District Council of Wakefield Plains

The District Council of Wakefield Plains was a local government area in South Australia from 1983 to 1997, seated at Balaklava.[2]

District Council of Wakefield Plains
South Australia
District Council of Wakefield Plains
Coordinates34°08′51″S 138°24′56″E
Established1983
Abolished1997
Council seatBalaklava
State electorate(s)Custance
Goyder[1]
LGAs around District Council of Wakefield Plains:
Bute Blyth-Snowtown Saddleworth and Auburn
Bute District Council of Wakefield Plains Riverton
Mallala Light

History

The District Council of Wakefield Plains was established on 1 July 1983 as a result of the amalgamation of the District Council of Balaklava, the District Council of Owen and the District Council of Port Wakefield. It was divided into seven wards: Balaklava (3 councillors), Hamley (2 councillors), Port Wakefield (2 councillors), and Avon, Goyder, Owen and Stow-Hall (1 councillor each).[3][2] Margaret Gleeson, the last Balaklava chairman, was elected interim chairman until elections were held, and was succeeded by Reginald Shepherd, the last Port Wakefield chairman, following October elections.[2]

It amalgamated with the former District Council of Blyth-Snowtown to form the Wakefield Regional Council with effect from 1 July 1997.[4]

Chairmen and mayors
  • Margaret Gleeson (1983)[2]
  • Reginald Ernest Shepherd (1983–1989)[2][5]

Projects

Among the projects undertaken by the council were the renovations of the historic Balaklava Town Hall, Old River Light Road Bridge at Hamley Bridge and the old Owen Post Office, the construction of a sports complex at Balaklava, implementation of drainage schemes in Hamley Bridge and Balaklava, and the creation of Jubilee 150 public housing in Owen, Hamley Bridge, Port Wakefield and Balaklava.[2]

References
  1. Newman, Gerard (24 August 1990). "South Australia Elections 1989 (Background Paper)" (PDF). Department of the Parliamentary Library, Government of Australia. p. 18. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836–1986, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
  3. "Proclamations (26)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 2 June 1983. p. 1983:1570. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. "Our Region". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. "YEARS AGO April 1989". The Plains Producer. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2016.


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