Adelaide Hills Council

Adelaide Hills Council is a local government area in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. It is in the hills east of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It extends from the South Para Reservoir in the north, to the Mount Bold Reservoir in the south.

Adelaide Hills Council
South Australia
Coordinates34°57′S 138°53′E
Population40,879 (LGA 2021)[1]
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Established1997
Area795.08 km2 (307.0 sq mi)
MayorJan-Claire Wisdom [2]
Council seatStirling
RegionAdelaide Hills[3]
State electorate(s)Heysen, Morialta, Kavel, Schubert
Federal division(s)
WebsiteAdelaide Hills Council
LGAs around Adelaide Hills Council:
City of Tea Tree Gully City of Playford The Barossa Council
City of Burnside Adelaide Hills Council Mid Murray Council
City of Onkaparinga District Council of Mount Barker District Council of Mount Barker
Adelaide Hills Council Head Office, Stirling

History

The council was established in 1997 by the amalgamation of the District Council of East Torrens, the District Council of Gumeracha, the District Council of Onkaparinga and the District Council of Stirling.[4]

Council

Council consists of 13 Elected Members comprising a Mayor, and 12 Ward Councillors. Valleys Ward is represented by five Council Members and the Ranges Ward is represented by seven.[5]
The current council as of November 2022 is:[6]

WardParty AffiliationCouncillorFirst ElectedNotes
Mayor   Independent Jan-Claire Wisdom 2010
Ranges Ward   Independent Kirrilee Boyd 2014
  Labor Adrian Cheater 2022
  Independent Nathan Daniell 2014 Deputy Mayor
  Labor Leigh Mudge 2018
  Independent Mark Osterstock 2018
  Independent Kirsty Parkin 2018
  Independent Louise Pascale 2022
Valley Ward   Independent Pauline Gill 2018
  Independent Chris Grant 2018
  Independent Malcolm Herrmann 2010
  Liberal Lucy Huxter 2022
  Greens Melanie Selwood 2022

Mayors

Since the establishment of the Council in 1997 there have been four Mayors.[7]

  • 1997-2000: Anita Aspinall
  • 2000-2010: Bill Cooksley
  • 2010-2018: Bill Spragg
  • 2018-current: Jan-Claire Wisdom

Suburbs

The Adelaide Hills Council contains the following suburbs and localities:[8]

  • Aldgate
  • Ashton
  • Balhannah
  • Basket Range
  • Birdwood (part)
  • Bradbury (part)
  • Bridgewater (part)
  • Carey Gully
  • Castambul
  • Chain Of Ponds
  • Charleston
  • Cherryville
  • Cleland (part)
  • Crafers West (part)
  • Crafers
  • Cromer (part)
  • Cudlee Creek
  • Dorset Vale (part)
  • Forest Range
  • Forreston
  • Greenhill
  • Gumeracha
  • Hay Valley (part)
  • Heathfield
  • Horsnell Gully
  • Houghton (part)
  • Hahndorf (part)
  • Humbug Scrub (part)
  • Inglewood
  • Ironbank (part)
  • Kenton Valley
  • Kersbrook
  • Lenswood
  • Lobethal
  • Longwood
  • Lower Hermitage
  • Marble Hill
  • Millbrook
  • Montacute
  • Mount Crawford (part)
  • Mount George
  • Mount Torrens (part)
  • Mylor
  • Norton Summit
  • Oakbank
  • Paracombe (part)
  • Piccadilly
  • Rostrevor (part)
  • Scott Creek
  • Stirling
  • Summertown
  • Teringie
  • Upper Hermitage (part)
  • Upper Sturt (part)
  • Uraidla
  • Verdun (part)
  • Woodforde
  • Woodside

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Adelaide Hills (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Council Members". Adelaide Hills Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. "Adelaide Hills SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. "Freedom of Information". Adelaide Hills Council. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. "Council Members". Adelaide Hills Council. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. "2022 Council Elections". ECSA. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  7. "Elected Members Years of Service since Amalgamation" (PDF). Adelaide Hills Council. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  8. "Search results for 'Cudlee Creek, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Local Government Areas'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2018. Cudlee Creek selected as the centre of the Adelaide Hills LGA and the view has been set to show the full extent of the LGA



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