Adelaide Hills Council

Adelaide Hills Council is a local government area in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. It is in the hills east of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It extends from the South Para Reservoir in the north, to the Mount Bold Reservoir in the south.

Adelaide Hills Council South Australia
Coordinates	34°57′S 138°53′E
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Established	1997[citation needed]
Area	795.08 km2 (307.0 sq mi)[citation needed]
Mayor	Jan-Claire Wisdom [1]
Council seat	Stirling
Region	Adelaide Hills[2]
State electorate(s)	Heysen, Morialta, Kavel, Schubert
Federal division(s)	Mayo Sturt
Website	Adelaide Hills Council
LGAs around Adelaide Hills Council: City of Tea Tree Gully City of Playford The Barossa Council City of Burnside Adelaide Hills Council Mid Murray Council City of Onkaparinga District Council of Mount Barker District Council of Mount Barker

Adelaide Hills Council Head Office, Stirling

History

The council was established in 1997 by the amalgamation of the District Council of East Torrens, the District Council of Gumeracha, the District Council of Onkaparinga and the District Council of Stirling.^[3]

Council

Council consists of 13 Elected Members comprising a Mayor, and 12 Ward Councillors. Valleys Ward is represented by five Council Members and the Ranges Ward is represented by seven.^[4]

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is appointed by the Council. The current CEO is Mr. Greg Georgopoulos who was appointed in July 2023.

The current council as of July 2025^[update] is:^[4]

Ward	Party Affiliation		Councillor	First Elected	Notes
Mayor		Independent	Jan-Claire Wisdom	2010		Chief Executive Officer			Greg Georgopoulos	2023
Ranges Ward		Independent	Kirrilee Boyd	2014
		Labor	Adrian Cheater	2022
		Independent	Nathan Daniell	2014	Deputy Mayor
		Labor	Leith Mudge	2018
		Independent	Mark Osterstock	2018
		Independent	Kirsty Parkin	2018
			Vacant
Valley Ward			Vacant
		Independent	Chris Grant	2018
		Independent	Malcolm Herrmann	2010
		Liberal	Lucy Huxter	2022
			Vacant

Mayors

Since the establishment of the Council in 1997 there have been four Mayors.^[5]

• 1997-2000: Anita Aspinall
• 2000-2010: Bill Cooksley
• 2010-2018: Bill Spragg
• 2018-current: Jan-Claire Wisdom

Suburbs

The Adelaide Hills Council contains the following suburbs and localities:^[6]

• Aldgate
• Ashton
• Balhannah
• Basket Range
• Birdwood (part)
• Bradbury (part)
• Bridgewater (part)
• Carey Gully
• Castambul
• Chain Of Ponds
• Charleston
• Cherryville
• Cleland (part)
• Crafers West (part)
• Crafers
• Cromer (part)
• Cudlee Creek
• Dorset Vale (part)
• Forest Range
• Forreston
• Greenhill
• Gumeracha
• Hay Valley (part)
• Heathfield
• Horsnell Gully
• Houghton (part)
• Hahndorf (part)
• Humbug Scrub (part)
• Inglewood
• Ironbank (part)
• Kenton Valley
• Kersbrook
• Lenswood
• Lobethal
• Longwood
• Lower Hermitage
• Marble Hill
• Millbrook
• Montacute
• Mount Crawford (part)
• Mount George
• Mount Torrens (part)
• Mylor
• Norton Summit
• Oakbank
• Paracombe (part)
• Piccadilly
• Rostrevor (part)
• Scott Creek
• Stirling
• Summertown
• Teringie
• Upper Hermitage (part)
• Upper Sturt (part)
• Uraidla
• Verdun (part)
• Woodforde
• Woodside