Barossa Council



Local government area in South Australia






















Barossa District Council
South Australia

Barossa LGA.png
Location of the Barossa Council in blue

Population23,558 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density
25.8311425.831/km2 (66.902366.90/sq mi)
Established1996
Area912 km2 (352.1 sq mi)
MayorBob Sloane [2]
Council seatNuriootpa
Region
Barossa Light and Lower North[3]
State electorate(s)Schubert
Federal Division(s)Wakefield
The Barossa Council Logo.jpg
WebsiteBarossa District Council









LGAs around Barossa District Council:
Town of Gawler Light Regional Council Mid Murray Council
City of Playford Barossa District Council Mid Murray Council
Adelaide Hills Council Adelaide Hills Council Mid Murray Council

Barossa Council is a local government area in the Barossa Valley in South Australia. The council area covers 912 square kilometres and had a population of over 23,000 as at the 2016 Census.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Description


  • 3 Mayors


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




History


It was proclaimed on 1 July 1996 following the amalgamation of the District Council of Angaston, the District Council of Barossa and the District Council of Tanunda. It also gained a portion of the former District Council of Mount Pleasant on 1 July 1997.[4]



Description


Townships in the council area include


  • Angaston

  • Eden Valley

  • Lyndoch

  • Moculta

  • Mount Pleasant

  • Nuriootpa

  • Penrice

  • Springton

  • Stockwell

  • Tanunda

  • Williamstown


Mayors



  • Brian Hurn - 1996-2014

  • Bob Sloane - 2014-2018

  • Michael "Bim" Lange - 2018 - present


See also


  • List of parks and gardens in rural South Australia

  • Hoffnungsthal, South Australia


References




  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barossa (DC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 November 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
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  2. ^ "Your Elected Members". Barossa Council. Retrieved 9 April 2016.


  3. ^ "Barossa, Light and Lower North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.


  4. ^ "About Council Fact Sheet" (PDF). Barossa Council. Retrieved 31 March 2016.




External links


  • Official website

  • Local Government Association



Coordinates: 34°30′S 139°03′E / 34.500°S 139.050°E / -34.500; 139.050







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