District Council of Yorke Peninsula
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The District Council of Yorke Peninsula is a local government area (LGA) responsible for most of Yorke Peninsula
in South Australia
. The Council has 3 wards , Kalkabury, Gum Flat and Innes Pentonvale wards.
The Mayor is Ray Agnew., there are four council members from the Kalkabury and Innes Pentonvale wards and three from the Gum Flat ward.
Yorke Peninsula
The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located north-west and west of Adelaide in South Australia, Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. It has geographic coordinates of...
in South Australia
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...
. The Council has 3 wards , Kalkabury, Gum Flat and Innes Pentonvale wards.
The Mayor is Ray Agnew., there are four council members from the Kalkabury and Innes Pentonvale wards and three from the Gum Flat ward.
Localities
Towns included in jurisdiction of the council are:- Agery
- ArdrossanArdrossan, South AustraliaArdrossan is a small town on the east coast of the Yorke Peninsula, about 150 km from Adelaide, South Australia.The town was largely initiated by wheat farmers and wheat transporters in the late 19th century who needed infrastructure to ship their produce across the Gulf St. Vincent to Port...
- ArthurtonArthurton, South AustraliaArthurton is a settlement in South Australia. At the 2006 census, Arthurton had a population of 295....
- BalgowanBalgowan, South AustraliaBalgowan is a small coastal town on the western side of South Australia's Yorke Peninsula. It is located approximately 20 Kilometres west of Maitland. Like other tourist towns on this peninsula, it has a large number of shacks and holiday houses, as well as caravan facilities and a boat ramp...
- Black Point
- Bluff Beach
- BrentwoodBrentwood, South AustraliaBrentwood is a locality on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. The town is located in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula local government area, west of the state capital, Adelaide....
- Chinaman Wells
- Clinton Centre
- Cockle Beach
- CoobowieCoobowie, South AustraliaCoobowie is a small town at the south-eastern tip of Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. Coobowie was proclaimed in 1875. Coobowie comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "wild fowl water". At the 2006 census, Coobowie had a population of 408....
- Corny PointCorny Point, South AustraliaCorny Point is a settlement in South Australia at the north-western tip of the "boot" of Yorke Peninsula. It was named this by Matthew Flinders in March 1802 because it appeared to be a growth on the toe of Yorke Peninsula. A lighthouse was built in 1882. The first pastoral lease was taken up in...
- Couch's Beach
- CurramulkaCurramulka, South AustraliaCurramulka is a town on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia. Curramulka is within easy driving distance of the coastal resorts towns of Port Victoria and Port Vincent and is north-east of the regional ‘capital’ of Minlaton. At the 2006 census, Curramulka had a population of 148.Nearby what is...
- Dowlingville
- Dunn Point
- EdithburghEdithburgh, South AustraliaEdithburgh is a small town on the south-east corner of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Edithburgh is about west of Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent, but away by road...
- Foul Bay
- Hardwicke Bay
- Honiton
- Inneston
- James Well
- Kainton (Corner)
- Kleins Point
- Koolywurtie
- MaitlandMaitland, South AustraliaMaitland is a town in South Australia located 168 km west of Adelaide by road, 164 km south of Port Pirie and 46 km north of Minlaton known as the "heart of Yorke Peninsula" due to being near the center of the region...
- Marion BayMarion Bay, South AustraliaMarion Bay is a small township at the southern tip of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, Australia. At the 2006 census, Marion Bay had a population of 138.It is surrounded by beaches and is the gateway to the Innes National Park...
- MinlatonMinlaton, South AustraliaMinlaton is a town in central Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. At the 2006 census, Minlaton had a population of 773. It is known as the "Barley capital of the world"....
- Mount RatMount Rat, South AustraliaMount Rat is a town in the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. It is halfway between Maitland and Minlaton, South Australia. It was first founded in the 1850s, and by 1882 had a school, hotel, blacksmiths, chapel and a large water tank. By 1905 the school had closed, and now the town has mostly...
- Muloowurtie
- Oaklands
- Parara
- Parsons Beach
- Petersville
- Pine PointPine Point, South AustraliaPine Point is a settlement in South Australia....
- Point PearcePoint Pearce, South AustraliaPoint Pearce is a town in South Australia. The town is located in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula local government area, north west of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2006 census, Point Pearce had a population of 147....
- Point Souttar
- Point TurtonPoint Turton, South AustraliaPoint Turton is a coastal town west of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula.-Demographics:The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 205 persons in Point Turton on census night...
- Pondalowie Bay
- Port Arthur
- Port ClintonPort Clinton, South AustraliaPort Clinton is a town on Yorke Peninsula, facing Gulf St Vincent in South Australia. It is located 130 km south of Port Pirie and 125 km from Adelaide.-Notable residents:...
- Port GilesPort Giles, South AustraliaPort Giles is the newest port on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, between Stansbury and Edithburgh. Port Giles is not a town, but simply a large jetty equipped for bulk handling of grain, operated by Flinders Ports, and a similarly large grain storage facility operated by ABB Grain...
- Port Julia
- Port Minlacowie
- Port Moorowie
- Port RickabyPort Rickaby, South Australia- References :...
- Port VictoriaPort Victoria, South AustraliaPort Victoria is a town on the Spencer Gulf coast of southern Yorke Peninsula. At the 2006 census, Port Victoria had a population of 345.Like many other coastal towns on the peninsula, it has a jetty and used to be a thriving port for the export of grain to England. Its anchorage is sheltered from...
- Port VincentPort Vincent, South AustraliaPort Vincent is a small town on the east coast of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, 194 km from Adelaide by road. At the 2006 census, Port Vincent had a population of 472....
- PricePrice, South AustraliaPrice is a locality on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. The locality is the District Council of Yorke Peninsula local government area, north west of the state capital, Adelaide....
- Rogues Point
- Sandilands
- Sheoak Flat
- South Kilkerran
- StansburyStansbury, South AustraliaStansbury is a small town, located in the southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. At the 2006 census, Stansbury had a population of 522. It is located south of Minlaton and east of Yorketown. It faces the Gulf St Vincent across Oyster Bay, where shellfish were originally harvested in the...
- Stenhouse BayStenhouse Bay, South AustraliaThe township of Stenhouse Bay is at the western tip of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. It was named after Andrew Stenhouse, who in the 1920s had a business called the Permascite Manufacturing Company. He helped start the gypsum industry in this location....
- Sultana Point
- Sunbury
- Tiparra
- The Dipper
- The Pines
- Tiddy Widdy Beach
- Troubridge Point
- Urania
- WarookaWarooka, South AustraliaWarooka is a town on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, known as the 'Gateway to the bottom end'.At the 2006 census, Warooka had a population of 247....
- Wauraltee
- Weavers
- WeetultaWeetulta, South AustraliaWeetulta is a locality on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia. The locality is in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula local government area, west of the state capital, Adelaide....
- Winulta
- Wool BayWool Bay, South AustraliaWool Bay is a small town on the east coast of southern Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Wool Bay is 215 kilometres by road from Adelaide and approximately 70 kilometres west of Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent....
- Yorke Valley
- YorketownYorketown, South Australia←Yorketown is a town in southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.Yorketown is in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Goyder and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Grey.-External links:*** Yorke Peninsula Visitor...