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| Coorong District Council South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of the Coorong District Council | |||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0,62/km2 (160/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 3 May 1997[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8,830.6 km2 (3,409.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Paul Simmons[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tailem Bend | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Murray and Mallee[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hammond, MacKillop | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Coorong District Council | ||||||||||||||
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Coorong District Council is a local government area in South Australia located between the River Murray and the Limestone Coast region. The district covers mostly rural areas with small townships, as well as part of the Coorong National Park.
The council was formed in May 1997 with the amalgamation of the District Council of Coonalpyn Downs, the District Council of Meningie and the District Council of Peake.[1][4] It is geographically the largest council area in South Australia.[5][6] The economy of the district is based mostly around agriculture.
The council seat is at Tailem Bend; the council also operates service centres in Meningie and Tintinara.[7] The council opened a new civic centre at Tailem Bend on 27 October 2014. This centre is located on Railway Tce and is joined to the Tailem Bend Town Hall.
- ^ a b Kerin, R.G. (13 February 1997). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1934 SECTIONS 7 AND 14: AMALGAMATION OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF COONALPYN DOWNS, THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MENINGIE AND THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PEAKE" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. pp. 900–903. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Council Members". Coorong District Council. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Murray and Mallee SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "2012–2016 Strategic Management Plan" (PDF). Coorong District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Coorong District Council Paper" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Coorong farmers seeking new deal to solve their water woes". The Advertiser. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Contact Us". Coorong District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.