Tatiara District Council

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Tatiara District Council is a local government area located in eastern South Australia, about 100 km (62 mi) north of the Limestone Coast. The name Tatiara is said to mean "the good country", a phrase which dates back to the area's first inhabitants. It is also one of the largest local government areas in South Australia at 6,476 km² (2,500 sq mi). The district's economy is based primarily on agriculture, with cereal crops such as wheat, barley and oats and with livestock such as sheep, cattle and pigs prominent.

History

The Tatiara country was opened up by European settlers in the 1840s for grazing purposes, with the township of Bordertown established in 1852, slowly expanding as more graziers moved to the area.

After significant growth in the area, the District Council of Tatiara was formed in 1876. In 1884, a neighbouring council was established, the District Council of Wirrega; however this was short lived and in 1888, it was amalgamated into the Tatiara District Council.^[1]

In the years following, a number of new towns including Keith and Padthaway were established, and grew to their current sizes.

Localities

The district encompasses a number of towns including the council seat Bordertown. The full list of towns is:

With other a number of smaller areas including: Banealla, Bangham, Brecon, Brimbago, Buckingham, Cangara, Cannawigara, Carew, Custon, Geegeela, Jack's Camp, Keith, Kongal, Lowan Vale, Makin, Moonkoora, Mount Rescue, Nalang, Pooginagoric, Sherwood, Swedes Flat, Wampoony, Western Flat, Willalooka and Wirrega.

Facilities

The district has most of the usual facilities including a range of facilities for tourists and travellers. Accommodation is available in the major towns in the form of hotels and Caravan Parks with a variety of shops such as supermarkets, bakeries and roadhouses for supplies.^[2]

The district possesses a range of sporting facilities including a golf course, basketball and tennis courts and a football and cricket oval, with clubs established for those sports. Health facilities include a hospital and dentist, with the area also having a primary and high school.

Elected Members

Mayor: Richard Vickery

CEO: Robert Harkness

Councillors:

Jamie Jackson
Richard Vickery
Maureen Oliver
David Edwards
Graham Excell
Robert Mock
Ralph Winter
Diana Penniment
John Ross
Steve Dick

References

↑ Historical Research Pty Ltd & Austral Archaeology, Tatiara Heritage Survey: Report to the District Council of Tatiara, retrieved 2007-04-28
↑ Tiatara District Council, Tatiara Touism (– ^{Scholar search}), archived from the original on 2007-03-20, retrieved 2007-04-28

External links

Tatiara District Council Site Accessed 12 May 2013.
Tatiara District Council > Tourism Page Accessed 12 May 2013.

v t e Local government areas of South Australia

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

Eyre Peninsula	Ceduna Cleve Elliston Franklin Harbour Kimba Lower Eyre Peninsula Port Augusta Port Lincoln Streaky Bay Tumby Bay Wudinna Whyalla

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

Southern and Hills	Alexandrina Kangaroo Island Mount Barker Victor Harbor Yankalilla

Murray Mallee	Berri Barmera The Coorong Gerard Karoonda East Murray Loxton Waikerie Mid Murray Murray Bridge Renmark Paringa Southern Mallee

Southeast	Grant Kingston City of Mount Gambier Naracoorte Lucindale Robe Tatiara Wattle Range

Outback	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Coober Pedy Maralinga Tjarutja Nepabunna Outback Areas Community Development Trust Roxby Downs Yalata

Coordinates: 36°18′41″S 140°46′25″E / 36.3113888889°S 140.773611111°E / -36.3113888889; 140.773611111

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