District Council of Streaky Bay
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The District Council of Streaky Bay is a Local Government Area in South Australia
located on the Eyre Peninsula
. The Council was established in 1887, at a time when there was a population 111 people.
Streaky Bay
is the main population
centre of about 1200 people serving an agricultural district based on farming wheat
and other cereal crops, sheep, supplemented by fishing
and tourism
industries. The district covers an area of 6,251.1 square kilometres with a estimated district population of 2,181 people, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics
.
, the district covers a number of smaller town
s including:
There are a number of other sparsely populated areas in the district
include Calca, Capietha, Chandada, Courela, Cungena, EBA Anchorage, Emerald Rise, Fishermans Paradise,Inkster, Karcultaby, Mount Cooper, Perlubie, Piednippie, Smooth Pool, Witera, Yanerby and Yantanabie.
: Ian Gunn
CEO: Lachlan Miller
Councillors:
Council meetings occur each month
, with these meetings normally being held on the third Thursday of each month beginning at 9:30am
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
located on the Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded on the east by Spencer Gulf, the west by the Great Australian Bight, and the north by the Gawler Ranges. It is named after explorer Edward John Eyre who explored some of it in 1839-1841. The coastline was first explored by...
. The Council was established in 1887, at a time when there was a population 111 people.
Streaky Bay
Streaky Bay, South Australia
Streaky Bay is a coastal town on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia just off the Flinders Highway 303 km north west of Port Lincoln and 727 km by road from Adelaide...
is the main population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
centre of about 1200 people serving an agricultural district based on farming wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
and other cereal crops, sheep, supplemented by fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
industries. The district covers an area of 6,251.1 square kilometres with a estimated district population of 2,181 people, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
.
Localities
As well as the districts focal town, Streaky BayStreaky Bay, South Australia
Streaky Bay is a coastal town on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia just off the Flinders Highway 303 km north west of Port Lincoln and 727 km by road from Adelaide...
, the district covers a number of smaller town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
s including:
- Baird BayBaird Bay, South AustraliaBaird Bay is a small fishing village located 50 km South of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia...
- HaslamHaslam, South AustraliaHaslam is a small coastal village located 45 km north-west of Streaky Bay. Situated next to the sheltered waters of Streaky Bay, Haslam is a common stop off for campers as they make their way across the Nullarbor Plain...
- Perlubie LandingPerlubie Landing, South AustraliaPerlubie Landing or Perlubie Beach is a coastal area 20 km from the township of Streaky Bay on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Access to the beach runs through private property at the current time....
- PoocheraPoochera, South AustraliaPoochera is a small grain belt town located 60 km North West of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. At the 2006 census, Poochera had a population of 185....
- Sceale BaySceale Bay, South AustraliaSceale Bay is a small town 32 km south of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. With a permanent population of only 28, the town's numbers increase by threefold over the summer holiday period. The town is primarily an isolated holiday destination, with nothing in the way of commerce...
- WirrullaWirrulla, South AustraliaWirrulla is a small grain belt town located 60 km from Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula. The town is a focus point for many of the surrounding agricultural districts, and features a number of silos used to store grain from the surrounding areas. The name of the town is derived from an...
There are a number of other sparsely populated areas in the district
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
include Calca, Capietha, Chandada, Courela, Cungena, EBA Anchorage, Emerald Rise, Fishermans Paradise,Inkster, Karcultaby, Mount Cooper, Perlubie, Piednippie, Smooth Pool, Witera, Yanerby and Yantanabie.
Elected Members
MayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
: Ian Gunn
CEO: Lachlan Miller
Councillors:
- Angela Baldock
- Graham Pearce
- William (Bill) Carey
- Geoff Hull
- Trevor Kemp
- Gregor Schreiber
- Dean Whitford
Council meetings occur each month
Month
A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which was first used and invented in Mesopotamia, as a natural period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates. The traditional concept arose with the cycle of moon phases; such months are synodic months and last approximately...
, with these meetings normally being held on the third Thursday of each month beginning at 9:30am