Local government area in South Australia
The Mid Murray Council is a local government area in South Australia in the Murray and Mallee region of South Australia .[ 3] The council spans the area from the Riverland through the Murraylands to the eastern slopes of the Mount Lofty Ranges . It includes 220 km of the Murray River . The council seat is at Mannum ; it also maintains secondary offices at Cambrai and Morgan .[ 4]
It was formed on 1 July 1997 from the amalgamation of the District Council of Mannum , the District Council of Morgan , the District Council of Ridley-Truro and part of the District Council of Mount Pleasant .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Geography
The council's main centres include the river towns of Mannum , Swan Reach , Blanchetown and Morgan and the hills towns of Truro , Palmer and Tungkillo . It also includes a large number of rural localities, including Angas Valley , Annadale , Apamurra , Beatty , Beaumonts , Big Bend , Bolto , Brenda Park , Cadell , Cadell Lagoon , Cambrai , Caurnamont , Claypans , Cowirra , Dutton East , Eba , Fisher , Five Miles , Forster , Frahns , Frayville , Julanka Holdings , Keyneton , Lake Carlet , Langs Landing , Lindley , Maude , Marks Landing , McBean Pound , Morphetts Flat , Mount Mary , Milendella , Nildottie , North West Bend , Old Teal Flat , Pellaring Flat , Pompoota , Ponde , Port Mannum , Punthari , Punyelroo , Purnong , Rocky Point , Sanderston , Sandleton , Sedan , Stuart , Sunnydale , Teal Flat , Towitta , Walker Flat , Wombats Rest , Wongulla , Younghusband , Younghusband Holdings and Zadows Landing , and parts of Birdwood , Bower , Bowhill , Brownlow , Burdett , Caloote , Dutton , Eden Valley , Frankton , Mount Pleasant , Mount Torrens , Murbko , Rockleigh , Springton , Steinfeld , Taylorville , Tepko and Wall Flat .[ 8]
Councillors
Ward
Councillor
Notes
Mayor[ 1]
Simone Bailey
Eyre Ward[ 1]
John Forrester
Deputy Mayor
Jen Davis
Murray Ward[ 1]
Geoff Barber
Roslyn Schultz
Shearer Ward[ 1]
Kelly Gladigau
Kirsty MacGregor
Mandy Toczek McPeake
Victoria Hammond
Mid Murray Council has a directly-elected mayor.[ 9]
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