5 Pettet Road, Meningie SA 5264, Australia
5 Pettet Road is situated in the town of Meningie on the south‑east side of Lake Albert, South Australia. It lies just off the Princes Highway and is about 1.2 km from the centre of Meningie.
Meningie enjoys a warm‑summer Mediterranean climate with dry, warm summers and mild, wetter winters. Average maximum temperatures range from 26.3 °C in February to 15.0 °C in July, and the area receives around 467 mm of rain annually.
The nearby Lake Albert offers fishing, swimming, kayaking, jet‑skiing and water‑skiing, while the Coorong National Park provides 4WD tracks, bushwalking trails and indigenous cultural journeys. Bird‑watching is popular due to the lake’s diverse wildlife, and the Lake Albert Caravan Park is opposite the town.
Meningie was surveyed in 1866 and was once a port with a jetty operating from 1867 until the late 1920s. The town was the first in Australia to have ADSL broadband installed without a Telstra DSLAM in 2003, reflecting a pioneering communications history.
The town boasts a well‑maintained ovals, an 18‑hole golf course, bike tracks, a sailing club, and an airstrip for gliders and light aircraft. Local clubs include the Meningie Bears Australian rules football team, a motorcycle club, and a bowling club.
5 Pettet Road falls within the Coorong District Council, the state electoral district of MacKillop, and the federal division of Barker.
