District Council of Mount Remarkable

District Council of Mount Remarkable
South Australia
Location of the District Council of Mount Remarkable
Established1980
Area3,424.5 km2 (1,322.2 sq mi)
MayorStephen McCarthy[1]
Council seatMelrose
RegionYorke and Mid North[2]
State electorate(s)Stuart
Federal division(s)Grey
WebsiteDistrict Council of Mount Remarkable
LGAs around District Council of Mount Remarkable:
City of Port Augusta Flinders Ranges Council District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
District Council of Mount Remarkable District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
City of Whyalla Port Pirie Regional Council District Council of Northern Areas

The Mount Remarkable District Council is a local government area located between the top of the Spencer Gulf and the base of the Southern Flinders Ranges in South Australia. The district encompasses a wide variety of towns, including coastal ports and agricultural centres. The economy of the district council is largely based on agriculture.

History

The Flinders Ranges region has been one of the first areas settled by pioneers, with the land being used mainly for extensive sheep grazing and sporadic mining. Most of the rural land is held under perpetual and pastoral leases.[3]

The District Council of Mount Remarkable was formed when the District Council of Port Germein and District Council of Wilmington areas merged in 1980.[4] The council is named after the nearby peak of Mount Remarkable, named by Edward John Eyre in 1840, in reference to the way it stood out against the surrounding landscape.[5]

Economy

Agriculture is the major facet of the economy, represented by a mixture of grazing, cropping, mixed farming, horticulture and forestry.

The region is rich in minerals and the potential value of new mining development is considerable and currently being explored.[3]

Tourism also plays a part in the economy, with the coast and the Southern Flinders Ranges attracting tourists.[5]

Localities

The district includes the following localities – Amyton, Bangor, Baroota, Booleroo Centre, Hammond, Mambray Creek, Melrose, Murray Town, Nectar Brook, Port Germein, Telowie, Weeroona Island, Willowie, Wirrabara and Wongyarra, and part of Appila, Bruce, Coomooroo, Germein Bay, Moockra, Morchard, Saltia, Stone Hut, Wilmington, Winninowie and Woolundunga.[6]

Council

Ward Councillor Notes
Telowie[1]   Stephen McCarthy Mayor
  Sheridan Tate
  Vacant
Willochra[1]   Ian Keller
  Dan van Holst Pellekaan
  Colin Nottle
  Vacant

Chairmen and mayors of Mount Remarkable

  • Noel William Schmidt (1980–1983)[7]
  • Eric Graham Hillam (1983-1984)[7]
  • Reginald Colin Zwar (1984-1985)[7]
  • Trevor Clarence Roocke (1983-2010)[8]
  • Sandra Wauchope (2010–2016)[9]
  • Colin Nottle (2016–2018)[10]
  • Phillip Heaslip (2018 to 2022)
  • Stephen McCarthy (2022 to Present)[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Councillors". District Council of Mount Remarkable. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b District Council of Mt Remarkable, Development Plan, retrieved 30 May 2007
  4. ^ "2004/2005 Annual Report" (PDF). District Council of Mount Remarkable. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b Mt Remarkable Business and services directory, History/Hundreds, archived from the original on 28 August 2007, retrieved 30 May 2007 {{citation}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  7. ^ a b c Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836–1986, Wakefield Press, pp. 369–370, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
  8. ^ "Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). District Council of Barunga West. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Booleroo's Colin Nottle elected mayor". The Flinders News. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Councillors". District Council of Mount Remarkable. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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