District Council of Orroroo Carrieton

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District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
South Australia
Orroroo Carrieton District Council office, 2017 (01).jpg
The District Council office, Orroroo
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Location of District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
Population874 (LGA 2021) [1]
Established1997 [2]
Area3,300 km2 (1,274.1 sq mi)
MayorKathie Bowman [3]
Council seat Orroroo
Region Yorke and Mid North [4]
State electorate(s) Stuart [5]
Federal division(s) Grey [6]
Website District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
LGAs around District Council of Orroroo Carrieton:
Flinders Ranges Council Flinders Ranges Council Outback Communities Authority
District Council of Mount Remarkable District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
Northern Areas Council District Council of Peterborough

The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton is a local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. [4] The principal towns are Orroroo and Carrieton; it also includes the localities of Belton, Black Rock, Coomooroo, Erskine, Eurelia, Johnburgh, Minburra, Pekina, Walloway, Yalpara and Yanyarrie, and part of Cradock, Hammond, Moockra, Morchard, Tarcowie and Yatina. [7]

Contents

It was created in 1997 from the merger of the District Council of Carrieton and the District Council of Orroroo. [2]

Elected Members

WardCouncillorNotes
Unsubdivided [3]  Kathie BowmanMayor
 Malcolm Byerlee
 Grant ChapmanDeputy Mayor
 Joylene Ford
 Ralph Goehring
 Colin Parkyn
 Ahmad Ramadan

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Orroroo Carrieton (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Orroroo Carrieton (S.A.). Council". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Elected Members". District Council of Orroroo Carrieton. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  6. "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  7. "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

Coordinates: 32°44′03″S138°36′49″E / 32.7341666667°S 138.613611111°E / -32.7341666667; 138.613611111