Wudinna District Council

LGAs around Wudinna District Council:
	Outback Areas Community Development Trust
District Council of Streaky Bay	Wudinna District Council	District Council of Kimba
	District Council of Elliston	District Council of Cleve

Wudinna District Council is located in central Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Established on 28 May 1925 as The District Council of Minnipa, the name was later changed to Le Hunte after Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte, Governor of South Australia, who proclaimed the County of Le Hunte in 1908. The name was officially changed to Wudinna District Council from the District Council of Le Hunte on 24 April 2008.

The district's service centre is Wudinna, located on the Eyre Highway 580 km west of Adelaide. The districts economy is largely driven by Agriculture, mainly cereal crops, with beef and sheep commonly farmed as well.

Localities

The district encompasses a number of towns and areas, with the major towns being:

Localities in the district are Chilpuddie, Cocata, Condada, Cootra, Koongawa, Nantuma, Panery, Pinbong, Poldinna and Pygery.

Facilities

The area has a number of sporting facilities with football, cricket, tennis and bowls all popular pastimes. Swimming pools are also located at Wudinna and Minnipa. The district also has a number of schools and a hospital.

Elected Members

Chairman: Tim R Scholz

CEO: Alan McGuire

Councillors:

Jeffrey Frischke
Paul May
Eleanor Scholz
Greg DuBois
Craig Walladge
Neville Scholz

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Le Hunte (DC)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

External links

v t e Towns and Localities of Wudinna District Council

Addison Carina Cocata Condada Cootra Hill Kappakoola Koongawa Kyancutta Mamblin Minnipa Moorkitabie Mount Damper Palabie Pildappa Pinbong Pordia Pygery Travers Wnnamana Warramboo Wudinna Yaninee

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: 33°02′49″S 135°27′36″E / 33.047°S 135.46°E / -33.047; 135.46

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