Rural City of Murray Bridge

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.

Rural City of Murray Bridge
South Australia
The location of the Rural City of Murray Bridge in SA
Coordinates35.1186°S 139.2838°E / -35.1186; 139.2838
Population21,644 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1977
Area1,832 km2 (707.3 sq mi)
MayorBrenton Lewis[2]
Council seatMurray Bridge
RegionMurray and Mallee[3]
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Barker
WebsiteRural City of Murray Bridge
LGAs around Rural City of Murray Bridge:
Mid Murray[3] Mid Murray[3] Karoonda East Murray[3]
Mount Barker[3] Rural City of Murray Bridge Karoonda East Murray
Alexandrina[3] Coorong Coorong[3]

History

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]

Towns

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]

Councillors

The Rural City of Murray Bridge has a directly-elected mayor.[6] The current elected councillors as of July 2016 are as follows:

WardCouncillorNotes
Mayor[2]  Brenton Lewis
Unsubdivided[2]  Andrew Baltensperger
 Tod Cusack
 Karen Eckermann
 Airlie Keen
 Tyson Matthews
 Clem Schubert
 Fred Toogood
 Theo Weinmann
 Jerry Wilson

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murray Bridge (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Elected Members". Rural City of Murray Bridge. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. "Murray and Mallee SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. "Freedom of Information Statement 2014–2015" (PDF). Rural City of Murray Bridge. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016. 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.
  5. "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2016.


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