▁Kob alla ▁Hill , ▁" each ▁having ▁a ▁poor ▁supply ▁of ▁fresh ▁water ", ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁soil ▁was ▁un fit ▁for ▁d ams . ▁It ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁track ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁from ▁the ▁C oc ata ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁port ▁at ▁Ven us ▁Bay . ▁Transport ▁proved ▁an ▁early ▁challenge , ▁with ▁local ▁advoc acy ▁for ▁improved ▁roads ▁and ▁a ▁railway ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁challeng es ▁of ▁moving ▁material . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁H undred ▁of ▁C oc ata , ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁similar ▁boundaries ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁local ity , ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁N omen cl ature ▁Committee ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 8 ; ▁it ▁was ▁survey ed ▁into ▁sections ▁for ▁past oral ▁selection ▁soon ▁after . ▁The ▁modern ▁bounded ▁local ity ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁the ▁long - est ab lished ▁name . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁a ▁week ly ▁mail ▁service ▁to ▁C oc ata ▁was ▁introduced . ▁The ▁area ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁school ▁for ▁several ▁dec ades ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁it ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁" a ▁number ▁of ▁South ▁Australian ▁schools ▁with ▁a ▁roll ▁call ▁to ▁which ▁only ▁six ▁or ▁seven ▁students ▁answer ". ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁C oc ata ▁local ity ▁is ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁C oc ata ▁Conserv ation ▁Park