Tepko, South Australia
| Tepko South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Tepko | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°58′S 139°11′E / 34.97°S 139.19°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 31 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5254 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Hammond (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | [3] | ||||||||||||||
Tepko is a locality in the Murray Mallee between the Mount Lofty Ranges and the Murray River in South Australia.
Its name is derived from an Aboriginal name for a hill.[3] It spans the boundary between the Mid Murray Council and the Rural City of Murray Bridge.
Tepko was a stop on the Sedan railway line. The last grain train went through the town in 2005.
As the Heywood interconnector goes past Tepko, a $750 million gas power plant was proposed in 2010 for the area, though was never built.[4][5] A 240 MW four-hour grid battery is being built for 2027 at Summerfield.[6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tepko (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Placename Details: Tepko Railway Station". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 26 March 2007. SA0047681. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Tepko (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 26 March 2007. SA0044868. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Changarathil, Valerina (26 November 2012). "Peak power station Cherokee planned for Tepko at risk from solar panel influx". The Advertiser. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Strathearn, Peri (21 March 2017). "Cherokee gas power plant at Tepko could solve SA's energy woes, Mid Murray Mayor Dave Burgess says". The Murray Valley Standard. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "CIP begins building 960 MWh big battery in South Australia". pv magazine Australia. 11 February 2025.