City of Port Lincoln
Encyclopedia
The City of Port Lincoln is a local government area located on the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula
in South Australia
. It consists only of the city of Port Lincoln
and its suburbs. It is completely surrounded on land by the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
, which also has offices in Port Lincoln.
in 1802, naming the area Port Lincoln after the county of Lincolnshire
in England
. Settlers arrived in 1839 and later that year Governor George Gawler
proclaimed the area from Cape Catastrophe to the top of Spencer Gulf
as a district - the District of Port Lincoln.
Although the council was formally established in 1880 as the District Council of Lincoln, it wasn't until 1921 that the Municipality
of Port Lincoln was officially proclaimed. City
status was granted to Port Lincoln on 21 January 1971!
Boston Bay, Happy Valley, Kirton Point, Lincoln Cove, Lincoln Gardens, Porter Bay, and Rustlers Gully
: Bruce Green
CEO: Geoff Dodd
Councillors:
Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded on the east by Spencer Gulf, the west by the Great Australian Bight, and the north by the Gawler Ranges. It is named after explorer Edward John Eyre who explored some of it in 1839-1841. The coastline was first explored by...
in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. It consists only of the city of Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln, South Australia
- Transport :Port Lincoln is the port for the isolated narrow gauge Eyre Peninsular Railway.There is also a subsidiary port at Proper Bay which may be restored to use for iron ore traffic. The export of iron ore through Port Lincoln has been approved by the South Australian Government. Port...
and its suburbs. It is completely surrounded on land by the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
The District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula is a local government area located on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The district covers the southern tip of the peninsula, except for the small area taken up by the City of Port Lincoln....
, which also has offices in Port Lincoln.
History
The area was discovered and mapped by Matthew FlindersMatthew Flinders
Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...
in 1802, naming the area Port Lincoln after the county of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Settlers arrived in 1839 and later that year Governor George Gawler
George Gawler
-External links: – Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK...
proclaimed the area from Cape Catastrophe to the top of Spencer Gulf
Spencer Gulf
The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. The Gulf is 322 km long and 129 km wide at its mouth. The western shore of the Gulf is the Eyre Peninsula, while the eastern side is the...
as a district - the District of Port Lincoln.
Although the council was formally established in 1880 as the District Council of Lincoln, it wasn't until 1921 that the Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Port Lincoln was officially proclaimed. City
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
status was granted to Port Lincoln on 21 January 1971!
Localities
Although the district is restricted mostly to Port Lincoln, it does include all of its suburbs and a number of surrounding areas. These include:Boston Bay, Happy Valley, Kirton Point, Lincoln Cove, Lincoln Gardens, Porter Bay, and Rustlers Gully
Elected Members
MayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
: Bruce Green
CEO: Geoff Dodd
Councillors:
- Danny Bartlett
- Tanya Chludil
- Gordon Hartley
- Neville Starke
- Mary Ware
- Jillian Parker
- Michael Bascombe
- Malcolm Catt
- Jim Papazoglov
- Allan Reynolds