Cummins SA 5631

Cummins is a small Eyre Peninsula wheatbelt township 384 km west of Adelaide. It also acts as a rural service centre for the surrounding wheat, cattle and sheep properties and is home to numerous bulk grain silos. Cummins sits on the Tod Hwy and intersection of Bratten Way enroute to Tumby Bay (40 km east). The Cummins Flour Mill remains the last remaining operational flour mill on the Peninsula. Tel (08) 8686 2047. Koppio Smith Musuem (31 km s-e) fascinating and unique outdoor museum featuring a blacksmith’s shop (1903), schoolhouse, slab hut ‘Glenleigh’ (1893), restored trackers, farm machinery, Aboriginal artifacts and pioneer furniture. Open (10am-5pm) Tues-Sun. Tod River Reservoir (37 km s-e).

Accommodation:
Cummins has a hotel. Visitor Information Centre: Hales MiniMart, 1 Bratten Way, Tumby Bay . Tel (08) 8688 2584.

Airport:
Port Lincoln Airport (PLO), off Lincoln Hwy, North Shields. Tel (08) 8684 3501. (70.5 km south).

Hospital:
Tumby Bay Hospital, Esplanade. Tel (08) 8688 2007. (40.5 km east).