The Kangaroo Island Council is a

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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 ...

that covers the entirety of

Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta Pintingga (literally 'Island of the Dead' in the language of the Kaurna people), is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia, southwest ...

, 13 km off the

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of the mainland. The council was formed on the 28 November 1996 by the amalgamation of the

District Council of Kingscote __NOTOC__ The District Council of Kingscote was a local government area located on the western part of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia and which existed from 1888 to 1996. Origins It was one of the local government are ...

and the

District Council of Dudley The District Council of Dudley was a Local government areas of South Australia, local government area on Kangaroo Island in South Australia from 1888 to 1996. It was proclaimed on 7 June 1888 under the ''District Councils Act 1887'' after being ...

. Its first meeting held on 11 December 1996. The seat of the council is located in the island's largest town, Kingscote. The district's population at the 2016 census was approximately 4,700.

Elected members

Mayor: Michael Pengilly CEO: Greg Georgopoulos

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: *Bob Teasdale *Ken Liu *Peter Denholm *Peter Tiggemann *Rosalie Chirgwin *Sam Mumford *Shirley Pledge *David Mepham *Richard Cotterill

Economy

The district's economy is based around agriculture, with

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viticulture Viticulture (from the Latin word for ''vine'') or winegrowing (wine growing) is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ran ...

and

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

prevalent. Fishing, and more recently,

aquaculture Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation ("farming") of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other organisms of value such as aquatic plants (e.g. lot ...

has been established as an economic viability on the island. Tourism is also a contributor to the economy, with tourists coming to the island for its natural environment and history.

Localities

Localities within the jurisdiction of the Kangaroo Island Council are as follows: American Beach, American River, Antechamber Bay,

Ballast Head Ballast is material that is used to provide stability to a vehicle or structure. Ballast, other than cargo, may be placed in a vehicle, often a ship or the gondola of a balloon or airship, to provide stability. A compartment within a boat, ship, ...

, Baudin Beach,

Bay of Shoals Nepean Bay is a bay located on the north-east coast of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia about south-south-west of Adelaide. It was named by the British navigator, Matthew Flinders, after Sir Evan Nepean on 21 March 1 ...

, Birchmore, Brown Beach, Brownlow KI, Cape Borda, Cassini, Cuttlefish Bay, Cygnet River, De Mole River,

D'Estrees Bay D'Estrees Bay (french: Baie D'Estrees) is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the southern coast of Kangaroo Island about south of Kingscote, the Island's principal centre. D’Estrees Bay was named in 1803 by Peron a ...

, Dudley East, Dudley West, Duncan, Emu Bay, Flinders Chase, Gosse, Haines, Island Beach,

Ironstone Ironstone is a sedimentary rock, either deposited directly as a ferruginous sediment or created by chemical replacement, that contains a substantial proportion of an iron ore compound from which iron (Fe) can be smelted commercially. Not to be con ...

, Kangaroo Head, Karrata, Kingscote, Kohinoor, MacGillivray, Menzies, Middle River, Muston, Nepean Bay, Newland, North Cape, Parndana, Pelican Lagoon, Penneshaw, Porky Flat, Sapphiretown, Seal Bay, Seddon, Stokes Bay, Stun'Sail Boom, Vivonne Bay, Western River, Willoughby, Willson River, and Wisanger.

References

External links

Council WebsiteTourism Site
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Elected members

Economy

Localities

See also

References

External links