The District Council of Crystal Brook-Redhill was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

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. It came into existence on 1 July 1988 as a result of the merger of the

District Council of Crystal Brook The District Council of Crystal Brook was a local government area in South Australia from 1882 until 1988, seated at Crystal Brook. History The Hundred of Crystal Brook was released for settlement under the Strangways Land Act with the first lan ...

and

District Council of Redhill The District Council of Redhill was a local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivis ...

at the instigation of the two councils. It followed an earlier unsuccessful proposal that would have also involved the

District Council of Georgetown The District Council of Georgetown was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Georgetown. History It was proclaimed on 2 March 1876 as the District Council of George Town, encompassing the cadastral Hundred of Bundale ...

joining the merger. The new council had twelve members, representing the seven wards of the two former councils: Town Ward (4 members), Koolunga Ward (2 members), Redhill Ward (2 members), Broughton Extension Ward, East Ward, Napperby Ward and West Wards (1 member each). As of 1995, the district council operated from chambers located in Crystal Brook. It ceased operation on 17 March 1997, when it amalgamated with the

City of Port Pirie The City of Port Pirie was a local government area in South Australia from 1876 to 1997, centred on the city of Port Pirie. It was proclaimed on 28 September 1876 as the Corporate Town of Port Pirie, nearly four years after the town was surveye ...

to form the

Port Pirie Regional Council The Port Pirie Regional Council (PPRC) is a local government area in South Australia, focused on the city of Port Pirie. It has a population of about 18,000 people. The council's main administrative facilities and works depot can be found in Por ...

. Former state MP

Ivan Venning Ivan Howard Venning (born 26 December 1945) is an Australian politician and was the Liberal Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1990 until 2014. He did not re-contest his seat at the 2014 state election. Venning was one ...

was a Crystal Brook-Redhill councillor at its inception.

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{{Former local government areas in South Australia Crystal Brook-Redhill Crystal Brook-Redhill