Population 14,984 (2015 est) Mayor Bruce Green State electorate(s) Flinders Area 30.4 km² Council seat Port Lincoln | Established 1880 Region Eyre and Western Website City of Port Lincoln Founded 1880 Federal division Division of Grey | |
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The City of Port Lincoln is a local government area located on the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It consists of one suburb - Port Lincoln. It is surrounded on land by the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula, which also has offices in Port Lincoln.
Contents
- Map of Port Lincoln SA 5606 Australia
- History
- Localities
- Elected Members
- Mayors of Port Lincoln
- References
Map of Port Lincoln, SA 5606, Australia
History
The area was discovered and mapped by Matthew Flinders in 1802, who named the body of water Port Lincoln after his home county of Lincolnshire in England.
The first white settlers in the area arrived in 1839, travelling from Port Adelaide on the Abeona. The settlement at Port Lincoln grew from 150 in the immediate aftermath of their arrival to 270 by 1840, and on 29 June 1839, Port Lincoln was designated as an official port for trade. The town experienced strong development, and by 1936 was regarded as "the principal seaport town of Eyre Peninsula, as well as being a "favourite holiday resort" with sea connections from Port Adelaide.
The district first gained local government in 1880, when a district council was created for the Port Lincoln area, holding its first meeting in the Pier Hotel in July. It was variously referred to in period newspapers as either the "Port Lincoln" or "Lincoln" council, but the landmark District Councils Act 1887, which undertook a major reorganisation of South Australian local government, referred to it as the existing District Council of Lincoln.
The current City of Port Lincoln municipality was created when the town of Port Lincoln incorporated and seceded from the District Council in 1921, becoming the Corporate Town of Port Lincoln. It gained its present name when it was granted city status on 21 January 1971. The former District Council of Lincoln was renamed the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula in 1988, and continues to serve the rural areas surrounding Port Lincoln itself. In 1921, the town of Port Lincoln itself seceded from the broader Lincoln council and become its own municipality as the Corporate Town of Port Lincoln.
Localities
The boundaries of the City of Port Lincoln are almost contiguous with the town of Port Lincoln itself; a small portion of western Port Lincoln falls into the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula, while a very small section of adjacent Boston falls within the Port Lincoln municipality.
Elected Members
The City of Port Lincoln has a directly-elected mayor.