District Council of Franklin Harbour South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() The District Council office in Cowell | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,293 (LGA 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1888 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,283 km2 (1,267.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Robert Walsh [2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Cowell | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eyre and Western [3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Website | District Council of Franklin Harbour | ||||||||||||||
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The District Council of Franklin Harbour is a local government area in South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula. Cowell is the major population centre of an agricultural district based on farming wheat and sheep, supplemented by a fishing and oyster farming industries. The district's coastal towns including Cowell and Lucky Bay attract large numbers of tourists during school holidays, with the new Spencer Gulf ferry service increasing traffic to these areas since 2006. [4]
Franklin Harbour itself was first sighted by Matthew Flinders in 1802 and subsequently named after his midshipman and nephew, John Franklin, by Governor George Gawler in 1840. The first settlers to the region arrived in 1853, with more following soon afterward. [5]
The District Council was proclaimed in 1888. [6] In 2014, the Hundreds of Mangalo and Heggaton were transferred from the Franklin Harbour council to the District Council of Cleve. [7]
The district's focal point is the town of Cowell; it also includes the localities of Lucky Bay, Midgee, Miltalie, Minbrie, Mitchellville and Port Gibbon. [8]
The town of Cowell has most of the normal facilities of a larger town including accommodation, supermarket, petrol station, hotel and a number of food supplying shops.
Educationally, the district is served by Cowell Area School, which includes a school-community library; with a district hospital and clinic to cover the district's health needs. A number of churches also serve the district.
There are a number of sporting clubs including cricket, football, netball, golf and bowls along with playing facilities for each sport. Cowell also has an all weather boat ramp for those with boats, as well as a jetty. [9]
Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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Unsubdivided [2] | Geoff Giles | ||
Eddie Elleway | |||
Robert Starr | Mayor | ||
Daven Wagner | |||
Robert Walsh | |||
Michael Williams | Deputy Mayor | ||
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