Region 6

Eyre Peninsula and West Coast

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About Region 6 

Region 6 covers the West Coast and Eyre Peninsula area of the State, an area of about 188 000 square kilometres or 20 per cent of South Australia´s land mass. With a population of 33 000 people, it is the largest settled area of any of the CFS Regions and is about half the size of Victoria.

The major road network in the Region is National Highway One which runs East-West across the north of the Region. The Eyre Highway is the main conduit for heavy freight vehicles, passenger coaches, tourists towing caravans and single light vehicles linking the eastern states and Western Australia. At present, more than of 140 000 vehicles travel along the highway each year and it is predicted that commercial and tourist traffic will increase significantly over the next decade.

The Region relies heavily on primary industry for its economic viability, with the bulk of the income being derived from agriculture, principally cropping and wool and aquaculture consisting mainly of tuna farming and oysters.

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Groups and Brigades

Region 6 has 6 Groups, 60 Brigades and 1678 Volunteers