Light Regional Council
Light Regional Council is a local government area north of Adelaide in South Australia. It is based in the town of Kapunda, and includes the towns of Freeling, Greenock, Hansborough, Hewett, Roseworthy and Wasleys.
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 Location of Light Regional Council in blue | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 15,792 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,277.6 km2 (493.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Bill O'Brien[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kapunda | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barossa Light and Lower North[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Light, Schubert | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Light Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
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The council is named for the River Light, the south bank of which forms much of the council area's northwest border.[4] The river is named after William Light, the first Surveyor-General of South Australia.
History
The council came into existence on 1 March 1996 as the District Council of Light and Kapunda by the amalgamation of the District Council of Light and the District Council of Kapunda. The council changed to the current name of Light Regional Council on 1 July 2000.[5][6]
Geography
The council includes the localities of Allendale North, Bagot Well, Bethel, Daveyston, Ebenezer, Fords, Freeling, Gawler Belt, Gawler River, Gomersal, Greenock, Hamilton, Hewett, Kangaroo Flat, Kapunda, Kingsford, Koonunga, Linwood, Magdala, Marananga, Moppa, Morn Hill, Nain, Pinkerton Plains, Roseworthy, Seppeltsfield, Shea-Oak Log, St Johns, St Kitts, Stone Well, Tanunda, Templers, Ward Belt, Wasleys and Woolsheds, and parts of Hamley Bridge, Hansborough, Lyndoch, Nuriootpa, Reeves Plains, Rosedale, Rowland Flat, Stockwell and Truro.[7]
Transport
The council district is crossed by the Horrocks Highway, Thiele Highway and Sturt Highway, all radiating from the northern end of the Gawler Bypass Road which forms the boundary between Light Regional Council and the Town of Gawler. Light also contains the northern end of the Max Fatchen Expressway.
The council was also spanned by the Morgan railway line (Gawler, Roseworthy, Freeling, Kapunda toward Eudunda) and Peterborough railway line (from the junction at Roseworthy through Wasleys toward Hamley Bridge). Both lines closed in the early 21st century.
Councillors
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Mayor[2] | Bill O'Brien | ||
| Dutton[2] | Jason Grain | ||
| Deane Rohrlach | |||
| David Mosley | |||
| Laucke[2] | Sharron Lewis | [8] | |
| Peter Kennelly | |||
| Light[2] | Mark Frankcom | ||
| Lynette Reichstein | |||
| Mudla Wirra[2] | Bill Close | ||
| Simon Zeller | |||
| Samantha Mitchell | |||
The Light Regional Council has a directly elected mayor.[9]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Light (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Elected Members". Light Regional Council. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "Barossa, Light and Lower North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- "Property Location Browser: Search for 'Light River, STRM'". Government of South Australia. 10 January 2011. SA0039327. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1934 SECTIONS 7 AND 15: AMALGAMATION OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF KAPUNDA AND THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LIGHT" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette: 804–806. 25 January 1996.
- "Welcome Pack" (PDF). Light Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "Light Regional Council - Current Elected Members". Archived from the original on 1 March 2015.
- "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2016.