The City of Noarlunga, formerly the District Council of Noarlunga, 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 ...
in
South Australia 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 council area was formed from part of the
District Council of Willunga 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
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
. 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 and
District Council of Willunga to form the
City of Happy Valley, Noarlunga and Willunga
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 i ...
which was renamed as the
City of Onkaparinga on 22 December 1997.
See also
*
Hundred of Noarlunga
References
Noarlunga, City of
1856 establishments in Australia
1997 disestablishments in Australia
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