Williamstown is a small South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

n town on the fringe of the Barossa Valley wine-growing region and the Adelaide Hills

Adelaide Hills

The Adelaide Hills are part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is unofficially centred on the largest town in the area, Mount Barker, which has a population of around 29,000 and is also one of Australia's fastest growing towns.- History :The...

. It is 51km north east of Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, with an elevation of 310m and an average rainfall of 682.7mm. Williamstown was originally known as Victoria Creek. It has a summer average temperature of 31°C with temperatures often reaching mid 40's, and a winter average temperature of 15°C with it often dropping below freezing at night.

Williamstown is in the Barossa Council

Barossa Council

Barossa Council is a Local Government Area in the Barossa Valley in South Australia. It was proclaimed on 1 July 1996 through the amalgamation of several former councils:*District Council of Angaston*District Council of Barossa*District Council of Tanunda...

 local government area, the state

South Australian House of Assembly

The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...

 electoral district of Schubert

Electoral district of Schubert

Schubert is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Max Schubert, the winemaker of Grange Hermitage...

 and the federal

Australian House of Representatives

The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....

 Division of Mayo

Division of Mayo

The Division of Mayo is an Australian Electoral Division located in the hills, east of Adelaide, South Australia and currently includes the towns of Victor Harbor, Lobethal, Mount Barker, Strathalbyn, Woodside and Kingscote....

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Other Places

• Barossa Reservoir and Whispering Wall
  Barossa Reservoir
  Barossa Reservoir is a reservoir in South Australia, built between 1899 and 1902 to supply water to Gawler and other northern country areas. At the time of its completion, the reservoir was hailed as an engineering marvel, and at a total of 36 metres, was the highest in Australia...
  
  
• Para Wirra Recreation Park
  Para Wirra Recreation Park
  .Para Wirra Recreation Park is a national park located in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges near Adelaide, Australia. Para Wirra forms part of a larger, block of contiguous native vegetation, the remainder of which is owned by the Woods and Forests Department, the Engineering and Water...
  
  
• Hoffnungsthal, South Australia
  Hoffnungsthal, South Australia
  Hoffnungsthal is the location of a former German pioneer settlement, located in South Australia's Barossa Valley. Founded in 1847, it was located in an ephemeral lagoon which was dry for the first years of settlement. Local Peramangk people warned the settlers that the area was prone to...
  
  
• Williamstown Hotel
• Barossa District Football and Netball Club
• Linfield Road Wines
• Linfield Cottage

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