Golden Grove, South Australia

Categories: Suburbs of Adelaide

Golden Grove is an outer north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Tea Tree Gully. It is adjacent to Wynn Vale, Surrey Downs, Greenwith, Yatala Vale, Gould Creek, Upper Hermitage, Fairview Park, and Salisbury East. The post code for Golden Grove is 5125.

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History

Golden Grove was founded by Captain Adam Robertson who named it after the last ship he commanded. Captain Robertson and his wife arrived in South Australia in September 1839. He donated an acre (4,000 m²) of land to people of the area in order for them to build a school they were planning and allowed it to be named Golden Grove.

In 1930, the Golden Grove house and farm were sold. Most of the estate was later purchase by a sand mining company, Boral, in 1972. In 1973 the South Australian Land Commission started to acquire land in the area for housing and later in 1983 the South Australian Urban Land Trust contracted Delfin to develop the land. Construction started in 1985 and the area boomed with over 200 allotments sold in one week, the last being finally sold in 2002.

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Facilities

There are three major high schools in the area including Pedare Christian College, Gleeson High School and Golden Grove High School. They are linked together in a complex that also includes the Golden Grove Recreation Centre.

The Golden Grove Village Shopping Centre is a popular place to shop in the suburb. The centre has a number of retailers, including Big W, Woolworths and EB Games. It also has a number of fast-food chains, including Subway and Domino's Pizza. Many banks operate at the Golden Grove Village. These include Commonwealth Bank, National Bank and Bank SA.

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Transport

There is a bus interchange at the Golden Grove Village, which is operated by Adelaide Metro. There have been many requests to extend the Adelaide O-Bahn, a guided busway to the city, from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange. However, no such thing has happened yet.

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Lifestyle

Lifestyle in Golden Grove is modern yet pleasant and active. There are many grassy areas, good views and places to walk. You often see people out for walks with their dogs while driving along Grenfell Road in neighbouring Wynn Vale. The streets are windy and well-maintained and gardened.

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Crime

Crime rates are generally low. However, The Village Tavern is quite notorious. Due to a lengthy lobby by residents, there are plans for a new police station to be built due to slow response times from Holden Hill Police Station when a patrol car has not been in the vicinity. Its future location is not known, though many people speculate that it will be built at or near the Golden Grove Village

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