District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula

District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
South Australia

Location of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula

Population

4,820 (2009)^[1]

• Density

1.0103/km² (2.6166/sq mi)

Established

1880

Area

4,771 km² (1,842.1 sq mi)

Mayor

Max Hill

Council seat

Cummins

Region

Eyre and Western^[2]

State electorate(s)

Flinders

Federal Division(s)

Grey

Website

District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula

LGAs around District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula:
	District Council of Elliston	District Council of Tumby Bay
	District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula	City of Port Lincoln

The District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula is a local government area located on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The district covers the southern tip of the peninsula, except for the small area taken up by the City of Port Lincoln.

The main council offices are in Cummins, with a branch office in Port Lincoln, even though Port Lincoln is actually in its own council area, not encompassed by the council.

History 1
Localities 2
Elected Members 3
See also 4
References 5
External links 6

History

The District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula traces its history back to the original District Council of Port Lincoln, whose creation was proclaimed in 1880. It expanded in 1888 and 1890, then had a northern section removed to form the new District Council of Tumby Bay in 1906.^[3]

Then in 1921 the Corporation of Port Lincoln was excised, and the remainder renamed to District Council of Lincoln. The boundary has moved several times since then, with The District Council of Lincoln renamed to Lower Eyre Peninsula in 1988.^[3]

The area's economy is reliant mostly on agriculture, with cereal crops and sheep being prominent in the district, as in much of the Eyre Peninsula. Fishing and aquaculture are a large part of the economy also, with Coffin Bay Oysters gaining statewide recognition.^[4]

The district, particularly coastal towns such as Coffin Bay are ever popular with tourists, with fishing and a variety of other water based activities a major attraction. The Coffin Bay National Park is also a major attraction, as well as an area of natural habitat conservation.^[5]

Localities

The district has two major towns; Cummins and Coffin Bay, but the district covers a large area, including a number of small towns and mostly uninhabited areas. The official list of localities in the council area is:

Big Swamp, Boston, Brimpton Lake, Charlton Gully, Coffin Bay, Coomunga, Coulta, Cummins, Edillilie, Farm Beach, Flinders, Green Patch, Kapinnie, Karkoo, Kiana, Lake Wangary, Lincoln, Little Swamp, Louth, Louth Bay, Mitchell, Mortlock, Mount Drummond, Mount Dutton Bay, Mount Hope, North Shields, Poonindie, Proper Bay, Shannon, Sleaford, Sleaford Bay, Stamford, Tod River (Reservoir), Tulka, Uley, Ulipa, Wangary, Wanilla, Warrow, White Flat, Yeelanna^[6]

Elected Members

Mayor: Julie Low

CEO: Rodney Pearson

Councillors:

Julie Low
Wendy Holman
Leon Murray
Paul Pedler
Jo-Anne Quigley
Don Millard
Peter Mitchell

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 4 June 2010.
^ "Eyre Western SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula, District History, retrieved 2007-05-15
^ Tourism Eyre Peninsula, Coffin Bay, retrieved 2007-05-15
^ Department of Environment and Heratige, Coffin Bay National Park (PDF), archived from the original (– ^{Scholar search}) on 26 September 2007, retrieved 2007-05-15
^ "Local Government Association of South Australia, Lower Eyre Peninsula". Retrieved 2007-05-15.

External links

Official Site
LGA Site

Towns and localities of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula

Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Cities

Townships

Governance

Federal division	Grey

State electoral districts	Flinders Giles Stuart

Local Government	Ceduna DC Cleve DC Elliston DC Franklin Harbour DC Kimba DC Lower Eyre Peninsula DC City of Port Augusta City of Port Lincoln Streaky Bay DC Tumby Bay DC City of Whyalla Wudinna DC

Protected areas

Coastal features

West coast	Anxious Bay Calca Peninsula Cape Blanche Cape Carnot Cape Catastrophe Cape Finniss Cape Radstock Cape Wiles Coffin Bay Peninsula Jussieu Peninsula Point Avoid Point Labatt Point Weyland Point Whidbey Slade Point

East coast	Cape Burr Cape Donington Cape Hardy Memory Cove Point Lowly Yorkey Crossing

Islands adjoining Eyre Peninsula coast

West coast	Avoid Bay Islands Baird Bay Jones Island Unnamed island, Baird Bay Cap Island Eba Island Germein Island Grantham Island Greenly Island Investigator Group Flinders Island Waldegrave Islands Ward Islands Liguanea Island Neptune Islands Nicolas Baudin Island Nuyts Archipelago Smooth Island Olive Island Pigface Island Whidbey Isles Williams Island

East coast	Bicker Isles Boston Island Curlew Island Entrance Island Hopkins Island Lewis Island Lipson Island Little Island Louth Island Owen Island Sir Joseph Banks Group Sleaford Islands Smith Island Taylor Island Thistle Island Tumby Island

Related and uncategorised

The Peninsulas zone (wine)

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 Mount Gambier Naracoorte Lucindale Robe Tatiara Wattle Range

Outback	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Coober Pedy Maralinga Tjarutja Nepabunna Outback Communities Authority Roxby Downs Yalata

District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula