Denial Bay

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Denial Bay | state = sa | image = | caption = | coordinates = {{coord|32.101679|S|133.57556|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coord_ref = <ref name="LMV">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Denial Bay, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'Government Towns', 'SA Government Regions', and 'Gazetteer' |url=https://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=roads&x=133.62558&y=-32.10653&z=12&uids=19,2,115,11,20,105&pinx=133.576930&piny=-32.100260&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Denial+Bay,+Locb |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=Government of South Australia|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>

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| established = 1889 (settlement)<br/>1910 (town)<br/>1999 (locality) | established_footnotes = <ref name="LMV"/><ref name=y1910>{{cite journal |last1=Wallis|first1=F.S. |title = TOWN OF McKENZIE. |journal = The South Australian Government Gazette |volume = 1910 | pages = 1087|publisher = Government of South Australia |date = 16 June 1910 | url = http://www8.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1910/30/1087.pdf | access-date = 4 August 2021}}</ref><ref name=y1999>{{cite journal |last1=Kentish|first1=P. M. |title = GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places |journal = The South Australian Government Gazette |volume = 1999 | pages = 610 |publisher = Government of South Australia |date = 28 January 1999 | url = http://www8.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1999/14/610.pdf | access-date = 4 August 2021}}</ref>

| postcode = 5690<ref name=postcode>{{cite web|title= Denial Bay, South Australia|url= http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/sa/country+south+australia/denial+bay |publisher=Postcodes Australia|access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> | elevation= 1 | elevation_footnotes = {{citation needed|date=March 2016}} | area = | area_footnotes = | timezone = [[UTC9:30|ACST]] | utc = +9:30 | timezone-dst = [[UTC10:30|ACST]] | utc-dst = +10:30

| lga = District Council of Ceduna | county = [[County of Way|Way]]<ref name="LMV"/> | region = Eyre and Western<ref name="LMV"/>

| stategov = [[Electoral district of Flinders|Flinders]]<ref name=ECSA>{{cite web|title=District of Flinders Background Profile|url=http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/?task=document.download&id=551&Itemid=0 |publisher=Electoral Commission SA|access-date=9 September 2015}}</ref> | fedgov = [[Division of Grey|Grey]]<ref name=AEC>{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Grey|url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-grey.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>

| maxtemp = 23.5 | maxtemp_footnotes =<ref name=climate>{{cite web|title=Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CEDUNA AMO (nearest station) |url= http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_018012.shtml |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology|access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> | mintemp = 10.4 | mintemp_footnotes = <ref name=climate/> | rainfall = 294.8 | rainfall_footnotes = <ref name=climate/>

| near-n =[[Ceduna, South Australia|Ceduna]] | near-ne =[[Ceduna, South Australia|Ceduna]] | near-e = ''[[Murat Bay]] (water body)'' | near-se = ''Denial Bay (water body)'' | near-s = ''Denial Bay (water body)'' | near-sw = ''[[Tourville Bay]] (water body)'' | near-w = [[Nadia, South Australia|Nadia]] | near-nw = [[Ceduna, South Australia|Ceduna]] |footnotes= Adjoining localities<ref name="LMV"/><ref name=BIA>{{Citation | author1=Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA) | author2=South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage | title=South Australia's waters an atlas & guide | date=2005 | publisher=Boating Industry Association of South Australia|page=223 | isbn=978-1-86254-680-6 }}</ref> }}

'''Denial Bay''' (formerly '''McKenzie''') is a town and an associated locality in the Australian state of [[South Australia]] located on the state's west coast about {{convert|562|km}} north-west of the state capital of [[Adelaide city centre|Adelaide]] and about {{convert|10|km}} west of the municipal seat of [[Ceduna, South Australia|Ceduna]].<ref name=BIA/><ref name=postcode/><ref name="LMV"/> The town which is located on the western side of [[Murat Bay]] has extensive [[Europe]]an history, first built on in 1889, and now hosts a large expanse of [[oyster]] farms, one of the largest on the Eyre Peninsula.{{according to whom|date=August 2021}}

==History== The bay which the town is named after initially [[map]]ped by [[Matthew Flinders]] in 1802, as part of a wider attempt to map [[South Australia]]'s [[coastline]]. Flinders named the inlet "Denial Bay" because of "''the deceptive hope we had formed of penetrating by it some distance into the interior of the country''".<ref name ="Flinders">{{Citation | last = State Library of South Australia Manning Index | title = Denial Bay | url = http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/d/d2.htm#denialB | access-date = 2007-06-14 }}</ref>

The first European exploration of the hinterland was in August 1839 by [[John Hill (explorer)|John Hill]] and [[Samuel Stephens (Colonial Manager)|Samuel Stephens]], using the chartered brig ''Rapid'' as a base.<ref>''Register'', 26 October 1839, pp.5 and 17.</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wau4AAAAIAAJ&q=secondary+towns+association |title=Secondary Towns Association, formed for the purchasing of one or more ... – Secondary Towns Association, London – Google Books |year=1843 |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref>

The town was established by William McKenzie in 1889 as the first settlement in what was to become the [[Ceduna, South Australia|Ceduna]] area. McKenzie nearly single-handedly set up the town, clearing [[mallee Woodlands and Shrublands|mallee]] scrub by [[axe]], building a [[general store]] and becoming the local [[harbour]] master, [[postman]], [[blacksmith]], [[butcher]], saddler and [[Justice of the Peace]], employing up to 30 people at any one time.<ref name ="CDC">{{Citation | last = Ceduna District Council | title = Denial Bay | url = http://www.ceduna.net/site/page.cfm?u=191 | access-date = 2007-06-14 }}</ref>

