Adelaide Hills Council

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Adelaide Hills Council
South Australia
Coordinates 34°57′S138°53′E / 34.950°S 138.883°E / -34.950; 138.883
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Established1997[ citation needed ]
Area795.08 km2 (307.0 sq mi)[ citation needed ]
MayorJan-Claire Wisdom [1]
Council seat Stirling
Region Adelaide Hills [2]
State electorate(s) Heysen, Morialta, Kavel, Schubert
Federal division(s)
Website Adelaide Hills Council
LGAs around Adelaide Hills Council:
City of Tea Tree Gully City of Playford The Barossa Council
City of Burnside Adelaide Hills Council Mid Murray Council
City of Onkaparinga District Council of Mount Barker District Council of Mount Barker
Adelaide Hills Council Head Office, Stirling ADH Stirling council library.jpg
Adelaide Hills Council Head Office, Stirling

Adelaide Hills Council is a local government area in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. It is in the hills east of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It extends from the South Para Reservoir in the north, to the Mount Bold Reservoir in the south.

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History

The council was established in 1997 by the amalgamation of the District Council of East Torrens, the District Council of Gumeracha, the District Council of Onkaparinga and the District Council of Stirling. [3]

Council

Council consists of 13 Elected Members comprising a Mayor, and 12 Ward Councillors. Valleys Ward is represented by five Council Members and the Ranges Ward is represented by seven. [4]

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is appointed by the Council. The current CEO is Mr. Greg Georgopoulos who was appointed in July 2023.


The current council as of July 2025 is: [4]

WardParty AffiliationCouncillorFirst ElectedNotes
Mayor  Independent Jan-Claire Wisdom2010Chief Executive OfficerGreg Georgopoulos2023
Ranges Ward IndependentKirrilee Boyd2014
  Labor Adrian Cheater2022
 IndependentNathan Daniell2014Deputy Mayor
  Labor Leith Mudge2018
 IndependentMark Osterstock2018
 IndependentKirsty Parkin2018
Vacant
Valley WardVacant
 IndependentChris Grant2018
 IndependentMalcolm Herrmann2010
  Liberal Lucy Huxter2022
Vacant

Mayors

Since the establishment of the Council in 1997 there have been four Mayors. [5]

Suburbs

The Adelaide Hills Council contains the following suburbs and localities: [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Council Members". Adelaide Hills Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Adelaide Hills SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Freedom of Information". Adelaide Hills Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Council Members and Executive". Adelaide Hills Council. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Elected Members Years of Service since Amalgamation" (PDF). Adelaide Hills Council. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Search results for 'Cudlee Creek, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Local Government Areas'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2018. Cudlee Creek selected as the centre of the Adelaide Hills LGA and the view has been set to show the full extent of the LGA


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