Glenelg, South Australia

Glenelg () is a suburb of Adelaide , the capital city of South Australia . It is a popular coastal resort in summer, and cosmopolitan all year round, situated on Holdfast Bay , in inlet from Gulf St. Vincent .

HISTORY

The Old Gum Tree near Glenelg was the site of the reading of the Proclamation by Governor John Hindmarsh creating the colony of South Australia on December 28 , 1836 . Glenelg is in the City Of Holdfast Bay Local Government Area .

The only to the Adelaide Railway Station , replacing the shuttle bus that operates as an extension to the tram service now.

Glenelg is also known as the site of the Beaumont Children Disappearance in 1966 .

ATTRACTIONS

Glenelg is the starting point of the annual Bay to Birdwood run, in which Vintage motor vehicles are driven by their owners from Glenelg to the National Motor Museum at Birdwood .

A shark museum owned and operated by conservationist and shark attack survivor Rodney Fox .

Glenelg is the finishing point of the annual City-Bay fun run held in September. The run is 12km long.

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