Gawler, one of South Australia's fastest growing regional cities lies at the junction of the South and North Para Rivers and just south of the Sturt/Barrier Highway junction approximately 40km north of Adelaide. The town grew steadily early due to its key geographical position and as a result of the copper mining at Kapunda and Burra to the north by becoming a major manufacturing & service centre for the region. Though its early industries declined in the early to mid 1900's, Gawler remained as a centre for the local wheat and wool industries but has grown in recent years as a satellite city to Adelaide and the Barossa Valley. The city itself is quite grand with several historic buildings standing in revamped and busy main street and boasts the largest living Christmas Tree in the Southern Hemisphere which forms part of the well kept parklands abutting the Para Rivers.

Population: 14,900
State: South Australia
Postcode: 5118
Local Government: Gawler City Council
Location: 44km north of Adelaide
Main Roads: Sturt Highway (Main North Road) , Barrier Highway , Barossa Valley Way 
Main Watercourses: South Para River, North Para River, Gawler River
Radio Stations (Music): Nova FM (91.9), Mix 102.3 (102.3), Triple M (104.7), Triple J (105.5), SAFM (107.1), Life FM (107.9)

Photos from Gawler (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):
 

	Heading north on the Sturt Highway (Main North Rd) at the Gawler exit (2004).
	Adelaide Road, heading north from 19th Street, Gawler (2004).
	Bridge Street South, heading north-east approaching the South Para River bridge, Gawler (2004).
	Murray Street, looking north in Gawler (2004).
	Murray Street, heading south in Gawler (2004).
	Murray Street, heading south again, this time approaching the Barossa Valley Way turnoff, Gawler (2004).
	Lyndoch Road (Barossa Valley Hwy) heading south-east in Gawler (2004).
	Murray Street, heading south before the street upgrade, Gawler (2001).