Town_of_Walkerville

Town of Walkerville

Town of Walkerville

Local government area in South Australia

The Corporation of the Town of Walkerville (or Town of Walkerville) is a small local government area in the central suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.

For further detail regarding the Walkerville Council, see, see List of mayors of the Town of Walkerville.

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The residents of the Town of Walkerville are represented by a mayor and eight councillors. The area is home to the highest concentration of top earners in South Australia,[3] and was named "South Australia's richest postcode" in 2016.[4]

History

The District Council of Walkerville was first proclaimed on 5 July 1855, severing the area from the District Council of Yatala after a petition by local residents proclaimed a desire to break away from the larger District Council of Yatala (proclaimed in 1853).[5][6] Initially, only the suburbs of Walkerville and Gilberton seceded from Yatala but within a few months, Medindie and North Walkerville (now part of Walkerville proper, east of Fuller Street) were annexed by Walkerville. The district boundaries remained unchanged until 1970 when Vale Park was annexed from the City of Enfield.

Early council meetings were held in a room at the local pub, the Sussex Arms. In 1893 the council seat moved across Stephen Terrace to the present location by the Walkerville Town Hall on Walkerville Terrace, Gilberton.

It was granted corporate town status on 1 October 1944, becoming the Town of Walkerville.[7]

Suburbs

Council

The council, and the councillors' registered interests, as of December 2022 are:[8]

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Mayors (formerly chairmen) of Walkerville

Main article: List of mayors of the Town of Walkerville

List of mayors of Walkerville (since 1939)
Lists the ward that the mayor served before and after their tenure and all elections they contested. Data taken from South Australian Government Gazettes, LGA reports and Mayoral biographical articles.[21][22][23]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walkerville (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Eastern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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    "How does your income compare to everyone else's?". ABC News. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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    "Revealed: SA's new richest postcode". The Advertiser. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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    "The Corporation of the Town of Walkerville". The Corporation of the Town of Walkerville. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
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    Marsden, Susan (2012). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCILS to 1936" (PDF). In April 1855, Walkerville ratepayers petitioned to allow a very large part of Yatala to be created as a separate District of Walkerville; the size of the division was opposed by other ratepayers, and on 5 July 1855 a much smaller DC of Walkerville was proclaimed, although it gained additional portions of Yatala District on 1 November 1855 and on 21 April 1859.
  7. [7]
    "Local History". Town of Walkerville. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. [8]
    Walkerville, Corporation of the Town of (10 November 2019). "Elected Members". Walkerville Council. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Results". result.ecsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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    The Critic (1909). The Tramways of Adelaide, past, present, and future : a complete illustrated and historical souvenir of the Adelaide tramways from the inception of the horse trams to the inauguration of the present magnificent electric trolley car system. Adelaide: The Critic.
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    Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
  12. [12]
    "Members Listing". Order of Australia Association - South Australian Branch. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  13. [13]
    Eichler, Kurtis (27 February 2014). "Walkerville Council debate sparks new call for smaller councils to amalgamate". City North Messenger. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  14. [14]
    South Australian Government Gazette, 4 April 1991
  15. [15]
    South Australian Government Gazette, 8 April 1993
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    Gavin, Andrew (13 April 2000). "Mayors decide it's time to go". The Advertiser.
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    "Walkerville News" (PDF). Town of Walkerville. April–June 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  18. [18]
    "Heritage preservation and progress in Walkerville" (PDF). Walkerville Voice. Town of Walkerville. Spring 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  19. [19]
    Eichler, Kurtis (15 April 2014). "Walkerville Mayor Heather Wright has stepped down due to illness". City North Messenger. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  20. [20]
    Spencer, Sarah (8 November 2014). "Former RAA president Ray Grigg elected as Mayor at Walkerville Council". City North Messenger. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  21. [21]
    Eichler, Kurtis (15 April 2014). "Walkerville Mayor Heather Wright has stepped down due to illness". City North Messenger. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  22. [22]
    Spencer, Sarah (8 November 2014). "Former RAA president Ray Grigg elected as Mayor at Walkerville Council". The Advertiser. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  23. [23]
    Advertiser, The (1 June 2018). "Former RAA president Ray Grigg elected as Mayor at Walkerville Council". The Advertiser. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

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