| City of Victor Harbor South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 16,139 (LGA2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 41,76/km2 (10,820/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 386.5 km2 (149.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Moira Jenkins | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Victor Harbor | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Finniss | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Victor Harbor | ||||||||||||||
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TheCity of Victor Harbor is alocal government area ofSouth Australia. It covers an area of 386.5 square kilometres (149.2 sq mi) along the coast, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south ofAdelaide, the capital of South Australia. The council is responsible for the town ofVictor Harbor, which contains over 85% of its population, and the surrounding rural area to the north and west. The City of Victor Harbor had an estimated population of over 14,000 at the2016 Census.
The City, then known as the District Council of Victor Harbor, was the product of a merger on 31 October 1975 between the District Council of Encounter Bay and the Corporation of Victor Harbor.
In 1996–1997, a merger with the small neighbouring councils inPort Elliot andGoolwa, (which, with the town ofMiddleton, form a contiguous coastal conurbation with Victor Harbor), was considered, but ultimately the District Council of Victor Harbor remained distinct, and the other councils merged on 1 July 1997 to form theAlexandrina Council.
On 1 February 2000, the District Council of Victor Harbor was renamed as the City of Victor Harbor.[3]
The City has 10 councillors and no wards. Each councillor serves a four-year term; the last election was in November 2022.[4]
The 2022 elected council consists of:[5]
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Mayor | Independent | Dr Moira Jenkins | ||
| Unsubdivided | Independent | Stewart Burns | ||
| Independent | Michael Quinton | |||
| Australian Greens SA[6] | Marylin Henderson | |||
| Independent | Angela Schiller | Deputy Mayor and South Australia's first blind Council Member[7] | ||
| One Nation | Carlos Quaremba | President of One Nation SA[8] | ||
| Independent | Nick McKenzie | |||
| Independent | Brayden Mann | |||
| Independent | David Kemp | |||
| Liberal | Carol Schofield | |||
The 2018 elected council consisted of:
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Independent | Moira Jenkins | Re-elected in 2022 | |
| Unsubdivided | Independent | Brayden Mann | Re-elected in 2022 | |
| Independent | Nicholas Hayles | |||
| Independent | Marylin Henderson | Re-elected in 2022 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Robertson | |||
| Independent | Tim Glazbrook | |||
| Independent | Peter Charles | |||
| Independent | Bryan Littlely | |||
| Independent | David Kemp | Re-elected in 2022 | ||
| Liberal | Carol Schofield | Re-elected in 2022 | ||
The city consists of the following localities (also called suburbs):[9]
