The Mid Murray Council is a
local government area
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in
South Australia
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in the
Murray and Mallee
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region of
South Australia
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.
The council spans the area from the
Riverland through the
Murraylands to the eastern slopes of the
Mount Lofty Ranges
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. It includes 220 km of the
Murray River. The council seat is at
Mannum
Mannum is a historic town on the west bank of the Murray River in South Australia, east of Adelaide. At the 2016 census, the urban area of Mannum had a population of 2,398. Mannum is the seat of the Mid Murray Council, and is situated in the ...
; it also maintains secondary offices at
Cambrai
Cambrai (, ; pcd, Kimbré; nl, Kamerijk), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department and in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, regio ...
and
Morgan Morgan may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend
* Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin
* Morgan (singer), ...
.
It was formed on 1 July 1997 from the amalgamation of the
District Council of Mannum, the
District Council of Morgan, the
District Council of Ridley-Truro
The District Council of Ridley-Truro was a local government area in South Australia from 1991 to 1997.
It commenced on 1 October 1991 following the amalgamation of the District Council of Ridley and the District Council of Truro. It comprised t ...
and part of the
District Council of Mount Pleasant.
Geography
The council's main centres include the river towns of
Mannum
Mannum is a historic town on the west bank of the Murray River in South Australia, east of Adelaide. At the 2016 census, the urban area of Mannum had a population of 2,398. Mannum is the seat of the Mid Murray Council, and is situated in the ...
,
Swan Reach,
Blanchetown
Blanchetown is a small township in South Australia, on the (west) bank of the Murray River, northeast of Adelaide. The Blanchetown Bridge is the westernmost (and farthest downstream) of the four crossings of the Sturt Highway over the Murray Ri ...
and
Morgan Morgan may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend
* Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin
* Morgan (singer), ...
and the hills towns of
Truro,
Palmer and
Tungkillo. It also includes a large number of rural localities, including
Angas Valley,
Annadale,
Apamurra,
Beatty,
Beaumonts,
Big Bend,
Bolto,
Brenda Park,
Cadell,
Cadell Lagoon,
Cambrai
Cambrai (, ; pcd, Kimbré; nl, Kamerijk), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department and in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, regio ...
,
Caurnamont,
Claypans,
Cowirra,
Dutton East,
Eba,
Fisher
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Fisher, Fishers or The Fisher may also refer to:
Places
Australia
*Division of Fisher, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland
*Elect ...
,
Five Miles,
Forster,
Frahns,
Frayville,
Julanka Holdings,
Keyneton
Keyneton is a locality in South Australia. The town is in the Mid Murray Council local government area, north-east of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2011 census, Keyneton and the surrounding area had a population of 534.
The town was name ...
,
Lake Carlet,
Langs Landing,
Lindley,
Maude,
Marks Landing,
McBean Pound,
Morphetts Flat,
Mount Mary,
Milendella,
Nildottie
Nildottie is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east side of the Murray River about east of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-east of the municipal seat in Mannum.
Nildottie's boundaries were crea ...
,
North West Bend,
Old Teal Flat,
Pellaring Flat,
Pompoota,
Ponde,
Port Mannum,
Punthari,
Punyelroo
Punyelroo is a town located on the Murray River in South Australia, Australia, approximately 5 kilometres downstream from Swan Reach, South Australia, Swan Reach, but on the opposite (western or Adelaide City) side of riverbank. The town is nam ...
,
Purnong
Purnong or Purnong Landing is the location of a cable ferry across the Murray River upstream of Mannum. The town is on the cliffs above the left (eastern) bank of the river. It is by road from Mannum on the west side of the Murray, and on the e ...
,
Rocky Point,
Sanderston,
Sandleton,
Sedan,
Stuart
Stuart may refer to:
Names
* Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Automobile
*Stuart (automobile)
Places
Australia Generally
*Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory
Northe ...
,
Sunnydale,
Teal Flat,
Towitta,
Walker Flat
Walker Flat (previously Walkers Flat) is a small town on the Murray River in South Australia. It is one of the crossings of the river by cable ferry. The school opened in 1948 but has since closed. Walker Flat is located approximately from the ...
,
Wombats Rest,
Wongulla,
Younghusband,
Younghusband Holdings and
Zadows Landing, and parts of
Birdwood,
Bower
Bower may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Catherine, or The Bower'', an unfinished Jane Austen novel
* A high-ranking card (usually a Jack) in certain card games:
** The Right and Left Bower (or Bauer), the two highest-ranking cards in the g ...
,
Bowhill,
Brownlow,
Burdett,
Caloote,
Dutton,
Eden Valley,
Frankton,
Mount Pleasant,
Mount Torrens,
Murbko,
Rockleigh,
Springton,
Steinfeld,
Taylorville,
Tepko and
Wall Flat.
Councillors
Mid Murray Council has a directly-elected mayor.
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Local government areas of South Australia