District Council of Mount Barker

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Mount Barker District Council
Local government area
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Coordinates: 35°03′50″S138°51′29″E / 35.0638888889°S 138.858055556°E / -35.0638888889; 138.858055556
Country Australia
State South Australia
Region Adelaide Hills [1]
Established1853
Council seat Mount Barker
Government
 • MayorDavid Leach [2]
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Area
 • Total
595 km2 (230 sq mi)
Website Mount Barker District Council
LGAs around Mount Barker District Council
Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Mid Murray
Onkaparinga Mount Barker District Council Murray Bridge
Alexandrina Alexandrina Alexandrina

The Mount Barker District Council is a local government area, centred on the Adelaide hills town of Mount Barker, just outside the Adelaide metropolitan area in South Australia.

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History

The council was established in October 1853. [3] In May 1935, it expanded to four times its original size as part of a major series of council amalgamations, absorbing the District Council of Nairne and parts of the District Council of Echunga and the District Council of Macclesfield. [4]

Council

Members of the council are:[ when? ] [5]

WardParty [6] CouncillorNotes
Mayor   Independent David Leach
South  Labor Rowan Voogt
 Independent Narelle Hardingham
  One Nation [ citation needed ] Rebecca Hewett
Central Independent Sally Harding
  Liberal Bradley Orr
  Greens Ian Grosser
 Independent Samantha Jones
North Independent Jessica Szilassy
 Independent Simon Westwood
 Independent Harry Seager

Towns and localities

Towns and localities in the Mount Barker District Council include: [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Adelaide Hills SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mount Barker District Council". Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "NEW DISTRICT COUNCILS". Adelaide Times . Vol. VII, no. 1003. South Australia. 24 October 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 6. Retrieved 30 October 2015. The District Council of Mount Barker was expanded to an area four times its previous size in 1935, including parts of Macclesfield and Echunga.
  5. ↑ "Council Members". District Council of Mount Barker. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Council Members Register of Interests" (PDF). District Council of Mount Barker. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "District Council of Mount Barker, Suburbs Localities". Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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