The Yorke Peninsula Council is a local government area in South Australia. Its boundaries include most of the Yorke Peninsula. The council seat is at Maitland; the council also maintains branch offices at Minlaton and Yorketown.[7]
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Council branch office at Minlaton | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 11,056 (2016 Census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.89510/km2 (4.9083/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 10 February 1997[2]: 824 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5,834 km2 (2,252.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Darren Braund[3] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Maitland | ||||||||||||||
Region | Yorke and Mid North[4] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Narungga[5] | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Yorke Peninsula Council | ||||||||||||||
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It came into existence on 10 February 1997 as a result of the amalgamation of the District Council of Central Yorke Peninsula, the District Council of Minlaton, the District Council of Warooka and the District Council of Yorketown.[2]: 824 It was named as the District Council of Yorke Peninsula at its inception, but was renamed to Yorke Peninsula Council in 2013.[2]: 823 [8]
Yorke Peninsula Council includes the towns and localities of:[9]
Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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Mayor[3] | Darren Braund | ||
Gum Flat[3] | Naomi Bittner | ||
Leanne O'Brien | |||
Jeffrey Cook | |||
Innes Pentonvale[3] | Adam Meyer | ||
Kristin Murdock | |||
Anthony Bennett | |||
John Rich | |||
Kalkabury[3] | Tania Stock | ||
Richard Carruthers | |||
Roger Johns | |||
David Langford | |||
The Yorke Peninsula Council has a directly-elected mayor.[8][10]
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Metropolitan Adelaide |
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Eyre Peninsula |
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Southern and Hills |
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Murray Mallee |
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Outback |
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