City of Adelaide

The City of Adelaide is a local government area of South Australia covering the original Adelaide settlement. Established in 1840, the Adelaide City Council is the oldest municipal authority in Australia. At its time of establishment Adelaide's (and Australia's) first mayor, James Hurtle Fisher, was elected. From 1919 onwards, the City has had a Lord Mayor, the current being Lord Mayor Michael Harbison.

In its local administrative capacity, the City of Adelaide has responsibility for two areas analogous to suburbs: Adelaide (city centre) (also known as South Adelaide, the city, the CBD, or the square mile) and North Adelaide. The city council is also responsible for the Adelaide Parklands which surrounds North Adelaide and the city centre.

Apart from providing the usual services like rubbish collection and controlling local development, the City of Adelaide owns and operates a number of city services and amenities, including:

A network of 10 car parking stations (Central Market, Gawler, Grenfell, Pirie/Flinders, Light Square, Rundle, Topham, Sturt, Wyatt and Frome) branded as U-Park.
Adelaide Central Market, a popular tourist attraction and working market selling cheap fruit and vegetables and other products.
Adelaide Aquatic Centre, offering several indoor heated swimming pools, diving facilities, and a health club.
A network of 4 local library & community centres from which local residents can borrow books, music, videos and computer programs, and gain access to computers and the internet.
A city loop free bus service known as the Connector, which runs through the CBD and North Adelaide, with stops on every major tourist attraction and council library. A new Connector bus, with more seating capacity has entered service, replacing one of the smaller buses that used to ply the route. This is the world's first solar powered bus and is called Tindo, named after the Kaurna word for sun.

[edit] Sister cities

Adelaide has several sister cities. They are:

- Austin, Texas, United States - 1983
- Christchurch, New Zealand - 1972

- George Town, Penang/Malaysia - 1973
- Himeji, Japan - 1982

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v • d • e Local Government Areas of South Australia

Metropolitan	City of Adelaide · City of Burnside · City of Campbelltown · City of Charles Sturt · Town of Gawler · City of Holdfast Bay · City of Marion · City of Mitcham · City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters · City of Onkaparinga · City of Playford · City of Port Adelaide Enfield · City of Prospect · City of Salisbury · City of Tea Tree Gully · City of Unley · City of West Torrens · Town of Walkerville

Aboriginal	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara · Gerard · Maralinga Tjarutja · Nepabunna · Yalata

Central	Barossa Council · Barunga West DC · Clare and Gilbert Valleys DC · Copper Coast DC · Flinders Ranges Council · Goyder RC · Light RC · Mallala DC · Mount Remarkable DC · Northern Areas Council · Orroroo Carieton DC · Peterborough DC · Port Pirie RC · Yorke Peninsula DC · Wakefield RC

Murray Mallee	Berri Barmera Council · The Coorong DC · Karoonda East Murray DC · Loxton Waikerie DC · Mid Murray Council · City of Murray Bridge · Renmark Paringa Council · Southern Mallee DC

Outback	Coober Pedy DC · Roxby Downs MC · Outback Areas CDT

South East	Grant DC · Kingston RC · Naracoorte Lucindale Council · City of Mount Gambier · Robe DC · Wattle Range Council · Tatiara DC

Hills & Fleurieu	Adelaide Hills Council · Alexandrina Council · Kangaroo Island Council · Mount Barker DC · City of Victor Harbor · Yankalilla DC

West Coast	Ceduna DC · Cleve DC · Elliston DC · Franklin Harbour DC · Kimba DC · Le Hunte DC · Lower Eyre Peninsula DC · City of Port Augusta · City of Port Lincoln · Streaky Bay DC · Tumby Bay DC · City of Whyalla