The District Council of Loxton Waikerie is a local government area in the

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region of

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. The council seat lies at Loxton, while it maintains a branch office at

Waikerie Waikerie ( ) is a rural town in the Riverland region of South Australia on the south bank of the Murray River. At the , Waikerie had a population of 2,684. The Sturt Highway passes to the south of the town at the top of the cliffs. There is a c ...

. The council was formed on 3 May 1997 as an amalgamation of the District Council of Brown's Well, the

District Council of Loxton The District Council of Loxton was a local government area in South Australia from 1910 to 1997, centring on the town of Loxton. It was proclaimed on 12 May 1910, following the naming and settling of the town in 1907. The district included the ...

and the

District Council of Waikerie The District Council of Waikerie was a local government area in South Australia from 1914 to 1997, centring on the town of Waikerie. It was proclaimed on 19 February 1914 as a seven-member council comprising the cadastral Hundreds of Waikerie and ...

. It includes the towns and localities of

Alawoona Alawoona is a town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. At the , Alawoona had a population of 250. It lies on the Karoonda Highway and Loxton railway line where they both change direction from easterly to continue northwards for 35&nb ...

, Boolgun, Bakara Well, Billiatt, Bookpurnong, Bugle Hut,

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, Devlins Pound, Golden Heights, Good Hope Landing, Holder, Holder Siding,

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, Kingston On Murray, Kringin, Loxton, Loxton North, Lowbank, Maggea, Malpas, Markaranka,

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, Moorook, Moorook South, Naidia, New Residence, New Well, Notts Well, Paisley, Paruna,

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, Peebinga, Pooginook, Pyap, Pyap West, Qualco, Ramco, Ramco Heights, Schell Well, Stockyard Plain, Sunlands, Taldra, Taplan, Taylorville, Taylorville Station,

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, Wappilka, Wigley Flat, Woodleigh, Woolpunda, Wunkar and Yinkanie, and parts of

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, Mantung, Mercunda, Murbko and Westons Flat.

Councillors

The District Council of Loxton Waikerie has a directly-elected mayor.

References

External links

Council website
{{Authority control Loxton Waikerie, District Council of Riverland