The Rural City of Murray Bridge is a

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centred on the regional city of Murray Bridge and stretching south to Lake Alexandrina. It was formed in 1977 by amalgamation of the

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and the Corporation of Murray Bridge. It includes the surrounding towns and localities of Avoca Dell,

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, Chapman Bore, East Wellington, Ettrick, Gifford Hill, Greenbanks, Jervois, Kepa, Long Flat, Mobilong, Monarto,

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, Monteith, Mulgundawa, Murrawong, Murray Bridge East, Murray Bridge North, Murray Bridge South, Mypolonga, Nalpa,

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, White Hill, White Sands, Willow Banks, Woodlane and

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, and parts of Burdett,

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, Caloote, Naturi, Rockleigh, Tepko, Tolderol, Wall Flat and Lake Alexandrina.

History

It was first established in 1977 as the District Council of Murray Bridge with the amalgamation of the

Corporate Town of Murray Bridge The Corporate Town of Murray Bridge was a local government area in South Australia from 1924 to 1977. It was established in February 1924, when the town of Murray Bridge was severed from the District Council of Mobilong, of which it had been th ...

and the surrounding

. It was renamed the Rural City of Murray Bridge when it gained city status on 26 January 1993.

Councillors

The Rural City of Murray Bridge has a directly-elected mayor. The current elected councillors are as follows:

References

External links

* Murray Bridge, Rural City of 1977 establishments in Australia {{Australia-gov-stub