The Port Pirie Regional Council 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...

, focused on the city of Port Pirie

Port Pirie, South Australia

-Transport:Port Pirie is located off National Highway One. It is serviced by an airport five minutes out of the city.- Railways :The first railways in Port Pirie were of the narrow [3' 6"] gauge....

. It has a population of about 22,000 people. The council's administrative facilities and works depot can be found in Port Pirie. Other rural towns such as Crystal Brook

Crystal Brook, South Australia

Crystal Brook is a town in South Australia, named after the spring-fed creek next to which it was founded. It is north of Adelaide and in 2006 had a population of 1,185.Crystal Brook is situated on Goyder's Line near the border of two climate systems...

, Redhill

Redhill, South Australia

- Governance :Redhill is in the Port Pirie Regional Council local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Frome and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Grey.-History:...

, Napperby, Nelshaby and Koolunga

Koolunga, South Australia

Koolunga is a town in the Mid North of South Australia. According to the 2006 Australian Census, the population for the town and surrounding area is 204. It is 13 km east of Redhill.-History:...

 lie in the council district. Most towns in the district are only about 2 hours from Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

 and can all be easily accessed by the A1 National Highway

Highway 1 (Australia)

Australia's Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the Australian continent, joining all mainland state capitals. At a total length of approximately it is the longest national highway in the world, longer than the Trans-Siberian Highway and the Trans-Canada Highway...

.

Geoff Brock

Geoff Brock

Geoffrey Graeme "Geoff" Brock is a South Australian politician, representing the seat of Frome in the South Australian House of Assembly as an Independent, after a shock win at the 2009 Frome state by-election, defeating the Liberal candidate Terry Boylan. He had a high local profile prior to the...

 was the Mayor prior to his successful election to state parliament in a state by-election

Frome state by-election, 2009

A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Frome on 17 January 2009. This was triggered by the resignation of former Premier and state Liberal MHA Rob Kerin...

held on 17 January 2009. Brenton Vanstone was subsequently elected to the Mayoral position.

Council members

Mayor- Brenton Vanstone

CEO- Dr Andrew Johnson

Councillors
Debbie Devlin (Koolunga)
Neville Wilson (Crystal Brook)
Shirley Hortin (Napperby/Nelshaby)
Mike Basley (Port Pirie)
Dino Gadaleta (Port Pirie)
Joe Paparella (Port Pirie)
David Carwana (Port Pirie)
David Haldane (Port Pirie)

Manager of Administrative Services- Colin Byles
Manager of Technical Services- Len Wilton
Manager of Financial Services- Sid Jain
Acting Manager of Environmental Services- Colin Byles

External links

• Port Pirie Regional Council