Yorke Peninsula Council

Yorke Peninsula Council
South Australia

Location of the Yorke Peninsula Council
Population 11,024 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 1.88961/km2 (4.8941/sq mi)
Established 1997
Area 5,834 km2 (2,252.5 sq mi)
Mayor Ray Agnew [2]
Council seat Maitland
Region Yorke and Mid North [3]
State electorate(s) Goyder[4]
Federal Division(s) Grey[5]
Website Yorke Peninsula Council
LGAs around Yorke Peninsula Council:
Copper Coast[6] Barunga West
Wakefield[6]
Spencer Gulf[6] Yorke Peninsula Council Gulf St Vincent[6]
Investigator Strait[6]
Council branch office at Minlaton

The Yorke Peninsula Council is a local government area in South Australia. Its boundaries include most of the Yorke Peninsula. The council seat is at Maitland; the council also maintains branch offices at Minlaton, Warooka and Yorketown.[7]

It came into existence on 10 February 1997 as a result of the amalgamation of the District Council of Central Yorke Peninsula, the District Council of Minlaton, the District Council of Warooka and the District Council of Yorketown.[8]

Geography

It includes the towns and localities of Agery, Ardrossan, Arthurton, Balgowan, Black Point, Bluff Beach, Brentwood, Chinaman Wells, Clinton, Clinton Centre, Coobowie, Corny Point, Couch Beach, Cunningham, Curramulka, Dowlingville, Edithburgh, Foul Bay, Hardwicke Bay, Honiton, Inneston, James Well, Kainton, Koolywurtie, Maitland, Marion Bay, Minlaton, Nalyappa, Petersville, Pine Point, Point Pearce, Point Souttar, Point Turton, Port Arthur, Port Julia, Port Moorowie, Port Rickaby, Port Victoria, Port Vincent, Price, Ramsay, Rogues Point, Sandilands, Sheaoak Flat, South Kilkerran,Stansbury, Sultana Point, Sunnyvale, The Pines, Tiddy Widdy Beach, Urania, Warooka, Wauraltee, Weetulta, White Hut, Winulta, Wool Bay, Yorke Valley and Yorketown.[9]

Councillors

WardCouncillorNotes
Mayor [2]   Ray Agnew
Gum Flat [2]   Naomi Bittner
  Jeffrey Cook
  Scott Hoyle
Innes Pentonvale [2]   Darren Braund
  Veronica Brundell
  Adam Meyer
  John Rich
Kalkabury [2]   Trevor Davey Deputy Mayor
  Alan Headon
  David Langford
  Tania Stock

The Yorke Peninsula Council has a directly-elected mayor.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Yorke Peninsula (DC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Elected Members". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Goyder electorate boundaries as of 2014". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Development Plan - Yorke Peninsula Council" (PDF). pp. 232&341. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Branch Offices". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sewer and STED Sustainability – A District Council of Yorke Peninsula Success Story" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 35°13′26″S 138°24′07″E / 35.2239°S 138.402°E / -35.2239; 138.402

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