District Council of Mallala

District Council of Mallala
South Australia

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
LGAs around District Council of Mallala:
Wakefield Regional Council
District Council of Mallala Light Regional Council
City of Playford

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

WardCouncillorNotes
Mayor [2]   Tony Flaherty
Dublin Ward [2]   Steve Jones
  Terry-Anne Keen
Lewiston Ward [2]   Anne McColl
  Karen Picard
  Tom Summerton
Mallala Ward [2]   Marcus Strudwicke Deputy Mayor
Two Wells Ward [2]   Joe Daniele
  Melville Lawrence
  Eddie Stubing

The District Council of Mallala has a directly-elected mayor.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Elected Members". District Council of Mallala. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Barossa, Light and Lower North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Our Region". District Council of Mallala. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Contact us". District Council of Mallala. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 41. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 34°26′16″S 138°30′45″E / 34.43790306°S 138.51247°E / -34.43790306; 138.51247

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