District Council of Franklin Harbour

District Council of Franklin Harbour
South Australia
The District Council office in Cowell
Location of the District Council of Franklin Harbour
Established1888
Area3,283 km2 (1,267.6 sq mi)
MayorRobert Walsh [1]
Council seatCowell
RegionEyre and Western[2]
State electorate(s)Flinders
Federal division(s)Grey
WebsiteDistrict Council of Franklin Harbour
LGAs around District Council of Franklin Harbour:
District Council of Kimba Outback Communities Authority City of Whyalla
District Council of Cleve District Council of Franklin Harbour Spencer Gulf
District Council of Cleve Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf

The District Council of Franklin Harbour is a local government area in South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula. Cowell is the major population centre of an agricultural district based on farming wheat and sheep, supplemented by a fishing and oyster farming industries. The district's coastal towns including Cowell and Lucky Bay attract large numbers of tourists during school holidays, with the new Spencer Gulf ferry service increasing traffic to these areas since 2006.[3]

  1. ^ "Contact List". District Council of Franklin Harbour. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Eyre Western SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ^ Sea SA, Timetable, retrieved 18 May 2007