Wudinna District Council Explained

Type:lga
Wudinna District Council
State:sa
Area:5393.8
Est:1925
Seat:Wudinna
Mayor:Eleanor Scholz[1]
Region:Eyre Western[2]
Url:http://www.wudinna.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm
Stategov:Flinders
Fedgov:Grey
Near-N:Outback Communities Authority
Near-E:District Council of Kimba
Near-W:District Council of Streaky Bay
Near-S:District Council of Elliston
Near-Se:District Council of Cleve

Wudinna District Council is a rural local government area on central Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Its seat is Wudinna, on the Eyre Highway, west of Adelaide. The district's economy is largely driven by agriculture, mainly cereal crops, with beef and sheep commonly farmed as well.

History

The original corporate entity for Wudinna district was the District Council of Minnipa, which was established on 28 May 1925. Its boundaries were defined as including the hundreds of Minnipa, Yaninee, Pygery, Wudinna, Palabie, Wannamana, Mamblin, Warramboo, Kappakoola, Pordia and Cocata in the County of Le Hunte, and the hundreds of Condada, Moorkitabie, Carina, Addison and Travers in the County of Robinson, the latter five hundreds being annexed from the District Council of Streaky Bay. The inaugural councillors appointed were Charles James Rowen, Arthur William Christian, William Mitchell, Thomas Knight, Edwin James Turley, Ellery John Drummond Oswald, and Edward Beck Smith.[3]

It was renamed the District Council of Le Hunte in 1932, after Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte, who as Governor of South Australia had proclaimed the County of Le Hunte in 1908.

It was again renamed on 24 April 2008 as Wudinna District Council.[4] [5] [6]

Localities

The district encompasses a number of towns and localities, including Cocata, Koongawa, Kyancutta, Minnipa, Pygery, Warramboo, Wudinna and Yaninee, Karcultaby, Mount Damper and Pinkawillinie.[7] The former locality of Paney, which was a small portion of the present bounded locality of Gawler Ranges, is also in Wudinna council area. Paney was merged into the Gawler Ranges locality when the latter's boundaries were formalised in April 2013.[8] [9]

Facilities

The area has a number of sporting facilities with football, cricket, tennis and bowls all popular pastimes. Swimming pools are also located at Wudinna and Minnipa. The district also has a number of schools and a hospital.

Elected members

WardCouncillorNotes
Unsubdivided Richard DuBois
 Tony Griffin
 Newton (Ned) Luscombe Deputy Mayor
 Jill Rushmer
 Eleanor Scholz Mayor
 Naomi Scholz
 Craig Walladge

Mayors and chairmen of the District Council of Le Hunte/Wudinna

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elected Members . District Council of Wudinna . 14 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Eyre Western SA Government region. The Government of South Australia. 10 October 2014.
  3. . Constitution of District of Minnipa . 28 May 1925 . 22 . 1925 . 1005 . . 13 October 2017.
  4. Web site: History . District Council of Wudinna . 15 February 2016.
  5. Book: The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936 . Universal Publicity Company . Hosking, P. . 1936 . Adelaide . 648.
  6. News: Minnipa Council Meets. . Port Lincoln Times (SA : 1927 – 1954) . SA . 2 September 1932 . 16 February 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: Location SA Map Viewer . . 14 February 2016.
  8. Web site: Search for 'Paney, LOCB' (ID SA0042121) . . 22 July 2016 . The majority of the former locality was merged into the new rural locality of Gawler Ranges to ensure the whole of Gawler Ranges National Park is within the rural locality of the same name, while the small portion not within Gawler Ranges National Park was included to the existing locality of Pygery vide Government Gazette of 26 April 2013..
  9. Web site: Search for 'Gawler Ranges, LOCB' (ID SA0067063) . . 22 July 2016 . Name selected and boundaries created on 26 April 2013 for the long established local name. with a portion of the existing locality of Paney added to ensure the whole of the Gawler Ranges National Park is within the locality of the same name..
  10. Web site: Member List . Order of Australia Association – South Australian Branch . 20 November 2016.
  11. News: Scholz gives iron ore mine update . Eyre Peninsula Tribune . 9 June 2015 .
  12. News: Mine concern . West Coast Sentinel . 27 February 2013 .