"A nice place to tarry awhile" Orroroo by iandsmith

Orroroo is a distinctly Australian place name of uncertain origin. It has been credited with the meaning:- "Rendezvous of the magpie". This idea has been taken up with one local business, a lovely little coffee shop named "Maggie's Rendezvous."
Orroroo perches on Goyders Line, a line drawn up by Surveyor General Goyder, defining, quite accurately, the boundary between areas of reasonable (by Australian standards) and minimal or marginal rainfall.
The village has approximately 800 residents and is nestled in the southern foothills of the Flinders Ranges.
Orroroo was the scene of an early irrigation scheme that formed with the damming of the Pekina Creek creating the Pekina reservoir. This water supplied irrigation to over fifty dairy farms, supplying products that won prizes in shows as far a-field as London, England. The Butter factory, though in a state of disrepair, still stands complete.
Orroroo had its own flour mill, several bakeries and carriage manufacturer. It was, and still is, a thriving community.
Orroroo is still predominantly a farming community, the main products being wheat, wool, sheep, cattle, pigs and a highly successful kangaroo processor. Fledgling industries potentially being tried include olives, sandstone mining, tourism as well as new approaches to conventional farming.

• Pros:Easy to view, some quirky and interesting historical stuff and the art
• In a nutshell:Worth stopping for a while