Services
Services
Recreational facilities
Other facilities, shops & Businesses
Clubs
Recreational Facilities
PARKS
Victoria Park : Queen Street. Facilities: Electric BBQ (free of charge), Toilets, Playground, Table and seating, Parking
Rotary Park : Main Street. Facilities: Electric BBQ (free of charge), Toilets, Table, Parking
West Park : Between Wright and Princess Streets. Facilities: Toilets
Off-Leash Dog Park : Telford Ave (Main Street), Western end of town, just past Steamtown on the opposite side of the road (next to the Nissen Hut). Facilities: Completely fenced in to allow dogs to run off-leash, Table and chairs, Bench, Tap, Doggy bags and bin, Shade, Parking.
PLAYGROUNDS
Victoria Park : Queen Street
Next to YMCA : Main Street
West Park : Between Wright and Princess Streets
Yongala RV Park : Yongala
SWIMMING POOL (Summer Only)
Grove Street, Peterborough (next to Victoria Park).
Fees: $7 per person, per session.
The pool will only open if the predicted temperature for Port Pirie on that day is 26 degrees or higher, as forecast on the Bureau of Meteorology website the night before.
Opening Hours
School Holidays: Mon – Fri 2.30pm to 5.30pm / Sat – Sun 2.30pm to 5.30pm
Term time: Mon – Fri 3.30pm to 5.30pm / Sat – Sun 2.30pm to 5.30pm
The pool is also open every night throughout the season, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, if the temperature at 5.30pm is over 30 degrees on the thermometer at the Peterborough Swimming Pool.
Lap Swimming – throughout the Season
Mon – Fri 7.30am to 8.30am & 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Sat, Sun and Public Holidays 9am to 10am
BOWLING
Peterborough Bowling Club
Off Howard Street, Peterborough
President:
Secretary: David Chambers
GOLF
Peterborough Golf Club
End of Jervois Street, Peterborough
Pay green fees on-site. Scrapes.
Club President: Willy Polomka 08 8651 2115 or 08 8651 2012
Morgan East Golf Club
Dawson Road
Pay green fees on-site. Scrapes.
Tel: 08 8651 2644
Other facilities, shops & businesses
AUTO (Fuel, Repairs, Tyres)
BRIDGESTONE SERVICE CENTRE
43 Kitchener Street, Peterborough. Tel: 08 8651 2165. Open: Mon - Fri 8am to 5pm. Weekends on call: 0429 911824.
Ampol SERVICE STATION
92 Main Street, Peterborough. Tel: 08 8651 3222. Open: Mon - Fri 6am to 8pm, Sat/Sun & Public Hols 8am to 8pm.
RAA (Tel: 131111) / COMPASS AUTOMOTIVES & TOWING
115 Main Street, Peterborough. Tel: 08 8651 2610. Open: Mon - Fri 8.30am to 5pm.
DUSTY MECHANICAL SERVICES (Diesel Mechanic)
263 Main Street, Peterborough. Tel: 0418 890 709.
BANKS
COMMONWEALTH / BANKSA / NATIONAL BANK AGENCY / CREDIT UNION AGENCY : All at the Post Office
BOTTLE-SHOP
Sip n Save (Next to Railway Hotel)
219 Main Street, Peterborough
Tel: 08 8651 2427
Open: Mon - Thurs 10am to 8pm, Fri & Sat 10am to 10pm, Sun 11am to 7.30pm
PETERBOROUGH MEAT SUPPLY (BUTCHER)
143 Main Street, Peterborough
Tel: 08 8651 2031
Open: Mon - Fri 8.30am to 5pm
Call in on a Wednesday and we will cook your roast for free for you!
CARAVAN DAY-TIME PARKING & RV DUMP POINT
Don Ferguson Drive - 4 entry/exit points off Main Street (runs parallel with Main Street on the Southern side)
CHEMIST
211 Main Street, Peterborough
Tel: 08 8651 2688
Open: Mon - Fri 8.30am to 5.30pm, Sat 9am to 11.30am
CHURCHES
Anglican - Kitchener Street - Tel: 0400 461100
Jehovah's Witness - 42 South Terrace - Tel: 08 8651 0444
Uniting Church - Kitchener Street - Tel: 08 8651 3050
Salvation Army - Kitchener Street - Tel: 08 8651 3318
St Anacletus Catholic Church - Railway Terrace - Tel: 08 8651 2449
FOODLAND
171 Main Street, Peterborough
Tel: 08 8651 2506
Open Daily
GAS AGENTS
BRIDGESTONE SERVICE CENTRE - 43 Kitchener Street, Peterborough. Tel: 08 8651 2165. Open: Mon - Fri 8am to 5pm. Weekends on call: 0429 911824.
AMPOL SERVICE STATION - 92 Main Street, Peterborough. Tel: 08 8651 3222. Open: Mon - Fri 7am to 8pm. Sat/Sun & Public Hols 8am to 8pm.
HOME TIMBER & HARDWARE - 131 Main Street, Peterborough. Tel: 08 8651 2303. Open: Mon - Fri 8am to 5.30pm, Sat 8.30am to 12.30pm.
GENERAL / CLOTHING
My Emporium
181 Main Street, Peterborough
Tel: 08 8651 3113
Open:
HAIRDRESSER
147 Main Street, Peterborough
Tel: 0459 374293
HARDWARE & RURAL SUPPLIES
ELDERS - 113 Main Street, Peterborough. Tel: 08 8651 8802. Open: Mon - Fri 8.30am to 5pm.
