Balaklava - Charles Fisher and others laid out the town in 1869 \naming it after the Crimean War battle. Balaklava is the administrative centre for Wakefield Regional Council which embraces the towns and localities of Alma, Avon, Balaklava, Barunga Gap, Beaufort, Blyth, Bowmans, Brinkworth, Halbury, Hamley Bridge, Hart, Hoyleton, Inkerman, Kybunga, Lake View, Lochiel, Mount Templeton, Nantawarra, Owen, Pinery, Port Wakefield, Rochester, Salter Springs, Snowtown, and Whitwarta.