City of Port Augusta explained

Type:	lga
City of Port Augusta
State:	sa
Density:	11.72
Area:	1153.1
Est:	1875
Seat:	Port Augusta
Mayor:	Linley Shine ^[1]
Region:	Far North^[2]
Url:	https://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au
Stategov:	Stuart^[3] Giles^[4]
Fedgov:	Grey^[5]
Near-Nw:	Outback Communities Authority
Near-N:	Outback Communities Authority
Near-Ne:	Flinders Ranges
Near-E:	Mount Remarkable
Near-W:	Outback Communities Authority
Near-Sw:	Whyalla
Coordinates:	-32.4917°N 137.7622°W

The City of Port Augusta is a local government area located at the northern end of Spencer Gulf in South Australia. It is centred on the town of Port Augusta.

History

The Port Augusta region is a natural crossroads and aborigines have been trading in the area for 40 000 years. European settlement began in the 1840s. The town grew from a pastoral service centre to a railway town with the construction of the overland telegraph line. Port Augusta's rail importance grew with the start of the railways towards Alice Springs and Kalgoorlie.

The municipality was created as the Corporate Town of Port Augusta on 3 November 1875.^{[6] [7]} A number of smaller separate municipalities were proclaimed in the Port Augusta area, including the Corporate Town of Davenport (August 1887), the Corporate Town of Port Augusta West (October 1887), and the District Council of Davenport (January 1888, later called Woolundunga). The municipalities in the area were amalgamated in February 1933, with Port Augusta West, Davenport and part of Woolundunga merged into a larger Port Augusta municipality.^[8] It became the City of Port Augusta, with the granting of city status in late 1964.

The Port Augusta Town Hall was built to house the municipality in 1886–87. It was severely damaged by fire in 1944, and rebuilt in 1946. It was vacated by the City in 1983 after the completion of the new Port Augusta Civic Centre. The former town hall fell into disuse, and was advertised for sale by the state government in June 2015 awaiting redevelopment.

Another major industry was the production of electric power. The city was the site of South Australia's main power supplier, the Port Augusta powerhouse, located on the coast of the Spencer Gulf. Three coal-fired power stations burned coal mined at Leigh Creek, the first of which was completed in 1954. The last of these, the Northern Power Station, was shut down in May 2016.^[9] Demolition and rehabilitation of the site was completed in May 2019.^[10]

Localities

Towns and localities in the district include:

• Blanche Harbor^[11]
• Commissariat Point^[12]
• Davenport^[13]
• Miranda^[14]
• Mundallio^[15]
• Port Augusta
• Port Augusta West^[16]
• Port Paterson^[17]
• Saltia (part)^[18]
• Stirling North^[19]
• Wami Kata^[20]
• Winninowie^[21]
• Woolundunga (part)^[22]

Council

The City of Port Augusta has a directly elected mayor.^[23]

Party		Councillor	Notes
		Independent	Linley Shine	Mayor
		Independent	Mike Myers	Deputy Mayor
		Independent	Louise Foote
		Independent	Michael McKinley
		Independent	Sam Bates
		Independent	Maralyn Marsh
		Independent	John Naisbitt
		Independent	Nora Bennett
		Independent	Linley Shine
		Independent	Baldev (Sunny) Singh

See also

• Port Augusta Airport
• Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
• List of parks and gardens in rural South Australia

External links

• Official website
• Page on LGASA website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mayor and Members . City of Port Augusta . 4 February 2022.
2. Web site: Far North SA Government Region. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 10 October 2014.
3. Web site: District of Stuart Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 27 February 2022.
4. Web site: District of Giles Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 27 February 2022.
5. Web site: Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011. Australian Electoral Commission. 20 August 2015.
6. Web site: The 1870s . City of Port Augusta . 12 November 2015.
7. News: THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. . . Adelaide . 5 November 1875 . 12 November 2015 . 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION . National Library of Australia.
8. Web site: A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 . Local Government Association of South Australia . 2012 . 30 October 2015 . Marsden . Susan . 11 . 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 .
9. Web site: SA's coal era ends, but what's next?. indaily.com.au . 9 May 2016 . 2020-02-08.
10. News: Final curtain falls on SA's coal-fired era . 8 February 2020 . 10 May 2019 . . Andrew . Spence.
11. Web site: Search result for "Blanche Harbor (LOCB)" (Record no SA0007245). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 26 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016.
12. Web site: Search result for " Commissariat Point (LOCB)" (Record no SA0014966). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 25 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016.
13. Web site: Search result for " Davenport (SUB)" (Record no SA0068092). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 1 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016.
14. Web site: Search result for "Miranda (LOCB)" (Record no SA0045289) . Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia . 1 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 .
15. Web site: Search result for " Mundallio (LOCB)" (Record no SA0047657). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 1 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016.
16. Web site: Search result for " Port Augusta West (SUB)" (Record no SA0040491). Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. 31 October 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016.
17. Web site: Search result for " Port Paterson (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0040645). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 1 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016.
18. Web site: Search result for "Port Augusta West (LOCB)" (Record no SA0044243). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 1 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016.
19. Web site: Search result for " Stirling North (SUB)" (Record no SA0063254). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 1 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016.
20. Web site: Search result for " Wami Kata (Suburb)" (SA0016929). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 1 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016.
21. Web site: Search result for " Winninowie (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0044249). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 1 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016.
22. Web site: Search result for " Woolundunga (Locality Bounded)" (SA0044247). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 1 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016.
23. Web site: Election Results 2014 . Local Government Association of South Australia . 15 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070630122220/http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/2006_Election_Results_Update.pdf . 30 June 2007 . dead .