Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location of Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council | |||||||||||||||
Population | 9,187 (LGA 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 5/km2 (13/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1997 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,840 km2 (710.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Wayne Thomas [2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Clare | ||||||||||||||
Region | Yorke and Mid North [3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Frome, Goyder | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
Website | Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council is a local government area located in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. [3] The council was founded on 1 July 1997 with the amalgamation of the District Council of Clare, the District Council of Riverton and the District Council of Saddleworth and Auburn. [4] The council seat is located at Clare; it also maintains branch offices at Riverton and Saddleworth. [5]
It includes the towns and localities of Anama, Armagh, Auburn, Barinia, Benbournie, Black Springs, Bungaree, Boconnoc Park, Clare, Emu Flat, Giles Corner, Gillentown, Hill River, Hilltown, Leasingham, Manoora, Marrabel, Mintaro, Penwortham, Polish Hill River, Rhynie, Riverton, Saddleworth, Sevenhill, Spring Farm, Spring Gully, Stanley, Stanley Flat, Steelton, Stockport, Tarlee, Tarnma, Tothill Belt, Tothill Creek, Undalya, Waterloo, Watervale and Woolshed Flat, and parts of Alma, Farrell Flat, Halbury, Hoyleton and Salter Springs. [6]
The Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council has a directly elected mayor. [7]
Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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Mayor [2] | Wayne Thomas | ||
Deputy Mayor | Elizabeth Calvert | ||
Unsubdivided [2] | Ann Alder | ||
Malcolm Bartholomaeus | |||
Leon Bruhn | |||
Ian Burfitt | |||
Lucy Drummond | |||
Nedd Golding | |||
Cate Hunter | |||
Brian Koch | |||
The Clare Valley wine region is one of Australia's oldest wine regions, best known for Riesling wines. It lies in the Mid North of South Australia, approximately 142 km north of Adelaide. The valley runs north-south, with Horrocks Highway as the main thoroughfare.
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Riverton is a small town in the Mid North of South Australia, in the Gilbert Valley. It is situated on the Gilbert River, from which the town derives its name. Both the Gilbert Valley and Gilbert River were named after the South Australian pioneer Thomas Gilbert. Riverton was first settled in 1856, as a settlement along the bullock track from the mining town of Burra to the capital city Adelaide. It grew from a plan designed by a James Masters who had established the nearby town of Saddleworth. The streets of Riverton received their names chiefly from James Masters and his friends. They commemorate persons notable in the history of the district or the state. At the 2011 census, Riverton had a population of 810. Including the rural areas surrounding the town, the population was 1213.
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Auburn is a small town in the southern edge of the Clare Valley, in the Mid North of South Australia.
The town of Clare is located in South Australia in the Mid North region, 136 km north of Adelaide. It gives its name to the Clare Valley wine and tourist region.
Mintaro is a historic town in the eastern Clare Valley, east of the Horrocks Highway, about 126 kilometres north of Adelaide, South Australia. The town lies at the south-eastern corner of the Hundred of Clare, within the Clare Valley wine region. Established in 1849, Mintaro is situated on land which was bought originally by Joseph and Henry Gilbert, which they sub-divided into 80 allotments.
Saddleworth is a small town in the Mid North region of South Australia. The town is situated on the Gilbert River and along with neighbouring towns of Riverton, Rhynie and Tarlee the local area is known as the Gilbert Valley. The town is bisected by the Barrier Highway. At the 2016 census, Saddleworth had a population of 470.
Hamley Bridge is a community in South Australia located at the junction of the Gilbert and Light rivers, as well as the site of a former railway junction.
Woolshed Flat is a locality near the southern end of the Clare Valley in South Australia. It is located in the District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys.
Stanley was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia.
Wooroora was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian colony of South Australia.
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Tothill Creek is a locality in the Mid North of South Australia. it is in the District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys, 16 kilometres east of Saddleworth. It was named for Charles Tothill, who held land under an occupation licence from 1843. The area was part of Anlaby Station.
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