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Local government area in South Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adelaide Hills Council is a local government area in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. It is in the hills east of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It extends from the South Para Reservoir in the north, to the Mount Bold Reservoir in the south.
Adelaide Hills Council South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°57′S 138°53′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 40,879 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1997[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 795.08 km2 (307.0 sq mi)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Jan-Claire Wisdom [2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Stirling | ||||||||||||||
Region | Adelaide Hills[3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Heysen, Morialta, Kavel, Schubert | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
Website | Adelaide Hills Council | ||||||||||||||
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The council was established in 1997 by the amalgamation of the District Council of East Torrens, the District Council of Gumeracha, the District Council of Onkaparinga and the District Council of Stirling.[4]
Council consists of 13 Elected Members comprising a Mayor, and 12 Ward Councillors. Valleys Ward is represented by five Council Members and the Ranges Ward is represented by seven.[5]
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is appointed by the Council. The current CEO is Mr. Greg Georgopoulos who was appointed in July 2023.
The current council as of November 2022[update] is:[6]
Ward | Party Affiliation | Councillor | First Elected | Notes | ||||||
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Mayor | Independent | Jan-Claire Wisdom | 2010 | Chief Executive Officer | Independent | Greg Georgopoulos | 2023 | |||
Ranges Ward | Independent | Kirrilee Boyd | 2014 | |||||||
Labor | Adrian Cheater | 2022 | ||||||||
Independent | Nathan Daniell | 2014 | ||||||||
Labor | Leigh Mudge | 2018 | ||||||||
Independent | Mark Osterstock | 2018 | ||||||||
Independent | Kirsty Parkin | 2018 | ||||||||
Independent | Louise Pascale | 2022 | ||||||||
Valley Ward | Independent | Pauline Gill | 2018 | |||||||
Independent | Chris Grant | 2018 | ||||||||
Independent | Malcolm Herrmann | 2010 | ||||||||
Liberal | Lucy Huxter | 2022 | ||||||||
Greens | Melanie Selwood | 2022 | Deputy Mayor |
Since the establishment of the Council in 1997 there have been four Mayors.[7]
The Adelaide Hills Council contains the following suburbs and localities:[8]
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