Established 1925 State electorate(s) Flinders Founded 1925 Mayor Eleanor Scholz Population 1,282 (2015 est) | Region Eyre and Western Area 5,394 km² Council seat Wudinna Federal division Division of Grey | |
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Website Wudinna District Council Wudinna District Council District Council of Kimba | ||
Wudinna District Council is located in central Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
Contents
- Map of Wudinna SA Australia
- Localities
- Facilities
- Mayors and chairmen of the District Council of Le HunteWudinna
- References
Map of Wudinna, SA, Australia
It was established on 28 May 1925 as the District Council of Minnipa. It was renamed the District Council of Le Hunte in 1932, after Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte, who as Governor of South Australia had proclaimed the local County of Le Hunte in 1908. It was again renamed on 24 April 2008 as Wudinna District Council.
The district's service centre is Wudinna, located on the Eyre Highway 580 km west of Adelaide. The districts economy is largely driven by agriculture, mainly cereal crops, with beef and sheep commonly farmed as well.
Localities
The district encompasses a number of towns and localities, including Cocata, Koongawa, Kyancutta, Minnipa, Pygery, Warramboo, Wudinna and Yaninee, Karcultaby, Mount Damper and Pinkawillinie. The former locality of Paney, which was a small portion of the present bounded locality of Gawler Ranges, is also in Wudinna council area. Paney was merged into the Gawler Ranges locality when the latter's boundaries were formalised in April 2013.
Facilities
The area has a number of sporting facilities with football, cricket, tennis and bowls all popular pastimes. Swimming pools are also located at Wudinna and Minnipa. The district also has a number of schools and a hospital.