Christies Beach
Christies Beach is a popular family swimming beach overlooked by Witton Bluff on the cliff face with expansive views along the beach. The reserve on the foreshore with BBQs and tables is ideal for picnics and relaxing. A boat ramp for fishing enthusiasts is well patronised.
Christies Beach is an ideal holiday destination with a range of accommodation.
Beach Road at Christies has numerous cafes, food outlets, a variety of shops and business facilities. Shopping Centres at Noarlunga and Hallett Cove are a short drive away.
Christies Beach is bordered by O'Sullivans Beach (north) and Port Noarlunga (south).
The seaside suburbs in the southern Adelaide metropolitan area, are about 40 minutes drive from Adelaide and are within the City of Onkaparinga, now one of the largest local government areas with a population of 152,000 (Wikipedia).
O'Sullivans Beach
O'Sullivans Beach is a wide sandy beach that attracts many beach goers in summer. The stone breakwater on the northern edge forms a cove around the boatramp which is popular with boaties. There is ample parking, a kisok and boat washing facilities.
O'Sullivans Beach is a seaside suburb in the southern Adelaide metropolitan area, bordered by Christies Beach (south), and Port Stanvac to the north, within the City of Onkaparinga.
History
The Kaurna Aboriginal people frequented the area in the warmer months. They camped at the mouth of Chrisites Creek where they had access to fish and crustations. A burial ground was nearby.
In 1838 a huge area was surveyed between Glenelg and Christies Beach and made available for settlement. The area remained a farming community until 1923 when Rosa Christie created the first subdivision, named Christies Beach.
The nearby area north was further subdivided a couple of years later and named O’Sullivans Beach after Ignatius O’Sullivan, a settler from Ireland who arrived in 1840. In recent times the O'sullivan Beach suburb was developed to provide housing for workers at the nearby Lonsdale Industrial Park and Port Stanvac Oil Refinery. (Wikipedia)
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