City of West Torrens
| City of West Torrens South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 61,699 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,689/km2 (4,370/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 37.07 km2 (14.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Michael Coxon | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Western Adelaide[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Colton, Badcoe, West Torrens, Morphett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Adelaide, Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of West Torrens | ||||||||||||||
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The City of West Torrens is a local government area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Since the 1970s, the area was mainly home to many open spaces and parks, however after the mid-1990s (1993–1995) the LGA became more residential.
History
[edit]It was established on 7 July 1853 as the District Council of West Torrens, which was one of the first local governments to be formed in South Australia following the passage of the District Councils Act 1852. It became smaller over time as a number of areas within the original boundaries split off to form new municipalities: the Holdfast Bay area became part of the new Corporate Town of Glenelg on 23 August 1855, the Thebarton area seceded as the Corporate Town of Thebarton on 8 February 1883, and the West Beach area seceded as part of the Corporate Town of Henley and Grange on 4 December 1915.[3][4] It gained an area from the District Council of Marion on 15 January 1903, but subsequently lost the same area to the Glenelg council. Further areas of West Torrens were severed and added to Glenelg in 1928, 1932 and 1950.[5][6]
It became a municipal corporation as the Corporate Town of West Torrens on 1 January 1944, and gained city status as the City of West Torrens on 1 July 1950. It absorbed the former Corporate Town of Thebarton on 1 March 1997, briefly being renamed the City of West Torrens Thebarton before reverting to its original name several months later.[7][8]
Council
[edit]The current council as of November 2022[update] is:[9]
| Ward | Party[10] | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Independent | Michael Coxon | Elected 2018 | |
| Airport | Independent | Jassmine Wood | Elected 2018 | |
| Independent | Sara Comrie | Elected 2022 | ||
| Hilton | Independent | Cindy O'Rielley | Elected 2010 | |
| Independent | George Vlahos | Re-elected 2024 | ||
| Keswick | Independent | John Woodward | Elected 2014 | |
| Independent | Elisabeth Papanikolaou | Elected 2018 | ||
| Lockleys | Independent | Kym McKay | Elected 2003 | |
| Independent | Daniel Huggett | Elected 2018 | ||
| Morphett | Independent | Anne McKay | Elected 2018 | |
| Independent | George Demetriou | Re-elected 2022 | ||
| Plympton | Labor | Surender Pal | Elected 2018 | |
| Liberal | Lana Gelonese | Elected 2022 | ||
| Thebarton | Labor | Graham Nitschke | Elected 2014 | |
| Labor | Zoi Papafilopoulos | Elected 2022 | ||
Suburbs
[edit]The City of West Torrens contains the following suburbs.[11]
Mayors (formerly Chairmen) of West Torrens
[edit]- Alexander Ferris Scott (1935-1937) [5]
- Alfred Burt (1937-1939) [5]
- Arthur McLean (1939-1940) [5]
- Hurtle Henry Norman (1940-1941) [5]
- Howard Edward Comley (1941-1946) [5]
- Charles Richard John Veale (1946-1954) [5]
- Robert James Bartlett (1954-1961) [5]
- Stephen John (Steve) Hamra (1961-1976) [5]
- Reece Jennings (1976-1977) [5]
- Stephen John (Steve) Hamra (1976-1989) [5][13]
- George Robertson (1989-1998) [14]
- Reece Jennings (1999-2000) [15]
- John Trainer (2000-2018) [16]
- Michael Coxon (2018-present)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Torrens (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Western Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Thursday, February 8, 1883" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Thursday, December 2, 1915" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, p. 641, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
- ^ "Thursday, July 7, 1853" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Thursday, 13 February 1997" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Thebarton (S.A.). Corporation". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "City of West Torrens - Elected Members". www.westtorrens.sa.gov.au.
- ^ "Elected Member Register of Interest" (PDF). westtorrens.sa.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ City of West Torrens. "Suburbs & ward map". Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Suburbs and rural localities list" (PDF). The Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 1 May 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Stephanie (31 March 2004). "Mayor's service acknowledged". Weekly Times Messenger.
- ^ "Poll for new mayor". The Advertiser. 25 February 1999.
- ^ Haran, Brady (17 May 2000). "Jennings dumped in West Torrens". The Advertiser.
- ^ Conlin, Thomas (17 September 2014). "West Torrens Mayor John Trainer returned unopposed ahead of upcoming council elections". Weekly Times Inner City. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
