District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys

District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
South Australia

Location of District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Population: 8,743(2009)[1]
Mayor: Allan Aughey
Council Seat: Clare
State District: Frome, Goyder
Federal Division: Wakefield, Grey
Website: http://claregilbertvalleys.sa.gov.au
LGAs around District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys:
District Council of Northern Areas
Wakefield Regional Council District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys Regional Council of Goyder
Light Regional Council

The District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys is a local government administrative body located in the wine growing central south region of South Australia. The council was founded in 1997 with the amalgamation of the District Council of Clare, the District Council of Riverton and the District Council of Saddleworth and Auburn.

Gilbert Valley is named for Joseph Gilbert, an early South Australian winemaker and pastoralist, whose principal agricultural interests laid to the west and south of the valley.

Towns and localities

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features72008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 4 June 2010. 
Towns and localities of the District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys