District Council of Cleve
| District Council of Cleve South Australia |
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Location of the District Council of Cleve
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| Population | 1,908 (2009)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.42337/km2 (1.09652/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1911 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,506.7 km2 (1,740.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Roger Nield [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cleve | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre and Western[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | District Council of Cleve | ||||||||||||||
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The District Council of Cleve is a local government area on the eastern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The district is mostly agricultural in nature, but also encompasses the popular coastal tourist town of Arno Bay.
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History
The District Council of Cleve is derived from Jervois County, which was incorporated into the District Council of Franklin Harbour when that council was first established in 1880. In 1911, the western end of the county was severed from Franklin Harbour and was declared a separate council.
The district's major towns were well established when the new council was announced, with Cleve established in 1879 and Arno Bay in 1883 under the name of 'Bligh'. Darke Peak was established in 1914, only three years after the council came into being.
Since before the council's establishment, the economy of the region has been based on agriculture, with cereal crops and livestock production prominent. Aquaculture is an emerging industry in the coastal towns.[4]
Localities
The three major towns of the district are:
Other smaller towns and localities in the council area are: Boonerdo, Boothby, Campoona, Caralue, Darke, Jamieson, Kielpa, Mann, Murlong, Pascoe, Roberts, Rudall, Smeaton, Verran, Wharminda and Yadnarie.[5]
Facilities
Cleve has the biggest selection of retail shops, including a supermarket, clothing stores, banking facilities, professional & medical services, service industries, post office, rural supplies, hotel, mechanical & RAA services, newsagency and pharmacy. Between them, Arno Bay and Darke Peal provide a general store, a post office, fuel suppliers, mechanical services and a hotel.
The district has an Area school, Pre-school and TAFE campus serving educational needs and a hospital for health needs.
A number of sporting facilities and clubs operate in the area including basketball, lawn bowls, cricket, darts, football, golf, netball, softball, a swimming pool and tennis.[4]
Elected members
CEO: Peter Arnold
- Doug Burton
- Grant Fennell
- Jodie Jones
- Colin Rayson
- Dean Sivour
- Chris Tarran
- Bryan Trigg
Council meetings are held second Friday of each month.
See also
References
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