The District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula 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 ...

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 1984 to 1997. The council seat was at Kadina.

History

The District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula was formed on 1 July 1984 with the amalgamation of the

District Council of Kadina The District Council of Kadina was a local government area in South Australia from 1888 to 1984. History It was established by the '' District Councils Act 1887'', which took effect from 5 January 1888. It comprised the former District Council ...

and the

Corporate Town of Moonta The Corporate Town of Moonta was a local government area in South Australia from 1872 to 1984, centred on the town of Moonta. History The town was proclaimed on 1 August 1872, following local debate over the merits of local government earlier ...

. It covered an area of 748 square kilometres, including the towns of Kadina, Moonta, North Beach and

Paskeville Paskeville is a town on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula. It is located approximately 20 km east of Kadina on the Copper Coast Highway towards Adelaide. At the , Paskeville had a population of 178. The town's district is administratively ...

. It consisted of five wards: Kadina, Moonta Rural, Moonta Township, Paskeville and Wallaroo. The area had a population of 6,060 as of the 1981 census, and its primary industries were reported in 1986 as being cereal grain production, wool and fishing. It ceased to exist on 3 May 1997 when it merged with the

Corporate Town of Wallaroo The Corporate Town of Wallaroo was a local government area in South Australia from 1874 to 1997, centred on the town of Wallaroo. History The municipality was proclaimed on 25 June 1874, following a petition from local residents that February, ...

to form the

District Council of the Copper Coast The Copper Coast Council is a local government area in the Australian state of South Australia located at the northern end of the Yorke Peninsula. It was established in 1997 and its seat is in Kadina. Description The Copper Coast Council is l ...

Chairmen

* Graham Dale Morphett (1984-1987) * Ashley Gottlieb Schilling (1987-1991) * Graham William Wearn (1991-1995) * William Ivan Oates (1995-1997)

References

{{Former local government areas in South Australia Northern Yorke Peninsula Yorke Peninsula