District Council of Mount Barker
| Mount Barker District Council South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°03′50″S 138°51′29″E / 35.0638888889°S 138.858055556°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 39,217 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 65,9/km2 (1,710/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1853 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 595 km2 (229.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | David Leach[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mount Barker | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Adelaide Hills[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kavel, Heysen | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Mount Barker District Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Mount Barker District Council is a local government area, centred on the Adelaide hills town of Mount Barker, just outside the Adelaide metropolitan area in South Australia.
History[edit]
The council was established in October 1853.[4] In May 1935, it expanded to four times its original size as part of a major series of council amalgamations, absorbing the District Council of Nairne and parts of the District Council of Echunga and the District Council of Macclesfield.[5]
Council[edit]
The current council as of December 2023 is:[6]
| Ward | Party[7] | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Mayor | Independent | David Leach | ||
| South | Independent | Richard Coombe | ||
| Independent | Narelle Hardingham | |||
| Rebecca Hewett | ||||
| Central | Independent | Sally Harding | ||
| Liberal | Bradley Orr | |||
| Greens | Ian Grosser | |||
| Independent | Samantha Jones | |||
| North | Jessica Szilassy | |||
| Independent | Simon Westwood | |||
| Independent | Harry Seager | |||
Towns and localities[edit]
Towns and localities in the Mount Barker District Council include:[8]
- Biggs Flat
- Blakiston
- Bradbury (part)
- Bridgewater (part)
- Brukunga
- Bugle Ranges
- Bull Creek (part)
- Callington (part)
- Chapel Hill
- Dawesley
- Dorset Vale (part)
- Echunga
- Flaxley
- Green Hills Range
- Hahndorf
- Harrogate
- Hay Valley (part)
- Jupiter Creek
- Kangarilla (part)
- Kanmantoo
- Kuitpo (part)
- Littlehampton
- Macclesfield (part)
- Meadows
- Mount Barker
- Mount Barker Junction (part)
- Mount Barker Springs
- Mount Barker Summit
- Mount Torrens (part)
- Mylor (part)
- Nairne
- Paechtown
- Paris Creek (part)
- Petwood
- Prospect Hill (part)
- St Ives
- Totness
- Verdun (part)
- Wistow
- Woodside (part)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Barker (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Mount Barker District Council". Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Adelaide Hills SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "NEW DISTRICT COUNCILS". Adelaide Times. Vol. VII, no. 1003. South Australia. 24 October 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 6. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
The District Council of Mount Barker was expanded to an area four times its previous size in 1935, including parts of Macclesfield and Echunga.
- ^ "Council Members". District Council of Mount Barker. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Council Members Register of Interests" (PDF). District Council of Mount Barker. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "District Council of Mount Barker, Suburbs Localities". Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
External links[edit]
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