Take a break at Truro

Truro is near the south-eastern corner of Ngadjuri country, while the hills to the east and south of Truro are of significance to the Peramangk people. The town was settled around the permanent waterholes and creek which have served as important resources for millennia. It was a way station between Adelaide and the River Murray for early travellers, who followed the tracks of the First Nations People who had trade routes across the country.

Settlement by Europeans began in the mid-1800s, with local miners building a number of the early cottages. While the copper mine no longer operates, the town acts as an important service centre for extensive local broadacre farms. It is also a gateway for travellers to the Riverland and to the Barossa, with local businesses providing food, fuel and accommodation.