District Council of Robe

Local government area in South Australia

District Council of Robe
South Australia

Location of the District Council of Robe in blue

Population| 1,378 (2016 census)[1]
• Density| 1.2629/km2 (3.2710/sq mi)
Established| 1869
Area| 1,091.1 km2 (421.3 sq mi)
Mayor| Lisa Ruffell
Council seat| Robe
Region| Limestone Coast[2]
State electorate(s)| MacKillop
Federal division(s)| Barker
Website| District Council of Robe
| LGAs around District Council of Robe:

| Kingston District Council |
Southern Ocean | District Council of Robe | Naracoorte Lucindale Council
Southern Ocean | Wattle Range Council |
Offices in Robe.

The District Council of Robe is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast area of South Australia. The main offices are in Robe, the town after which the council is named. The district relies on a mix of agriculture, fisheries and tourism as major components of its economy.

## History

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The district's coastline, like much of South Australia, was explored by Captains Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders in 1802, with Freycinet of Baudin's expedition naming Guichen Bay after Admiral de Guichen.[3]

The first major town was officially founded and named 'Robe' by the Government of South Australia in 1846 after Major Frederick Holt Robe, Governor of South Australia who had selected the site in 1846.[4]

It was the first major town to be established in the south east of the colony. Greytown on Rivoli Bay had been surveyed a few months earlier and was the site of a small settlement but Robe was the first administrative centre and was the focus of public and commercial life in the area.[5]

The District Council of Robe was proclaimed on 28 October 1869.[6]

By the 1880s, the district began a slow decline, and increasingly relied on its fishing and agricultural industries as its status as a major port and industrial hub decreased.[4]

## Economy

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The district still is heavily reliant on the fishing and agricultural industries, with rock lobster one of the main catches in the area.

The district has a variety of agricultural industries, with cereal crops, beef cattle and sheep prominent. The district also has a wine industry associated with the Mount Benson wine region.[7][8]

Tourism has been an increasingly important part of the economy, with up to 15,000 tourists every year.[7] The town has a large number of historic buildings, as well as natural attractions. The town is listed as one of the state's historical towns in the Heritage Conservation Branch's Master Interpretation Plan.[citation needed]

## Geography

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Robe is the major town in the district; however, the council also includes the localities of Boatswain Point, Greenways and Mount Benson, and parts of Bray, Clay Wells, Nora Creina and Reedy Creek.[9]

## Councillors

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Ward | Councillor | Notes

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Mayor [10] |  | Lisa Ruffell | Member of the Liberal Party[11]
Unsubdivided [10] |  | Nick Brown |
| Marcia Dening |
| David Laurie |
| Kylie Peel |
| Duncan Young |
| Ned Wright |

## References

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1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Robe (DC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
2. ^ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
3. ^ Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - G" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
4. ^ a b Flinders Ranges Research, Robe, archived from the original on 3 July 2007, retrieved 10 June 2007
5. ^ District Council of Robe, History, archived from the original on 30 August 2007, retrieved 10 June 2007
6. ^ "GOVERNMENT GAZETTE". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. VI, no. 1, 784. South Australia. 29 October 1869. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 9 April 2016 - via National Library of Australia.
7. ^ a b District Council of Robe, Statistics, archived from the original on 30 August 2007, retrieved 10 June 2007
8. ^ "Mount Benson (region)". Wine Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
9. ^ "Search results for 'Robe, GTWN' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Local Government Areas'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
10. ^ a b "Elected Members". District Council of Robe. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
11. ^ "Candidate Profiles 2022 - Area Councillor" (PDF).

## External links

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* District Council of Robe website
* LGA website - District Council of Robe

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Local government areas of South Australia

Metropolitan Adelaide|

* Adelaide
* Adelaide Hills
* Burnside
* Campbelltown
* Charles Sturt
* Gawler
* Holdfast Bay
* Marion
* Mitcham
* Norwood Payneham & St Peters
* Onkaparinga
* Playford
* Port Adelaide Enfield
* Prospect
* Salisbury
* Tea Tree Gully
* Unley
* Walkerville
* West Torrens

Eyre Peninsula|

* Ceduna
* Cleve
* Elliston
* Franklin Harbour
* Kimba
* Lower Eyre Peninsula
* Port Augusta
* Port Lincoln
* Streaky Bay
* Tumby Bay
* Wudinna
* Whyalla

