The City of Port Adelaide Enfield, located across inner north and north-western suburbs of Adelaide, is one of the largest
metropolitan councils within South Australia. It was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the
City of Port Adelaide and the
City of Enfield
The City of Enfield (formerly District Council of Yatala South) was a local government area of South Australia from 1868 to 1996. It was known as Yatala South up until 1933, which was named for its local government area predecessor, the Distric ...
.
Extending from the
River Torrens
The River Torrens , (Karrawirra Parri / Karrawirraparri) is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains. It was one of the main reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the ...
to
Outer Harbor, and covering an area of approximately 97 km², the Port Adelaide Enfield contains some of the South Australia's finest historical buildings and landmarks. The Port Adelaide area is known as the History Precinct, as it is home to the
Maritime Museum
A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water. A subcategory of maritime museums are naval museums, which focus on navies and the milita ...
, the National Railway Museum and the Aviation Museum.
the current Mayor is Claire Boan, who was elected in 2018. There are 17 ward councillors who represent the residents and businesses of their wards at council meetings.
Council
The current council is:
History
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield.
The council of Port Adelaide was established on 27 December 1855 when Port Adelaide was declared a Corporate Town centred at the
port of Adelaide which had been opened some years prior in 1837.
From 1884 to 1900 five adjacent district councils were amalgamated with the Corporate Town of Port Adelaide, dramatically increasing its size.
In 1901 Port Adelaide was proclaimed a city by Governor
Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his ...
.
Centred around the township of
Enfield
Enfield may refer to:
Places Australia
* Enfield, New South Wales
* Enfield, South Australia
** Electoral district of Enfield, a state electoral district in South Australia, corresponding to the suburb
** Enfield High School (South Australia)
...
, the District Council of Yatala south was formed in 1868 when the
District Council of Yatala
The District Council of Yatala was a local government area of South Australia established in 1853 and abolished in 1868.
The council was named after the Hundred of Yatala which was proclaimed in 1846 in the County of Adelaide, Yatala likely der ...
was divided in two.
Dry Creek and the
Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line
Dry or dryness most often refers to:
* Lack of rainfall, which may refer to
**Arid regions
**Drought
* Dry or dry area, relating to legal prohibition of selling, serving, or imbibing alcoholic beverages
* Dry humor, deadpan
* Dryness (medical)
...
formed the new council's northern boundary.
In 1933, Yatala South was renamed to be Enfield Council. In 1944 Enfield District Council became a municipality and in 1953, thanks to the post-war boom in population, it was upgraded to city status.
Mayors
* Johannes Gerardus (Hans) Pieters (1996)
* Michael (Mike) Charles Stock (1996–1997)
* Johanna Maria Hendrika McLuskey (1997–2003)
* Fiona Barr (2003–2006)
* Gary Robert Johanson (2006–2018)
* Claire Boan (2018–present)
Suburbs
See also
*
Local Government Areas of South Australia
Local government in the Australian state of South Australia describes the organisations and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by section 64A of '' Constitution Act 1934 (SA)''.
LGAs sorte ...
*
City of Port Adelaide
**
James Millner (doctor)
James Stokes Millner (1830 – 25 February 1875) was a medical practitioner and administrator in the early history of the Northern Territory of Australia.
History
Dr J. Stokes Millner (as he was generally known) was born in Birmingham, Engla ...
, early alderman of Port Adelaide Council
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City of Enfield
The City of Enfield (formerly District Council of Yatala South) was a local government area of South Australia from 1868 to 1996. It was known as Yatala South up until 1933, which was named for its local government area predecessor, the Distric ...
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List of Adelaide parks and gardens
List of Adelaide parks and gardens refers to parks and gardens within the metropolitan area in South Australia known as Adelaide.
Northern Adelaide
The South Australian government region known as Northern Adelaide and which occupies the north ...
References
Footnotes
External links
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City of Port Adelaide Enfield community profile (I.D. Consulting Pty Ltd)Development Plan for Port Enfield area, September 2005 (Government of South Australia)
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Port Adelaide Enfield
Port Adelaide Enfield