The town established primarily as a loading and offloading point for the various inland [[farming]] activities, and this was done using a unique system based on the [[Rock (geology)|rock]]y floor of the bay's [[seabed]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

A large wooden platform known as 'McKenzie's Landing' was constructed {{when|date=August 2021}} and at high [[tide]], [[boat]]s would unload goods onto the platform and at low tides [[horse and cart]] would be used to collect the items. The same would be done to load boats.<ref name ="Nullabor">{{Citation | last = Nullarbor Net | title = Denial Bay | url = http://www.nullarbornet.com.au/towns/denialBay.html | access-date = 2007-06-14 }}</ref>

The town was surveyed during December 1909 and proclaimed under the name McKenzie on 16 June 1910 presumably after William McKenzie. The town was officially renamed as Denial Bay on 19 September 1940.<ref name=y1910/><ref>{{cite journal|title=Names of towns decided by popular usage|journal=Port Lincoln Times|date=26 September 1940|page=3|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96747091|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>

During this peak of activity, a [[school]] opened in 1897 and continued operation until 1945.<ref name ="Flinders" /> In 1909, a [[jetty]] was constructed south of McKenzie's Landing after a 1905 proposal, and still stands today.<ref name ="Flinders" />

The boundaries of the locality were proclaimed in January 1999.<ref name=y1999/>

Another piece of history at Denial Bay is the famous [[dog fence]] which runs down to the water near McKenzie's Landing.<ref name ="SMH">{{Citation | last = Sydney Morning Herald Travel | title = Ceduna | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/South-Australia/Ceduna/2005/02/17/1108500204196.html | access-date = 2007-06-14 | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=2004-02-08}}</ref>

The town has long since ceased functioning as a [[port]], and today relies on the [[aquaculture]] industry, as well as [[tourism]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Economy== The [[economy]] of Denial Bay now depends heavily on the production of [[Oysters]] by [[aquaculture]], as well as minor inputs from [[tourism]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

[[Oyster farming]] was established in the area in 1985, with {{convert|105|ha}} of [[intertidal]] farms allocated to farmers within the bay. The maximum size per individual farm was {{convert|10|ha}}. This has since increased to over {{convert|200|ha}} in Denial and Murat Bays.<ref name = "b">{{Citation | last = Oysterfest Site | title = History | url = http://www.communitywebs.org/CedunaOysterFest/oysterfarms.htm | access-date = 2007-06-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070912204918/http://www.communitywebs.org/CedunaOysterFest/oysterfarms.htm | archive-date = 12 September 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

The oysters grown in both the Denial Bay and [[Smoky Bay]] regions account for approximately 20% of all oysters grown in the [[South Australia|state]]. The oyster growing industry is celebrated each year during 'Oysterfest' in [[Ceduna, South Australia|Ceduna]].<ref name = "b" />

Tourism in the town is centred around recreational [[angling|fishing]] and other [[Marine (ocean)|marine]] based activities such as [[snorkelling]], [[scuba diving]], [[human swimming|swimming]] and even [[surfing]] along some parts of the coast.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

The bay has an unusually high density of the [[Portunus pelagicus|Blue Swimmer Crab]], making it a popular destination for crabbers, with crabs caught off the [[jetty]] or by [[boat]]. Other notable species caught in the bay include Snapper, King George and Yellowfin Whiting, Salmon, Mulloway, [[Shark]] and [[Squid]], as well as a host of other species.<ref>{{Citation | last = Eyre Peninsula Tourism | title = Eyre Peninsula Fishing Code | url = http://www.tep.com.au/region_fishing.htm | access-date = 2007-06-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070224071522/http://www.tep.com.au/region_fishing.htm | archive-date = 24 February 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Media== A newspaper, the ''Denial Bay Starter'', a weekly paper issued every Saturday, was printed in Denial Bay from 14 November 1908 to 29 January 1910.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://guides.slsa.sa.gov.au/c.php?g=410317&p=2796332|title=LibGuides: SA Newspapers: C-E|last=Laube|first=Anthony|website=guides.slsa.sa.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-08-24}}</ref>

==Facilities== Denial Bay is a very small [[town]], and as such has very limited facilities. The town does have a small [[general store]] that sells [[petrol]] and [[groceries]], with a public [[payphone]] located nearby. A full range of shopping and business services is located in [[Ceduna, South Australia|Ceduna]] only 12 kilometres away by sealed road.<ref name ="Nullabor" />

The town has very little in the way of accommodation, sporting grounds, eateries or other services.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Governance== Denial Bay is located within the federal [[Division of Grey]], the state [[electoral district of Flinders]] and the local government area of the [[District Council of Ceduna]].<ref name="LMV"/><ref name=AEC/><ref name=ECSA/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://cedunaonline.com.au Ceduna Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923053807/https://cedunaonline.com.au/ |date=23 September 2020 }} {{commons category}} {{Wikivoyage|Ceduna}} * [https://cedunaonline.com.au/ceduna-map/ Map of Denial Bay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815141241/https://cedunaonline.com.au/ceduna-map/ |date=15 August 2020 }}

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