Adelaide Plains Council
| District Council of Mallala South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of the District Council of Mallala | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 8,385 (2009)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.9958/km2 (23.2991/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1935, renamed 15 April 1937 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 932.1 km2 (359.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Tony Flaherty [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mallala | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barossa, Light and Lower North[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Website | District Council of Mallala | ||||||||||||||
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The District Council of Mallala is a local government area in South Australia. It consists of a largely rural region along the Gulf St Vincent, covering a total area of approximately 926km2.[4] The council seat lies at Mallala, but it also maintains a service centre at Two Wells.[5]
History
The District Council of Mallala was proclaimed on 21 March 1935 as the District Council of Light, having stemmed from the amalgamation of the District Council of Grace, the District Council of Dublin and the District Council of Port Gawler. It was renamed the District Council of Mallala on 15 April 1937. It is unrelated to either the earlier or later councils also named District Council of Light, both of which were predecessors of the adjacent Light Regional Council.[6]
The first white settlement of the area dates back to the Port Gawler Special Survey in 1839. Originally the land was inhabited by the Kaurna people whose territory extended in a narrow corridor along the eastern shore of Gulf St Vincent; Cape Jervis to Port Wakefield; inland to near Crystal Brook, Snowtown, Blyth, Hoyleton, Hamley Bridge, Clarendon, Gawler, and Myponga; from the east side of the Hummock Range to Red Hill. Inland the stringy bark forests of the Mount Lofty Ranges marked their boundary.
Throughout the district large tracts of surveyed land were allotted to pastoralists who farmed mostly grain and sheep. The early produce of the area was often shipped out on ketches from the Ports of Gawler and Parham.
Both the Light River and the Gawler River pass through the district and the rich fertile plains are ideal for vegetable production, the majority of which is sent to the nearby Adelaide markets. As well as the general agricultural pursuits of grain growing and storage and running livestock, other major industries in the region include the livestock market / sale yards, metal fabrication and manufacture of industrial equipment.
Geography
The District Council of Mallala includes the towns and localities of Calomba, Dublin, Fischer, Korunye, Lewiston, Lower Light, Mallala, Middle Beach, Parham, Port Gawler, Redbanks, Thompson Beach, Two Wells, Webb Beach and Windsor, and parts of Barabba, Grace Plains, Long Plains, Reeves Plains and Wild Horse Plains.[7]
Councillors
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Mayor [2] | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Tony Flaherty | |
| Dublin Ward [2] | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Steve Jones | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Terry-Anne Keen | ||
| Lewiston Ward [2] | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Anne McColl | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Karen Picard | ||
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Tom Summerton | ||
| Mallala Ward [2] | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Marcus Strudwicke | Deputy Mayor |
| Two Wells Ward [2] | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Joe Daniele | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Melville Lawrence | ||
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Eddie Stubing | ||
The District Council of Mallala has a directly-elected mayor.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Elected Members". District Council of Mallala. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Barossa, Light and Lower North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Our Region". District Council of Mallala. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Contact us". District Council of Mallala. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 41. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2016.