District Council of Cleve
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| District Council of Cleve South Australia |
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 Location of the District Council of Cleve |
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| Population: | 1,828 (2001 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1911 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4506.7 km² (1740.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Allan Edwards | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Cleve | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Eyre Peninsula | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Flinders | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Grey | ||||||||||||
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The District Council of Cleve is a Local Government Area located on the eastern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The district is mostly agricultural in nature, but also encompasses the popular coastal tourist town of Arno Bay
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[edit] History
The District Council of Cleve is based around the Jervois County, which was incorporated into the District Council of Franklin Harbour when it was first established in 1880. In 1911, the western end of the county was severed from Franklin Harbour and was declared a separate council.
The district's major towns were well established when the new council was announced, with Cleve established in 1879 and Arno Bay in 1883 under the name of 'Bligh'. Darke Peak was established only three years after the council came into being, in 1914.
Since before the council's establishment, the economy of the region has been based on agriculture, with cereal crops and livestock production prominent. Aquaculture is an emerging industry in the coastal towns.[2]
[edit] Localities
The three major towns of the district are:
Other smaller towns and localities in the council area are: Boonerdo, Boothby Campoona, Caralue, Darke, Jamieson, Kielpa, Mann, Murlong, Pascoe, Roberts, Rudall, Smeaton, Verran, Wharminda and Yadnarie.[3]
[edit] Facilities
Cleve has the most plentiful retail shops including a supermarket, clothing, banking facilities, professional & medical services, service industries, post office, rural supplies, hotel, mechanical & RAA services, newsagency and pharmacy. Arno Bay and Darke Peal provides a general store, post office, fuel, mechanical services and hotel between them
The district has an Area school, Pre-school and TAFE campus serving educational needs and a hospital for health needs.
A number of sporting facilities and clubs operate in the area including basketball, lawn bowls, cricket, darts, football, golf , netball, softball, a swimming pool and tennis.[2]
[edit] Elected Members
Mayor: Allan Edwards
CEO: Tony Siviour
- Roger Nield
- Geoff Elleway
- David Foxwell
- Don Hauschild
- Jodie Jones
- Bevan Millard
- Grantley Siviour
Council meetings are held second Friday of each month.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). Community Profile Series : Cleve (DC) (Local Government Area). 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ a b District Council of Cleve, General Information, <http://www.cleve.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=131>
- ^ Local government Association of South Australia, DC of Cleve, <http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?c=4158>
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