The City of Mount Gambier is a

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centred in

Mount Gambier Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with an estimated urban population of 33,233 . The city is located on the slopes of Mount Gambier, a volcano in the south east of the state, about south-east of the capital Ad ...

in the

Limestone Coast The Limestone Coast is a name used since the early twenty-first century for a South Australian government region located in the south east of South Australia which immediately adjoins the continental coastline and the Victorian border. The ...

region of

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. While it is the southernmost ''city'' council in the state, the

District Council of Grant The District Council of Grant is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is the southernmost council in the state. The council was formed on 1 July 1996 after the amalgamation of the District Cou ...

is the southernmost council because it completely surrounds but does not include the city of Mount Gambier. It was established on 25 May 1876 as the Corporate Town of Mount Gambier, and became the City of Mount Gambier when it gained city status in 1955. The city consists of a mayor and eight

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s, elected equally from the East and West

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once every four years by

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. In addition to Mount Gambier itself, the council also includes parts of Glenburnie,

OB Flat OB Flat is a south-eastern suburb of Mount Gambier in South Australia. The name for this suburb is believed to derive from a herd of cattle bearing the brand "OB" (owned by O. Beswick) which once roamed in the area. The 2016 Australian census ...

, Suttontown and Worrolong, all shared with the District Council of Grant. Due to the City being entirely surrounded by the District Council of Grant and the growth of Mount Gambier, there have been ongoing talks of amalgamation, with the most recent boundary changes taking place in 2010.

Mayors of Mount Gambier

* Lucas Adolphus DeGaris (1935-1937) * William Ewart Pyne (1937-1939) * Stanley Charles Davis (1939-1941) * William Ewart Pyne (1941-1945) * Stanley Charles Davis (1945-1946) * William Ewart Pyne (1946-1949) * John Hugh Marks (1949-1955) * Stanley Charles Davis (1955-1958) * John Hugh Marks (1958) * Stanley Hamilton Elliott (1959-1964) * Lenora Alice Bishop (1964-1967) * Stanley Hamilton Elliott (1967-1971) * Archibald Llewellyn Sealey (1971-1983) * Francis Newman (Don) McDonnell (1983-2002) * Steve Perryman (2002-2014) * Andrew Lee (2014-2018) * Lynette Martin (2018-present)

References

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