Rural City of Murray Bridge

Rural City of Murray Bridge
South Australia

Location of the Rural City of Murray Bridge in SA
Coordinates 35°07′07″S 139°17′02″E / 35.1186°S 139.2838°E / -35.1186; 139.2838Coordinates: 35°07′07″S 139°17′02″E / 35.1186°S 139.2838°E / -35.1186; 139.2838
Population 19,402 (2009)[1]
 • Density 10.591/km2 (27.430/sq mi)
Established 1977
Area 1,832 km2 (707.3 sq mi)
Mayor Brenton Lewis [2]
Council seat Murray Bridge
Region Murray and Mallee[3]
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Barker
Website Rural City of Murray Bridge
LGAs around Rural City of Murray Bridge:
Mid Murray[3] Mid Murray[3] Karoonda East Murray[3]
Mount Barker[3] Rural City of Murray Bridge Karoonda East Murray
Alexandrina[3] Coorong Coorong[3]

The Rural City of Murray Bridge is a local government area of South Australia centred on the regional city of Murray Bridge and stretching south to Lake Alexandrina.

It was established in 1977 when the District Council of Mobilong merged with the Corporation of Murray Bridge to form the District Council of Murray Bridge. It was renamed the Rural City of Murray Bridge on 26 January 1993.[4]

It includes the surrounding towns and localities of Avoca Dell, Brinkley, Chapman Bore, East Wellington, Ettrick, Gifford Hill, Greenbanks, Jervois, Kepa, Long Flat, Mobilong, Monarto, Monarto South, Monteith, Mulgundawa, Murrawong, Murray Bridge East, Murray Bridge North, Murray Bridge South, Mypolonga, Nalpa, Northern Heights, Pallamana, Riverglades, Riverglen, Rocky Gully, Sunnyside, Swanport, Toora, Wellington, White Hill, White Sands, Willow Banks, Woodlane and Woods Point, and parts of Burdett, Callington, Caloote, Lake Alexandrina, Naturi, Rockleigh, Tepko and Wall Flat.[5]

Councillors

WardCouncillorNotes
Mayor [2]   Brenton Lewis
Unsubdivided [2]   Andrew Baltensperger
  Tod Cusack
  Karen Eckermann
  Airlie Keen
  Tyson Matthews
  Clem Schubert
  Fred Toogood
  Theo Weinmann
  Jerry Wilson

The Rural City of Murray Bridge has a directly-elected mayor.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Elected Members". Rural City of Murray Bridge. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Murray and Mallee SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Freedom of Information Statement 2014-2015" (PDF). Rural City of Murray Bridge. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

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