Port Pirie Regional Council Explained

Type:	lga
Port Pirie Regional Council
State:	sa
Area:	1761
Seat:	Port Pirie
Mayor:	Leon Stephens
Region:	Yorke and Mid North^[1]
Url:	http://www.pirie.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm/
Stategov:	Stuart^[2] Narungga^[3]
Fedgov:	Grey^[4]
Near-N:	Mount Remarkable
Near-E:	Northern Areas
Near-Sw:	Barunga West
Near-S:	Wakefield

The Port Pirie Regional Council (PPRC) is a local government area in South Australia, focused on the city of Port Pirie. It has a population of about 18,000 people. The council's main administrative facilities and works depot can be found in Port Pirie; it also have a rural office in Crystal Brook.^[5] In addition to Port Pirie, the municipality also includes the surrounding towns and localities of Bungama, Collinsfield, Coonamia, Crystal Brook, Koolunga, Lower Broughton, Merriton, Napperby, Nelshaby, Pirie East, Port Davis, Port Pirie South, Port Pirie West, Redhill, Risdon Park, Risdon Park South, Solomontown, Wandearah East, Wandearah West and Warnertown, and part of Clements Gap, and Mundoora.^[6]

The Port Pirie Regional Council was created in 1997, and resulted from two council mergers in short succession: the amalgamation of the District Council of Pirie into the City of Port Pirie in July 1996, and that council's subsequent amalgamation with the District Council of Crystal Brook-Redhill to create the present council in March 1997.^[7]

Councillors

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Mayor ^[8]			Leon Stephens	Elected Q4-2018
Councillors^[9]			Joby Connor
			Dino Gadaleta
			Michael Hopgood
			Kendall Jackson
			Matt Perks
			Ali Gulin
			Jack Keain
			Neville Wilson
			Alan Zubrinich

The Port Pirie Regional Council has a directly-elected mayor.^[10]

Mayors of the Port Pirie Regional Council

• Kenneth Francis Madigan (1997-2003) ^{[11] [12]}
• Geoff Brock (2003-2009) ^[13]
• Brenton Vanstone (2009-2014) ^[14]
• John Rohde (2014-2018) ^[15]
• Leon Stephens (2018-Present)^[16]

External links

• Port Pirie Regional Council

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Yorke and Mid North SA Government region. The Government of South Australia. 10 October 2014.
2. Web site: District of Stuart Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 27 February 2022.
3. Web site: District of Narungga Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 27 February 2022.
4. Web site: Profile of the electoral division of Grey (SA). Australian Electoral Commission. 27 February 2022.
5. Web site: Contact . Port Pirie Regional Council . 15 February 2016.
6. Web site: Location SA Map Viewer . Government of South Australia . 14 February 2016.
7. Web site: Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on Wednesday 23 July 2014 . Port Pirie Regional Council . 15 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160222162904/https://www.pirie.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/minutesAgendas/OM230714.pdf . 22 February 2016 . dead .
8. Web site: Elected Members. Council. Port Pirie Regional. www.pirie.sa.gov.au. en. 2018-11-22.
9. Web site: Elected Members. Council. Port Pirie Regional. www.pirie.sa.gov.au. en. 2018-11-22.
10. 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 .
11. Web site: Thursday, 25 May 1995 . Government of South Australia . The Government Gazette of South Australia . 19 November 2016.
12. News: Shock results in local govt elections in SA . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 13 May 2003 . 19 November 2016.
13. News: Brock to be formally declared in Frome . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 29 January 2009 . 19 November 2016.
14. News: Ousted Port Pirie mayor reflects on challenges and achievements . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 12 November 2014 . 19 November 2016.
15. News: Port Pirie has a new mayor . The Recorder . 8 November 2014 . 19 November 2016.
16. News: Leon Stephens set to be new Mayor. Smith. Dylan. 2018-11-10. The Recorder. 2018-11-22. en.