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Distinguished and Famous people from Adelaide Plains
The Adelaide Plains council district includes Mallala and Two Wells. Its notable connections include people whose work sustained local sport and community organisations, as well as careers in wider public life.
🏁 Clem Smith
Motor racing enthusiast and businessman Clem Smith played a central role in bringing racing back to Mallala. He bought the circuit in the 1970s, challenged the restriction preventing racing and invested in its redevelopment. Motorcycle competition returned in 1980 and car racing in 1982. A racer himself, Smith remained closely involved in maintaining and promoting the venue for decades. His local legacy rests on keeping a place for motorsport operating, rather than simply lending his name to a race.
🤝 John Dawkins
South Australian parliamentarian John Dawkins has longstanding connections with Two Wells and the Adelaide Plains through community sport and local history. He contributed the account of the football club's early years to Two Wells Then and Now, and his community activities included the Two Wells Football and Netball Sporting Club and Adelaide Plains Football League. Council records also identify him as chair of the Two Wells Community Fund committee. These are specific local associations alongside his service in the Legislative Council.
