District Council of Karoonda East Murray
| District Council of Karoonda East Murray South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of the District Council of Karoonda East Murray | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°01′08″S 140°07′50″E / 35.0188°S 140.1306°E | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0,23/km2 (60/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,415 km2 (1,704.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Caroline Philips [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Karoonda | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Murray and Mallee[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker[3] | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | District Council of Karoonda East Murray | ||||||||||||||
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The District Council of Karoonda East Murray is a local government area in the Murray Mallee area of South Australia. The main council offices are in Karoonda.[4]
The council area covers 4,415 square kilometres and had a population of approximately 1,100 at the 2016 Census.[5] The annual average rainfall is 350 mm.
It is entirely in the state electorate of Chaffey and the federal Division of Barker.[3]
History
[edit]The council was established in 1979 when the District Council of Karoonda (established 1922) and the District Council of East Murray (established 1923) amalgamated.[4]
The township of Karoonda was established in 1913 when the mallee railway lines were put in place to open the area to grain growing, as previous pastoral runs had failed.
Geography
[edit]It includes the towns and localities of Bakara, Borrika, Copeville, Galga, Halidon, Karoonda, Marama, Mindarie, Perponda, Sandalwood, Wanbi and Wynarka, as well as parts of Bowhill, Mantung and Mercunda.[3]
Councillors
[edit]| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Mayor [1] | Caroline Phillips | ||
| Unsubdivided [1] | Yvonne Smith | ||
| Kevin Burdett | |||
| Daryl Sparks | |||
| Russell Norman | |||
| Simon Martin | |||
| Darren Zadow | |||
The District Council of Karoonda East Murray has a directly-elected mayor.[6]
Mayors and chairmen of Karoonda East Murray
[edit]- Allan Ernest Arbon (1979-1981) [7]
- Douglas James (Doug) Fullston (1981-1993) [7]
- Allan Ernest Arbon (1993-2000) [7]
- Kevin Burdett (2000-2018) [8]
- Caroline Phillips (2018–Present)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Your Council". District Council of Karoonda East Murray. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Murray and Mallee SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ a b "About Us". District Council of Karoonda East Murray. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Karoondah East Murray (DC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, pp. 247–248, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
- ^ "Karoonda East Murray Mayor OAM". Magic 93.1. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
