Adelaide, South Australia
Mylor
Mylor is a small historic centre which has become increasingly popular as one of the Adelaide Hills dormitory suburbs in recent years. Nearby is Warrakilla estate, the 19th-century home of George Woodroffe Goyder, one of the pioneering Surveyors-General of South Australia. The town is home to the Warrawong Sanctuary.Mylor was surveyed in 1885, with a plan to develop the land as a focal point for orchard development in South Australia. The town was proclaimed in 1891 by Acting Governor of South Australia Sir James Boucaut who named it after his Cornish birthplace of Mylor.
Early inhabitants were strict Methodists, and due to their temperance belief no country pub was established, a quirk which has persisted into the current day. A church, school and a co-operative general store were among the early constructions of the town. The old General Store was established in 1895.
Mylor retains a small village feel with a population of around 900. There is a Mylor country market held on the first Sunday of every month, from 9 am until 1 pm on the Mylor Oval. Mylor is a popular camping area, with many camps. Mylor's beautiful tree lined Oval is used for Cricket and Soccer as well as Community activities.
Mylor Country Fire Service, a volunteer fire service, is one of the oldest brigades in the region, and pride themselves in being well trained and professional. They are part of the Mount Lofty CFS Group, which is part of the Country Fire Service.
Warrakilla estate: the 19th-century home of George Woodroffe Goyder, a former Surveyor General of South Australia. Built in 1842, the sandstone Victorian mansion nestled amid park-like grounds and productive paddocks was originally known as the Wheatsheaf Inn, a resting station for Cobb & Co between Adelaide and Strathalbyn, before becoming the former summer residence of the late Surveyor General, George Goyder. Location: 762 Strathalbyn Road, Mylor SA 5153. Private residence, not open for public inspection.
Warrawong Sanctuary
The Warrawong Sanctuary wildlife reserve was established by Dr John Wamsley to conserve endangered Australian wildlife in 1969, with 50 acres (20 ha) later added. Wamsley eradicated all feral plants and animals from the sanctuary and erected a surrounding fence to preserve the sanctuary's feral free state. Warrawong was opened to the general public in 1985.In May 2010 Warrawong Sanctuary was bought by Zoos South Australia and the Ngarrindjeri People. In February 2013 Zoos South Australia announced that they had withdrawn their support for the Sanctuary due to it being an unsustainable return on their investment.In 2017, the abandoned Sanctuary was purchased by Narelle MacPherson and David Cobbold, a couple from Western Australia's Peel Zoo. The Sanctuary is now fully operational and offering a host of animal encounters, behind the scenes experiences, shows, tours, and camps.
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Mylor Conservation Park
Mylor Conservation Park is a protected area located about 19 kilometres south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 1 kilometre north-east of the town of Mylor. It is located within land east of Strathalbyn Road and west of the watercourse of the Onkaparinga River, and is accessed via Whitehead Road. Part of the land was previously used as a recreational facility called the Mylor Recreation Centre.The Heysen Trail, the long distance walking trail, passes through the conservation park entering from the west via Whitehead Road and exiting in the north onto Hooper Road.
Horsnell Gully, Giles Ruins, The Heysen Trail
Giles Conservation Park
A popular section of the Heysen Trail is Horsnell Gully and Giles Conservation Park where you can explore the Giles Ruins, and spot koalas along the way. Charles Giles and John Horsnell settled the area in the 1840s, building three stone cottages here. The cottages were build from local stone with stone lined floors, and named ‘Hope’, ‘Faith’ and ‘Charity’. At the junction of the two creeks they established The Reedbeds, an area cultivated by three gardeners and their families who lived in the cottages. A slate-lined channel helped direct waters from the creek into The Reedbeds. Hornsell established a nursey and home called ‘Grove Hill’ nearby at Norton Summit.Throughout the valley are scattered ruins. Two of the cottages are easily identifiable and fairly complete, although both are fragile. The Reedbeds are not easily identifiable, although some of the slate channels can be found, and there are plenty of European trees which mark the cultivated area. There are plenty of koalas to be seen and heard near the ruins, and walking down into the valley.
