District Council of the Copper Coast
District Council of the Copper Coast South Australia | |||||||||||||
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![]() Location of the District Council of the Copper Coast | |||||||||||||
Population | 12,901 (2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
• Density | 16.690/km2 (43.226/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Established | 1997 | ||||||||||||
Area | 773 km2 (298.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Mayor | Paul Thomas [2] | ||||||||||||
Council seat | Kadina | ||||||||||||
Region | Yorke and Mid North [3] | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Goyder | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||
Website | District Council of the Copper Coast | ||||||||||||
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The District Council of the Copper Coast is a local government area in the north of the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia.[3] It centres on the towns of Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo and the surrounding Copper Coast region.[4] The council seat is at Kadina, while it maintains sub-offices at Moonta and Wallaroo.[5]
The council was formed in May 1997 through the amalgamation of the former District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula and the Corporation of the Town of Wallaroo. The Council area is represented by a mayor and ten councillors.[6]
Geography
The council includes the towns and localities of Boors Plain, Cross Roads, Cunliffe, East Moonta, Hamley, Jericho, Jerusalem, Kadina, Kooroona, Matta Flat, Moonta, Moonta Bay, Moonta Mines, New Town, North Beach, North Moonta, North Yelta, Paramatta, Port Hughes, Thrington, Wallaroo, Wallaroo Mines, Wallaroo Plain, Warburto, Willamulka and Yelta, and parts of Paskeville and Tickera.[7]
Councillors
Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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Mayor [2] | Paul Thomas | ||
Unsubdivided [2] | Su Bell | ||
Sheridan Brand | |||
Bill Clarke | |||
Matthew East | |||
Margaret Pope | |||
Bruce Schmidt | |||
Roslyn Talbot | Deputy Mayor | ||
Cathy Vluggen | |||
Brent Walker | |||
David Woodforde | |||
The District Council of the Copper Coast has a directly-elected mayor.[8]
See also
- Kernewek Lowender- the biennial Copper Coast festival celebrating the local Cornish heritage
- Yorke Peninsula Field Days
- List of parks and gardens in rural South Australia
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Current Members". District Council of the Copper Coast. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "District Council of the Copper Coast - Maps". Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ↑ "Contact us". District Council of the Copper Coast. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ "District Council of the Copper Coast - Council Profile". Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ↑ "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
External links
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Coordinates: 33°58′00″S 137°43′00″E / 33.9666666667°S 137.716666667°E