District Council of Streaky Bay

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

District Council of Streaky Bay
South Australia

Location of the District Council of Streaky Bay in blue
Population: 2010
Established: 1887
Area: 6232 km² (2406.2 sq mi)
Mayor: Ian Gunn
Council Seat: Streaky Bay
Region: Eyre Peninsula
State District: Flinders
Federal Division: Grey
Website: http://www.streakybay.sa.gov.au
LGAs around District Council of Streaky Bay:
District Council of Ceduna Outback Areas Community Development Trust
District Council of Streaky Bay District Council of Le Hunte
District Council of Elliston

The District Council of Streaky Bay is a Local Government Area in South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula. The Council was established in 1887, at a time when there was a population 111 people.

Streaky Bay is the main population centre of about 1200 people serving an agricultural district based on farming wheat and other cereal crops, sheep, supplemented by fishing and tourism industries. The district covers an area of 6,251.1 square kilometres with a district population of 2010 in 2001, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Contents

[edit] Localities

As well as the districts focal town, Streaky Bay, the district covers a number of smaller towns including:

There are a number of other sparsely populated areas in the district include Calca, Capietha, Chandada, Courela, Cungena, EBA Anchorage, Emerald Rise, Fishermans Paradise,Inkster, Karcultaby, Mount Cooper, Perlubie, Piednippie, Smooth Pool, Witera, Yanerby and Yantanabie.

[edit] Elected Members

Mayor: Ian Gunn

CEO: John Rumbelow

Councillors:

  • Angela Baldock
  • Graham Pearce
  • Karen Cotton
  • Geoff Hull
  • Trevor Kemp
  • Gregor Schreiber
  • John Wharff

Council meetings occur each month, with these meetings normally being held on the third Thursday of each month beginning at 9:30am

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Languages