District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
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| District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys South Australia |
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| Population: | 8,743(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Allan Aughey | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Clare | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Frome, Goyder | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Wakefield, Grey | ||||||||||||
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The District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys is a local government administrative body located in the wine growing central south region of South Australia. The council was founded in 1997 with the amalgamation of the District Council of Clare, the District Council of Riverton and the District Council of Saddleworth and Auburn.
Gilbert Valley is named for Joseph Gilbert, an early South Australian winemaker and pastoralist, whose principal agricultural interests laid to the west and south of the valley.
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[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features72008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
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Coordinates: 33°50′00″S 138°37′00″E / 33.833333333333°S 138.61666666667°E
