Kangaroo Island Council

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Kangaroo Island Council
South Australia
Kangaroo Island LGA.png
Location of Kangaroo Island Council
Population 4,417 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 1.00384/km2 (2.5999/sq mi)
Established 1996
Area 4,400.1 km2 (1,698.9 sq mi)
Mayor Peter Clements [2]
Council seat Kingscote
Region Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[3]
State electorate(s) Finniss[4]
Federal Division(s) Mayo[5]
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Website Kangaroo Island Council
LGAs around Kangaroo Island Council:
Investigator Strait District Council of Yankalilla
Kangaroo Island Council
Southern Ocean

The Kangaroo Island Council is a local government area in South Australia that covers the entirety of Kangaroo Island, 13 km off the coast of the mainland. The council was formed in 1996 by the amalgamation of the District Council of Kingscote and the District Council of Dudley.[6]

The seat of the council is located in the island's largest town, Kingscote. The district's population at the 2011 Census was 4,417.[1]

Elected members

Mayor: Peter Clements CEO: Andrew Boardman

Councillors:

  • Peter Denholm
  • Sharon Kaupilla
  • Ken Liu
  • Pip Masters
  • Graeme Ricketts
  • Larry Turner
  • Cathie Tydeman
  • Joy Willson

Economy

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Localities

Localities within the jurisdiction of the Kangaroo Island Council are as follows: American Beach, American River, Antechamber Bay, Ballast Head, Baudin Beach, Birchmore, Brown Beach, Brownlow KI, Cape Borda, Cassini, Cuttlefish Bay, Cygnet River, De Mole River, D'Estrees Bay, Dudley East, Dudley West, Duncan, Emu Bay, Flinders Chase, Gosse, Haines, Island Beach, Ironstone, Kangaroo Head, Karrata, Kingscote, Kohinoor, MacGillivray, Menzies, Middle River, Muston, Nepean Bay, Newland, North Cape, Parndana, Pelican Lagoon, Penneshaw, Porky Flat, Sapphiretown, Seal Bay, Seddon, Stokes Bay, Stun'Sail Boom, Vivonne Bay, Western River, Willoughby, Willson River, and Wisanger.[7]

See also

References

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External links

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