City of Holdfast Bay
City of Holdfast Bay | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Adelaide[1] | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Brighton | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Amanda Wilson | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Holdfast Bay | ||||||||||||
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The City of Holdfast Bay is a local government area in the south-western coastal suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.
History
[edit]The council was formed on 1 January 1997, when the City of Glenelg and City of Brighton councils were amalgamated by the state government. As a result, there are two council offices, one in the historic Glenelg Town Hall on Moseley Square and the other on Jetty Road, Brighton.
Council
[edit]Current composition
[edit]The current council as of March 2025[update] is:[2]
| Ward | Party[3] | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Mayor | Liberal | Amanda Wilson | [4] | |
| Brighton | Independent | Anthony Venning | ||
| Independent | Robert Snewin | |||
| Liberal | Jane Fleming | |||
| Glenelg | Independent | Bob Patton | ||
| Independent | Rebecca Abley | |||
| Independent | Allison Kane | |||
| Seacliff | Independent | Annette Bradshaw | ||
| Independent | Susan Lonie | |||
| Independent | Clare Lindop | |||
| Somerton | Independent | Monique O’Donohue | ||
| Independent | John Smedley | |||
| Independent | Will Miller | |||
Mayors
[edit]The Council has had 4 mayors: Brian Nadilo (1997-2006), Ken Rollond (2006-2014), Stephen Patterson (2014-2017) and Amanda Wilson (2018-).[5]
Suburbs
[edit]- Brighton (5048)
- Glenelg (5045)
- Glenelg East (5045)
- Glenelg North (5045)
- Glenelg South (5045)
- Hove (5048)
- Kingston Park (5049)
- North Brighton (5048)
- Seacliff (5049)
- Seacliff Park (5049)
- Somerton Park (5044)
- South Brighton (5048)
Wards
[edit]The council consists of four Wards: Glenelg, Somerton, Brighton and Seacliff. Each Ward is represented by three Ward Councillors.
Sister city
[edit]There is one Sister city to Holdfast Bay.[6]
Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Southern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Elected Members". City of Holdfast Bay. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Elected Members Register of Interests" (PDF). City of Holdfast Bay. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Liberals concede defeat in Black by-election in Adelaide's south after 'huge swing' towards Labor ABC News, 16 November 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "First Female Mayor". Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Hayama Sister City". City of Holdfast Bay. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
External links
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