HOME TIMBER & HARDWARE - 131 Main Street, Peterborough. Tel: 08 8651 2303. Open: Mon - Fri 8am to 5.30pm, Sat 8.30am to 12.30pm.
NUTRIEN HARCOUTS OAKLEY - 93 Main Street, Peterborough. Tel: 08 8651 2009. Open: Mon - Fri 8.30am to 5pm.
HOSPITAL / 24 Hour Emergency
23 Hurlstone Street, Peterborough
Tel: 08 8651 0400 / After Hours 08 8651 0444
INTERNET
Free Wi-Fi is available at the Visitor Information Centre / Steamtown. The service is available to anyone with a portable device, accessible any time during the day for up to 30 minutes and is free of charge. To use the service:
- Turn on the Wi-Fi setting on your device and look up available networks
- Select 'Peterborough Free Wi-Fi'
- A site login page will appear
- Accept the terms and conditions and fill out a few details
- Start using the free internet service!
Free internet is available from the Public Library (see below).
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Click here for a list.
LAUNDROMAT
137 Main Street, Peterborough (next to Home Timber & Hardware)
Open Daily: 7.30am to 6.30pm
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Queen Street, Peterborough. Tel: 08 8651 2523.
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 9am to 4pm, Sat 9am to 12 noon, Closed from 12pm to 1pm during school holidays.
The Peterborough School and community Library has changed over to the new public library management system - ONE CARD.
Provides:
- Large print books
- Compact Discs & DVDs
- Reservation and inter-library loan service
- Toddlers Toy box
- Holiday activities
- Books for all ages
- Free Internet access
- Computer facilities
- Magazines and newspapers
- Audio books
- Local History & Reference collections
MEDICAL CENTRE
23 Hurlstone Street, next to Hospital, Peterborough
Tel: 08 8677 6500
NEWSAGENCY
185 Main Street, Peterborough
Tel: 08 8651 2137
Open Daily: Mon - Fri 8am to 5pm, Sat/Sun & Public Hol 8am to 12pm
OP SHOPS
SALVATION ARMY
139 Main Street, Peterborough.
Tel: 08 8651 3426
Open: Mon - Fri 9.30am to 4pm
DORCAS OUTREACH
97 Main Street, Peterborough
Open: Fri 11am to 4pm
PHYSIOTHERAPIST (Rebecca Sewell)
Main Street, Peterborough (next to Peterborough Hotel)
Tel: 0422 184577. Email: sewell_rebecca@yahoo.com.au
POLICE STATION
10 Jervois Street, Peterborough
Tel: 08 8651 2100 * 131 444 * 000
Open: Mon - Fri 8.30am to 4.30pm
POST OFFICE
164 Main Street, Peterborough (opposite Foodland)
Tel: 08 8651 2020
Open: Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm
PUBLIC TOILETS
Public toilets, which are cleaned regularly and are open at all times, are available at the following locations in Peterborough:
1) Main Street - opposite Foodland
2) Rotary Park - Western end of the main street
3) Victoria Park - Queen Street
4) Next to the RV Dump Point - Don Ferguson Drive
5) West Park - between Wright and Princess Streets
6) Yongala RV Park
RECYCLING
Open: Mon - Fri 10am to 4pm
RURAL TRANSACTION CENTRE
The RTC is an initiative of the District Council of Peterborough and is located at 209 Main Street, Peterborough.
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 9am to 3.30pm (closed 1pm to 2pm for lunch). Email: rtc@peterborough.sa.gov.au .
Tel: 08 8651 3531
It is an agent for Centrelink and Service SA and also offers a wide range of services, for a small fee, such as:-
- Internet Café
- Photocopying
- Faxing
- Binding
- Secretarial
- Laminating
- Office room for hire
SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS & SERVICE
Ashley Sutton
139 Queen Street, Peterborough
Tel: 08 8651 2258
THE SEWING NOOK
161 Main Street, Peterborough
Tel: 08 8651 3399
Open: Mon - Fri 10am to 5pm (Wednesday may be closed)
TAXI
Tel: 0407 513 002
Hours: Mon - Thurs 6am to 10pm, Fri: 6am to 12pm. Sat: 8am to 12pm. Sun: 11am to 9pm
Clubs
LIONS CLUB
Tel: 0414 230388 - Club Secretary
ROTARY CLUB
Tel: 0428 627950 - President
ROAB STAR OF THE NORTH
Tel: 0418 840 274
PROBUS CLUB
Tel: 08 8651 2662
BOWLS CLUB
Tel: 08 8651 2356 or 08 8651 6034 (see Recreational Facilities for more details)
PETERBOROUGH GOLF CLUB
Tel: 08 8651 2012 or 08 8651 2115 (see Recreational Facilities for more details)
MORGAN EAST GOLF CLUB
Tel: 08 8651 2644 (see Recreational Facilities for more details)
RSL
Tel: 08 8651 4238 - President. Next to Ampol Service Station. Members Welcome.
Open: Thurs, Fri & Sat: Summer: 3pm to 7pm, Winter: 4pm to 7pm.
PETERBOROUGH PATCHWORKERS
Tel: 08 8651 3399 or 08 8651 2047, Monday 7pm to 10pm. Travellers welcome.
PETERBOROUGH KNITTING AND CROCHET GROUP
Tel: 0411 151 750 or 0447 140 542, Tuesdays 6pm to 9pm