The Tumby Bay District Council is a
local government area
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of
South Australia
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covering an area of the North Eastern
Eyre Peninsula
The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north.
Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named aft ...
. It was established in 1906, only six years after the town of Tumby Bay was established, when the district was severed from the former District Council of Lincoln (now the
District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
The District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula is a Local government in Australia, local government area located on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The district covers the southern tip of the peninsula, except for the small area taken up by the ...
) to form the present council.
Localities
The district encompasses a number of towns and localities, including
Brooker,
Butler
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,
Cockaleechie,
Koppio
Koppio is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about west of the state capital of Adelaide and about north of Port Lincoln, and within the Tod River catchment area. While long-established agricult ...
,
Lipson
Lipson is a ward in the city of Plymouth, England. It is an area with mixed terraced housing, some subdivided into bedsits and flats and a public open-space called 'Freedom Fields', a Civil War battle site where the townsfolk of nearby Plymou ...
,
Moody,
Port Neill
Port Neill (formerly Carrow) is a small coastal town on the eastern side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia about 3 km off the Lincoln Highway (Australia), Lincoln Highway between the major towns of Whyalla and Port Lincoln. It is 576 ...
,
Tumby Bay
Tumby Bay is a coastal town situated on the Spencer Gulf, on the eastern coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, north of Port Lincoln. The town of Tumby Bay is the major population centre of the District Council of Tumby Bay, and the cen ...
,
Ungarra,
Yallunda Flat and part of
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Hinck
* Jon Hinck (born 1954), American environmentalist
Hincks
* Carroll C. Hincks (1889–1964), federal judge in the United States
* Sir Cecil Hincks (1894–1963), Australian politician
* Edw ...
.
Economy
The District's economy relies heavily on agriculture and fishing, and to a lesser extent, tourism.
The Area has long been a tourist destination, with fishing being a major attraction. A large
marina
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A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...
was constructed in Tumby Bay in 2001, which has allowed for easier launching of boats, as well as development of nearby areas.
Councillors
Chairmen and mayors of Tumby Bay
* James Kintore Schramm (1934–1964)
* William Robert Pfitzner (1964–1968)
* Kenneth Howard Ware (1968–1976)
* Colin Fergus Chilman (1977–1983)
* Ian James Whiting Pearson (1983–?)
References
External links
District Council of Tumby Bay
Tumby Bay, District Council of
Eyre Peninsula
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