The City of Noarlunga, formerly the District Council of Noarlunga, was a local government area in

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

from 1856 until 1997.

History

The District Council of Noarlunga was established on 21 August 1856 following lobbying by residents at Noarlunga on either side of the

Onkaparinga River The Onkaparinga River, known as Ngangkiparri or Ngangkiparingga ("place of the women’s river") in the Kaurna language, is a river located in the Southern Adelaide region in the Australian state of South Australia. Rising in the Mount Lofty Ran ...

. The council area was formed from part of the

District Council of Willunga The District Council of Willunga, was a local government area in South Australia seated at Willunga from 1853 until 1997. History The District Council of Willunga was established on 18 August 1853 to govern the Hundred of Willunga and the southe ...

on the south bank and part of the District Council of Morphett Vale on the north bank. The remainder of Morphett Vale council was annexed by Noarlunga 75 years later on 12 May 1932 along with part of the District Council of Clarendon. This was as part of the statewide push in the early 1930s to consolidate local government into fewer governing bodies as promulgated in the '' Local Government Areas (Re-arrangement) Acts 1929 and 1931''. On 6 March 1997 the Noarlunga council was amalgamated with the

City of Happy Valley The City of Happy Valley, formerly the District Council of Meadows, was a local government area in South Australia from 1935 until 1997. History The District Council of Meadows was established on 1 May 1935 by amalgamation of most of the District ...

and

to form the City of Happy Valley, Noarlunga and Willunga which was renamed as the

City of Onkaparinga The City of Onkaparinga () is a local government area (LGA) located on the southern fringe of Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after the Onkaparinga River, whose name comes from ''Ngangkiparinga'', a Kaurna word meaning women's river. It ...

on 22 December 1997.

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