The City Of Whyalla is a local government area 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...

, located at the top of the Eyre Peninsula

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...

. The council was established in 1970, replacing the town

Town

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 commission, which had been running the town previously. The district is mostly industrial, with many large companies having factories in the city.

Localities

As well as the city of Whyalla

Whyalla, South Australia

-Demographics:According to the 2006 Census the population of the Whyalla census area was 21,122 people, making it the second largest urban area in the state outside of Adelaide...

, the district also encompasses a number of surrounding areas including:

Backy Bay, Cowleds Landing, Douglas Point, False Bay, Fitzgerald Bay, Mullaquana, Murninnie Beach, Nonowie, Point Lowly, Tregalana, Whyalla Jenkins, Whyalla Norrie, Whyalla Playford and Whyalla Stuart.

Economy

The City of Whyalla local government area is based primarily around Whyalla

Whyalla, South Australia

-Demographics:According to the 2006 Census the population of the Whyalla census area was 21,122 people, making it the second largest urban area in the state outside of Adelaide...

, a town covering 41.5km², which holds the vast majority of the district's population

Population

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. The district's economy

Economy

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 is heavily reliant on the OneSteel

OneSteel

OneSteel is an Australian-based mining, ore processing and steel manufacturing company specialising in steel-long products for the construction, mining, transport and agricultural industries...

 Steelworks, formerly BHP

BHP Billiton

BHP Billiton is a global mining, oil and gas company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and with a major management office in London, United Kingdom...

 Steelworks, and associated companies located in Whyalla. To lesser extent, Whyalla is also a focal point for the surrounding agricultural areas.

Elected members

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Mayor

Mayor

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: Jim Pollock

CEO: Phil Cameron

Councillors:

• Colin Carter
• Natasha Free
• Merton Hodge
• Eddie Hughes
• Bruce Ledo
• Ruby McGinniss
• Rick Santucci
• Gunter Scheide
• Jack Velthuizen
• Jo-anne Waters

External links

• Council Site
• Whyalla Information Site