Central|

* Adelaide Plains
* Barossa
* Barunga West
* Clare and Gilbert Valleys
* Copper Coast
* Flinders Ranges
* Goyder
* Light
* Mount Remarkable
* Northern Areas
* Orroroo Carrieton
* Peterborough
* Port Pirie
* Wakefield
* Yorke Peninsula

Southern and Hills|

* Alexandrina
* Kangaroo Island
* Mount Barker
* Victor Harbor
* Yankalilla

Murray Mallee|

* Berri Barmera
* Coorong
* Gerard
* Karoonda East Murray
* Loxton Waikerie
* Mid Murray
* Murray Bridge
* Renmark Paringa
* Southern Mallee

Southeast|

* Grant
* Kingston
* Mount Gambier
* Naracoorte Lucindale
* Robe
* Tatiara
* Wattle Range

Outback|

* Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
* Coober Pedy
* Maralinga Tjarutja
* Nepabunna
* Outback Communities Authority
* Roxby Downs
* Yalata

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Towns and localities of the District Council of Robe

* Boatswain Point
* Bray (part)
* Clay Wells (part)
* Greenways
* Kangaroo Inn (part)
* Mount Benson
* Nora Creina (part)
* Reedy Creek (part)
* Robe

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Limestone Coast, South Australia

Cities|

* Mount Gambier

Towns and localities|

* Allendale East
* Beachport
* Bordertown
* Cape Jaffa
* Carpenter Rocks
* Coonawarra
* Donovans
* Furner
* Glencoe
* Greenways
* Kalangadoo
* Kingston SE
* Keith
* Kongorong
* Lucindale
* Millicent
* Moorak
* Mount Benson
* Mount Burr
* Mundulla
* Nangwarry
* Naracoorte
* OB Flat
* Padthaway
* Penola
* Port MacDonnell
* Rendelsham
* Robe
* Southend
* Tantanoola
* Tarpeena
* Wandilo
* Wolseley
* Wrattonbully
* Yahl

Governance|

| Federal division|

* Division of Barker

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State electoral districts|

* Electoral district of MacKillop
* Electoral district of Mount Gambier

Local Government|

* City of Mount Gambier
* District Council of Grant
* District Council of Robe
* Kingston District Council
* Naracoorte Lucindale Council
* Tatiara District Council
* Wattle Range Council

Hills, mountains and volcanoes|

* Mount Benson
* Mount Gambier
* Mount Schank

Caves, sinkholes and freshwater lakes|

* Blanche Cave
* Blue Lake
* Cave Gardens
* Engelbrecht
* Ewens Ponds
* Fossil Cave
* Lake Bonney SE
* Little Blue Lake
* Piccaninnie Ponds
* Valley Lake

Islands|

* Baudin Rocks
* Penguin

Coastal features|

* Cape Banks
* Cape Jaffa
* Cape Northumberland
* Discovery Bay (part only)
* Guichen Bay
* Lacepede Bay
* Margaret Brock Reef
* Rivoli Bay

Protected areas|

| National parks|

* Canunda
* Coorong (southern end only)
* Naracoorte Caves

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Conservation parks|

* Aberdour
* Baudin Rocks
* Bangham
* Beachport
* Belt Hill
* Big Heath
* Butchers Gap
* Calectasia
* Carpenter Rocks
* Christmas Rocks
* Custon
* Desert Camp
* Dingley Dell
* Douglas Point
* Ewens Ponds
* Fairview
* Furner
* Geegeela
* Glen Roy
* Gower
* Grass Tree
* Guichen Bay
* Gum Lagoon
* Hacks Lagoon
* Hanson Scrub
* Jip Jip
* Kungari
* Lake Frome
* Lake Hawdon South
* Lake St Clair
* Little Dip
* Lower Glenelg River
* Mary Seymour
* Mount Monster
* Mount Scott
* Mullinger Swamp
* Nene Valley
* Ngarkat
* Padthaway
* Paranki Lagoon
* Penambol
* Penguin Island
* Penola
* Piccaninnie Ponds
* Pine Hill Soak
* Reedy Creek
* Talapar
* Tantanoola Caves
* Telford Scrub
* Tilley Swamp
* Vivigani Ardune
* Woakwine
* Wolseley Common

Game reserves|

* Bool Lagoon
* Bucks Lake
* Lake Robe
* Poocher Swamp

Conservation reserves|

* Desert Camp
* Bernouilli
* Hardings Springs

Marine parks|

* Upper South East
* Lower South East

Related and uncategorised|

* Limestone Coast zone
* Coonawarra
* Mount Benson
* Mount Gambier
* Robe
* Padthaway
* Wrattonbully

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