District Council of Mount Remarkable

District Council of Mount Remarkable
South Australia

Location of the District Council of Mount Remarkable
Population 2,773 (2015 est)[1]
 • Density 0.80975/km2 (2.0973/sq mi)
Established 1980
Area 3,424.5 km2 (1,322.2 sq mi)
Mayor Colin Nottle [2]
Council seat Melrose
Region Yorke and Mid North [3]
State electorate(s) Stuart
Federal Division(s) Grey
Website District Council of Mount Remarkable
LGAs around District Council of Mount Remarkable:
City of Port Augusta Flinders Ranges Council District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
District Council of Mount Remarkable District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
City of Whyalla Port Pirie Regional Council District Council of Northern Areas

The Mount Remarkable District Council is a local government area located between the top of the Spencer Gulf and the base of the Southern Flinders Ranges in South Australia. The district encompasses a wide variety of towns, including coastal ports and agricultural centres. The economy of the district council is largely based on agriculture.

History

The Flinders Ranges region has been one of the first areas settled by pioneers, with the land being used mainly for extensive sheep grazing and sporadic mining. Most of the rural land is held under perpetual and pastoral leases.[4]

The District Council of Mount Remarkable was formed when the District Council of Port Germein and District Council of Wilmington areas merged in 1980.[5] The council is named after the nearby peak of Mount Remarkable, named by Edward John Eyre in 1840, in reference to the way it stood out against the surrounding landscape.[6]

Economy

Agriculture is the major facet of the economy, represented by a mixture of grazing, cropping, mixed farming, horticulture and forestry.

The region is rich in minerals and the potential value of new mining development is considerable and currently being explored.[4]

Tourism also plays a part in the economy, with the coast and the Southern Flinders Ranges attracting tourists.[6]

Localities

The district includes the following localities - Amyton, Bangor, Baroota, Booleroo Centre, Hammond, Mambray Creek, Melrose, Murray Town, Nectar Brook, Port Germein, Telowie, Weeroona Island, Willowie, Wirrabara and Wongyarra, and part of Appila, Bruce, Coomooroo, Germein Bay, Moockra, Morchard, Saltia, Stone Hut, Wilmington, Winninowie and Woolundunga.[7]

Council

WardCouncillorNotes
Telowie [2]   Phillip Heaslip
  Vicki Morley
  Sandra Wauchope
Willochra [2]   Lyall Arthur
  Peter Blieschke
  Colin Nottle Mayor
  Jan Woolford

Chairmen and mayors of Mount Remarkable

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Councillors". District Council of Mount Remarkable. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 District Council of Mt Remarkable, Development Plan, retrieved 2007-05-30
  5. ↑ "2004/2005 Annual Report" (PDF). District Council of Mount Remarkable. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 Mt Remarkable Business and services directory, History/Hundreds, retrieved 2007-05-30
  7. ↑ "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, pp. 369–370, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
  9. ↑ "Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). District Council of Barunga West. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Booleroo's Colin Nottle elected mayor". The Flinders News. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 32°49′30″S 138°11′17″E / 32.825°S 138.188055556°E / -32.825; 138.188055556

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