Rural City of Murray Bridge South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°07′07″S 139°17′02″E / 35.1186°S 139.2838°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 21,644 ( LGA 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 11,83/km2 (3,060/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,832 km2 (707.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Brenton Lewis [2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
Region | Murray and Mallee [3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
Website | Rural City of Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
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The Rural City of Murray Bridge is a local government area of South Australia, centred on the regional city of Murray Bridge and stretching south to Lake Alexandrina.
It was established in 1977 as the District Council of Murray Bridge, with the amalgamation of the Corporate Town of Murray Bridge and the surrounding District Council of Mobilong. It was renamed the Rural City of Murray Bridge, when it gained city status in January 1993. [4]
It includes the surrounding towns and localities of:
Avoca Dell, Brinkley, Chapman Bore, East Wellington, Ettrick, Gifford Hill, Greenbanks, Jervois, Kepa, Long Flat, Mobilong, Monarto, Monarto South, Monteith, Mulgundawa, Murrawong, Murray Bridge East, Murray Bridge North, Murray Bridge South, Mypolonga, Nalpa, Northern Heights, Pallamana, Riverglades, Riverglen, Rocky Gully, Sunnyside, Swanport, Toora, Wellington, White Hill, White Sands, Willow Banks, Woodlane and Woods Point, and parts of Burdett, Callington, Caloote, Naturi, Rockleigh, Tepko, Tolderol, Wall Flat and Lake Alexandrina. [5]
The Rural City of Murray Bridge has a directly-elected mayor. [6] The current elected councillors as of July 2016 [update] are as follows:
Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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Mayor [2] | Brenton Lewis | ||
Unsubdivided [2] | Andrew Baltensperger | ||
Tod Cusack | |||
Karen Eckermann | |||
Airlie Keen | |||
Tyson Matthews | |||
Clem Schubert | |||
Fred Toogood | |||
Theo Weinmann | |||
Jerry Wilson |
On 12 July 1884 the first meeting of the District Council of Mobilong was held. In 1927 the Corporation of Murray Bridge was formed. On the 4 April 1977 there was an amalgamation of District Council of Mobilong and the Corporation of Murray Bridge to form The District Council of Murray Bridge [...] On the 26 January 1993 the District Council of Murray Bridge changed its name to The Rural City of Murray Bridge.
Rural City of Murray Bridge South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°07′07″S 139°17′02″E / 35.1186°S 139.2838°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 21,644 ( LGA 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 11,83/km2 (3,060/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,832 km2 (707.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Brenton Lewis [2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
Region | Murray and Mallee [3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
Website | Rural City of Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
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The Rural City of Murray Bridge is a local government area of South Australia, centred on the regional city of Murray Bridge and stretching south to Lake Alexandrina.
It was established in 1977 as the District Council of Murray Bridge, with the amalgamation of the Corporate Town of Murray Bridge and the surrounding District Council of Mobilong. It was renamed the Rural City of Murray Bridge, when it gained city status in January 1993. [4]
It includes the surrounding towns and localities of:
Avoca Dell, Brinkley, Chapman Bore, East Wellington, Ettrick, Gifford Hill, Greenbanks, Jervois, Kepa, Long Flat, Mobilong, Monarto, Monarto South, Monteith, Mulgundawa, Murrawong, Murray Bridge East, Murray Bridge North, Murray Bridge South, Mypolonga, Nalpa, Northern Heights, Pallamana, Riverglades, Riverglen, Rocky Gully, Sunnyside, Swanport, Toora, Wellington, White Hill, White Sands, Willow Banks, Woodlane and Woods Point, and parts of Burdett, Callington, Caloote, Naturi, Rockleigh, Tepko, Tolderol, Wall Flat and Lake Alexandrina. [5]
The Rural City of Murray Bridge has a directly-elected mayor. [6] The current elected councillors as of July 2016 [update] are as follows:
Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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Mayor [2] | Brenton Lewis | ||
Unsubdivided [2] | Andrew Baltensperger | ||
Tod Cusack | |||
Karen Eckermann | |||
Airlie Keen | |||
Tyson Matthews | |||
Clem Schubert | |||
Fred Toogood | |||
Theo Weinmann | |||
Jerry Wilson |
On 12 July 1884 the first meeting of the District Council of Mobilong was held. In 1927 the Corporation of Murray Bridge was formed. On the 4 April 1977 there was an amalgamation of District Council of Mobilong and the Corporation of Murray Bridge to form The District Council of Murray Bridge [...] On the 26 January 1993 the District Council of Murray Bridge changed its name to The Rural City of Murray Bridge.