The Kingston District Council (formerly District Council of Lacepede) is a local government area in the Limestone Coast, South Australia established in 1873. Kingston SE is the largest town of the district and also the seat of council.
| Kingston District Council South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Position of the Kingston District Council | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,349 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.70378/km2 (1.8228/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1873 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,337.7 km2 (1,288.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Kay Rasheed | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kingston SE | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | MacKillop | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Kingston District Council | ||||||||||||||
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The district is mostly reliant on agriculture, particularly cereal crops, sheep and cattle. Cape Jaffa also hosts a lobster fishing fleet, with other commercial fishing also providing part of the area's economy.
Tourism also plays a minor role, with Kingston SE a minor tourist destination, noted for its 'Big Lobster', with Mount Scott Conservation Park and Butchers Gap Conservation Park also located in the district.
History
editThe area was originally settled by the Ngarrindjeri Aborigines, who lived along the Coorong and extended across the Murray River to the present day site of Goolwa.
The first European to make contact with this stretch of coastline was the French explorer Nicolas Baudin who discovered Lacepede Bay in 1802.[3] In 1840, the Brigantine Maria was shipwrecked near Cape Jaffa after leaving Port Adelaide.[4] All 25 people aboard were massacred by Aborigines along the Coorong.[4]
The town of Kingston was established in 1856, the town being named after the government surveyor, George Strickland Kingston by Governor McDonnell, in 1858 and renamed as Kingston SE in July 1940.[5][6]
The District Council of Lacepede was established on 4 July 1873 to serve the growing area.[7][8] The name was changed to the present designation on 1 July 2000.[9] Mayor Legoe justified the change at the ceremony, stating; "The decision to change the name of the Council was not a decision to change for the sake of change. It is a decision to change the image and identity of the Council to propel itself into the 21st Century".[10]
Localities
editThe district council includes the following localities - Avenue Range (part), Blackford, Cape Jaffa, Coorong, Keilira, Kingston SE, Marcollat, Pinks Beach, Reedy Creek, Rosetown, Sandy Grove, Taratap, Tilley Swamp, Wangolina, West Range and Wyomi.[11]
Councillors
edit| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Mayor [12] | Kay Rasheed | ||
| Unsubdivided [12] | Christopher England | ||
| Jodie Gluyas | |||
| Jeff Pope | |||
| William Armfield | |||
| Tim Harding | |||
| Michael Ringshaw | |||
| Rick Wingard | |||
Kingston District Council has a directly elected mayor.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kingston (SA) (DC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald Travel (8 February 2004), "Kingston SE", The Sydney Morning Herald, retrieved 26 May 2007
- ^ a b "A Famous Wreck". The Evening News. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 5 October 1895. p. 1 Supplement: Evening News Supplement. Retrieved 29 May 2013. This reference quite credibly states the bodies were stuffed down wombat holes, where others coyly refer to "shallow graves". It is also one of the few to touch on the contentious possibility of cannibalism.
- ^ "Search result for "Kingston SE (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SASA0036846) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Development Plan Layers"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "NEW TOWN NAMES APPROVED". The Chronicle. Vol. LXXXIII, no. 4, 728. South Australia. 1 August 1940. p. 13. Retrieved 31 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GOVERNMENT GAZETTE". The South Australian Advertiser. South Australia. 4 July 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Bell, Peter; Marsden, Susan. "Kingston SE: An Overview History". SA Historians. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "District Council of Lacepede, Change of Council Name Notice" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 6 April 2000. p. 2063. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Annual Report 2000/2001 (PDF), Kingston District Council, retrieved 25 May 2007
- ^ "Search result for " Blackford (LOCB)" (Record no SA0037180) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Local Government Areas"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure , Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Elected Members". Kingston District Council. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
