City of Mount Gambier explained

Type:lga
City of Mount Gambier
State:sa
Pop:26,276
Area:308
Est:1876
Seat:Mount Gambier
Mayor:Lynette Martin
Region:Limestone Coast[1]
Url:http://www.mountgambier.sa.gov.au
Stategov:Mount Gambier
Fedgov:Barker
Near-Nw:Grant
Near-N:Grant
Near-Ne:Grant
Near-E:Grant
Near-W:Grant
Near-Sw:Grant
Near-S:Grant
Near-Se:Grant

The City of Mount Gambier is a local government area centred in Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. While it is the southernmost city council in the state, the District Council of Grant is the southernmost council because it completely surrounds but does not include the city of Mount Gambier. It was established on 25 May 1876 as the Corporate Town of Mount Gambier, and became the City of Mount Gambier when it gained city status in 1955.[2] [3]

The city consists of a mayor and eight councillors, elected equally from the East and West wards once every four years by postal voting. In addition to Mount Gambier itself, the council also includes parts of Glenburnie, OB Flat, Suttontown and Worrolong, all shared with the District Council of Grant.[4] Due to the City being entirely surrounded by the District Council of Grant and the growth of Mount Gambier, there have been ongoing talks of amalgamation, with the most recent boundary changes taking place in 2010.[5]

Mayors of Mount Gambier

References

  1. Web site: Limestone Coast SA Government region. The Government of South Australia. 10 October 2014.
  2. Web site: A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 . Local Government Association of South Australia . 2012 . 30 October 2015 . Marsden, Susan . 41 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317082016/https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/LGA-89938_-_2011_18_-_FINAL_History_of_SA_Councils.pdf . 17 March 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Mount Gambier City Status Celebrations . State Library of South Australia . 9 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Search result for "Mount Gambier (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0046869) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Local Government Areas" . Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure . 31 March 2010 . 7 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 .
  5. Web site: Consolidation in Local Government: A Fresh Look - City of Mount Gambier and District Council of Grant | IKEN . 2012-10-18 . dead . https://archive.today/20121230105027/http://iken.collaborynth.com.au/consolidation-local-government-fresh-look-city-mount-gambier-and-district-council-grant . 2012-12-30 .
  6. Web site: Issue 50 - October 2002 . Local Government Association of South Australia . LGA News . 21 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514020552/http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/october02_pdf1.pdf . 14 May 2013 . dead .
  7. News: Mayoral duties done . The Border Watch . 23 October 2014 . 21 November 2016.
  8. News: Andrew Lee doorknocks his way into Mount Gambier's top job . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 10 November 2014 . 21 November 2016.

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