District Council of the Copper Coast
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The District Council of the Copper Coast is a local government area (LGA) in South Australia
located in the Copper Coast
region of the Yorke Peninsula
.
The council was formed in May 1997 through the amalgamation of the former District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula and Corporation of the Town of Wallaroo. The Council area is divided into four wards and is represented by a mayor and ten councillors.
The four wards are centred on the four largest towns in the council area: Wallaroo
, Kadina, Moonta and Paskeville.
(the seat), Wallaroo
and Moonta
. Other towns and localities under the council's jurisdiction include:
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 in the Copper Coast
Copper Coast
*This article is about a region in Australia. For coast of County Waterford, Ireland, see Copper Coast .Copper Coast is a region of South Australia situated in Northern Yorke Peninsula and comprising the towns of Wallaroo, Kadina, Moonta, Paskeville and Port Hughes. The area approximately bounded...
region of the Yorke Peninsula
Yorke Peninsula
The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located north-west and west of Adelaide in South Australia, Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. It has geographic coordinates of...
.
The council was formed in May 1997 through the amalgamation of the former District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula and Corporation of the Town of Wallaroo. The Council area is divided into four wards and is represented by a mayor and ten councillors.
The four wards are centred on the four largest towns in the council area: Wallaroo
Wallaroo
A Wallaroo is any of three closely related species of moderately large macropod, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. The name "wallaroo" is a portmanteau of wallaby and kangaroo. The term is not generally used by Australians...
, Kadina, Moonta and Paskeville.
Localities
The three largest towns of the Copper Coast council area are KadinaKadina, South Australia
Kadina is a town located on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, approximately 144 kilometres north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. The largest town of the Peninsula, Kadina is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famous for their shared copper mining history...
(the seat), Wallaroo
Wallaroo, South Australia
Wallaroo is a port town on the western side of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, 160 kilometres north-northwest of Adelaide. It is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famed for their historic shared copper mining industry, and known together as "Little Cornwall", the other two being Kadina ...
and Moonta
Moonta, South Australia
Moonta is a town located on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, 165 kilometres north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. It is one of three towns known as the Copper Coast or "Little Cornwall" for their shared copper mining history....
. Other towns and localities under the council's jurisdiction include:
- Boors Plain
- Cunliffe
- Kadina: Jericho, Jerusalem, Matta Flat, Newtown, Wallaroo Mines
- Moonta: Cross Roads, East Moonta, Hamley, Kooroona, Moonta BayMoonta Bay, South AustraliaMoonta Bay is located in the Copper Coast region of Northern Yorke Peninsula South Australia, adjacent to the historic town of Moonta and Port Hughes. At the 2006 census, Moonta Bay had a population of 2,042....
, Moonta Mines, North Moonta, North Yelta, Parramatta, Port HughesPort Hughes, South AustraliaPort Hughes is a small coastal town in the Copper Coast region of South Australia on Northern Yorke Peninsula. It is considered a satellite town of Moonta which is located directly to the east of Port Hughes...
, Yelta - PaskevillePaskeville, South AustraliaPaskeville is a town on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula. It is located approximately 20 km east of Kadina on the Adelaide-to-Kadina road route...
- Thrington
- TickeraTickera, South AustraliaTickera is a settlement on the northern Spencer Gulf coast of Yorke Peninsula. It has a thriving football club, the Tinckera Taipans....
- Wallaroo: North Beach
- Wallaroo Plain
- Warburto
- Willamulka
See also
- Copper CoastCopper Coast*This article is about a region in Australia. For coast of County Waterford, Ireland, see Copper Coast .Copper Coast is a region of South Australia situated in Northern Yorke Peninsula and comprising the towns of Wallaroo, Kadina, Moonta, Paskeville and Port Hughes. The area approximately bounded...
- Kernewek LowenderKernewek LowenderThe Kernewek Lowender is a Cornish-themed biennial festival held in the Copper Coast towns ofKadina, Moonta and Wallaroo on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia....
- the biennial Copper CoastCopper Coast*This article is about a region in Australia. For coast of County Waterford, Ireland, see Copper Coast .Copper Coast is a region of South Australia situated in Northern Yorke Peninsula and comprising the towns of Wallaroo, Kadina, Moonta, Paskeville and Port Hughes. The area approximately bounded...
festival celebrating the local Cornish heritage - Yorke PeninsulaYorke PeninsulaThe Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located north-west and west of Adelaide in South Australia, Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. It has geographic coordinates of...
- Yorke Peninsula Field DaysYorke Peninsula Field DaysThe Yorke Peninsula Field Days are three-day, biennial field days, held on a permanent site outside Paskeville on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. The Field Days have a major focus on agriculture...