District Council of Mount Barker
Local government area in South Australia
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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.
Mount Barker District Council | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 35°03′50″S 138°51′29″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Adelaide Hills[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1853 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mount Barker | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | David Leach[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 595 km2 (230 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 39,217 (LGA 2021)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 65.9/km2 (171/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Mount Barker District Council | ||||||||||||
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History
The council was established in October 1853.[4] 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.[5]
Council
Members of the council are:[when?][6]
| Ward | Party[7] | Councillor | Notes | |
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| 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:[8]
- Biggs Flat
- Blakiston
- Bradbury (part)
- Bridgewater (part)
- Brukunga
- Bugle Ranges
- Bull Creek (part)
- Callington (part)
- Chapel Hill
- Dawesley
- Dorset Vale (part)
- Echunga
- Flaxley
- Green Hills Range
- Hahndorf
- Harrogate
- Hay Valley (part)
- Jupiter Creek
- Kangarilla (part)
- Kanmantoo
- Kuitpo (part)
- Littlehampton
- Macclesfield (part)
- Meadows
- Mount Barker
- Mount Barker Junction (part)
- Mount Barker Springs
- Mount Barker Summit
- Mount Torrens (part)
- Mylor (part)
- Nairne
- Paechtown
- Paris Creek (part)
- Petwood
- Prospect Hill (part)
- St Ives
- Totness
- Verdun (part)
- Wistow
- Woodside (part)
