Tatiara District Council

"Tatiara" redirects here. For the people known as the Tatiara, see Bodaruwitj.

Local government area in South Australia

Tatiara District Council
South Australia

Location of Tatiara District Council in blue

Population| 6,620 (2016 census)[1]
• Density| 1.0222/km2 (2.6476/sq mi)
Established| 29 June 1876
Area| 6,476 km2 (2,500.4 sq mi)
Mayor| Liz Goossens [2]
Council seat| Bordertown
Region| Limestone Coast[3]
State electorate(s)| MacKillop
Federal division(s)| Barker
Website| Tatiara District Council
| LGAs around Tatiara District Council:

The Coorong District Council | Southern Mallee District Council |
| Tatiara District Council | West Wimmera (Vic)
Kingston District Council | Naracoorte Lucindale Council |

Tatiara District Council is a local government area located in south-eastern South Australia. The name Tatiara is said to mean "the good country", a phrase which dates back to the area's first inhabitants, the Bodaruwitj people. It is one of the largest local government areas in South Australia at 6,476 km2 (2,500 sq mi). The district's economy is based primarily on agriculture, with cereal crops such as wheat, barley and oats and with livestock such as sheep, cattle and pigs prominent.

## History

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The Tatiara country was opened up by European settlers in the 1840s for grazing purposes, with the township of Bordertown established in 1852, slowly expanding as more graziers moved to the area.

After significant growth in the area, the District Council of Tatiara was formed in 1876 as constituting the whole of the Hundred of Tatiara.[4]

In 1884, a neighbouring council was established, the District Council of Wirrega; however this was short-lived, and in 1888 it was amalgamated into the Tatiara District Council.[5]

In the years following, a number of new towns including Keith and Padthaway were established, and grew to their current sizes.

## Geography

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It includes the towns and localities of Bangham, Bordertown, Bordertown South, Brimbago, Buckingham, Cannawigara, Carew, Custon, Keith, Kongal, Laffer, Lowan Vale, Makin, McCallum, Mount Charles, Mundulla, Mundulla West, Shaugh, Swede Flat, Padthaway, Petherick, Pine Hill, Pooginagoric, Senior, Sherwood, Western Flat, Willalooka, Wirrega and Wolseley, and part of Ngarkat.[6]

## Facilities

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The district has most of the usual facilities including a range of facilities for tourists and travellers. Accommodation is available in the major towns in the form of hotels and caravan parks with a variety of shops such as supermarkets, bakeries and roadhouses for supplies.[7]

The district possesses a range of sporting facilities including a golf course, basketball and tennis courts and a football and cricket oval, with clubs established for those sports. Health facilities include a hospital and dentist, with the area also having a primary and high school.

## Councillors

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Ward | Councillor | Notes

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Mayor [2] |  | Liz Goossens |
Elected Members [2] |  | Linda Andersen |
| Trevor Butler |
| Miles Hannemann |
| Deb Downing |
| Richard Halliday |
| Clarry Martin |
| Cathy Langley |
| Lynton Mackenzie |
| Natalie Moore |

## See also

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* List of parks and gardens in rural South Australia

## References

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1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tatiara (DC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
2. ^ a b c "Elected Members". Tatiara District Council. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
3. ^ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
4. ^ "Proclamations – District of Tatiara" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. 1876 (32 ed.). Government of South Australia: 1228–1229\. 29 June 1876. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
5. ^ Historical Research Pty Ltd & Austral Archaeology, Tatiara Heritage Survey: Report to the District Council of Tatiara (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007, retrieved 28 April 2007
6. ^ "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
7. ^ Tatiara District Council, Tatiara Tourism, archived from the original on 20 March 2007, retrieved 28 April 2007

## External links

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* Tatiara District Council Site Accessed 12 May 2013.
* Visit Tatiara site Accessed 12 May 2013.

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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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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

|

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

|

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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