District Council of Peterborough

This article is about the council in Australia. For the district council in England, see Peterborough City Council.

The District Council of Peterborough is a local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia.^[2] The principal town and council seat is Peterborough; it also includes the localities of Cavenagh, Dawson, Hardy, Minvalara, Nackara, Oodla Wirra, Paratoo, Parnaroo, Sunnybrae, Ucolta and Yongala.^[5]

District Council of Peterborough South Australia
Location of District Council of Peterborough
Established	1935
Area	3,020 km2 (1,166.0 sq mi)
Mayor	Ruth Whittle[1]
Council seat	Peterborough
Region	Yorke and Mid North[2]
State electorate(s)	Stuart[3]
Federal division(s)	Grey[4]
Website	District Council of Peterborough
LGAs around District Council of Peterborough: Orroroo Carrieton Outback Communities Outback Communities Orroroo Carrieton Peterborough Outback Communities Northern Areas Goyder Outback Communities

It was formed on 21 March 1935, when the District Council of Coglin and the District Council of Yongala merged with part of the Corporate Town of Peterborough to create the new council.^[6] The remainder of the Corporate Town of Peterborough continued on as an independent municipality surrounded by the District Council until the two were amalgamated in 1997.^[7] It still operates out of the heritage-listed 1927 Peterborough Town Hall.^[8]

Council

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Mayor[1]		Ruth Whittle
Unsubdivided[1]		Michael Burford
		Cassandra Chambers
		Leon Clapp
		Leanne Draper
		Frank Hardbottle	Deputy Mayor
		Graham Mercer
		Scott Mesecke
		Kim Miller

The District Council of Peterborough has a directly elected mayor.^[9]

Mayors and Chairmen of the District Council of Peterborough

• Ernest Dewar Sawers (1935–1939)^[10]
• Thomas Edward Richards (1939-1941)^[10]
• Harold Davies (1941-1950)^[10]
• Hubert William Lang (1950-1951)^[10]
• Leslie Allan McPherson (1951-1954)^[10]
• Maxwell Edward Hams (1954–1966)^[10]
• Woodrow Eric Douglas Chapman (1966–1967)^[10]
• Ronald Naish Bailey (1967-after 1985)^[10]
• Ruth Whittle (1991–present)^[11]

See also

• List of parks and gardens in rural South Australia