Torrens Island Sanctuary which overlays the entire island. Torrens Island Torrens Island is an island in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Port River Estuary between the Port River and Barker Inlet, about northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. Since European settlement of Adelaide in 1836, it has been used for a number of purposes. Being uninhabited, an island, adjacent to Port Adelaide, and near Outer Harbor, Torrens Island was initially used as the site of a Quarantine Station for new arrivals (by sea) to South Australia. One example of its use was during the so-called "Boonah crisis".
Roy Torrens Roy Torrens Robert "Roy" Torrens OBE (born 17 May 1948 in Derry, Northern Ireland), is a retired cricketer and the current manager of the Ireland cricket team. Torrens was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he represented Ireland six times in first-class cricket between 1966 and 1982, taking 26 wickets at the excellent average of 15.46. More recently, he has served as the manager of the Irish cricket team, and headed their delegation to the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Torrens was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours in recognition