Southern Mallee District Council
Local government area in South Australia
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The Southern Mallee District Council is a local government area in the Murray and Mallee region of South Australia. The council offices are in Pinnaroo and Lameroo.[4] It was established on 23 January 1997 when the District Council of Lameroo and District Council of Pinnaroo agreed to merge.[2] Their predecessors date from 1908.[5]
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The position of Southern Mallee District Council in SA. | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Murray and Mallee[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established | 23 January 1997[2] | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Ron Valentine | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 5,700 km2 (2,200 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,979 (LGA 2021)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.35/km2 (0.91/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Southern Mallee District Council | ||||||||||||
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The largest towns are Lameroo and Pinnaroo; the council also includes the localities of Geranium, Karte, Parilla and Parrakie, and parts of Jabuk and Ngarkat.[6]
Council
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Unsubdivided[7] | Luke Kennedy | ||
| Campbell Michell | |||
| Trevor Pocock | |||
| Chris Mead | Deputy Mayor | ||
| Ron Valentine | Mayor | ||
| Neville Pfeiffer | |||
| David Smith | |||
