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 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°57′S 138°53′E / 34.950°S 138.883°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 40,879 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1997[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 795.08 km2 (307.0 sq mi)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Jan-Claire Wisdom [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Stirling | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Adelaide Hills[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Heysen, Morialta, Kavel, Schubert | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Hills Council | ||||||||||||||
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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.[4]
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.[5]
The current council as of November 2022[update] is:[6]
| Ward | Party Affiliation | Councillor | First Elected | Notes | |
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| Mayor | Independent | Jan-Claire Wisdom | 2010 | ||
| Ranges Ward | Independent | Kirrilee Boyd | 2014 | ||
| Labor | Adrian Cheater | 2022 | |||
| Independent | Nathan Daniell | 2014 | Deputy Mayor | ||
| Labor | Leigh Mudge | 2018 | |||
| Independent | Mark Osterstock | 2018 | |||
| Independent | Kirsty Parkin | 2018 | |||
| Independent | Louise Pascale | 2022 | |||
| Valley Ward | Independent | Pauline Gill | 2018 | ||
| Independent | Chris Grant | 2018 | |||
| Independent | Malcolm Herrmann | 2010 | |||
| Liberal | Lucy Huxter | 2022 | |||
| Greens | Melanie Selwood | 2022 | |||
Mayors
Since the establishment of the Council in 1997 there have been four Mayors.[7]
- 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:[8]
- 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