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District Council of Tumby Bay South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 2,817 (LGA 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1906 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,615.9 km2 (1,010.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Samuel Telfer [2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Tumby Bay | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eyre Western [3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Flinders [4] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey [5] | ||||||||||||||
Website | District Council of Tumby Bay | ||||||||||||||
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The Tumby Bay District Council is a local government area of South Australia covering an area of the North Eastern Eyre Peninsula. It was established in 1906, only six years after the town of Tumby Bay was established, when the district was severed from the former District Council of Lincoln (now the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula) to form the present council.
The district encompasses a number of towns and localities, including Brooker, Butler, Cockaleechie, Koppio, Lipson, Moody, Port Neill, Tumby Bay, Ungarra, Yallunda Flat and part of Hincks. [6]
The District's economy relies heavily on agriculture and fishing, and to a lesser extent, tourism.
The Area has long been a tourist destination, with fishing being a major attraction. A large marina was constructed in Tumby Bay in 2001, which has allowed for easier launching of boats, as well as development of nearby areas.
Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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Unsubdivided [2] | Hannah Allen-Jordan | ||
Laurie Collins | |||
Ray Hetzel | |||
Helen Kroemer | |||
Bob Lawrie | |||
Geoff Stewart | Deputy Mayor | ||
Samuel Telfer | Mayor | ||
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Streaky Bay is a coastal town on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia just off the Flinders Highway, 303 km (188 mi) north-west of Port Lincoln and 727 km (452 mi) by road from Adelaide. At the 2016 census, Streaky Bay recorded a population of 1, 378.
Yallunda Flat is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 257 kilometres west of the state capital of Adelaide. Both its name and boundaries were created in 1998. The name is derived from the local landform of the same name. It includes the following two places which have been gazetted as "unbounded localities" – Kapinka and Urrano. Yallunda Flat is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Tumby Bay.
Ungarra is a small swamp town located on the Eyre Peninsula, in the Australian state of South Australia about 248 kilometres (154 mi) from the state's capital, Adelaide and around 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Port Lincoln. At the 2006 census, Ungarra had a population of 241.
Lipson is an historic farming town on the Eyre Peninsula, located only 12 km from Tumby Bay, South Australia. At the 2006 census, Lipson had a population of 209.
Denial Bay is a town and an associated locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state's west coast about 562 kilometres (349 mi) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the municipal seat of Ceduna.The town which is located on the western side of Murat Bay has extensive European history, first built on in 1889, and now hosts a large expanse of oyster farms, one of the largest on the Eyre Peninsula.
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Koppio is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 256 kilometres (159 mi) west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of Port Lincoln, and within the Tod River catchment area. While long-established agricultural activities dominate the region is also prospective for graphite and iron ore. The Koppio Smithy Museum is a local tourist attraction replete with buildings and artifacts representing the early pioneer heritage of Eyre Peninsula.
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Moody is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 257 kilometres west of the state capital of Adelaide. Its name and boundaries were both adopted and created in 1978. Its name is derived from the Hundred of Moody, the cadastral unit in which it is located. Moody is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Tumby Bay.
Hincks is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 253 kilometres west of the state capital of Adelaide.
Butler is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 241 kilometres west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 31 kilometres north of the local government seat of Tumby Bay.
Brooker is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s west on Eyre Peninsula about 266 kilometres (165 mi) west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 38 kilometres (24 mi) north-west of the municipal seat in Tumby Bay.
Coordinates: 34°22′30″S136°06′10″E / 34.375°S 136.102777778°E