District Council of Wakefield Plains
District Council of Wakefield Plains South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°08′51″S 138°24′56″E / 34.1475°S 138.4156°ECoordinates: 34°08′51″S 138°24′56″E / 34.1475°S 138.4156°E | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
Abolished | 1997 | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Balaklava | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Custance Goyder[1] | ||||||||||||||
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The District Council of Wakefield Plains was a local government area in South Australia from 1983 to 1997, seated at Balaklava.[2]
History[]
The District Council of Wakefield Plains was established on 1 July 1983 as a result of the amalgamation of the District Council of Balaklava, the and the District Council of Port Wakefield. It was divided into seven wards: Balaklava (3 councillors), Hamley (2 councillors), Port Wakefield (2 councillors), and Avon, Goyder, Owen and Stow-Hall (1 councillor each).[3][2] Margaret Gleeson, the last Balaklava chairman, was elected interim chairman until elections were held, and was succeeded by Reginald Shepherd, the last Port Wakefield chairman, following October elections.[2]
It amalgamated with the former District Council of Blyth-Snowtown to form the Wakefield Regional Council with effect from 1 July 1997.[4]
Chairmen and mayors[]
Projects[]
Among the projects undertaken by the council were the renovations of the historic , at Hamley Bridge and the old Owen Post Office, the construction of a sports complex at Balaklava, implementation of drainage schemes in Hamley Bridge and Balaklava, and the creation of Jubilee 150 public housing in Owen, Hamley Bridge, Port Wakefield and Balaklava.[2]
References[]
- ^ Newman, Gerard (24 August 1990). "South Australia Elections 1989 (Background Paper)" (PDF). Department of the Parliamentary Library, Government of Australia. p. 18. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836–1986, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
- ^ "Proclamations (26)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 2 June 1983. p. 1983:1570. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Our Region". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "YEARS AGO April 1989". The Plains Producer. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- Populated places established in 1983
- 1983 establishments in Australia
- Former local government areas of South Australia
- 1997 disestablishments in Australia
- Australia government stubs