District Council of Loxton Waikerie

District Council of Loxton Waikerie
Location of the District Council of Loxton Waikerie
Coordinates: 34°26′43″S 140°46′24″E / 34.4454°S 140.7733°E / -34.4454; 140.7733
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionMurray and Mallee[1]
Established3 May 1997
Council seatLoxton
Government
 • MayorLeon Stasinowsky[2]
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
7,957 km2 (3,072 sq mi)
WebsiteDistrict Council of Loxton Waikerie
LGAs around District Council of Loxton Waikerie
Outback Communities Authority Renmark Paringa Mildura (Vic)
Mid Murray District Council of Loxton Waikerie Mildura (Vic)
Karoonda East Murray Southern Mallee Mildura (Vic)

The District Council of Loxton Waikerie is a local government area in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia.[1] The council seat lies at Loxton, while it maintains a branch office at Waikerie.[3]

The council was formed on 3 May 1997 as an amalgamation of the District Council of Brown's Well, the District Council of Loxton and the District Council of Waikerie.[4]

It includes the towns and localities of Alawoona, Boolgun, Bakara Well, Billiatt, Bookpurnong, Bugle Hut, Caliph, Devlins Pound, Golden Heights, Good Hope Landing, Holder, Holder Siding, Kanni, Kingston On Murray, Kringin, Loxton, Loxton North, Lowbank, Maggea, Malpas, Markaranka, Meribah, Moorook, Moorook South, Naidia, New Residence, New Well, Notts Well, Paisley, Paruna, Pata, Peebinga, Pooginook, Pyap, Pyap West, Qualco, Ramco, Ramco Heights, Schell Well, Stockyard Plain, Sunlands, Taldra, Taplan, Taylorville, Taylorville Station, Veitch, Waikerie, Wappilka, Wigley Flat, Woodleigh, Woolpunda, Wunkar and Yinkanie, and parts of Galga, Mantung, Mercunda, Murbko and Westons Flat.[5]

Councillors

Ward Councillor
Mayor[2]   Leon Stasinowsky
Deputy Mayor[2]   Trevor Norton
Unsubdivided[2]   Jody Flavel
  Sonya Altschwager
  Jordann Kleemann
  Clive Matthews
  Debbie Thiele
  Michael Vowles
  Peter Walker
  Kym Webber
  Terry Wheeldon

The District Council of Loxton Waikerie has a directly elected mayor.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Murray and Mallee SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Elected Members". District Council of Loxton Waikerie. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. ^ "District Council of Loxton Waikerie". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Introduction". District Council of Loxton Waikerie. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2016.