major venue for all kinds of performances, from small intimate spaces to large concerts. It houses up to 11,300 people. Port Road is the main arterial road connecting the suburb to the Adelaide city centre , while South Road forms its western boundary. Hindmarsh
220-686: The railway line as well, making the railway line the northern border instead of Port Road, as it was for the early village. The 2016 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 231 persons in Hindmarsh on census night. Of these, 61.1% were male and 38.9% were female. The majority of residents (66.8%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being England (5.2%), South Korea (4.3%), Malaysia (3.8%), Thailand (3.3%), and Italy (1.9%). Additionally, people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent made up 2.6% of
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#1732869246586240-591: The 1990s. Koutsantonis was elected to the seat of Peake (now West Torrens) at the 1997 election on a margin of 4.5 points, then by 8.6 points at the 2002 election , and by 18.3 points at the 2006 election , after which Koutsantonis was elevated to the chairmanship of the economic and advisory committee. In 2009, he was appointed to cabinet ; Koutsantonis has served in a range of ministerial portfolios with responsibility for finance, state development, mineral resources and energy, small business, ministerial resources and energy, and for road safety, where Koutsantonis
260-566: The Australian Labor Party , representing the seats of West Torrens (2002−current) and Peake (1997−2002) as a Labor member in the South Australian House of Assembly . He served as Treasurer of South Australia and minister for other portfolios in the Weatherill cabinet between 2011 and 2018. Since March 2022, Koutsantonis has served as the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and
280-703: The Minister for Energy and Mining in the Malinauskas ministry . A Greek-Australian, Koutsantonis was born in Adelaide and attended Netley Primary School and Adelaide High School . As a student at the University of Adelaide he became involved in Australian Young Labor , drove taxis and went on to run a small business before becoming an industrial officer for the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) in
300-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
320-632: The land in June 1838 and were responsible for it being laid out as the first private town in the colony of South Australia. In the process, according to South Australian historian Geoffrey Manning , the Governor "acquired a dubious reputation by prohibiting squatting in the Parklands, thus forcing people to acquire land in the subdivision". In 1916, the old town hall was expanded and extensively refurbished by noted cinema architect Chris A. Smith , to accommodated use as
340-586: The past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and
360-452: The suburb. In terms of religious affiliation, 46.8% of residents attributed themselves to being irreligious, 17.9% attributed themselves to being Catholic , 6.8% attributed themselves to be Buddhist , and 6.4% attributed themselves to being Eastern Orthodox . Within Welland, 82.8% of the residents were employed, with the remaining 17.2% being unemployed. Hindmarsh is part of Beverley Ward in
380-575: The term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in
400-547: Was forced to apologise for his "unacceptable" driving record which listed 58 traffic offences and over $ 10,000 in fines. He subsequently resigned the road safety portfolio. Following the retirement of Liberal's Rob Lucas at the 2022 state election , Koutsantonis became the longest serving member of the South Australian Parliament. His long-serving parliamentary service was recognised by Labor leader Peter Malinauskas in his victory speech on election night. After
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