District Council of Franklin Harbour
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The District Council of Franklin Harbour is a Local Government Area in South Australia
located 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 amounts of tourists during school holidays, with the new Spencer Gulf
ferry
service increasing traffic to theses areas since 2006.
in 1802 and subsequently named after his midshipman
, Sir John Franklin, by Governor
George Gawler
in 1840.
The first settlers to the region arrived in 1853, with more following soon afterward. This led to the establishment of the District Council of Franklin Harbour in 1888, making it one of the older districts on the Eyre Peninsula
.
is the regions major town
, but a number of smaller towns and more isolated localities are encompassed in the district. These include:
Carpa, Charleston, Coolanie, Elbow Hill, Franklin Harbour, Glynn, Hawker, Heggaton, James, Lucky Bay
, Mangalo, McGregor, Midurnie, Miltalie, Miltalie North, Minbrie, Mitchellville, Mount Millar, Playford, Point Gibbon, Port Gibbon, Pondooma, Utera, Warren, Wilton and Yabmana.
, petrol station, hotel
and a number of food supplying shops.
Educationally, Cowell has an area school
and a library
; with a district hospital
and clinic to cover the area's health needs. A number of churches also serve the district.
There are a number of sporting clubs including cricket
, football
, netball
, golf
and bowls
along with playing facilities for each sport. Cowell also has an all weather boat ramp for those with boats, as well as a jetty
.
: Eddie Elleway
CEO: Bruce Francis
Councillors:
Meetings of the District Council of Franklin Harbour occur at 11.00am on the second Wednesday of each month, with the meetings open to the public to observe, unless prior notice is given to the contrary.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
located on the Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded on the east by Spencer Gulf, the west by the Great Australian Bight, and the north by the Gawler Ranges. It is named after explorer Edward John Eyre who explored some of it in 1839-1841. The coastline was first explored by...
. Cowell
Cowell, South Australia
Cowell is a coastal town on Franklin Harbour on the eastern side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia on the Lincoln Highway 111 km south from the major town of Whyalla...
is the major population centre of an agricultural district based on farming wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
and sheep, supplemented by a fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and oyster
Oyster
The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The valves are highly calcified....
farming industries. The district's coastal towns including Cowell
Cowell, South Australia
Cowell is a coastal town on Franklin Harbour on the eastern side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia on the Lincoln Highway 111 km south from the major town of Whyalla...
and Lucky Bay
Lucky Bay, South Australia
Lucky Bay is a locality in the District Council of Franklin Harbour, on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia....
attract large amounts of tourists during school holidays, with the new Spencer Gulf
Spencer Gulf
The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. The Gulf is 322 km long and 129 km wide at its mouth. The western shore of the Gulf is the Eyre Peninsula, while the eastern side is the...
ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
service increasing traffic to theses areas since 2006.
History
Franklin Harbour itself was first sighted by Matthew FlindersMatthew Flinders
Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...
in 1802 and subsequently named after his midshipman
Midshipman
A midshipman is an officer cadet, or a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Kenya...
, Sir John Franklin, by Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
George Gawler
George Gawler
-External links: – Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK...
in 1840.
The first settlers to the region arrived in 1853, with more following soon afterward. This led to the establishment of the District Council of Franklin Harbour in 1888, making it one of the older districts on the Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded on the east by Spencer Gulf, the west by the Great Australian Bight, and the north by the Gawler Ranges. It is named after explorer Edward John Eyre who explored some of it in 1839-1841. The coastline was first explored by...
.
Localities
CowellCowell, South Australia
Cowell is a coastal town on Franklin Harbour on the eastern side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia on the Lincoln Highway 111 km south from the major town of Whyalla...
is the regions major town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
, but a number of smaller towns and more isolated localities are encompassed in the district. These include:
Carpa, Charleston, Coolanie, Elbow Hill, Franklin Harbour, Glynn, Hawker, Heggaton, James, Lucky Bay
Lucky Bay, South Australia
Lucky Bay is a locality in the District Council of Franklin Harbour, on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia....
, Mangalo, McGregor, Midurnie, Miltalie, Miltalie North, Minbrie, Mitchellville, Mount Millar, Playford, Point Gibbon, Port Gibbon, Pondooma, Utera, Warren, Wilton and Yabmana.
Facilities
The town of Cowell has most of the normal facilities of a larger town including accommodation, supermarketSupermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
, petrol station, hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
and a number of food supplying shops.
Educationally, Cowell has an area school
Area school
In New Zealand and Australia, an area school is a school that takes children from kindergarten age all the way through to tertiary entrance exams . They tend to be built in small towns where the cost of separate primary and secondary schools cannot be justified....
and a library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
; with a district hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
and clinic to cover the area's health needs. A number of churches also serve the district.
There are a number of sporting clubs including cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
, netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
and bowls
Bowls
Bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll slightly asymmetric balls so that they stop close to a smaller "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a pitch which may be flat or convex or uneven...
along with playing facilities for each sport. Cowell also has an all weather boat ramp for those with boats, as well as a jetty
Jetty
A jetty is any of a variety of structures used in river, dock, and maritime works that are generally carried out in pairs from river banks, or in continuation of river channels at their outlets into deep water; or out into docks, and outside their entrances; or for forming basins along the...
.
Elected Members
MayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
: Eddie Elleway
CEO: Bruce Francis
Councillors:
- Frank Wildman
- Allan Zerna
- Gavin Jackson
- Tony Kaden
- Robert Udy
Meetings of the District Council of Franklin Harbour occur at 11.00am on the second Wednesday of each month, with the meetings open to the public to observe, unless prior notice is given to the contrary.