District Council of Mount Barker

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Mount Barker District Council
South Australia
Coordinates35°03′50″S 138°51′29″E / 35.0638888889°S 138.858055556°E / -35.0638888889; 138.858055556
 • Density65,9/km2 (1,710/sq mi)
Established1853
Area595 km2 (229.7 sq mi)
MayorDavid Leach[1]
Council seatMount Barker
RegionAdelaide Hills[2]
State electorate(s)Kavel, Heysen
Federal division(s)Mayo
WebsiteMount 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.

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

The current council as of December 2023 is:[5]

Ward Party[6] Councillor Notes
Mayor   Independent David Leach
South   Independent Richard Coombe
  Independent Narelle Hardingham
Rebecca Hewett
Central   Independent Sally Harding
  Liberal Bradley Orr
  Greens Ian Grosser
  Independent Samantha Jones
North   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. ^ "Mount Barker District Council". Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Adelaide Hills SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  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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