District Council of the Copper Coast

District Council of the Copper Coast South Australia
Location of the District Council of the Copper Coast
Population:	12,901(2009)[1]
Established:	1997
Area:	773 km² (298.5 sq mi)
Mayor:	Paul Thomas
Council Seat:	Kadina
Region:	Yorke Peninsula
State District:	Goyder
Federal Division:	Grey
Website: http://www.coppercoast.sa.gov.au
LGAs around District Council of the Copper Coast: Spencer Gulf District Council of Barunga West District Council of Barunga West Spencer Gulf District Council of the Copper Coast District Council of Barunga West District Council of Yorke Peninsula District Council of Yorke Peninsula District Council of Yorke Peninsula

The District Council of the Copper Coast is a local government area (LGA) in South Australia located in the Copper Coast region of the Yorke Peninsula.

The council was formed in May 1997 through the amalgamation of the former District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula and Corporation of the Town of Wallaroo. The Council area is divided into four wards and is represented by a mayor and ten councillors.^[2]

The four wards are centred on the four largest towns in the council area: Wallaroo, Kadina, Moonta and Paskeville.^[3]

Localities

The three largest towns of the Copper Coast council area are Kadina (the seat), Wallaroo and Moonta. Other towns and localities under the council's jurisdiction include:^[4]

• Boors Plain
• Cunliffe
• Kadina: Jericho, Jerusalem, Matta Flat, Newtown, Wallaroo Mines
• Moonta: Cross Roads, East Moonta, Hamley, Kooroona, Moonta Bay, Moonta Mines, North Moonta, North Yelta, Parramatta, Port Hughes, Yelta
• Paskeville
• Thrington
• Tickera
• Wallaroo: North Beach
• Wallaroo Plain
• Warburto
• Willamulka

See also

• Copper Coast
• Kernewek Lowender- the biennial Copper Coast festival celebrating the local Cornish heritage
• Yorke Peninsula
• Yorke Peninsula Field Days

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features72008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 4 June 2010. 
2. ^ "District Council of the Copper Coast - Council Profile". http://www.coppercoast.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=369. Retrieved 2007-05-30. 
3. ^ "District Council of the Copper Coast - Maps". http://www.coppercoast.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=611. Retrieved 2007-05-30. 
4. ^ "http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?c=4160". LGA.sa.gov.au. Local Government Association of South Australia. 

External links

• Official site
• "District Council of Copper Coast". LGA.sa.gov.au. Local Government Association of South Australia. http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?c=4160. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
• Yorke Peninsula

Coordinates: 33°58′00″S 137°43′00″E / 33.9666666667°S 137.716666667°E / -33.9666666667; 137.716666667